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What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer by your web browser. Most websites use cookies.

Why do we use cookies?

We use cookies to identify how visitors arrive at our website and the subsequent path they take through it. This helps us to improve our service to you.

 

What cookies do we use?

The following cookies are set by Google Analytics:
_utma This randomly generated number is used to determine unique visitors to our website. This cookie expires after 2 years.
_utmb This randomly generated number works with _utmc to calculate the average length of time users spend on our website. This cookie expires after 30 minutes.
_utmc This randomly generated number works with _utmb to calculate the average length of time users spend on our website. This cookie expires when you close your browser.
_utmz This is a randomly generated number and provides information about how the site was reached (e.g. direct or via a link, organic search or paid search). This cookie expires after 6 months.
The following cookies are set by our CMS system:
.ASPXFORMSAUTH This cookie is part of ASP.NET and includes a unique ID. The cookie is used for logged in users. This cookie expires when you close your browser.
ASP.NET_SessionId This cookie is essential for site functionality and is used to store and retrieve values for a user as they navigate the site. This cookie expires when you close your browser.
CMSCsrfCookie Stores a security token that the system uses to validate all form data submitted via POST requests. Helps protect against CSRF (cross site request forgery). This cookie expires when you close your browser.
CMSPreferredCulture Stores the visitor's preferred content culture. This cookie expires when you close your browser.
CMSPreferredUICulture Stores the preferred UI culture of the user. This cookie expires when you close your browser.
CMSViewMode Stores the user's current view mode (Edit, Preview, Design, etc.). This cookie expires when you close your browser.

How to control the use of cookies

If you wish to restrict or block cookies set by ISEB, or any other website, you can do so through your browser settings. The “Help” function within your browser should give details of how to do this. Alternatively, you can find more details on how to control or delete cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.

Last updated: 1/5/2019

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