Cookie policy
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small data file that a website downloads to the hard drive of a user’s device. It tells the website provider information about use of that website – for example recognising that a user has previously visited that site – from that device
The cookies we use …
On our website, we use Google Analytics cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website, including details of the website where the visitor has come from and the total number of times a visitor has been to our website. We also use other cookies that are listed in the table below:
| Cookie Name | First Party or Third Party? | Expiry | What does the cookie do? | Category | What information does the cookie collect ? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1P_JAR | Third Party | One Month | These cookies are set via embedded youtube | Comfort | Google cookie. These cookies are used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates. |
| PHPSESSID | First Party | As the PHPSESSID cookie has no timed expiry, it disappears when the client is closed. | The PHPSESSID cookie is native to PHP and enables websites to store serialised state data. | SESSION | On the Action website it is used to establish a user session and to pass state data via a temporary cookie, which is commonly referred to as a session cookie. |
| __utma | First Party | Two Years | The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. | Statistics | The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
| _utmz | First Party | Six Months | Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached our site. | Statistics | The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
| _ga | Third Party | Two Years | Used to distinguish visitors to site | Performance | A unique text string is saved to identify browser, timestamp for interactions and the browser that led the user to our website. |
Disabling cookies
You can enable or disable cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. You can find out how to do this and find more information on cookies at: www.allaboutcookies.org. You can also find out how to disable Flash cookies at www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/security. Please be aware that If you choose to disable or delete cookies in your browser, you may not be able to access or use certain functions of our website.
