Cookie Policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files saved on your phone, tablet or computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, and to provide information to website owners. The information stored in cookies can make websites work or record how you use them, such as whether you acknowledged a pop-up or which pages you visit.
Cookies are not viruses or computer programs. They are very small text files, so they take up little space on your computer or mobile device. Most modern websites use them to enable functionality, help the site work more efficiently or provide information about site usage to its owners.
This statement refers to cookies but also covers similar browser storage technologies, such as HTML local storage. Our cookies do not contain personal information about you or information about which sites you visited before this one.
How we use cookies
We use cookies to:
- make our website work, for example by keeping it secure;
- measure how you use our website, for example which links you click.
Each cookie listed shows its name, type, duration and purpose. We use cookies only for the purpose described. The following cookies may be used on this site.
Essential cookies
These essential, or strictly necessary, cookies enable basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. Our website and services cannot function properly without them, so we do not provide a way to manage them. They can only be blocked or deleted by changing your browser preferences, as described under Managing cookies.
| Cookie | Service | Purpose | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
cfide |
Mura | Identifies the code of the client's current session so the server can identify the client making requests. | 1 year, 1 month, 6 days |
cftoken |
Mura | Keeps track of user sessions on the site and identifies your user session. | 1 year, 1 month, 6 days |
MuraCMSAffinity |
Mura | Manages sticky sessions in a load-balanced environment, keeping a user's session tied to one server. | End of session |
MuraCMSAffinityCORS |
Mura | Manages sticky sessions in a load-balanced environment, keeping a user's session tied to one server. | End of session |
MXP_TRACKINGID |
Mura | Enables a personalized experience based on choices made by the user or site. If MXP is not used, this cookie serves no purpose. | 1 year, 1 month, 6 days |
MURA_UPC |
Mura | Output cache cookie that indicates whether requests can use the proxy cache. | 1 year, 1 month, 6 days |
rb |
Mura | Resource bundle cookie that should only affect you when you are logged in as an administrator. | 1 year, 1 month, 6 days |
FETDISPLAY |
Mura | Controls whether the front-end toolbar is displayed when its logo is selected; it only affects you when logged in as an administrator. | 1 year, 1 month, 6 days |
MURA_OSC |
Mura | Allows the user to choose whether caching is used. | 1 year, 1 month, 6 days |
infobanner* |
Mura | When an information banner is dismissed, this cookie prevents it from appearing again during the session. | End of session |
_rspkrLoadCore |
ReadSpeaker | Set after you activate the service; it determines whether scripts load when the page loads. | End of session |
ReadSpeakerSettings |
ReadSpeaker | Set when you change a setting in the settings menu. | 4 days |
Website usage cookies
We use tools such as Google Analytics, Google Optimize and Hotjar to help us measure anonymously how you use our websites. This helps us make improvements based on users' needs. These tools set cookies that store anonymised information about how you arrived at the site and how you interact with it. We do not allow these tools to use or share data about your use of this site, and all stored data is anonymised.
Website usage cookies can be managed on this website as described under Managing cookies. Each service we use to record website usage provides a way to opt out of cookies.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to analyse usage, such as page views and link clicks. You can opt out of Google Analytics cookies and read Google's privacy policy for more information.
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiration |
|---|---|---|
_ga |
Used to distinguish users. | 2 years |
_ga_ |
Used to distinguish users in Google Analytics 4. If Google Analytics 4 is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie is named _ga_<property-id>. |
2 months |
_gat |
Used to throttle request rate. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie is named _dc_gtm_<property-id>. |
1 minute |
_gid |
Used to distinguish users. | 1 day |
_tempCid |
Copy of _ga used to track successful sign-in from the server rather than the client. |
30 minutes |
Third-party cookies
We embed some content from external providers. These providers may set third-party cookies. We do not control these cookies and cannot prevent those sites or domains from collecting information about your use of the content. Check the relevant third-party website for more information and how to opt out.
| Service | Usage | Information |
|---|---|---|
| SoundCloud | Embedding audio clips and podcasts | Privacy policy · Cookie policy |
| X (Twitter) | Embedding posts and timelines | Cookie use · Privacy policy · Privacy controls for personalised ads |
| YouTube | Embedding videos | Google privacy policy · Google ad settings |
| Canva | Embedding social media posts, presentations, posters, videos and logos | Privacy policy · Cookie policy |
Managing cookies
Most web browsers allow some control of cookies through their settings. To find out more, including how to see which cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org, or use your browser's Help function.
Find out how to manage cookies in popular browsers:
For information about other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.
Further information
If you have questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, contact us.
Statement updates
We may update this cookie statement to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. You will be prompted to consent to cookies again when we update this statement.