What are cookies?
A cookie is a small file that can be placed on your device that allows us to recognise and remember you. Cookies are small text files that enable us to store information related to your search while you visit our website. They help us to determine how frequently our internet pages are accessed. For more information, please see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.
What are the different types of cookies?
First-party and third-party cookies
There are first-party cookies and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are placed on your device directly by us to better understand your use of our website. Third-party cookies are placed on your device by our partners and service providers. For example, we use third-party cookies to measure user numbers on our website or to enable you to share content with others across social media platforms.
Session and persistent cookies
There are session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies only last until you close your browser. Persistent cookies have a longer lifespan and aren’t automatically deleted when you close your browser. These types of cookies are primarily used to help you quickly sign-in to our website again and for analytical purposes.
What do we use cookies for?
Like most providers of online services, we use cookies to provide, secure and improve our services, including by remembering your preferences, recognizing you when you visit our website and personalizing and tailoring ads to your interests. To accomplish these purposes, we also may link information from cookies with other personal information we hold about you.
When you visit our website, some or all of the following specific cookies may be set on your device:
| Cookie | Description |
|---|---|
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. The main purpose of this cookie is Targeting/Advertising. |
| _ga | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years. The main purpose of this cookie is Performance. |
| _gat | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This cookie is used to limit requests to Google Analytics. Expires after one minute. The main purpose of this cookie is Performance. |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. The main purpose of this cookie is Targeting/Advertising. |
| _gid | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This cookie is used to distinguish different users by a non-personal random number, instead of using personal information. Expires after 24 hours. The main purpose of this cookie is Performance. |
Changing your cookie settings
Most browsers allow some control over most cookies which you can change in your browser settings. Please however note, that if you delete cookies or do not accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.
The following links provide information on managing cookies on popular websites:
Disabling cookies on our website
We provide you with an option to accept or disable these cookies on your device as you visit the website. The selection is likewise recorded on the website.