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About this cookie policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them. You should read this policy to understand what cookies are, how we use them, and the cookies we use. For further information on how we use, store and keep your personal data, see our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files used to store information on your device as you use a website. We use them to:
- make the site work correctly
- store your settings and preferences
- provide a customised user experience
- help us understand who uses our site and they use it
- decide which pages are useful and which need improvement
Further reading
To find out more on how to manage and delete cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Here are the cookies we use
Essential cookies
Essential cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies store no personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| __stripe_mid __stripe_sid |
Stripe: to take credit card payments. | session |
|
apbct_cookies_test |
CleanTalk: to protect the site from spam and other abuse. | |
| wordpress_test_cookie | WordPress: so we know that everything is working properly. | |
| apbct_site_referrer apbct_urls |
CleanTalk: to protect the site from spam and other abuse. | 3 days |
| ct_sfw_pass_key | 1 month | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-* | GDPR Cookie Consent plugin sets this cookie to record the user consent. | 1 year |
Functional cookies
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other features.
| Cookie | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| cookie_notice_accepted | Cookie Notice: records your giving consent to receive cookies. It is only loaded if you give consent and contains no personal data. | 1 month |
| comment_author_* comment_author_email_* comment_author_url_* |
WordPress: records your details if you leave a comment on the site to save you from having to reenter them if you leave another comment. They are created if you give consent and leave a comment on a post and contain your chosen display name, email address and website URL, respectively. | 1 year |
| JOTFORM_SESSION | Used by JotForm to manage form submissions | 7 days |
| userReferer guest |
1 month | |
| m | Used by Stripe payment processing | 1 year |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA |
Set by YouTube, no further information is available. | 6 months |
Analytics cookies
Analytical cookies are used to help us understand how visitors interact with our website. They help provide information on metrics such as page popularity, visitor counts, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. They also contain no personal data.
| Cookie | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _pk_ses.* | Matomo: stores a unique session ID to track your journey around the site. | 30 minutes |
| caosLocalGa | CAOS Local Analytics: providing anonymous Analytics. | 4 weeks |
| caosLocalGa_gid | 1 day | |
| _pk_id.* | Matomo: stores a unique user ID to track your journey around the site. | 1 year 1 month |
| _ga | Google: to help us improve the site. These cookies are only loaded if you give consent. |
2 years |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month | |
| _gid | 1 day | |
| _gads | 1 year 1 month | |
| _gat_gtag_UA_* | 1 minute | |
| CONSENT | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded YouTube videos and registers anonymous statistical data. | 2 years |
Advertising cookies
These cookies, which contain no personal data, are set by external sites. We do not use advertising and do not track your use of other sites.
| Cookie | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| test_cookie | The test_cookie is set by doubleclick.net and is used to determine if the user’s browser supports cookies. | 15 mins |
| _gpi _gads |
Google Ads Service uses this cookie to collect information from multiple websites for retargeting ads. | 1 year |
| YSC | YouTube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on YouTube pages. | Session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | 6 months |
| yt-remote-device-id yt-remote-connected-devices |
YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences when using embedded videos. | never |
| yt.innertube::requests yt.innertube::nextId |
YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
