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Cookies
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- measure how you use the website so it can be updated and improved based on your needs
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How cookies are used on teadrinker.uk
Measuring website usage (Google Analytics)
We use Google Analytics software to collect information about how you use teadrinker.uk. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements, for example improving site search.
Google Analytics stores information about:
- the pages you visit on teadrinker.uk
- how long you spend on eachteadrinker.uk page
- how you got to the site
- what you click on while you’re visiting the site
We don’t collect or store your personal information (for example your name or address) so this information can’t be used to identify who you are.
We don’t allow Google to use or share our analytics data.
Google Analytics sets the following cookies:
Universal Analytics
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | This helps us count how many people visit teadrinker.uk by tracking if you’ve visited before | 2 years |
| _gid | This helps us count how many people visit teadrinker.uk by tracking if you’ve visited before | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made | 10 minutes |
Google Analytics
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _utma | Like _ga, this lets us know if you’ve visited before, so we can count how many of our visitors are new to teadrinker.uk or to a certain page | 2 years |
| _utmb | This works with _utmc to calculate the average length of time you spend on teadrinker.uk | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | This works with _utmb to calculate when you close your browser | when you close your browser |
| _utmz | This tells us how you reached teadrinker.uk (for example from another website or a search engine) | 6 months |