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Websites must get consent to send cookies to your computer or mobile device unless the cookies are strictly necessary to provide services to you. You can set your cookie preferences when you arrive at our website, or change them at any time by clicking here. 

Unless the cookie is a strictly necessary cookie, you can withdraw your consent to our cookies at any time even if you have previously consented. Although, please do remember that if you do not consent to our functionality cookies, parts of our website will not work. For this reason we will occasionally send you prompts which allow you to consent to a cookie you have previously rejected. 

The below explains what cookies we use on our website, why we use them and whether they are strictly necessary or another type of cookie e.g. "functionality" or "performance" cookies. We also state in the table whether a cookie is a "persistent" or "session" cookie. The difference is that: 

  • Persistent cookies remain on your device between browsing sessions. They are activated each time you visit the website that created that particular cookie. For example, where a "persistent cookie" is used on a website to remember your log-in details, you will not need to enter those details each time you visit that website. 
  • Session cookies allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when you open the browser window and finishes when you close the browser window. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted. 

Strictly necessary 

Strictly necessary cookies are essential to enable you to receive a service on a website. For example, cookies to operate online shopping baskets, do your internet banking or to comply with the law (e.g. such as to keep your information safe). 

Performance 

Performance cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor. Any information collected by these cookies is anonymous. We only use such information to improve our website. 

Functionality 

Functionality cookies allow the website to remember choices you make, such as customised preference settings (e.g. text size). They also enable enhanced, more personal features, e.g. a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by using a cookie to remember which region you are in. These cookies are also used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video. Information collected by "functionality" cookies may or may not be anonymised, but they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites. 

First party cookies

- Essential/Necessary cookies

Cookie Name

Where cookie is

used

Expiration

Period

Further information

CookieControl

This cookie is used on

every page and it is

essential for the

functioning of the site

3 months

Set by Civic when the user accepts

the cookie policy.

disclaimer-cookie

This cookie is used on

every page and it is

essential for the

functioning of the site.

1 year

This cookie is used for tracking if the

user accepts disclaimer terms for a

specific page.

UMB-XSRF-TOKEN,

UMB-XSRF-V,

UMB-UCONTEXT-C

This cookie is used on

every page and it is

essential for the

functioning of the site

Session

These are backend-specific cookies.

They are only seen by site

administrators accessing the back

end of the website. They are used in

maintaining the session state of the

logged-in user

amp_*

 

1 year

Backend-specific cookie, visible only

by site administrators accessing the

back end of the website.

__cuid

 

1 year

Backend-specific cookie, visible only

by site administrators accessing the

back end of the website. This cookie

is used to determine unique visitors

and is provided with a unique ID that

the application uses to ensure both

the validity and accessibility of the

cookie as an extra security measure

.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.*

This cookie is used on

every page and it is

essential for the

functioning of the site.

Session

This is an anti-forgery cookie set by

web applications built using ASP.NET

Core. ASP.NET Core looks for this

cookie to find the X-CSRF token to

prevent unauthorized actions on a

website

 

- Functional cookies - none

- Advertising/Tracking cookies - none

- Performance/Statistics/Google Analytics cookies - none

Cookie Name

Where cookie is used

Expiration Period

Further information

_ga

These cookies are set

by Google and they are

placed on every page

of the site. This can

depend on whether the

users are logged into

their accounts or not.

1 year

This cookie is

installed by Google

Analytics. The cookie

is used to calculate

visitor, session, and

campaign data and

keep track of site

usage for the site's

analytics report. The

cookies store

information

anonymously and

assign a randomly

generated number to

identify unique visitors

_ga_*

These cookies are set

by Google and they are

placed on every page

of the site. This can

depend on whether the

users are logged into

their accounts or not

1 Year

This cookie is

installed by Google

Analytics. It is used to

identify and track an

individual session.

 

 

Third Party cookies - none