Use of cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The table below explains the cookies we use and why.

The cookies on our website

The categories of cookies we use on our website are listed below. You can change your acceptance of the cookies in use at any time. Please note that some features on this site may not function if you do not allow cookies.

Cookie name

Cookie Description

Party

Essential

Default expiration time

ASP.NET_SessionId

General purpose platform session cookie. Usually used to maintain an anonymised user session by the server.

1st

Yes

Session

UMB_UCONTEXT

They are only seen by site administrators accessing the back end of the website. They are used in maintaining the session state of the logged in user.

1st

Yes

Session

UMB_UCONTEXT_C,
UMB_XSRF-V,
UMB_XSFR-TOKEN

These cookies are used to prevent cross-site scripting attacks for your safety

1st

Yes

Session

CookieControl (Civic)

Registers the visitor’s cookie preferences

1st

Yes

3 months

__RequestVerificationToken

Token used for contact form verification

1st

Yes

Session

disclaimerAccepted

Used for storing the users decision on accepting disclaimer

1st

Yes

Session

_ga (Google)

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

1st

No

2 years

_gid (Google)

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

1st

No

24 hours

_dc_gtm_UA-120206957-1 (Google)

This cookie is associated with sites using Google Tag Manager to load other scripts and code into a page

1st

No

Session


How do I change my cookie settings?

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the ‘C’ icon. You can then adjust the available sliders to ‘On’ or ‘Off’, then clicking ‘Save and close’. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.

Alternatively, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:

Google Chrome

Microsoft Edge

Mozilla Firefox

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Opera

Apple Safari

To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.