Cookies
Information about Cookies and your Choices
Cookies
Cookies are files that web servers put on an internet user's computer. They are designed to store basic information, such as your preferences, and to give you a better experience. They help us to estimate the number of different visitors to our website.
There are two types of cookies which may be used: session and persistent. Session cookies are temporary and only last during a specific visit. They disappear off your website when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies stay on your computer after the browser has been closed. They can't read information on your hard drive and don't identify you personally, but do recognise your browser.
Visitors to our website who disable the cookies in their web browsers will still be able to use our website.
We are using the following cookies on our website. Accessing our website indicates that you accept the use of performance cookies.
| Issuer | Cookie | Purpose | More Information |
| sophus3 website CMS (Drupal) | has_js | This cookie informs the content management system whether you have JavaScript enabled in your browser settings. (session cookie - expires at the end of the browser session) | Drupal website |
| Issuer | Cookie | Purpose | More Information |
| Google Analytics | _utma _utmb _utmc _utmz | These third party cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use the site. The information is used to compile reports to improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. (session cookie (_utmc, _umtb) - expire at the end of the browser session and persistent cookies - expire after 6 month (_umtz) or 2 years (_umta) | Google Privacy Opt-Out |
| sophus3 | TCID | This cookie is used to collect information about how visitors use the site. The cookie contains an anonymous random ID to distinguish different browsers. (persistent cookie - expires 2 years after the last visits) | Opt-Out |
| sophus3 | TCSess | This cookie is used to collect information about how visitors use the site. The cookie contains an anonymous random ID to distinguish different browser sessions. (session cookie - expires at the end of the browser session) | Opt-Out |
| Issuer | Cookie | Purpose | More Information |
| sophus3 | s3qClient | Sophus3 conducts surveys on this website which randomly invite visitors to participate. This cookie contains a generic text which indicates that you have participated or declined to participate in one of our surveys. Allowing this cookie means you won't receive another invite. (persistent cookie - expires after up to 6 months) | Should you receive a survey invite it will include the choice to accept or decline this cookie. |
Controlling the use of cookies
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. For further information about disabling cookies you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to sign in or use other interactive features of certain web sites and services that depend on cookies.
