Cookie Policy
Effective date: 17 August 2026
Last updated: 17 August 2026
What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use, what information we collect through cookies, how we use that information, and how you can manage your cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files used to store certain information. When a website loads in your browser, these files may be placed on your device. Cookies help ensure that the website functions properly, improve security and the user experience, and enable us to analyse the website’s performance.
How do we use cookies?
Like most online services, our website uses both first-party and third-party cookies for various purposes. First-party cookies are primarily necessary for the website to function properly.
Third-party cookies help us understand how the website performs, analyse how visitors interact with it, maintain the security of our services, display personalised content and advertisements, and improve the overall user experience.
Types of cookies we use
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies are required for essential website functions, such as secure login and managing consent preferences.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
pll_language | 1 year | Polylang uses this cookie to remember the language selected by the user and to determine the website’s language information. |
wpEmojiSettingsSupports | Session | WordPress uses this cookie to determine whether the user’s browser can display emojis correctly. |
rc::a | Never expires | Google reCAPTCHA uses this cookie to identify bots and protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
rc::c | Session | Google reCAPTCHA uses this cookie to identify bots and protect the website against spam. |
wordpress_test_cookie | Session | WordPress uses this cookie to check whether cookies are enabled in the user’s browser. |
Functional cookies
Functional cookies support services such as embedded videos, social media features and other services provided by third parties.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
yt-remote-device-id | Never expires | YouTube uses this cookie to store the user’s video playback preferences. |
ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Never expires | YouTube uses this cookie to store the search result most recently selected by the user. |
yt-remote-connected-devices | Never expires | YouTube uses this cookie to store user preferences relating to embedded videos. |
yt-remote-session-app | Session | Stores settings and information relating to the embedded YouTube player interface. |
yt-remote-cast-installed | Session | YouTube uses this cookie to store user preferences relating to the video player. |
yt-remote-session-name | Session | Stores the user’s preferences for the embedded YouTube video player. |
yt-remote-fast-check-period | Session | Stores settings relating to the playback of embedded YouTube videos. |
Analytics cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the website. They provide information including the number of visitors, sessions and traffic sources.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
_ga_* | 1 year, 1 month and 4 days | Google Analytics uses this cookie to store and count page views. |
_ga | 1 year, 1 month and 4 days | Google Analytics uses this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and to analyse website usage. The cookie assigns a randomly generated identifier to the visitor. |
Advertising cookies
Advertising cookies enable more relevant advertisements to be displayed to visitors and allow the effectiveness of advertising campaigns to be measured.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
YSC | Session | YouTube uses this cookie to track views of embedded videos. |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | YouTube uses this cookie to measure bandwidth and determine the appropriate video player interface. |
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | YouTube uses this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent status for the current domain. |
Uncategorised cookies
These cookies are still being analysed and have not yet been assigned to another category.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
__Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | 6 months | YouTube uses this cookie for the gradual rollout of features and the management of experiments. It helps determine which new features or interface changes are shown to a particular user. |
Managing cookie settings
Consent preferences
You can change your cookie settings at any time by clicking the Cookie settings button above. This allows you to reopen the consent settings, change your previous choices or withdraw your consent.
Browsers also provide their own settings for managing and deleting cookies. Official instructions for the most common browsers are available at the links below.
ChromeSafariFirefoxInternet Explorer
If you use another browser, please refer to its official support documentation.
This Cookie Policy was created using the CookieYes Cookie Policy Generator.