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Cookies
This service puts small files (known as ‘cookies’) onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site.
Cookies are used to:
- Measure how you use the website so it can be updated and improved based on your needs
- Remember the notifications you’ve seen so that we don’t show them to you again
Our cookies aren’t used to identify you personally.
You’ll normally see a message on the site before we store a cookie on your computer.
Find out more about how to manage cookies.
Google Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how you use the service which helps us to improve the service.
The Google analytics cookie collects and stores information about:
- The pages you visit including how long you spend on each page
- How you got to the service
- What you click on while you are using the service
| Name | Description | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | 2 years |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. | 10 minutes |
Session cookies
We store session cookies on your computer to help keep your information secure while you use the service.
| Name | Description | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| session | A session cookie used for storing and retrieving values for a user. | at end of session |