Whilst using the www.newsmiths.co.uk site, some information is collected automatically using ‘cookies’ or local storage.
We use cookies on our website to help us provide visitors with the best possible online experience. If you continue to browse our website we assume that you are happy for your web browser to receive all cookies served by our site.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that is sent to your web browser and stored in the memory of your device when you visit a website. Cookies are useful because they enable collection of user data and analysis of how the website is being used by visitors, to optimise and create the best possible visitor experience.
Some cookies are temporary to your browsing session and deleted every time you close your browser. Other cookies remain on your device until they expire or you delete them from your device’s cache.
Cookies are divided into 4 main categories:
Category 1: strictly necessary cookies
Category 2: performance cookies
Category 3: functionality cookies
Category 4: targeting cookies or advertising cookies
Category 1 – Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use it’s features.
Our site uses this type of cookie
Category 2 – Performance cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.
By using our website and online services,you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.
Category 3 – Functionality cookies
These cookies 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.
These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
By using our website and online services,you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.
Category 4 – targeting cookies or advertising cookies
These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation.
Our site does not use this type of cookie.
However, we do have links to many other web sites. Once you access another site through a link that we have provided, it is the responsibility of that site to provide information as to how they use cookies on the respective site.
Cookie Name |
Category |
Purpose |
Type |
PHPSESSID |
1 | Website Navigation | Session (expires as soon as user navigates away from the Website or closes browser) |
wc_session_cookie |
1 | Website Navigation | Session (expires as soon as user navigates away from the Website or closes browser) |
wp-settings-1 |
1 | Website Navigation | Session (expires as soon as user navigates away from the Website or closes browser) |
wp-settings-time-1 |
1 | Website Navigation | Session (expires as soon as user navigates away from the Website or closes browser) |
__utma |
2 | Google Analytics | Persistent (expires 2 years after the last visit to the Website) |
__utmb |
2 | Google Analytics | Session (expires after 30mins) |
__utmc |
2 | Google Analytics | Session (expires as soon as user navigates away from the Website or closes browser) |
__utmz |
2 | Google Analytics | Session (expires after 30mins) |
__qca |
2 | Jetpack Site Stats | Persistent (expires 14 months after the last visit to the Website) |
Browser |
Where to find information about controlling cookies |
Internet Explorer |
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835 |
Chrome |
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB |
Firefox |
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Clear%20Recent%20History |
Safari |
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042 |
Opera |
http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/ |
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