What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.
Cookies We Use
Our website uses the following types of cookies:
Essential
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| wpconsent_preferences | This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. | 30 days |
Login
These cookies are used for managing login functionality on this website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress_logged_in | Used to store logged-in users. | Persistent |
| wordpress_sec | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | 15 days |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Used to determine if cookies are enabled. | Session |
Statistics
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _gid | ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager | 1 minute |
| _gali | Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked | 30 seconds |
| _ga_ | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gac_ | Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together. | 90 days |
| __utma | ID used to identify users and sessions | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmt | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests | 10 minutes |
| __utmb | Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 30 minutes after last activity |
| __utmc | Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session. | End of session (browser) |
| __utmz | Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server | 6 months after last activity |
| __utmv | Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmx | Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test. | 18 months |
| _ga | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
Jetpack Stats
Jetpack's built-in visitor analytics. It records page views, referring sites, search terms, and outbound link clicks, and also carries the shared visitor-tracking library used by Jetpack Instant Search and WooCommerce Analytics.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| tk_ai | Stores a randomly-generated anonymous visitor ID so Jetpack's Tracks analytics library can link tracking events to the same visitor. | Session in wp-admin; up to 5 years on the frontend |
| tk_qs | Queues analytics events for Jetpack's Tracks library so none are lost if the page closes before they can be sent. | 30 minutes |
| tk_tc | Used once per page load to work out which cookie domain the Tracks library should use, then removed as soon as it's read back. | Session (deleted immediately after use) |
| tk_aip | Stores a list of anonymous visitor IDs so they can be merged into one identity once a visitor is recognized. | Up to 5 years |
Marketing
Marketing cookies are used to follow visitors to websites. The intention is to show ads that are relevant and engaging to the individual user.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| cookietest | Session |
HubSpot
HubSpot is an all-in-one marketing, sales, and customer service platform that streamlines business growth.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| hs-messages-is-open | This cookie is used to determine and save whether the chat widget is open for future visits. | 30 minutes |
| hs-messages-hide-welcome-message | This cookie is used to prevent the chat widget welcome message from appearing again for one day after it is dismissed. | 1 day |
| __hsmem | This cookie is set when visitors log in to a HubSpot-hosted site. | 1 year |
| hs-membership-csrf | This cookie is used to ensure that content membership logins cannot be forged. | session |
| hs_langswitcher_choice | This cookie is used to save the visitor's selected language choice when viewing pages in multiple languages. | 2 years |
| __hstc | The main cookie for tracking visitors. | 13 months |
| hubspotutk | This cookie keeps track of a visitor's identity. It is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts. | 13 months |
| __hssc | This cookie keeps track of sessions. | 30 minutes |
| __hssrc | Whenever HubSpot changes the session cookie, this cookie is also set to determine if the visitor has restarted their browser. | session |
| messagesUtk | This cookie is used to recognize visitors who chat with you via the chatflows tool. If the visitor leaves your site before they're added as a contact, they will have this cookie associated with their browser. | 13 months |
| __hs_gpc_banner_dismiss | This cookie is used when the Global Privacy Control banner is dismissed. | 180 days |
| hs_ab_test | This cookie is used to consistently serve visitors the same version of an A/B test page they’ve seen before. | session |
| __hs_notify_banner_dismiss | This cookie is used when the website uses a Notify consent banner type. | 180 days |
| hubspotapi | This cookie allows the user to access the app with the correct permissions. | 7 days |
| hubspotapi-prefs | This is used with the hubspotapi cookie to remember whether the user checked the 'remember me' box (controls the expiration of the main cookie's authentication). | 1 Year |
| __hs_opt_out | This cookie is used by the opt-in privacy policy to remember not to ask the visitor to accept cookies again. | 13 months |
| hubspotapi-csrf | This is used for CSRF prevention – preventing third party websites from accessing your data. Expires after a year. | 1 year |
| __hs_do_not_track | This cookie can be set to prevent the tracking code from sending any information to HubSpot. | 13 months |
| __hs_cookie_cat_pref | This cookie is used to record the categories a visitor consented to. | 6 months |
| __hs_initial_opt_in | This cookie is used to prevent the banner from always displaying when visitors are browsing in strict mode. | 7 days |
YouTube
A video-sharing platform for users to upload, view, and share videos across various genres and topics.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Youtube visitor privacy metadata cookie | 180 days |
| GPS | Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location. | 1 day |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. Also used for marketing | 179 days |
| PREF | This cookie stores your preferences and other information, in particular preferred language, how many search results you wish to be shown on your page, and whether or not you wish to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on. | 10 years from set/ update |
| YSC | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session |
| DEVICE_INFO | Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website. | 179 days |
| LOGIN_INFO | This cookie is used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website. | 2 years |
Managing Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences. You can:
- Delete cookies from your device
- Block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse all or some cookies
- Set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie
Please note that if you choose to block some or all cookies, you may not be able to use all the features on our website.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact Information
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Last Updated: 31/08/2026