Cookies

On May 26th 2012, new EU law from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) introduced amendments to the 2003 EU e-privacy directive requiring websites to gain user consent for the use of tracking technologies, the most common of which are 'cookies'.

We use cookies on our website to store general information, such as what time the current visit occurred, whether the visitor has been to the site before, and what site referred the visitor to the web page. Browsers do not share first-party cookies across domains. If you would like to change your cookie settings instructions are detailed below (please be aware that some websites may not function as normal if you set your set your cookie preference setting to 'high'). Alternatively, you may use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (BETA) - to opt out of the visitor stats.

Cookies used on this site

Cookie	Purpose	Time Period	Provider
.ASPXANONYMOUS	This cookie is used to recognise unauthorised entities when authorisation is required.	69 days	Asp.Net
_utma	This cookie is used for Google Analytics. Itis used to determine unique visitors to our site and it is updated with each page view. Additionally, this cookie is provided with a unique ID that Google Analytics uses to ensure both the validity and accessibility of the cookie as an extra security measure.	2 years	Google Analytics
_utmb	Used to check approximately how long you stay on a site: when a visit starts.	30 mins	Google Analytics
_utmc	Used to check approximately how long you stay on a site: when a visit ends.	expires on exit	Google Analytics
_utmz	Stores where a visitor came from (search engine, search keyword, link)	6 months	Google Analytics
language	Tracks the users preferred langauge (this is simply the browser default language).	expires on exit	DotNetNuke (the CMS)
DotNetNukeAnonymous	If you are identified as unauthorised this cookie assigns you a unique id.	expires on exit	DotNetNuke (the CMS)

What are cookies? Cookies are nothing more than a simple text file. They are not executable programs, and consequently it is impossible for a cookie to contain a virus, or any other application. Cookies are also very small, and you run no risk of filling your hard drive with too many cookies.

How can I delete or disable cookies on my computer?

Microsoft Internet Explorer users Deleting cookies Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x and 6.x users can delete cookies by clicking the "View" menu, "Internet Options" and clicking the button "Delete Cookies." Viewing cookies on your hard drive Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x and 6.x users running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 can delete or view cookies on the hard disk drive by opening the "C:\Document and Settings\ \cookies" folder, where is the name of your account used to log onto the computer. Other Internet Explorer users may locate the cookies in one of the directories below: Windows 95 and 98 users - C:\Windows\Cookies Windows NT users - C:\WinNT\Administrator\Cookies Disabling cookies Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x users can disable or manage their cookie settings by clicking the "View" menu, "Internet Options", and selecting the "Privacy" tab. Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x users can disable cookies by clicking the "View" menu, "Internet Options", "Advanced" and select "Never accept cookies" or "Warn me before accepting cookies." Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x users can disable or warn for cookies by clicking the "View" menu, "Options", "Advanced" and select "Never accept cookies" or "Warn me before accepting cookies." Enabling cookies Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x and above users can enable or manage their cookie settings by clicking the "View" menu, "Internet Options", and selecting the "Privacy" tab. Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x users can enable cookies by clicking the "View" menu, "Internet Options", Advanced" and unselecting "Never accept cookies" or "Warn me before accepting cookies." Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x users can enable cookies by clicking the "View" menu, "Options", "Advanced", and unselecting "Never accept cookies" or "Warn me before accepting cookies." Mozilla Firefox users Deleting cookies on your hard drive Mozilla Firefox 1.0 users can delete the cookies on their hard disk drive by clicking the "Tools" menu, "Options", clicking the "Privacy" button, and under "Cookies" click the Clear button. Disabling cookies To disable Mozilla Firefox 1.0 cookies, click the "Tools" menu, "Options", clicking the "Privacy" button, and under "Cookies" uncheck the "Allow sites to set cookies" option. Enabling cookies To enable Mozilla Firefox 1.0 cookies, click the "Tools" menu, "Options", clicking the "Privacy" button, under "Cookies" check the "Allow sites to set cookies" option. Google Chrome users Click the spanner icon on the browser toolbar. Select Settings. Click Show advanced settings. In the "Privacy" section, click the Content settings button. In the "Cookies" section, you can change the following cookies settings: Delete cookies Block cookies by default Allow cookies by default Make exceptions for cookies from specific websites or domains View further information about Google cookie settings Netscape users Deleting cookies on your hard drive Netscape 7.x users can manage and delete cookies by clicking the "Tools" menu and then "Cookie Manager." Disabling cookies Netscape 4.x users can disable cookies by clicking the "Edit" menu, "Preferences", "Advanced", and select "Warn before accepting cookies." Netscape 7.x users can disable cookies by clicking the "Tools" menu and then opening the "Cookie Manager." Enabling cookies Netscape 4.x users can enable cookies by clicking the "Edit" menu, "Preferences", "Advanced", and unselect "Warn before accepting cookies." Netscape 7.x users can enable cookies by clicking the "Tools" menu and then opening the "Cookie Manager" Opera users Opera users can manage, disable, and enable their cookies by clicking the "File" menu, "Preferences", and selecting "Privacy."