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A “cookie” is a piece of information stored on your computer’s hard drive and records how you move around a website so that, when you revisit that website, it can present tailored options based on the information stored about your last visit. Cookies can also be used to analyse traffic and for advertising and marketing purposes.

Nearly all websites use cookies and do not harm your system.

Here are the cookies we use (or plan to use) to improve your user experience. Not all of these will be switched on at any one time, but we want to give you a full and detailed list so that you know exactly how they are used.

Google Analytics: _ga _gid _gat

These are Google Analytics cookies. They help us know which pages on our website are popular with visitors and provide other useful stats. This information helps us fine-tune our service and bring readers more of the content they enjoy.

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Thrive: tve_leads_unique

This is a Thrive Themes cookie. If users choose to sign up for our email newsletter, it helps us determine which signup forms are more popular.

Cookies are either:

Session cookies: these are only stored on your computer during your web session and are automatically deleted when you close your browser – they usually store an anonymous session ID allowing you to browse a website without having to log in to each page, but they do not collect any personal data from your computer; or

Persistent cookies: A persistent cookie is a file stored on your computer that remains when you close your web browser. The website that created the cookie can read it when you visit that website again. [We use persistent cookies for Google Analytics.]

Cookies can also be categorised as follows:

Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to use the website effectively, such as when buying a product or service, and therefore cannot be turned off. The services available on our website cannot be provided without these cookies. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.

Performance cookies: These cookies enable us to monitor and improve the performance of our website. They allow us to count visits, identify traffic sources, and determine the most popular parts of the site.

Functionality cookies:These cookies allow our website to remember your choices and provide enhanced features. For instance, we may be able to provide you with news or updates relevant to the services you use. They may also be used to provide services you have requested, such as viewing a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymised.

Please note that third parties who advertise on our website (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.

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