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Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to collect information about visitor behaviour on our website. Google Analytics stores information about which pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on. This Analytics data is not tied to personally identifiable information. We therefore do not collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) so this information cannot be used to identify who you are.
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a. We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website.
b. Our analytics service provider generates statistical and other information about website use through cookies.
c. The analytics cookies used by our website have the following names: [_ga, _gid, _gat, AMP_TOKEN, _gav_, __utma, __utmt, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz, __utmv].
d. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website.
e. Our analytics service provider’s privacy policy is available at http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
Social Media
This website does include social media sharing buttons to 3rd party sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn, which may set 3rd party cookies. Please refer to these sites’ individual privacy policies for further information.
Cloudflare
This website does include cookies from Cloudflare to improve the loading speed and overall functionality of this website.
This site uses cookies: small files stored on your device. Necessary cookies are always on. Others are used only if you allow them where the law asks for consent, and you can change your choice at any time.
Necessary
Needed for the site to work, such as remembering your cookie choices. Always on.
| Service | Cookie | What it does | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
| August Awards | spcc_consent | Remembers your cookie choices | 365 days |
wordpress_logged_in_* | Keeps you logged in, only if you log in | Session, or 14 days with Remember me | |
comment_author_* | Fills in your name when you comment, only if you ask it to | 1 year | |
| Cloudflare Privacy policy | __cf_bm | Tells people from bots, when bot protection is on | 30 minutes |
cf_clearance | Remembers that you passed a security check | 30 minutes, unless the site sets another time | |
_cfuvid | Tells visitors who share an IP address apart, when rate limiting needs it | Varies | |
| Cloudflare Turnstile Privacy policy | Checks that forms are sent by a person, not a bot. It receives your IP address and details of your browser. | ||
Statistics
Help us see how the site is used, so we can improve it.
| Service | Cookie | What it does | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics Privacy policy | _ga | Tells visitors apart | 2 years |
_ga_* | Keeps the visit together | 2 years |
Embedded content
Videos, maps and posts from other sites, which may track you there.
| Service | Cookie | What it does | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Maps Privacy policy | NID | Remembers preferences | 6 months |
| YouTube Privacy policy | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Remembers player settings | 6 months |
YSC | Counts views | Session |
List last updated 1st November 2026.