Cookie Policy

Essential Cookies

“Essential” cookies let you move around the website and use essential features like secure areas and online billing. These cookies don’t gather any information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you’ve been on the internet.

Name Description Expiration
Apache This cookie is set to provide a unique identification of the User and is passed back to the server with each subsequent request. one “session” (i.e. until the browser is closed)
cookie_option_shown This cookie controls whether the “privacy options” tab has been shown to the User. one “session” (i.e. until the browser is closed)
privacy_preference This cookie is set to record the fact that a User has opted to disable cookies. 1 year from set/update.
privacy_cookie_status This cookie is set to record the fact that a User has opted to enable cookies. 1 year from set/update.
cms_device This cookie detects what type of device is being used so that the user experience can be tailored accordingly. 6 months from set/update.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to monitor usage of the website. Google Analytics collects information anonymously.

Name Description Expiration
__utma This cookie determines unique visitors to your site and updates with each page view. 2 years from set/update.
__utmb This cookie is used to establish and continue a user session with your site. 30 minutes from set/update.
__utmc This cookie is no longer used by the ga.js tracking code to determine session status. Not set.
__utmz This cookie stores the type of referral used by the visitor to reach your site. 6 months from set/update.
__utm* Any cookies with this prefix are related to Google Analytics. 6 months from set/update.
_gid, _ga* Any cookies with this prefix are related to Google Universal Analytics. 2 years from set/update.