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Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy


What are Cookies and how are they used?
A cookie is a small file containing letters and numbers that can be stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. They are created when you access certain websites. Cookies collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour in an anonymous form. They allow a website to recognise users when they return to a site.

We use cookies to monitor usage of this website. By using cookies we can see the products and services you are interested in when you browse this website, which enables us to personalise your visit and make it more user-friendly. We use specialised analytics partners to gather certain information about how you browse and search from the site. To do this we place cookies on your computer that collect information on our behalf. We use this information to constantly improve our services and your experience.

Usage of certain cookies on our site is essential to it working fully. A number of important parts of this website will not function if cookies are not enabled.

You can also visit www.allaboutcookies.org for more information.

What Cookies are used on our site?

A number of different types of cookies are used on our site.
Please see below for the category types, associated cookies are and what they do.

Cookies needed to improve website performance
When you use our website we may record how you use the website and what you are interested in looking at. None of your personal details are needed for us to understand this.

Cookie Name Cookie Function
bp-activity-oldestpage Forum
_ga Google Analytics
_gid Google Analytics
_gat_gtag_UA_106817202_1 Google Tag
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE YouTube
PREF YouTube
GPS YouTube
YSC YouTube
test_cookie DoubleClick
IDE DoubleClick
wordpress_test_cookie WordPress
wordpress_sec_(session id) WordPress
wordpress_logged_in_(session id) WordPress
iflychatSoundCid iFlyChat
iflychatStatusCid iFlyChat
iflychatUserId iFlyChat
iflychatUserName iFlyChat
analytics Cookie Acceptance

You are able to check to see if cookies are enabled specifically for PCs by doing for following for each browser type:

Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

  1. Click on ’Tools’ at the top of your browser window (use the cog icon in IE 9.0) and select ’Internet options’.
  2. Click on the ’Privacy’ tab
  3. Under the Settings section check the level is set to Medium or below, which will enable cookies in your browser
  4. Settings above Medium will disable cookies and could cause the site to function not as we would expect.

Google Chrome

  1. Click on ’Tools’ at the top of your browser window and select Options
  2. Click the ’Under the Hood’ tab, locate the ’Privacy’ section, and select the ’Content settings’ button
  3. Now select ’Allow local data to be set’

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Click on ’Tools’ at the top of your browser window and select Options
  2. Then select the Privacy icon
  3. Click on Cookies, then select ’allow sites to set cookies’

Safari

  1. Click on the Cog icon at the top of your browser window and select the ’Preferences’ option
  2. Click on ’Security’, check the option that says ’Block third-party and advertising cookies’
  3. Click ’Save’

Any other browsers not mentioned including Smart Phones and Tablets and MACs

If you use a browser not mentioned above or a mobile device such as a smart phone or tablet please use either their help section or own website to check the cookie settings.