Cookie Statement

What is a ‘cookie’?

A cookie is a file of letters and numbers which, if you agree, will be placed on your computer or mobile device whilst you are using our website. These cookies track your current and continued usage of our website. Your acceptance of cookies is controlled by your web browser.

How to enable/disable cookies

Find out more about Cookies and how to disable them here.

How do we use cookies?

We use the cookies Google places on your device to view data on how our website is interacted with and to improve our site to make it easier for you to navigate. The cookies we use do not identify you personally.

Details of the cookies Google collects when you are on our website:

Cookie Name

Expiration Time

Description

_ga

2 years

Used to distinguish users.

_gid

24 hours

Used to distinguish users.

_gat

1 minute

Used to throttle request rate. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dc_gtm_.

AMP_TOKEN  

30 seconds to 1 year

Contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out, inflight request or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service.

_gac_

90 days

Contains campaign related information for the user. If you have linked your Google Analytics and AdWords accounts, AdWords website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out. 

__utma

2 years from set/update

Used 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.

__utmt

10 minutes

Used to throttle request rate.

__utmb

30 mins from set/update

Used 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

End of browser session

Not used 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.

__utmz

6 months from set/update

Stores 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.

__utmv

2 years from set/update

Used to store visitor-level custom variable data. This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method with a visitor level custom variable. This cookie was also used for the deprecated _setVar method. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.

 

Contact

If you have any questions regarding cookies or how we use them please contact yourdata@peakscientific.com with the subject line “Cookies”.

Changes to this Policy

We may change this privacy policy from time to time. When such a change is made we will post a revised version on this website. We would encourage you to view this privacy policy from time to time to be aware of any such change. Your continued use of the website will indicate your agreement to any such change.

Change log

• Rewritten Privacy Policy uploaded 21/05/2018

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