How this website uses Cookies

Cookies are small text files that a website asks your browser to store for later retrieval. They are widely used to make websites work, or work efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of a site.

As well as setting its own cookies, this website also uses advertising and visitor tracking services provied by Google. You can read how Google uses information gathered from your visit here.

By using this website, you understand and accept that the following cookies may be set:

How Google uses your Data

Google has produced a detailed guide to how your data is used, here:

https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
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We advise you to read this document fully in order to understand how the information collected is used.

List of Ad Technology Providers

Google permits a number of Ad Technology Providers to set cookies in order to provide a personalised experience. To view the full list of these providers, click here.

Essential Functionality - set by this Website

Name	Content	Purpose	Duration
username password	Email address and password hash	Set when you log in to an account. Allows the browser to remember you between visits. The password hash is derived from the one stored in the database. Can be cleared using the 'Sign Out' button in the user account.	1 Year
PHPSESSID	Alphanumeric	Created by the server. Allows the server to identify your visit and to pass values securely in the background.	Session
nfa-cookie-cookie-v2	"1"	Indicates that the user has clicked the 'Accept' button on the cookie banner prompt, and tells the website not to show it again for a while.	7 Days

Analytics & Advertising - set by Google

Name	Content	Purpose	Duration
__ga __gid	Numerical	Set by Google Analytics keep track of the number of times a visitor has been to the site and which pages were viewed. The information is aggregated anonymously to allow us to measure website metrics.	Persistent
__gads	Alphanumeric	Set by Google AdSense for tracking and measuring interactions with the ads on the website preventing the same ads from being shown to you too many times.	Variable
_gat_gtag_UA_*	"1"	Set by Google Analytics for the purpose of tracking website use.	1 Minute

Managing your Cookie Settings

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