What are 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.

Whilst we have sought to keep the number of cookies to a minimum, there are some cookies which are required in order to allow members access to the Site. We have also elected to use additional cookies to provide an enhanced user experience.

Details of the cookies used are displayed below:

Strictly Necessary cookies

Name Purpose
Vimeo (__cf_bm) This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.
CloudFlare cf_clearance This cookie is used by the CloudFlare service to identify trusted web traffic and override any security restrictions based on the visitor's IP address. It is essential for supporting a website's security features and in providing protection against malicious visitors.

Advertising cookies

Name Purpose
_fbp Used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers

Analytical cookies

Name Purpose
_gid This cookie is set by Google Analytics. It stores and update a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track pageviews.
_gauges_unique_day This Cookie of Gauges helps to improve the site by collecting information about how visitors use a website.
sbjs_migrations This cookie is used to track user interactions and migration between different pages or sections of the website to improve user experience and website performance analytics.
sbjs_first_add This cookie is used to store details about the user's first visit to the website, including timestamp, referring site, and source of the traffic, to assess the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and website sources.
sbjs_first This cookie is used to store information about the user's first session on the website. It tracks details such as the source from which the user came, the path they took, which search engine and keyword were used, and their location at the time of the first visit. This information is used to analyze and improve the website's performance by understanding user behavior.
_gauges_unique, _gauges_unique_year This Cookie of Gauges helps to improve the site by collecting information about how visitors use a website.
_ga_Y2RYSR176Q This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.
mailchimp_landing_site This cookie is used to record which page the user first visited to reach the website, helping in assessing the effectiveness of different landing pages for marketing campaigns.
sbjs_current, sbjs_current_add This cookie is used to store information about the current visit to distinguish between users and sessions. It typically includes details such as source of traffic, campaign data, and user behavior to help in tracking and analyzing the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
sbjs_udata This cookie is used to store user-specific data to help monitor and analyze the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns and optimize the user experience on the website.
sbjs_session This cookie is used to track user activity and sessions to improve the performance and usability of the website, helping to understand how visitors interact with the website.
_gauges_unique_hour This Cookie of Gauges helps to improve the site by collecting information about how visitors use a website.
_ga_FHT0DN6HQX This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.

Personalisation cookies

Name Purpose
_cfuvid This cookie is used for purposes of tracking users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services.
_gauges_unique_month This Cookie of Gauges helps to improve the site by collecting information about how visitors use a website.

Should you elect through your browser settings not to receive cookies, the functionality of the Site and the services provided through the Site will be limited or ineffective.

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