Cookies
Cookies are small data files that websites generate and ask to store on your computer. Most websites use cookies in one form or another. They are typically used to:
- remember settings, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you visit a new page
- remember information you give to a website, such as a list of products in your shopping basket
- measure how you use the website so we can make sure it meets your needs
To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, visit AboutCookies.org, or please read on to find out more about how we use cookies.
Measuring Website Usage
Google Analytics is in use to collect information about how visitors use this site. This provides us with important information that can enable the site to work better. We do not link this information to your name or address.
The following cookies are used by Google Analytics:
| Name | Typical content | Cookies expire after |
| _utma | Randomly generated ID | 2 years |
| _utmb | Randomly generated ID | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | Randomly generated ID | When you close your web browser |
| _utmz | Randomly generated ID | 6 months |
Remembering your accessibility preferences
We set some cookies to support accessibility features such as user-controlled text size, or the high contrast version of our site. These cookies allow us to ensure you receive the site as you’ve requested it on each page. The following cookies are used:
| Name | Typical content | Cookies expire after |
| textsize | A number representing your chosen text size. For visitors who haven’t expressed a preference, this will be 88 | 1 year |
Remembering your choices
Certain sections of our site remember your choices, so you can be provided with the right information if you visit other pages, and then return. For example, if you filter a list of information we will remember your choice and default to that selection if you visit the page again. These choices are not tied to any personally identifiable information.
The following cookies are used:
| Name | Typical content | Cookies expire after |
| SESS | A random string | Up to 24 days |
