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The web statistics package we use on our site, Google Analytics, sets cookies to help us accurately estimate the number of visitors to the website and volumes of usage. This is to ensure that the service is available when you want it and fast. The following cookies are set by Google Analytics:
| Cookie Name | Expiration Time | Description |
| _ga | 2 years | Used to distinguish users. |
| _gid | 24 hours | Used to distinguish users. |
| _gat | 1 minute | Used to throttle request rate. |
For further details on the cookies set by Google Analytics, please refer to the Google Analytics documentation.
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How to reject or delete these cookies
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See our Privacy Notice for more details.
Protection of your personal data
We are committed to keeping your information as secure as possible. See our Privacy Notice for more details.
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