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which may collect information and statistics about all visitors to this
website.
What are 'Cookies'?
A cookie is a text file saved
to your computer's hard disk by a website so it can remember who you are.
Cookies only record pages of a website that have been visited by your computer
and the duration of the visit to those pages. These remain on your computer
until you leave the website and allow you to carry information across pages of
the website without having to re-enter information, for example when putting
items into a shopping basket, or logging in to a site. Some cookies will stay
on your computer after leaving the website. For a more detailed explanation,
see the types of cookies below.
Session Cookie
Also called a transient cookie,
a cookie that is erased when you close the web browser. The session cookie is
stored in temporary memory and is not retained after the browser is closed.
Session cookies do not collect information from your computer. They typically
will store information in the form of a session identification that does not
personally identify the user.
Persistent Cookie
Also called a permanent
cookie, or a stored cookie, a cookie that is stored on your hard drive until it
expires (persistent cookies are set with expiration dates) or until you delete
the cookie. Persistent cookies are used to collect identifying information
about the user, such as web surfing behaviour or user preferences for a
specific website.
What is the new directive?
Privacy and Electronic Communications
(EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
What does it relate to?
This directive relates to
website users' consent of Cookies created by a website.
The Directive states that a website's users must knowingly give consent to the
use of Cookies on their computers.
For more detailed information about cookies, how they work on your computer and
how to delete them or allow them to remain on your computer, please visit www.ico.gov.uk/cookiesadvice