Cookie Policy

Last Updated: October 2024

This website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of the website.  This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve the website.

By continuing to browse the website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies as set out by this policy.

1. Information about cookies

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that, if you agree to their use, is stored on your browser or the hard drive of your computer or device.  They contain information that is transferred to your hard drive. The cookies that we could use can be split into the following categories:

  • Strictly necessary cookies.
    These are cookies that are required for the operation of the website.  They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into parts of the website.
  • Analytical/performance cookies.
    These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors to the website and to see how they move around within the website when they are using it.  This helps us to improve the way the website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
  • Functionality cookies.
    These are used to recognise you when you return to the website.  This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
  • Marketing cookies.
    These cookies record your visit to the website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed.  We may share this information with third parties (see our Privacy Policy for more information on how we use information we collect from you).

2. The cookies we use

We use the following cookies:

Category

Cookie Name

Purpose

Duration

Visitor Analytics

_ga

Used by WRSC to see how our website users navigate the site.

26 months

Visitor Analytics

_gat

Used by WRSC to see how our website users navigate the site.

Until you close the browser

Visitor Analytics

_gid

Used by WRSC to see how our website users navigate the site.

1 Day

Marketing

fr, act, c_user, data, pl, sb, wd, xs

A tracking cookie that records your visit to our website

28 Days

System

wordpress_test_cookie

Used by WordPress to check that cookies work

Until you close the browser

System

itsec-hb-login

Used by WordPress to manage logins

Until you close the browser

System

CookiesDirective (Marketing / Analytics)

Used by the website to notify cookies are in use

1 year

Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control.  These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.

3. How you can block cookies

You were presented with a pop up when you first visited this website to gain your consent for the use of the above cookies. If you change your mind you can revisit this options menu by clicking on the button in the bottom left hand corner. To opt out of our cookies at any time you can also delete the existing cookies within your website browser and reject them upon visiting our site.

Also, you can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies.

However, please be aware that blocking cookies may affect your ability to use the website.  In particular, you may not be able to access all or parts of the website or use the functionalities contained on it.

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