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Cookies we use
We use cookies to see how people are using our website, such as which pages are being viewed and how often. The tool we use for this is called Google Analytics.
The information gathered by Google Analytics helps us to improve our site and tailor it to our customers' needs.
Google servers automatically record the page requests made when you visit our site. These “server logs” typically include your web request, Internet Protocol address*, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser.
We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes, we cannot recognise you from the records we hold and cannot access your computer or any information about you. You can find out more about the tool we use for this and how it works on the Google Analytics website.
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3rd Party Cookies used by this website
Google
Analytics - Google provides anonymised data about the visits made to our website (explained left).
Social Sharing - Google also store cookies which allow the "Google +" social sharing functionality.
More info: www.google.com/policies/privacy
Facebook
Social Sharing - Facebook store cookies which allow the Facebook “Like” social sharing functionality but only if you click on the Facebook “Like” button on our website.
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Twitter
Social Sharing - Twitter also store cookies which allow their social sharing functionality including the “Tweet” function and to generate usage information during your visit to our website.
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Here are some links to point you towards advice for the most popular internet browsers:
Desktop browsers:
Internet Explorer: IE6, IE7 and IE8, IE9
Mobile browsers:
Mobile Safari - for iPhones etc
Netfront (pdf download)
You can find out more about the different types of cookies and what they do at BBC Webwise or go to www.allaboutcookies.org.
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