Cookie policy

We use a number of different cookies on our site. If you do not know what cookies are, or how to control or delete them, then we recommend you visit https://www.aboutcookies.org for detailed guidance.

The list below describe the cookies we use on this site and what we use them for. Currently we operate an ‘implied consent’ policy which means that we assume you are happy with this usage. If you are not happy, then you should either not use this site, or you should delete the cookies having visited the site, or you should browse the site using your browser’s anonymous usage setting (called “Incognito” in Chrome, “InPrivate” for Internet Explorer, “Private Browsing” in Firefox and Safari etc.)

Necessary cookies

Name Description
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.
advanced_ads_visitor Geo-location, user role, user capabilities, used by Cache Busting in Advanced Ads Pro when the appropriate visitor conditions are used.
iutk Issuu sets this cookie to recognise the user's device and what Issuu documents have been read
pressidium_cookie_consent Cookie to remember users' consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors.
__eoi Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security.
sid

Analytics cookies

Name Description
YSC Youtube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages.
_ga_* This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.
_ga This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics – which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports.

Targeting cookies

Name Description
cid_* Crimtan sets this cookie as remarketing cookie that is used to send relevant ads to users on subsequent sites.
mc Quantserve sets the mc cookie to track user behaviour on the website anonymously.
__gads Set by Google Ad Manager on a site to help with measuring how a user interacts with the ads on that domain and preventing the same ads from being shown to the user too many times.
test_cookie A session cookie used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies.

Preference cookies

Name Description
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface.

FIRST PARTY COOKIES

These are cookies that are set by this website directly.

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect information about visitor behaviour on our website. Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on. This Analytics data is collected via a JavaScript tag in the pages of our site and is not tied to personally identifiable information.We therefore do not collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) so this information cannot be used to identify who you are.

More information on session cookies and what they are used for at https://www.allaboutcookies.org/cookies/session-cookies-used-for.html

THIRD PARTY COOKIES

These are cookies set on your machine by external websites whose services are used on this site. Cookies of this type are the sharing buttons across the site allow visitors to share content onto social networks. Cookies are currently set by  Twitter, Facebook and Google+. In order to implement these buttons, and connect them to the relevant social networks and external sites, there are scripts from domains outside of our website. You should be aware that these sites are likely to be collecting information about what you are doing all around the internet, including on this website.

You should check the respective policies of each of these sites to see how exactly they use your information and to find out how to opt out, or delete, such information.