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We may use cookies to remember personal settings you have chosen at our website. In no other context do we use cookies to collect information that identifies you personally. Most of the cookies we set are automatically deleted from your computer when you leave our website or shortly afterwards.
We must get your agreement before they set certain types of cookie on your computer or handheld device. By continuing to browse our Websites without adjusting your browser settings to block cookies (for information about how to do this please see below Accept or Block Cookies), you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Complete information about the cookies we may set on your browser appears below. A hyperlink to this information about cookies appears prominently on most pages of our website.
Below is a list of some cookies set by this website, along with a brief description of what each is used for.
| Cookie Name | Expiration Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
_ga |
2 years | Google Analytics – Used to distinguish users. |
_gid |
24 hours | Google Analytics – Used to distinguish users. |
_gat |
1 minute | Google Analytics – Used to throttle request rate. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dc_gtm_<property-id>. |
Viewed Cookie Policy |
1 year | It is used to remember whether the visitor has “accepted” the cookie policy (i.e. chosen to close the cookie message). |
DYNSRV |
Session | This cookie is added by our load balancer to track which web server to send the visitor to. Its purpose is to improve the performance of the website. |
Third-party cookies
A number of the services we use to add value and convenience to your experience of our website may set cookies on your browser on our behalf. These services fall into two broad groups: web analytics and surveys. We do not control these third party cookies and if you have any concerns you should contact their respective host.
Web analytics
We may use a third-party service to collect aggregate data about usage of our website. We use this information to try to improve our web-based services.
Surveys
We occasionally run surveys on our website. Such surveys may use a cookie to track your answers and to make sure that you are not bothered again with a request to complete a survey if you have already seen it.
Accept or block Cookies
You can block any cookies from any website by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of some or all cookies. However, if you block all cookies (including Strictly Necessary cookies) you may not be able to access all or part of our Websites. You can also use your browser settings to delete cookies. For more information about how to disable cookies in your browser please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
If you share the use of a computer, accepting or rejecting the use of cookies may affect all users of that computer.
Where a cookie is provided by a third party, you may be able to use that third party’s own tools to block that cookie.