Use of cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
The cookies on our website
The categories of cookies we use on our website are listed below. You can change your acceptance of the cookies in use at any time. Please note that some features on this site may not function if you do not allow cookies.
Essential/Necessary Cookies:
Cookie Name | Purpose | Expiration Date |
CookieControl | Set by Civic when the user accepts the cookie policy. | After 90 days |
UMB-XSRF-TOKEN, UMB-XSRF-V, UMB-UCONTEXT-C
| These are backend-specific cookies. They are only seen by site administrators accessing the back end of the website. They are used in maintaining the session state of the logged-in user. | Session |
AEC | AEC cookies ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites. These cookies prevent malicious sites from acting on behalf of a user without that user’s knowledge. | 6 months |
ASP.NET_SessionId | This cookie is backend-specific cookie.It is used to identify the users’ session on the server | Session |
| JSESSIONID | This cookie is a platform session cookie and is used by sites with JavaServer Pages. It is used to maintain an anonymous user session by the server. | Session |
__RequestVerificationToken | This is an anti-forgery token set by web application using ASP.NET. It is used to stop unauthorized posting of content to the website. | Session |
Performance/Statistics/Analytics/Google Analytics Cookies:
Cookie Name | Purpose | Expiration Date |
_ga, _ga_* | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. | 2 years |
OTZ | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. It provides an aggregate analysis of Website visitors. | 1 week |
vuid | This cookie is placed by Vimeo. It is used to store the user's usage history. | 2 years |
_gid | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics.It is used to store and count pageviews. | 1 day |
_dc_gtm_UA-* | This cookie is provided by Google Analytics. It is used to store numbers of service requests. | 1 minute |
Tracking/Advertisement/Targeting:
Cookie Name | Purpose | Expiration Date |
1P_JAR | This cookie is placed by Google Ads Optimization. The cookie is used to provide ad delivery or targeting. | 1 month |
NID | This cookie is placed by Google Ads Optimization. The cookie is used to provide ad delivery or targeting, and to store user preferences. | 6 months |
Preferences/Functional:
Cookie Name | Purpose | Expiration Date |
__cf_bm
| This cookie is created by CloudFlare, but used with Vimeo service. It is used to read and filter requests from bots. | 30 minutes |
player | This cookie is placed by Vimeo. It is used to save your settings before you play embedded Vimeo video. So next time you watch a Vimeo video, you will get your preferred settings back. | 1 year |
How do I change my cookie settings?
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the ‘C’ icon. You can then adjust the available sliders to ‘On’ or ‘Off’, then clicking ‘Save and close’. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.
Alternatively, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
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To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.