Cookies
We sometimes place small data files on your computer. These are known as cookies and most websites do this. They improve things by:
- remembering who you are after you login to the site
- measuring how you use the website so we can make sure it meets your needs.
Apart from the ones related to the login process our cookies aren’t used to identify you personally. They’re just here to make the site work better for you. Indeed, you can manage and/or delete these small files as you wish. To learn more about cookies and how to manage them visit aboutcookies.org.
Before you login (anonymous)
No personal information is stored or collected by these cookies.
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Description |
| has_js | End of session | Remembers if Javascript is enabled. |
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how people use this site. We do this to make sure it’s meeting its users’ needs and to understand how we could do it better.
Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on.
We do not collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) so this information cannot be used to identify who you are. We do not allow Google to use or share our analytics data.
The following cookies are set by Google Analytics:
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Description |
| _ga | 2 years | Used to distinguish users. |
| _gid | 24 hours | Used to distinguish users. |
| _gat | 1 minute | Used to throttle request rate. |
| AMP_TOKEN | 30 seconds to 1 year | 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. |
| _gac_ | 90 days | Contains campaign related information for the user. If you have linked your Google Analytics and AdWords accounts, AdWords website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out. Learn more. |
Contains campaign related information for the user. If you have linked your Google Analytics and AdWords accounts, AdWords website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out. Opt out of Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
After you login (authenticated)
Essential cookies
When you login on our website, we store the following essential cookie to help us identify you.
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Description |
| SESS[random_string] | End of session | Remembers that you’ve logged in. |
Non-essential cookies
The following cookie is also set after login:
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Description |
| Drupal.toolbar.collapsed | 100 years | Remembers if toolbar is open. |
This information is correct as of 28th November 2017.