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What is a cookie and why are they used?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. They are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device and do lots of different jobs like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, reporting on website errors and generally improving the user experience.

Which cookies are used on this website?

The cookies used on this website have been categorised using information from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) UK Cookie Guide. By using the wording from this Guide, Ancon hopes to make its cookie information consistent with other websites. This approach should help web users become familiar with types of cookies so they can make informed decisions about which cookies they want on their devices.

All the cookies used on this website are clearly set out below by category.

Category 1: Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential to enable you to move around this website and use its features.
Cookie name Description
ASP.NET_SessionID This is a read-only value that uniquely identifies the current user to the web server and is integral to the normal operating of the website. The browser will store this cookie until the browser is closed.
Arp_scroll_position This is a browser based cookie that is used to remember the user’s position on a page when moving between site pages.

Category 2: Performance cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use the website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often and if they get any error messages during their visit. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor.

The following cookies are set by Google Analytics – a service provided to website owners that generates detailed statistics about the visitors to a website. The data collected is limited to Ancon’s use only, for managing the performance and design of this site.

Please note, all information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
Cookie name Description
__utma Visitor identifier, expires after 2 years
__utmb Session identifier, expires after 30 minutes of activity
__utmc Session identifier, destroyed when user quits the browser
__utmz Campaign values, expires after 6 months
__utmv Visitor segmentation, expires after 2 years

Consent by Functional Use

Ancon provides the above information to enable its web users to make an informed choice about the cookies they allow. By using this website you agree that we can place the above cookies on your device. This route to gaining consent is provided in the ICC UK Cookie Guide and is considered appropriate for the non-intrusive nature of the cookies we use.

More Information

If you have any concerns or questions regarding any of the above please email info@ancon.co.uk or telephone Ancon’s Marketing Department on +44 (0) 114 275 5224.

You can find more information about cookies at:

www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.eu , and for a video about cookies visit www.google.co.uk/goodtoknow/data-on-the-web/cookies .
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