Cookies
This website puts small files (known as 'cookies') onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site.
Cookies are used to:
- measure how you use the website so it can be updated and improved based on your needs
- remember the notifications you've seen so that I don't show them to you again
- Find out more about how to manage cookies.
How cookies are used on on this site
Measuring website usage (Google Analytics)
I use Google Analytics software (Universal Analytics) to collect information about how you use the site. I do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help make improvements, for example improving site search.
Google Analytics stores information about:
- the pages you visit on the site
- how long you spend on each the site page
- how you got to the site
- what you click on while you're visiting the site
I do not collect or store your personal information (for example your name or address) so this information can't be used to identify who you are, but I may store information related to the IP address from which your browser accesses our pages, and information about which version of browser or operating system software you use (e.g. Crome, Firefox, Linux, Windows).
I do not allow Google to use or share our analytics data.
Google Analytics sets the following cookies.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
| _ga | This helps count how many people visit the site by tracking if you've visited before | 2 years |
| _gid | This helps count how many people visit the site by tracking if you've visited before | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made | 10 minutes |
Last updated 29 Nov 2018; Google Analytics cookie set may change over time