Cookies Policy
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is downloaded onto your computer when you visit a website. Cookies are used by many websites and can do a number of things, eg remembering your preferences, recording what you have put in your shopping basket, and counting the number of people looking at a website.
The rules on cookies are covered by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). PECR also covers the use of similar technologies for storing or accessing information, such as ‘Flash cookies’ and device fingerprinting.
The ICO is responsible for enforcing these rules.
How do the cookie regulations affect me?
You may come across information about cookies and similar technologies on websites and be given choices about how some cookies are used. This might include, for example, being asked to agree to a cookie being used for a particular service, such as remembering your preferences on a site.
Organisations have to provide clear and comprehensive information about the way they use cookies, and ensure that for any cookie not strictly necessary for their website, they give you an appropriate means of consenting to that cookie being set on your device.
How can I control my cookies?
Browser controls
You can use your web browser to:
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delete all cookies;
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block all cookies;
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allow all cookies;
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block ‘third-party’ cookies (ie, cookies set by online services other than the one you are visiting);
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clear all cookies when you close the browser;
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open a ‘private browsing’ / ‘incognito’ session, which allows you to browse the web without recording your browsing history or storing local data such as cookies (you should however be aware of the limitations of this feature in a privacy context); and
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install add-ons and plugins that extend browser functionality.
Where to find information about controlling cookies
Most web browsers accept cookies by default, but you can change these settings to prevent this if you wish. You should consult the documentation of your web browser for advice on how to do this.
Cookies used on this website
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
Necessary Cookies
This is a list of cookies that are necessary for our website’s functionality.
Cookie name |
Cookie description |
ASP.NET_SessionId |
This holds an ID to identify your session. It is deleted when you close your browser. |
UserAuth_[id], UID |
These cookies are used to determine whether or not you have previously logged in on this device. |
CookiesNotificationSeen_ |
This cookie is set when you dismiss the notification message about our cookies policy so that the message is not displayed in future. |
hubb_app_visitor |
This cookie is set when you visit /Hubb and are not logged-in. It is used to track which content you've viewed in the various sections of the app so that an indicator can be shown when there is new content for you. |
Marketing & Social Sharing Cookies
Marketing cookies help us to measure the success of our advertisements and target them at people who may be interested in supporting our work.
Cookie name |
Cookie description |
IDE |
This cookie is set by Doubleclick and carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. |
__atuvc |
This cookie is associated with the AddThis social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. It stores an updated page share count. |
__atuvs |
This cookie is associated with the AddThis social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. This is believed to be a new cookie from AddThis which is not yet documented, but has been categorised on the assumption it serves a similar purpose to other cookies set by the service. |
bt2 |
Used by the social sharing platform AddThis to keep a record of parts of the site that has been visited in order to recommend other parts of the site |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
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This cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites; it can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the Youtube interface. |
loc |
Stores the visitors geolocation to record location of sharer |
uvc |
Tracks how often a user interacts with AddThis |
Analytical Cookies
Analytical cookies help us to improve our website by collecting and reporting information on its usage.
We'd like to set Google Analytics cookies to help us improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone.
Cookie name |
Cookie description |
_ga
_gali
_gat
_gid |
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone, including the number of visitors to the website and blog, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited. |
demdex |
Used by Adboe Analytics to help identify a unique visitor across domains. The demdex cookies is set in the third party, demdex.net domain in the browser |
YSC |
This cookie is set by YouTube to track views of embedded videos. |