Like most websites, we use cookies to enhance the way our website functions. A cookie is a small text file that is stored locally on your computer.
Further information about cookies, including how to disable or delete them, can be found at AboutCookies.org. Please note that disabling cookies may prevent our website from functioning correctly in your browser.
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Allowing users to login
- Recording user preferences
- Establishing the technical capabilities of the web browser
- Logging anonymous website access statistics
- Providing web forms
- To show relevant advertising on 3rd party websites
- To measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns
Further details about each of the cookies are available below.
SAML
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is used to allow users to log into the site.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
| SimpleSAMLAuthToken | Used to track the user's authenticated session (logged in users only) | First party | Removed when browser is closed |
| SimpleSAMLSessionID |
Set by the SAML authentication module |
First party | Removed when browser is closed |
The SimpleSAMLSessionID cookie is set as soon as the page loads.
Drupal CMS
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
| has_js | enables Drupal to support browsers that are not capable of running JavaScript | First party | Removed when browser is closed |
| SSESS* | Used to track the user's authenticated session | First party | Removed when the user logs out or after 21 days |
| cookie-agreed | Records that the cookie information pop up has been shown | First party | 1 year |
The has_js cookie is set as soon as the page loads.
Google Analytics
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
| __utma | Google Analytics | First party | 2 years |
| __utma | Google Analytics | First party | 30 minutes |
| __utma | Google Analytics | First party | Removed when browser is closed |
| __utma | Google Analytics | First party | 6 month |
These Google Analytics cookies are used to enable us to compile anonymous statistics about the pages our visitors have accessed on our site and where those visitors have come from. This helps us improve our website by a better understanding of how our site is used.
If you do not wish to be included in these anonymous statistics, Google provides a free browser add-on that enables you to disable Analytics.
Akero Forms
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
| _ga | Google Analytics cookie | Third Party | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics cookie | Third Party | 1 day |
| _cfduid | The __cfduid cookie is used to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis. Further information is available here. | Third Party | 1 year |
| _vuid-XXXX | This is an Akero cookie used to detect a unique visit | Third Party | 1 year |
| ajs%3Atest | Checks if cookies are enabled | Third Party | 1year |
Facebook Pixel
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
| fr | Used to show relevant advertising | Third party | 3 months |
Adform
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
| uid | Used to measure the effectiveness of our adverstising campaigns | Third party | 2 months |
| cid | Used to measure the effectiveness of our adverstising campaigns | Third party | 2 months |
Affectv
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
| ck | Used to compile analytics and show relevant advertising | Third Party | 1 year |
| oo | Used to compile analytics and show relevant advertising | Third Party | 1 year |
| uuid2 | Used to compile analytics and show relevant advertising | Third Party | 2 months |
| anj | Used to compile analytics and show relevant advertising | Third Party | 2 months |
Unibuddy
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
| __cfduid | Used to compile analytics | Third Party | 1 month |
| mp_[...]_mixpanel | Used to compile analytics | Third Party | 1 year |
| _ga | Used to compile analytics | Third Party | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to compile analytics | Third Party | 24 hours |
| _gat_[...] | Used to compile analytics | Third Party | 24 hours |
Tagging Penna and DoubleClick
Information about the Tagging Penna and DoubleClick cookies are available here.