Cookie Policy
Our use of cookies
When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable. Where services are delivered on the Internet, this sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your device, for example, your computer or mobile phone. These include small files known as cookies. They cannot be used to identify you personally. These pieces of information are used to improve services for you.
If you wish to control the cookies that are set on your computer, the help function in your browser should tell you how. The About Cookies website also provides instructions for a number of different browsers.
Cookies set by this website
There are two types of cookie you may encounter when using this site; ‘First party cookies’ and ‘Third party cookies’.
First party cookies: these are our own cookies and are necessary in order for this website to function.
Third party cookies: these are cookies found in other companies’ internet tools which we are using to enhance our site.
As this site uses different cookies in several places – we’ve listed each of them below with more details about why we use them and how long they will last.
First party cookies:
Name: SESSxxxID
Purpose: Authentication session to prevent having to login multiple times in one browser session.
Typical content: A unique id that ties the current session to a database settings table.
Expires: One week.
Name: has_js
Purpose: This helps the website understand your web browser’s Javascript functionality.
Typical content: An on/off flag that denotes whether or not the browser supports Javascript.
Expires: When you close your browser.
Name: colours
Purpose: Enables us to remember which accessibility colour you are using.
Typical content: A string detailing which colour scheme you have chosen.
Expires: 1 year from set/update.
Name: text_resize
Purpose: Enables us to remember which text size to display the content at.
Typical content: A string detailing which text size you have chosen.
Expires: When you close your browser.
Name: text_resize_line_height
Purpose: Enables us to remember which text size to display the content at.
Typical content: A string detailing which text size you have chosen.
Expires: When you close your browser.
Third party cookies:
Necessary
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
| Cookie Id | Description | Provider | Duration |
| cookieyes-consent | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors | cookieyes.com | 1 year |
| rc::a | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | google.com | Never Expires |
| rc::c | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | google.com | session |
Functional
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
| Cookie Id | Description | Provider | Duration |
| rwebooks-(various) | We use BrowseAloud to aid accessibility of the website, to allow the text on the screen to be read aloud to the visitor. This site does not control the dissemination of these cookies. | BrowseAloud | 2 weeks from set/update |
| yt-remote-device-id | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | youtube.com | Never Expires |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. | youtube.com | Never Expires |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | youtube.com | Never Expires |
| yt-remote-session-app | The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. | youtube.com | session |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | youtube.com | session |
| yt-remote-session-name | The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | youtube.com | session |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. | youtube.com | session |
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie Id | Description | Provider | Duration |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. | google-analytics.com|googletagmanager.com/gtag/js | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
| _ga | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. | google-analytics.com|googletagmanager.com/gtag/js | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
| Cookie Id | Description | Provider | Duration |
| YSC | Youtube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. | youtube.com | session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | youtube.com | 6 months |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. | youtube.com | 6 months |
| yt.innertube::requests | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | youtube.com | Never Expires |
| yt.innertube::nextId | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | youtube.com | Never Expires |
If you would like more information, please refer to Cookies & Google Analytics and Google’s Privacy Policy.