How we use cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Cookies used on this site
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress_logged_in_* | The cookie indicates when the user has logged on (WordPress). | Session |
| wp-settings | WordPress settings. | Session |
| cookies_consent_accepted | User cookie consent. | Never |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | Monthly |
| __cfduid | Cookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, used to speed up page load times. According to CloudFlare it is used to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is coming from. It does not contain any user identification information. | Weekly |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Used on sites built with WordPress. Tests whether or not the browser has cookies enabled. | Session |
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | Weekly |
| _ga | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics – which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners. | Session |