Cookie Usage
A cookie is a small piece of text that can be stored by your browser when you surf the Internet.
Cookies are used to store information as you move from page to page inside a website. Common uses are to enable shopping basket functionality or to ensure you do not need to set language preferences each time you move to a new page within a site.
Although some personal information is tracked using analytics cookies (such as your browser settings and location) we cannot track personal information on individual users. The data generated is used to create a picture of an 'average' user.
Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Expires |
Description |
ASP.NET_SessionId |
Session cookie |
Session end |
A session cookie which is deleted when your browser is closed. |
X-Mapping-acahihbc |
Zeus load balancer |
Session end |
This cookie is used to ensure your browsing experience is as fast as possible and is deleted when you close your browser. |
__utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz |
Google Analytics |
Session end + 2 years |
These cookies help us to analyse how the site is used. Although some personal information (such as your browser settings and location) are recorded we do not identify you as an individual user. |