What are cookies?
When you visit our website, it uses cookies to maintain your connection. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is stored on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.
Cookies help us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and to make improvements when needed. By continuing to use the website, you are agreeing to the use of cookies. If you do not agree to the use of cookies, please stop using the website immediately.
You can find a list of the types of cookies we use below.
We store information according to General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). You can view our GDPR Policy here.
| Name | Description | Category | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| _CookieConsentV300 | _Cookieconsent cookie is a plugin used to comply with EU guideline | Strictly necessary | 180 days |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | ASP.Net_SessionId is a cookie used to identify the users' session on the server. The session used to store data in between off HTTP requests on server. | Strictly necessary | End of browser session |
| RT | The RT cookie is instead assigned to the domain of the site being instrumented and is never sent to mPulse servers. It’s used exclusively on the client side, by Boomerang (Akamai). This is implemented by Akamai as to stay sessions to continue even if the end-user closes their browser and then returns within 30 minutes. | Strictly necessary | 7 days |
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | Optional | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | Optional | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dc_gtm_ <property-id>.</property-id> | Optional | 1 minute |
| AMP_TOKEN | Contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out, inflight request or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. | Optional | 30 seconds to 1 year |
| _gac_ | Contains campaign related information for the user. If you have linked your Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts, Google Ads website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out. | Optional | 90 days |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | SessionId what .NET Manages for maintaining session | Strictly necessary | End of browser session |
| AWSELB | AWS Classic Load Balancer creates load balancing cookie: used to map the session to the instance. | Strictly necessary | 1 Day |
| AWSALB | Classic AWS load balancer first receives a request from a client, it routes the request to a target, generates a cookie named AWSALB that encodes information about the selected target, encrypts the cookie, and includes the cookie in the response to the client. | Strictly necessary | 1 Day |
| 1P_JAR | The cookie is used by Google to display personalized advertisements on Google sites, based on recent searches and previous interactions. | Optional | 1 Month |
| ANID | The cookie is used by Google to display personalized advertisements on Google sites, based on recent searches and previous interactions. | Optional | 2 years |
| NID | The cookie is used by Google to display personalized advertisements on Google sites, based on recent searches and previous interactions. | Optional | 2 years |
| __cf_bm | To read and filter requests from bots. | Strictly necessary | A few seconds |
Third-party cookies
Please note that third parties (including, for example, providers of external services such as web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which SIG plc have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.
Google Analytics
The website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies (text files placed on your computer) to help website operators analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
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