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How we use cookies
Different categories of cookies are used for different purposes on our sites. The cookies we use are listed below and follow the four cookie categories proposed by the International Chamber of Commerce. Note, that some cookies could be listed under multiple categories, this is normal.
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| PROVIDER | DESCRIPTION | COOKIE NAME | EXPIRATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osano | Stores the user's current consent status. | osano_consentmanager | 1 year |
| Osano | Stores the expiration of the user's captured consent. | osano_consentmanager_expdate | 1 year |
| Osano | Stores the user's unique consent identifier. | osano_consentmanager_uuid | 1 year |
| Akamai | Stores bot detection data and visitor context to secure site entry. | ak_bmsc | 1 hour |
| Akamai | Holds server-side validation state and request telemetry data for threat analysis. | bm_sv | 1 hour |
| Akamai | Tracks visitor behavioural metrics and device fingerprints to spot automated activity. | bm_mi | 1 hour |
| Akamai | It tracks user behaviour and browser signals using a background JavaScript sensor to confirm a real human is visiting the page. | _abck | 1 year |
| Akamai | It helps websites detect and defend against malicious web traffic, scraping, and automated attacks. | bm_sz | 4 hours |
| Liferay (DXP) | Maintains user session state across page requests. | JSESSIONID | Session |
| Liferay (DXP) | Tracks session start times for timeout warnings. | LFR_SESSION_STATE_* | Session |
| Liferay (DXP) | Checks if the browser supports and allows cookies. | COOKIE_SUPPORT | 1 year |
| ReciteMe | It tells the browser that you want the toolbar to stay active and load automatically when you visit other pages on the website. | Recite.Persist | 1 year |
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These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website.
personalization cookies
| PROVIDER | DESCRIPTION | COOKIE NAME | EXPIRATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotjar LTD | Set by Hotjar to ensure that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. | ^_hjid$ | Session |
| Liferay DXP | Remembers the user's preferred language choice. | GUEST_LANGUAGE_ID | 1 year |
| ReciteMe | It remembers user choices like text size, color adjustments, or reading preferences. | Recite.Preferences | 1 year |
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These items allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
Analytics Cookies
| PROVIDER | DESCRIPTION | COOKIE NAME | EXPIRATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotjar LTD | A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensues that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session. | ^_hjSession_* | 30 minutes |
| Hotjar LTD | Used to determine the most generic cookie path so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). After this check, the cookie is removed. | ^_hjTLDTest$ | Session |
| Hotjar LTD | Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. | ^_hjSessionUser_ | 365 days |
| Google LLC | Associated with Google Universal Analytics to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. | ^_ga$ | 2 years |
| Hotjar LTD | Used to store unique visits to the website. This cookie is used to detect the first pageview session of a user. This is a True/False flag set by the cookie. | _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | 30 Minutes |
| Hotjar LTD | This is set to identify a new user’s first session. It stores a true/false value, indicating whether this was the first time Hotjar saw this user. It is used by Recording filters to identify new user sessions. | _hjFirstSeen | Session |
| Hotjar LTD | This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that user is included in the data sampling defined by your site's pageview limit. | _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | 30 Minutes |
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These items help the website operator understand how its website performs, how visitors interact with the site, and whether there may be technical issues. This storage type usually doesn’t collect information that identifies a visitor.
How do I change my cookie settings
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the cookie icon located at the bottom right corner of our webpage. You can then adjust the available toggles to “On” or “Off” and then by clicking save which will record your preferences. This will then enable or disable the script in the background from processing.
In addition, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings.
Find out how to manage cookies on the below browsers by clicking on the below links:
- Google Chrome (opens in a new window)
- Microsoft Edge (opens in a new window)
- Mozilla Firefox (opens in a new window)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (opens in a new window)
- Opera (opens in a new window)
- Apple Safari (opens in a new window)
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.