Cookie information

Cookies are very small files that are stored on your computer when you visit most websites. They are sent back and forth between the website’s server and your Internet browser to allow the website to remember actions you’ve made.

We use cookies and other local storage means to help improve the performance of this website by measuring web traffic and tracking user journeys. We also use a security cookie to identify our website’s developers. Most of these only contain randomly generated numbers, and cookies cannot carry viruses or install malware on your computer.

Cookies set by this website: 

Google Analytics

Cookies: _utma; _utmb; _utmc; _utmz
Expiry: 2 years; 30 minutes; when you quit your browser; 6 months (respectively)
Purpose: These cookies collect information about how our visitors use this site. This data is collected anonymously, and is used to help improve this website’s functionality. For more information, see Google Analytics page on safeguarding your data.

Expression Engine

Expression engine is the software that this website is built on. It sets the following cookies:

exp_tracker
End of session. Contains the last 5 pages viewed. Typically used for form or error message returns.

exp_last_visit
1 year. Date of the user’s last visit. Can be shown as a statistic for members and used by the forum to show unread topics for both members and guests.

exp_last_activity
1 year. Records the time of the last page load. Used in conjunction with the last_visit cookie.

Click dimensions

Cookies: cuvid; cusid; cuvon 
Expiry: 2 years; 30 minutes; 30 minutes when you quit your browser (respectively) 
Purpose: These cookies collect information about how our visitors use this site. This data is collected anonymously, and is used to help improve this website’s functionality. For more information, see ClickDimensions page on standard customer DPA.

PHP session ID

Cookie: PHPSESSID
Expiry: End of session
Purpose: PHP uses one of two methods to keep track of sessions. If cookies are enabled, it uses them. If cookies are disabled, it uses the URL. 

Load balancer

Cookie: whitespace_lbcp
Expiry: End of session
Purpose: This cookie collects information to feed to the load balancing device that manages incoming website requests.

Cookie pop-up 

Cookie: notified
Expiry: 12 months
Purpose: This cookie collects information about the cookie policy notice so that it will not show again if the user has been served this information.

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use our browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit the site. To find out more about cookies, including how to manage and block them, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, please visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

This page was last updated on 5 April 2018