Usage of Cookies
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Cookies set by this website
Here is a list of all cookies used by this website and how we use them.
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| Cookie Name | Purpose | Expires | Related to |
| _ga | This helps us count how many people visit this site by tracking if you’ve visited before | 2 years | Google Analytics |
| _gid | This helps us count how many people visit this site by tracking if you’ve visited before | 24 Hours | Google Analytics |
| _gat | Used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made | 10 minutes | Google Analytics |
| _utma | Like _ga, this lets us know if you’ve visited before, so we can count how many of our visitors are new to this site or to a certain page | 2 years | Google Analytics |
| _utmb | This works with _utmc to calculate the average length of time you spend on this site | 30 minutes | Google Analytics |
| _utmc | This works with _utmb to calculate when you close your browser | When you close your browser | Google Analytics |
| _utmz | This tells us how you reached this site (for example from another website or a search engine) | 6 months | Google Analytics |
| __atssc | Used to manage the share count, until the sharing cache is updated. | 2 years | AddThis |
| __atuvc | Used to show you an updated share count for an article, if you yourself share it and return to page later, but before the sharing cache was updated. No info from this cookie is sent back to AddThis. It is created and used only on the client. | 2 years | AddThis |
| __atuvs | Used to show you an updated share count for an article, if you yourself share it and return to page later, but before the sharing cache was updated. No info from this cookie is sent back to AddThis. It is created and used only on the client. | 30 mins | AddThis |
| ASPSESSIONID | This is used to maintain a users session when they log in. It contains the session ID only, and no personal details. | When you close your browser | This Website |
How to delete and block our cookies
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