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The more information we have about the content you view on our website, and how you interact with it, the better service we can provide when you visit us online.
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Find out how we collect, store and use information about you or your visit.
Strictly Necessary
Strictly necessary cookies make our website work. These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site.
Name | Expires | Purpose |
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HSE_cookies | Session | Cookie that remembers users' privacy choices. |
HSECookieYouTube | 1 Year | Cookie that remembers users' 3rd party choices. |
HSECookieAnalytics | 1 Year | Cookie that remembers users' privacy choices. |
nlbi_* | Session | Firewall: Load balancing cookie. To ensure requests by a client are sent to the same origin server. |
incap_ses_* | Session | This cookie is set to allow a visitor to receive site content from one out of multiple servers as the visitor browses the site. This allows the visitor’s session to be maintained. |
visid_incap_* | Session | This cookie is from the incapsula CDN and helps us with reliability, security and the performance of our site. |
Analytical
Analytical cookies are used to track visitor behaviour on our website. They are essential in measuring the performance of the site and to make sure that the website works as it should for users. None of this information can be used to identify you; it is all aggregated and, therefore, completely anonymised.
Name | Expires | Purpose |
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_ga | 2 years | Google Analytics. Tells us how you use our websites. Used to ensure the website operates sufficiently for users. |
_gat | 1 minute | Google Analytics. Helps stop Google Analytics web servers crashing when collecting information on how you use our websites. Used to ensure the website operates sufficiently for users. |
_gid | 24 hours | Google Analytics. Sets a unique (anonymous) ID for your session to help tell us how you use our websites. Used to ensure the website operates sufficiently for users. |
___utmvc | Session | This cookie enables the function of Google Analytics. |
YouTube
YouTube cookies are stored if you visit a page on the website that has a YouTube video. These videos are usually embedded on the webpage. YouTube cookies enable videos to be played on our website. They can also collect anonymous data about your web browser to display targeted advertising to you across the Web.
Name | Expires | Purpose |
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APISID | 2 years | Used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website. |
SAPISID | 2 years | Used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website. |
SID | 2 years | Used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website. |
SSID | 2 years | Used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website. |