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Cookies Policy
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file which is sent from the website to your computer. It contains information about you as a user on the website to personalise your experience. For example, to determine if you are an admin user and, if so, allow you access to the admin area of the site and the correct user profile.
Session cookies are only stored for the duration of your visit to the website and will be removed when the browser window is closed. For example, when you close your browser window the relevant authentication cookie is removed and you will need to login again the next time you visit the website.
Permanent cookies are stored for a period of time and are used to identify you when you return to the site. For example, your username may be remembered on the login page.
Essential Cookies
Actions such as Registration and Login require cookies to determine the permission level the site should grant to you. If you register or login to this site, cookies will be set on your device. The following essential cookies are set by this website:
WordPress cookies
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Intrusion Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| catAccCookies | Records that the visitor has accepted the site’s cookie policy. | 30 days | Low |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Tests that the browser accepts cookies before logging in. | Session | Low |
| wordpress_# | Stores encrypted login credentials for admin users. | Session | Low |
| wordpress_logged_in_# | Keeps admin users logged in to the WordPress dashboard. | 2 weeks | Low |
| wordpress_sec_# | Provides additional authentication security for admin logins. | 2 weeks | Low |
| wp-settings-# | Stores personalised admin interface preferences for each user. | Session | Low |
| wp-settings-time-# | Records when admin interface preferences were last updated. | Session | Low |
| wp-saving-post | Tracks the save state of a post while editing in the dashboard. | Session | Low |
| elementor | Maintains the Elementor editor session while editing pages. | Session | Low |
| elementor_preferences | Stores editor panel preferences such as panel width and open tabs. | Session | Low |
| elementor_library | Remembers the last state of the Elementor template library. | Session | Low |
| elementor_post_lock | Prevents two users editing the same page simultaneously. | Session | Low |
| wpfuuid | Assigns an anonymous unique identifier to track interactions with WPForms contact forms across visits. | 11 years | Medium |
| wpf_leadsource | Records the traffic source that referred the visitor when a form is submitted, for lead attribution. | 30 days | Low |
| wpf_leadsource[utm_source] | Stores the UTM source parameter at the time of the visitor’s first arrival for form lead tracking. | 30 days | Low |
| wpf_leadsource[utm_medium] | Stores the UTM medium parameter at the time of the visitor’s first arrival for form lead tracking. | 30 days | Low |
| wpf_leadsource[utm_campaign] | Stores the UTM campaign parameter at the time of the visitor’s first arrival for form lead tracking. | 30 days | Low |
| wpf_ref | Records the referring URL and landing page when a visitor first arrives, used for form submission attribution. | 30 days | Low |
Performance cookies
If this site has code from a Third Party site, the Third Party site may set Third Party cookies on your computer:
- if the page with the code is viewed, eg Google Analytics or YouTube,
- if you click the link to the Third Party site eg Facebook, Twitter, Google +1, LinkedIn, Vimeo, AddThis.
The intrusion level of Third Party cookies vary and you should check their Privacy Policies for more details.
The following third party cookies may be active on this site, you can view the details of which cookies are currently enabled via your browser (see below instructions).
Google Analytics
We use this this service to improve your experience on this site.
- The service:
This service runs in the background and drops one or more cookies to your computer, or handheld device. It helps us measure how you interact with our websites content by tracking your user journey and site interactions. The cookies store non-identifiable information about your browsing history, we use this data to analyse patterns and trends to help improve your experience.
- The data Google Analytics stores about you:
Non-identifiable data such as, visits, pages views, time on site, and the journey you take through the site.
Can I disable cookies?
Yes, however, some of these electronic tools may need to collect and process personal data in order to function correctly. If you choose to switch off or block these tools, elements of our site may not work correctly for you.
Instructions for managing your cookies
The following guides provide instructions on how to enable, disable or delete cookies stored by your browser: