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A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.
We use the following cookies:
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below.
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Google Analytics cookies
_ga
_gat
__utma
__utmb
__utmc
__utmt __utmz
__gid
This cookie is used to track and report website traffic
CloudFlare security restrictictions override cookie
__cfduid
The __cfduid cookie is used to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is coming from. For example, if the visitor is in a coffee shop where there are a bunch of infected machines, but the visitor’s machine is known trusted, then the cookie can override the security setting. https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200170156-What-does-the-CloudFlare-cfduid-cookie-do-
CloudFlare cookie
cf_use_ob
This is a cookie set by CloudFlare. CloudFlare is a web service we use for Caching & CDN and DNS, DDoS protection and security.
Essential session management cookies
_wp_session CraftSessionID php_session_id
cfid
cftoken
Essential session management cookies for WordPress, Craft CMS, PHP and Coldfusion, respectively. Used to maintain information about each visit to the website and enable core site functionality. These cookies do not contain any personal information.
User acceptance cookies
acceptcookies cookie_check_shown gdpr_cookies gdpr_cookies_analytics gdpr_cookies_marketing
Used to store user’s acceptance of “cookie law” dialogs
WordPress test cookies
wordpress_test_cookie
This cookie is used by WordPress to test that cookies are enabled on your browser
Cookies are also used in the King’s Cross App. The following Strictly Necessary and Optional cookies are used. You can select whether you consent to Optional Cookies in the King’s Cross App.
Session Token
auth:session
Authentication: The user’s encrypted session data
Essential/ Strictly Necessary
30 days
Authenticated Flag
auth
Authentication: used to indicate that you have been authenticated as a user
Essential/ Strictly Necessary
30 days
Authentication State
auth:state
Authentication Security: a temporary cookie used during the login process, to secure redirect you once you have been authenticated.
Session Token
1 hour
Cookie acceptance
localStorage
Stores whether you have opted in for “optional” cookies
Essential/ Strictly Necessary
Indefinite
Auth0 Session
auth0, auth0_compat
Allows us to authenticate a user during signup and grant access to their account. ‘auth0_compat’ is a fallback cookie for ‘auth0’ for legacy browsers which don’t support the ‘auth0’ cookie. These cookies are necessary to authenticate your identity and enable secure access to our services. They allow you to log in, maintain your session, and access restricted areas.
Essential/ Strictly Necessary
1 week
Auth0 Device ID
did, did_compat
Set by Auth0 – device identification for the purposes of attack protection. ‘did_compat’ is a fallback cookie for ‘did’ in the event a legacy browser does not support the attack prevention of the ‘did’ cookie.
Essential/ Strictly Necessary
1 month
Stripe mid
__stripe_mid
Part of Stripe’s (payment gateway) fraud prevention. See https://stripe.com/docs/disputes/prevention/advanced-fraud-detection
Essential/ Strictly Necessary
1 year
Stripe sid
__stripe_sid
Part of Stripe’s (payment gateway) fraud prevention. See https://stripe.com/docs/disputes/prevention/advanced-fraud-detection
Essential/ Strictly Necessary
30 minutes
Usetiful Visitor Identity
usetiful-visitor-ident
Stores a unique identifier for usetiful, to allow determine if you have completed a product tour
Functionality
1 year
HotJar
_hjSessionUser_
Collects statistics on your visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read or elements interacted with. Hotjar does not track users across different sites.
Performance
1 year
HotJar
_hjSession_
A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensures that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same session.
Performance
30 minutes