Our site drops the following cookies:
asp.net_SessionID
Stores a temporary unique identifier for your session – no other information is stored. This cookie is removed when you close your browser.
Expires on exit of browser
ASPXAUTH
When you are logged in, this cookie stores a value which identifies you to your site. This value is encrypted and can only be read by the server. If you use the Remember Me function this cookie remains on your computer for 3 months, otherwise it is removed when you log out of the site.
Expires on exit of browser
AntiXsrfToken
Implements a preventative mechanism against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_request_forgery for further details)
Expires on exit of browser
NREUM
Used by New Relic (performance monitoring) as a work around for browsers that do not support the Navigation Timing API.
Expires on exit of browser
_utma
Used by Google Analytics to capture and determine unique visitors and the frequency of views. __utma is written to the browser on your first visit to a site (from the browser being used).
2 year expiry
_utmb
Used by Google Analytics to establish and continue your session on the site. Each time you visit a page it is updated to expire in 30 minutes. It expires if you spend more than 30 minutes on a single page.
30 minute expiry
_utmc
Previously used by Google Analytics javascript to define a session status.
6 month expiry
_utmz
Used by Google Analytics to store the type of referral used to reach the site; e.g. direct, link, web search, etc.
Expires on exit of browser