We use “session” cookies to remember your choices whilst using and to keep track of you whilst navigating our website so that we can provide a positive experience. Session cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close your browser.
The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
| Cookie | Name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Cookie Preference | hide_cookie_bar | This cookie is used to remember a user’s choice about cookies on the site. The choice to hide the cookie warning message is held in this cookie. |
| Website language | Website#lang Sc_lang |
These cookies are used to hold your preferred site language when browsing the site. |
| Azure Insights | ai_session ai_user |
These cookies are associated with the Microsoft Application Insights software, which collects statistical usage and telemetry information for apps built on the Azure cloud platform. |
| Session | ASP.NET_SessionId | This cookie is a general-purpose platform session cookie, used by sites written with Microsoft .NET based technologies. This is used to maintain an anonymised user session by the server. |
| Add this social sharing | __atuvs __atuvc __atssc |
These cookies are associated with the AddThis social sharing widget which is embedded in the Shout site on certain pages to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. |
| Google Universal Analytics | _ga _gid |
These cookies are associated with Google Universal Analytics and are used to compile statistical reports which help us to improve our website. |
| Cloudflare | __cfduid | This Cookie is associated with CloudFlare, a service which provides permitted protection and caching, used to speed up page load times. It does not contain any user identification information. |
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