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How we use cookies
We use cookies for a variety of important reasons, for example:
- To collect statistics about your use of our website.
- To ensure a persistent connection with the same web server in the load balancing pool.
Cookies set by our website
Google Analytics
| _ga | Used to distinguish users |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate |
Third party cookies
Some third party services embedded within this website set their own cookies. These are known as third party cookies because they are not set by our website. We have no control over third party cookies.
How to manage cookies
More information about managing cookies is available on the Information Commissioner's Office website.
Your privacy
Please refer to our privacy policy for information about how we manage your information.