Automatic Collection of Information – Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
| Cookie | Name | Permanent | Purpose |
| Site Cookies | Generic PHP Session cookie | No | These cookies are used to store information about the slider images on the site. They are also used to store details about your job alert preferences available through the job board |
| Social Media and Google | guest_id | No | These cookies are used to store information about your use iof the site and interactions using social media. They are also used to monitor interactions and use of our website. |
| Session ID | PHPSESSID | No | Is the unique identifier for the user’s session, so the content management system knows who they are, what the last page they visited was, etc (important for ensuring when someone clicks on a content link, the content is displayed in the correct navigational context). |
DASLS cookies are only used to identify the customer, not to identify any specific customer traits. These cookies do not store any sensitive data.
We do not automatically log personal data nor do we link information automatically logged by other means with personal data about specific individuals. We do automatically log user’s IP address and session information such as the duration of the visit and the type of browser used. This is recognised by the web server and is only used for system administration and to provide statistics which the business uses to evaluate use of the site.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
