Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. This information is used to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity.

For further information visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the above websites tell you how to remove cookies from your browser. However in a few cases some of our website features may not function as a result.

Analytics cookies

These monitor how visitors move around our website and how they reached it. This is used so that we can see total (not individual) figures on which types of content users enjoy most for instance. You can opt out of these if you want.

Cookie usage

First party cookies (set by ace-uk.co.uk)

Cookie ID	Domain	Expires	Purpose
PHPSESSID	www.ace-uk.co.uk	Expires after a browser session	Created by the Content Management System (CMS) to determine if a user is logged into the CMS or not.
exp_last_activity	www.ace-uk.co.uk	Expires after a browser session	Created by the Content Management System (CMS) to help the browsing experience.
exp_last_visit	www.ace-uk.co.uk	Expires after a browser session	Created by the Content Management System (CMS) to help the browsing experience.
exp_tracker	www.ace-uk.co.uk	Expires after a browser session	Created by the Content Management System (CMS) to help the browsing experience.
__utma	Persistent cookie	2 years from set/update	Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmb	.ace-uk.co.uk	30 mins from set/update	Used by Google Analytics to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmc	.ace-uk.co.uk	End of browser session	Not used by Google Analytics in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit.
__utmt	.ace-uk.co.uk	10 minutes	Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. (Prevents Google Analytics from being overwhelmed by too many requests)
__utmz	.ace-uk.co.uk	6 months from set/update	Used by Google Analytics to store the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.

Third party cookies

Cookie ID	Domain	Expires	Purpose
_twitter_sess	.twitter.com	Expires after a browser session	Cookie set by Twitter to analyse traffic sources
ct0	.twitter.com	1 week	Cookie set by Twitter to analyse traffic sources
external_referer	.twitter.com	1 week	Cookie set by Twitter to analyse traffic sources
guest_id	.twitter.com	2 years	Cookie set by Twitter to analyse traffic sources
personalization_id	.twitter.com	2 years	Cookie set by Twitter to analyse traffic sources