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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | First Party | Session | WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly. | Necessary |
| cookieyes-consent | Third Party | One Year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors. | Necessary |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Third Party | Six Months | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. | Necessary |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Third Party | Six Months | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | Functional |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | Third Party | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | Functional |
| yt-remote-device-id | Third Party | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | Functional |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Third Party | Never Expires | The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. | Functional |
| yt-remote-session-name | Third Party | Session | The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Functional |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | Third Party | Session | The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. | Functional |
| yt-remote-session-app | Third Party | Session | The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. | Functional |
| yt-remote-cast-available | Third Party | Session | The yt-remote-cast-available cookie is used to store the user’s preferences regarding whether casting is available on their YouTube video player. | Functional |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | Third Party | Session | The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Functional |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | Third Party | Six Months | The __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN cookie is used by YouTube to manage the phased rollout of new features and updates, ensuring users see a consistent experience during testing. | Functional |
| __Secure-YEC | Third Party | Past | The YouTube __Secure-YEC cookie is a YouTube cookie that helps detect and prevent fraudulent interactions with ads, identifies bot traffic, and tracks user interactions to resolve service issues. | Functional |
| YSC | Third Party | Session | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. | Analytics |
| _ga_* | Third Party | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. | Analytics |
| _ga | Third Party | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. | Analytics |
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.
