1. How to control and delete cookies

Cookies are small text files that webservers give to browsers to store on users machines. They are necessary as they enable the website to recognize requests as coming from the same browser and they can be essential for the operation of an application but they can also be used to track user behaviour.

You can block or restrict the use of cookies through your browser settings. For more information on cookies, their use and blocking them you may want to visit www.aboutcookies.org

2. List of the main cookies used on this website

This is a list of the main cookies we could use on this website, and what each is used for.  

Cookie name Cookie party Expiry Cookie Type
PHPSESSID 1st party Session Session Cookie
nocache 1st party 1 month Website cookie
Poll* 1st party 1 year Website cookie
textSize 1st party 1 month Website cookie
CenterLat_* 3rd party 1 year Google
CenterLng_* 3rd party 1 year Google
Zoom_* 3rd party 1 year Google
__utma 3rd party 2 years Google
__utmb 3rd party Session Google
__utmc 3rd party Session Google
__utmz 3rd party 6 months Google
__utmv 3rd party Session Google
PREF 3rd party 2 years Google
NID 3rd party 6 months Google
HSID 3rd party 10 years Google
APISID 3rd party 10 years Google
SS 3rd party 10 years Google
SID 3rd party 10 years Google
SAPISID 3rd party Session Google
SSID 3rd party Session Google
GMAIL_RTT 3rd party Session Google
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE 3rd party 7 months Youtube
use_hitbox 3rd party Session Youtube
recently_watched_video_id_list 3rd party Session Youtube
PREF 3rd party 10 years Youtube
ACTIVITY 3rd party Session Youtube
dkv 3rd party 3 months Youtube
datr 3rd party 2 years Facebook
lsd 3rd party Session Facebook
reg_fb_gate 3rd party Session Facebook
reg_fb_ref 3rd party Session Facebook
reg_ext_ref 3rd party Session Facebook
wd 3rd party Session Facebook
campaign_click_url 3rd party 1 month Facebook
auth_token_session 3rd party Session Twitter
guest_id 3rd party 2 years Twitter
k 3rd party 10 years Twitter
secure_session 3rd party Session Twitter
twll 3rd party 10 years Twitter
original_referer 3rd party Session Twitter
lang 3rd party Session Twitter
pid 3rd party 2 years Twitter
_twitter_sess 3rd party Session Twitter
twll 3rd party Session Twitter
BX 3rd party 2 years Flickr
fldetectedlang 3rd party 1 month Flickr
liqpw 3rd party 1 year Flickr
localization 3rd party 2 years Flickr
uit 3rd party 1 day Social Sharing (AddThis)
loc 3rd party 3 months Social Sharing (AddThis)
di 3rd party 2 years Social Sharing (AddThis)
uid 3rd party 2 years Social Sharing (AddThis)
uvc 3rd party 2 years Social Sharing (AddThis)
psc 3rd party 2 years Social Sharing (AddThis)
dt 3rd party 2 years Social Sharing (AddThis)
sshs 3rd party 2 years Social Sharing (AddThis)
ssc 3rd party 2 years Social Sharing (AddThis)
ssh 3rd party 2 years Social Sharing (AddThis)
Apache 3rd party 30 years PayPal
TS* 3rd party Session PayPal
navcmd 3rd party Session PayPal
cookie_check 3rd party 10 years PayPal
navlns 3rd party 20 years PayPal
s_pers 3rd party Session PayPal
s_sess 3rd party Session PayPal
cwrClyrK4LoCV1fydGbAxiNL6iG 3rd party Session Paypal
KHcl0EuY7AKSMgfvHl7J5E7hPtK 3rd party 20 years Paypal
pNTcMTtQfrJuaJiwEnWXQ6yNxfq 3rd party Session Paypal
6Vt_kuBZl8VlyHAqyfqTECtzKXS 3rd party Session Paypal
navlns 3rd party 20 years Paypal
ubid-acbuk 3rd party 24 years Amazon
session-token 3rd party 20 years Amazon
session-id-time 3rd party 24 years Amazon
session-id 3rd party 24 years Amazon
clips 3rd party 1 day Vimeo
v6f 3rd party 1 year Vimeo
is_uuid 3rd party 25 years Imageshack
AkamaiAnalyticsDO_visitStartTime 3rd party Session Akamai
clientLastHTimes 3rd party Session Akamai
clientLastPTimes 3rd party Session Akamai
AkamaiAnalytics_VisitLastCloseTime 3rd party Session Akamai
AkamaiAnalytics_VisitCookie 3rd party Session Akamai
AkamaiAnalytics_VisitIsPlaying 3rd party Session Akamai
AkamaiAnalyticsDO_visitMetricsCsv 3rd party Session Akamai
AkamaiAnalytics_BrowserSessionId 3rd party Session Akamai
AkamaiAnalyticsDO_bitRateBucketsCsv 3rd party Session Akamai
BC_BANDWIDTH 3rd party Session Akamai
B 3rd party 25 years Yahoo
K-PHPSESSID-lgnofcdd 3rd party Session Unionstogether
exp_last_activity 3rd party 1 year Unionstogether
exp_tracker 3rd party Session Unionstogether
spud 3rd party 1 year Unionstogether
X-CheckNode 3rd party Session Unionstogether
exp_last_visit 3rd party 1 year Unionstogether
X-Mapping-ldogmccn 3rd party Session Simplyzesty
bsau 3rd party Session Simplyzesty
bsas 3rd party Session Simplyzesty
__jid 3rd party Session Simplyzesty
SERVERID 3rd party Session Eventbrite
mgrefby 3rd party 1 year Eventbrite
G 3rd party 1 year Eventbrite
ebtv 3rd party Session Eventbrite
eblang 3rd party 1 year Eventbrite
mgaff* 3rd party Session Eventbrite
csrftoken 3rd party 1 year Eventbrite
mgref 3rd party 1 year Eventbrite
ebcrumb 3rd party Session Eventbrite
eb_timing_t_start 3rd party Session Eventbrite
eb_timing_referrer 3rd party Session Eventbrite
s_vi 3rd party 5 years Eventbrite
PBLinkID 3rd party 1 year Photobucket
is_unique_1 3rd party 5 years Stat counter
is_unique 3rd party 5 years Stat counter
_tmid 3rd party 10 years TubeMogul
PHPSESSID 3rd party Session TubeMogul
GF_* 3rd party Session Gigya
GP_* 3rd party Session Gigya
UUID 3rd party 10 years Gigya
TestCookie 3rd party Session South Lanarkshire

3. Cookies explained

3a. First party cookies These cookies are set by the website itself and allows us (the website owner) to link the cookie with the website user.

Session cookie – This cookie is essential for site functionality. It does not store any personal information. A session cookie only lasts for the duration the user is using the website. A web browser normally deletes session cookies when it quits.

3b. Third party cookies

We sometimes embed photos and video content from websites such as YouTube, Flickr, Pinterest. As a result, when you visit a page with content embedded from such services, you may be presented with cookies from these websites.  Our website does not control the dissemination of these cookies.  You should check the relevant third party website for more information about these. 

How to disable Flash Cookies

The Adobe website provides comprehensive information on how to delete or disable Flash cookies for all websites - see http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/security for details. Please be aware that restricting the use of Flash Cookies may affect the features available to you for Flash based applications

 

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