A cookie is a small text file which is stored on your computer or other device, such as mobile phones or tablets, by a website. Cookies allow a website to remember your preferences whilst visiting the site in order to provide you with a more personalised experience. They help to make websites work efficiently and can allow site owners to track how a site is used to provide useful data for making improvements.
Cookies are categorised into four cookie types as follows:
The table below explains the cookies we use and why:
Cookie Name | Cookie Type | Description | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
CookieControl | Necessary | Used by the Civic CookieControl to persist the user’s cookie preferences. | 90 days |
BIGipServer | Necessary | The BIGipServer cookie helps ensure that multiple requests from the same user are directed to the same web server, maintaining a consistent user experience | Session |
account.warwickemploymentgroup.com | Necessary | This cookie is necessary for the system to function properly. | |
_ga | Analytics | This is the main cookie used by Google Analytics, enables the service to distinguish one visitor from another and lasts for 2 years. Any site that implements Google Analytics, including Google services, uses the '_ga' cookie. Each '_ga' cookie is unique to the specific property, so it cannot be used to track a given user or browser across unrelated websites. Read Google’s overview of privacy and safeguarding data. | 2 years |
_gid | Analytical | Registers a unique ID hat is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day |
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the C icon to open the cookie control panel. You can then adjust the available sliders to On or Off, then clicking Close. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect. The majority of web browsers allow you to control the way you wish to use cookies. If you’d prefer not to allow cookies to be used when browsing our website, you can turn cookies off in your browser’s settings. For more information on controlling, disabling and deleting cookies, go to www.allaboutcookies.org.
Find out how to manage cookies on commonly used browsers:
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer’s website.
Google provide a tool that allows you to opt out from your visits being tracked by Google Analytics. You can obtain the Google Analytics opt-out tool here.
