Cookie policy

Cookies are messages that web servers send to your web browser when you visit websites. Your browser stores each message in a small file. When you request another page from the server, your browser sends the cookie back to the server. These tiny files usually contain information about your visit to the web page, as well as any information you’ve volunteered.

Our website uses the following cookies:

_cfduid – Thisl cookie is used to maximize network resources, manage traffic, and protect our website from malicious traffic.

_ga – This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports.

_gat – This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate – limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes. 

_gid – This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. It is used to store and update a unique value for each page visited. 

_lscache_vary – This cookie is set by the LiteSpeed Cache plugin. The cookie indicates to the plugin that the user is logged in. Based on the presence or the absence of the cookie, the plugin determines  what version of a page from the cache (logged in or not logged in) is served. 

wordpress_logged_in_[hash] – this indicates when a registered user is logged in, and who they are, for most interface use

wordpress_sec_[hash] – This cookie is used to store authentication details. Its use is limited to the admin console area, /wp-admin/

wordpress_test_cookie – This is a test cookie and does not contain any user identifiable information

wp-settings-time-[user_id] – The number on the end is an individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize one’s view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface.

wp-settings-[user_id] – The number on the end is your individual user ID from the user’s database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface.