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One of the cookies we use is essential for parts of the site to operate and has already been set (see ‘Essential site cookie’ below). You may delete and block all cookies from this site, but parts of the site may not work.
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Essential site cookie | ASP.NET_SessionId | This cookie is essential for the site to operate and is set upon your arrival to the site. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. | Visit the Microsoft website |
Google Analytics | _utma _utmb _utmc _utmz | These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where vistors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. | Click here for an overview of privacy at Google |
ICO site cookie acceptance | *ICO | This cookie is used to record if a user has accepted the use of cookies on the ICO website. | |
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There are instances where we may use cookies to gather information regarding our services in a mathematical collection for our website and our advertisers.
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