The use of cookies by SOCA

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

The table below explains the cookies we use and why.

Cookie	Name	Purpose	More information
Google Analytics	_utma _utmb _utmc _utmz	These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. They are only used to improve how a website works.	Click here for an overview of privacy at Google
SOCA Style	Style	This cookie is set for all visitors. It stores your preference for the Normal, Text Only or High Contrast version of the site.
Content Management System cookie	N/A as this cookie is randomly generated on every visit.	This cookie is set by our content management system for all visitors to the site and is essential to allow you to move around the website. It is not used by SOCA for any purpose.

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

If you continue to visit our website without changing your settings we'll assume that you are happy to receive our cookies.