What are cookies
As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer,
to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies.
We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the sites
functionality.
For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies...
How we use cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling
cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies
if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
Disabling cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this).
Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will
usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
The Cookies we set
If you create an account with us then we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration.
These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out however in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your site preferences
when logged out.
We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact.
This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page.
These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.
Own cookies
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ASP.NET_SessionId: A cookie for user session
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cookieLaw: A cookie for Cookie law acceptance message
Third party cookies
In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties.
The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.
This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for
helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things
such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.
Third party cookies used
- Google Analytics
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_gat: Used to throttle request rate.
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