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Cookies do lots of different jobs, such as:

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What Cookies are used by this site?

Cookies are set by this website (first party cookies) but may also be set by other websites (e.g. You Tube) that run content on the website’s pages (third party cookies).

Cookies can be set to remember a visitor for the duration of their visit (session cookies) or to remember a visitor for repeat visits (persistent cookies).  

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Identification. These cookies identify a user, making it easier for them to use the dynamic features of the site without having to provide the same information again as they move from one page to another. 

Non-persistent ‘session’ cookie (until the website browser is closed).

Google

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Performance: to measure and improve site quality through analysis of visitor behaviour.

Persistent: 2 years from when set or updated.

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These cookies identify a user, making it easier for them to use the dynamic features of the site without having to provide the same information again as they move from one page to another. 

Session (until the website browser is closed).

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Performance. This cookie is used to record how many times an article has been shared via the social media  AddThis feature.

Persistent: 2 years from when set or updated.


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Facebook use cookies so they know who you are so we they show content that’s most relevant to you, including features, products, and ads.

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Persistent: 2 years from when set or updated.

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These help Facebook provide a localized experience.

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Persistent:  5 days from when set or updated.

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Trip Advisor

These cookies are set by the TripAdvisor widget on accommodation details pages. The majority of these cookies are set only if the user is logged into a TripAdvisor account. They track the usage of the widget primarily for analytical purposes, although they may be used for personalisation of the user’s experience on the TripAdvisor website.


http://www.tripadvisor.com/pages/privacy.html

Persistent: from 1 up to 10 years from when set or updated.

If your site uses Questionnaire Builder Functionality add these

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Used for questionnaires, survey's, competitions to indicate the user has already submitted answers.

Persistent: 1 year from when set or updated.

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Text Size Switcher. Text size switcher – allows the user to select their preference for the size of the text.

Persistent: 30 days from when set or updated.

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Twitter.com

Twitter may use both session cookies and persistent cookies to better understand how the user interact with their Services.

http://twitter.com/privacy

Persistent: 2 years from when set or updated.


If your site displays Youtube videos add these

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Youtube.com

Is created if a Youtube video is embedded on a page.

Persistent: 1 year from when set or updated.

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Youtube.com

When the user plays the videos on the site.

Session (until the website browser is closed).

PREF

Occasionally set. The nature of Youtube cookies is dependent upon the privacy settings of the videos themselves in Youtube.

Full details of Youtube cookies policy here:

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Persistent: 10 years from when set or updated.


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Mouse flow record information about a user’s use of a website. The website uses the information to compile reports and to help improve the site.

http://mouseflow.com/privacy/"

Persistent: 3 months from when set or updated.

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mf_session

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Mouse flow record information about a user’s use of a website. The website uses the information to compile reports and to help improve the site.

http://mouseflow.com/privacy/

Session (until the website browser is closed).


If you site uses Click Tale analytics tracking add these

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These cookies are used to collect information about how users  use the site. The website uses the information to compile reports and to help improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, details of which can be found by following the relevant link.

http://www.clicktale.com/privacy_service.aspx

Persistent: 1 and 2 years from when set or updated.

If your site uses Core Motives analytics tracking add these

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CoreMotives - These cookies provide information about the users and how they discovered the website. In addition they can also allow the website to create a link to a Microsoft Dynamics CRM system.

Session (until the website browser is closed).

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CoreMotives - These cookies provide information about the users and how they discovered the website. In addition they can also allow the website to create a link to a Microsoft Dynamics CRM system.

Persistent: 5 years from when set or updated.

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