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Cookies on this site

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Cookies used on this site

Below is a list of the main cookies used by this site and what each is used for:

Cookie Name	What we use them for
__utma, __utmt, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz, __utmv, _ga, _gid, _gat, _gac_<property-id>, _gac_gb_<container-id> , _gcl_au	These are cookies used by Google Analytics, more information can be found on Google's cookie usage page. Determine which domain to measure Distinguish unique users Throttle the request rate Remember the number and time of previous visits Remember traffic source information Determine the start and end of a session Remember the value of visitor-level custom variables
__RequestVerificationToken	This is an anti-forgery cookie set by web applications built using Microsoft .NET based technologies. It is designed to stop unauthorised posting of content to a website. It holds no information about the user and is destroyed on closing the browser.
ASP.NET_SessionId	Used to store information to enhance the overall user experience of this site. This site may use this cookie to remember certain settings and where a user been in the site.
_fbp, _fbc	Cookies used by Meta to track user session information.
_gaexp	Used by Google Optimize to determine a user's inclusion in a test and the expiry of tests a user has been included in.
zab, zps, zft	Used by Zoho to determine a user's inclusion in a test and the expiry of tests a user has been included in.
Tran_id	Used to identify unique transactions on our website.
recordID  sessionID  dm_i	Used by our email system to track and identify a visitor as an email contact whilst they browse site pages. More information can be found on DotDigital's cookies usage page.
lightbox-[lightbox ID]	Used to remember if a site user has closed a lightbox.
nmstat  AWSALB  AWSALBCORS	Used to collect statistics about site usage, more information can be found on SiteImprove's cookie page.
CookieControl	Used by our Cookie Management Tool to remember your cookie preferences.
en_sessionId  JSESSIONID	Used to serve our transactional pages and keep track of sessions across pages. More information can be found on Engaging Networks' cookies page.
__stripe_mid __stripe_sid	Used by Stripe to prevent fraudulent payments. More information can be found on Stripe's cookies page.