Cookies are ‘local storage file’ and are used to help websites function and enhance a users experience as well as in some cases collect data about a visitor’s activity on a website. By themselves web pages cannot hold and pass information easily. Cookies help overcome this. They are small text files that are created on a visitor’s computer to store information that aids the running of the website. Cookies come in many guises including:
Name | Cookie Type | Information |
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PHPSESSID | Tailor Information request forms | Preserve product selection when using "Request Information""" |
disable_third_party_cookies | Disable cookie banner | Set so that cookie banner disappears if user clicks 'Don't show again' |
Name | Cookie Type | Information |
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__utma | Google Analytics | Logs user activity on website |
__utmb | Google Analytics | Logs user activity on website |
__utmc | Google Analytics | Logs user activity on website |
__utmz | Google Analytics | Logs user activity on website |
NID | google.co.uk | Unique identifiers given to each computer to allow traffic analysis to Google Maps. |
PREF | google.co.uk | Unique identifiers given to each computer to allow traffic analysis to Google Maps. |