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AFBI Repository Cookie Usage

How the AFBI Repository uses Cookies

The AFBI Repository and some of the websites it links to use a number of cookies. These cookies are listed below with more details about why we use them and how long they will last.

Measuring website usage

We use Google Analytics to collect information about how people use our website. We do this to make sure it’s meeting people's needs and to understand how we could meet those needs better.

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. We do not collect or store your personal details such as your name or address. We cannot identify who you are.

We do not allow Google to use or share any information we collect with other third parties.

 

Cookie

Description

Duration

Type

__utma

This cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.

2 years

Performance

__utmc

The cookie is set by Google Analytics and is deleted when the user closes the browser. The cookie is not used by ga.js. The cookie is used to enable interoperability with urchin.js which is an older version of Google analytics and used in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine new sessions/visits.

 

Performance

__utmz

This cookie is set by Google analytics and is used to store the traffic source or campaign through which the visitor reached your site.

5 months

Performance

__utmt

The cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to throttle request rate.

10 minutes

Performance

__utmb

The cookie is set by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.

30 minutes

Performance

  

Maintaining your site visit

We use a cookie which maintains your session across the website.

Cookie

Description

Type

Duration

JSESSIONID

Used by sites written in JSP. General purpose platform session cookies that are used to maintain users' state across page requests.

Necessary

 

Websites that we link to

We link to a number of external websites. Where a link exists for a third party site (such as a publisher), information about Cookies used and their purpose can be found on the linked page.

The AFBI Repository does not have any control over the way that any third party sites we link to use your data.  You should read their respective privacy policies carefully to find out what happens to any data that is collected when you use these services and to consider whether you want to opt out.