Cookie name	Expires	Information
Cookie Control	60 Days	Civic Cookie Controller - Prevents cookies from being placed or having read/write access on a user's computer until they have given their explicit consent. Remembers your settings for 60 days.

Additional cookies

These only apply if you explicitly choose to 'Opt-in to additional cookies' within our cookie controller. Additional cookies are denied by default. These cookies can help us to understand more about you and how you use our website, for example track paid for advertising, so that we can improve our content and services and provide relevant re-marketing to you. Allowing additional cookies will also enable 'third party cookies'. Below is an example of some of the additional cookies you could expect to see.

Cookie name	Expires	Information
_gat_gtag	1 minute	Google Tag Manager - Used to collect information about how you use our website. The information includes number of visitors, pages visited and time spent on the website. The information is collected is aggregated and anonymous
_ga	2 years	Google Analytics 4 - This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports.
AWSELBCORS	Session	Amazon web service 'Load balancer'
nmstat	2 years	This cookie name is associated with the website analytics service provided by SiteImprove. It enables site owners to gather usage statistics about their websites.
_fbt	3 months	Facebook - store and track activity on webpages and across websites for marketing and ad campaigns
*.global.siteimproveanalytics.io + AWSELB cookie	Session	3rd party cookie - The AWSELB cookie ensures that all page views for the same visit (user session) are sent to the same endpoint. This enables us to determine the sequence of a user's page views needed for features like Behaviour Tracking and Funnels.

How to disable cookies

By default, your browser's cookies are enabled. You can delete cookies from your computer or you can set your browser to reject cookies.

Disabling cookies all together is not advisable, because some websites may not function properly. However, if you really need to disable cookies, check your browser's guidance on their official website:

Your privacy

Cookies can store a wide range of information, including personally identifiable information such as your user name or email address. For that reason, the European Union has issued an ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC), which regulates the use of cookies and storing personally identifiable information.

Our use of cookies doesn't give us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

Find out more about cookies on the Information Commissioner's Office website.

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