Effective: [22 December, 2025]
We value your privacy and are committed to being transparent about how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website.
When you visit our site, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or manage cookies. If you decline non-essential cookies, certain features of the site may not work fully or as intended.
This cookie policy should be read together with our privacy policy.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser when you visit our site. They help us: -
Cookies do not usually contain personally identifiable information, but any personal data collected through cookies is handled in accordance with our privacy policy.
We use both first-party cookies (set by us) and third-party cookies (set by external services)
We use cookies to -
Some cookies are still under review and not yet categorised (unclassified cookies).
| Category | Purpose |
| Essential | Enable core functionality of the website, such as security and accessibility. These cookies are always active as the website cannot function properly without them. |
| Preference | Remember your choices and settings, such as language or region, to provide a more personalised experience. |
| Analytics | Collect aggregated, anonymous data to help us understand how visitors use our site and improve its performance and content. |
| Marketing | Track visitor behaviour and interests across pages and sessions to deliver relevant advertising, measure campaign performance, and tailor content recommendations. |
| Unclassified | Cookies identified on the site that have not yet been assigned to a specific category. We are in the process of reviewing and categorising these. |
We currently use the following third-party tools on our site -
| Name of cookie | First/third party | Default expiration | Purpose |
| _ga | Third (Google) | 2 years | Maintain session state |
| _ga_(container-id) | Third (Google) | 2 years | Maintain session state |
| _pk_id | Third (Matomo) | 13 months | Visitor ID |
| _pk_ses | Third (Matomo) | 30 minutes | Session ID |
| owa_session | First (OWA) | Session | Session ID |
| owa_persistent | First (OWA) | 1 year | Persistent visitor ID |
| _clck | Third (Clarity) | 1 year | Persist Clarity user ID |
| _clsk | Third (Clarity) | 1 day | Group pageviews |
| CLID | Third (Clarity) | 1 year | First-time visitor ID |
| MUID | Third (Microsoft) | 1 year | Unique browser ID |
| ANONCHK | Third (Microsoft) | 10 minutes | Manage MUID transfer |
| Name of cookie | First/third party | Default expiration | Purpose |
| _linkedin_oauth_xxx | Third (LinkedIn) | Session | OAuth session |
| _li_fat_id | Third (LinkedIn) | 1 month | Conversion tracking |
| ANID | Third (Google Ads) | 6 months | Personalised ads |
| _reddit_session | Third (Reddit) | Session | Session ID |
| loid | Third (Reddit) | 2 years | Logged-out visitor ID |
| muc_ads | Third (Twitter) | 2 years | Advertising |
| ct0 | Third (Twitter) | Session | Auth token |
| guest_id | Third (Twitter) | 2 years | Unique visitor ID |
| _quora_session | Third (Quora) | Session | Session ID |
| m-b | Third (Quora) | 1 year | Personalisation |
| _fbp | Third (Meta) | 3 months | Store and track visits across websites for advertising |
| fr | Third (Meta) | 3 months | Deliver, measure and improve relevance of ads |
| sb | Third (Meta) | 2 years | Identify browser for security and integrity purposes |
| datr | Third (Meta) | 2 years | Identify browser to prevent fraud |
| c_user | Third (Meta) | 1 year | Facebook user ID (only if logged in) |
| xs | Third (Meta) | Session | Session management and security |
| _pinterest_ct_ua | Third (Pinterest) | 1 year | Track user actions for advertising attribution |
| _pinterest_sess | Third (Pinterest) | Session | Maintain session state |
| _pinterest_ct_rt | Third (Pinterest) | 1 year | Conversion tracking and retargeting |
| _epik | Third (Pinterest) | 1 year | Store user ID for ad performance tracking |
We also use internally set cookies that belong to the essential and preference categories to support core site functionality and remember your settings.
Some cookies on our site are placed by third-party services. These third parties may use their cookies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites. Please refer to their respective privacy and cookie policies for more details.
You can manage or withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies anytime via the cookie settings on our site.
You can also control cookies in your browser settings ,but note that disabling some cookies may affect your experience..
We regularly review this cookie policy and update it when needed.
Last reviewed: 22 December, 2025.
If you have questions about this policy or how we use cookies, please contact us at [email protected]
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