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Cookies used on this site:

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Performance cookie.  This cookie helps us to analyse how our visitors use our website. This enables us to make improvements to the site to give our users the best possible experience.  3rd party.  Lifespan: 2 years.

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Performance cookie.  This cookie helps us to analyse how our visitors use our website. This enables us to make improvements to the site to give our users the best possible experience.  3rd party.  Lifespan: 30 mins

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Performance cookie.   This cookie helps us to analyse how our visitors use our website. This enables us to make improvements to the site to give our users the best possible experience.  3rd party.   Lifespan: n/a

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Performance cookie.  This cookie helps us to analyse how our visitors use our website. This enables us to make improvements to the site to give our users the best possible experience.  3rd party.   Lifespan: 6 months

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Functionality cookie.  This cookie keeps your session when you close your browser window.  1st party.   Lifespan: 1 hour

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Functionality cookie.  This cookie is associated with a free script which shows a cookie alert notice on a website. It is used to record when the user has dismissed the notice to prevent it re-appearing on return visits.   1st party.  Lifespan: 1 year

Cookie name: october_session 
Functionality cookie.  Estimates our audience size and usage pattern.  1st party.  Lifespan: 1 year