Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored in the internal memory of your browser. Cookies are used for many different purposes, e.g. to see how long you view our pages, but always with the aim of improving your user experience.

Data from cookies will not be used to gather personal information about you. Go to Settings in your browser to turn off and delete cookies.

Here is an oversight of the cookies we use and how long they last for:

cookieconsent_key 1 year This cookie is a unique ID key generated when you accept or change your cookies.
cookieconsent_status 1 year This cookie remembers that a user has accepted/declined cookies on our website, so that the notice can be hidden.
cookieconsent_accepted_categories 1 year This cookie remembers which categories of cookies the user has accepted.
uvc 1 year AddThis*/Add2Any*** Cookie
__utmz 6 months Google Analytics cookies via SoundCloud
__utma 2 years Google Analytics cookies via SoundCloud
_icl_current_language WPML cookie that stores the current language.
_icl_current_admin_language_{hash} WPML cookie that stores the current WordPress administration area language.
_icl_visitor_lang_js 1 day WPML cookie that stores the redirected language.
wpml_browser_redirect_test End of browser session WPML cookie that tests if cookies are enabled.
wpml_referer_url WPML cookie that stores the last requested URL on the front-end.
wpml_admin_referer_url WPML cookie that stores the last requested URL on the back-end.
wordpress_<hash> 14 days This WordPress cookie stores your authentication details. Its use is limited to the admin console area, /wp-admin/
wordpress_logged_in_<hash> 14 days After login, this WordPress cookie indicates when you're logged in, and who you are, for most interface use.
wp-settings-<uid> 14 days WordPress also sets a few wp-settings-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface.
wp-settings-time-<uid> 14 days WordPress also sets a few wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface.
wordpress_test_cookie This cookie is used by WordPress to test if cookies are enabled in a user's browser.

***Add2Any enables you to share our pages and content with social media sites such as Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Add2Any may share non-personally identifiable information with data partners, which may be used to help deliver interest-based advertising based on browsing and sharing activity. Read more about Add2Any here or opt out of third party interest-based advertising from NAI members.

We use WPML to manage our content in multiple languages. The WordPress plugin generates a number of cookies necessary to this functionality. Read more here.