Cookie Policy
Introduction
The following cookie policy is published on the RDP website. It is written in conjunction with Carrick Creative who design and host the RDP website. It details what cookie technology is and what cookies are used on the RDP website.
Policy
A cookie is a small text file that stores Internet settings. Almost every website uses cookie technology. The cookie is downloaded by your Internet browser the first time you visit a website. The next time you visit this website from the same device, the cookie and the information in it are either sent back to the originating website (first-party cookies) or to another website to which it belongs (third-party cookies). By that, the website can detect that it has already been opened using this browser, and in some cases it will then vary the content it shows.
Cookies on this website that do not require approval
Cookies that are essential, also known as ‘strictly necessary’ cookies, enable features without which you would not be able to use the website as intended. They are only saved on your computer while you are actually browsing the website unless stated otherwise below.
An example of what these cookies do is facilitate a switch from http to https when you change pages, so that the security of data transmitted is maintained. Furthermore, a cookie of this kind is used to store your decision about the use of cookies on our website. Your consent is not required for the use of strictly necessary cookies.
Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled using the features of this website.
Categories of cookies
Based on what function cookies have and the purpose for which cookies are used, there are four categories of cookie: strictly necessary cookies, performance cookies, functional cookies and targeting cookies.
Strictly necessary cookies
Are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features. Without these cookies, some services cannot be provided.
Performance cookies
Gather information about how a website is used – for example, which pages a visitor opens most often, and whether the user receives error messages from some pages. These cookies do not save information that would allow the user to be identified. The collected information is aggregated, and therefore anonymous. These cookies are used exclusively to improve the performance of the website, and with it the user experience.
Functional cookies
Enable a website to save information which has already been entered (such as usernames, languages choices, and your location), so that it can offer you improved and more personalised functions. For example, a website can offer you local, price-relevant tax information if it uses a cookie to remember the region in which you are currently located. Functional cookies are also used to enable features you request such as playing videos. These cookies collect anonymous information and cannot track your movements on other websites.
Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Cookies on this website
| Cookie Name | Category | Expiration Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga |
Performance Cookies | 2 years | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners. |
_gid |
Performance Cookies | 24 hours | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This appears to be a new cookie and as of Spring 2017 no information is available from Google. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited. |
_gat |
Performance Cookies | 10 minutes | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. |
DYNSRV |
Strictly Necessary Cookies | Session | This cookie is added by our load balancer to track which web server to send the visitor to. Its purpose is to improve the performance of the website. |
CONCRETE5 |
Strictly Necessary Cookies | Session | This cookie name is associated with the Concrete5 web content management system, and is used to maintain a user session between pages. |
IDE |
Targetting Cookies | 390 Days | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. |
test_cookie |
Targetting Cookies | 24 hours | Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. |
OptanonConsent |
Strictly Necessary Cookies | 1 year | This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. |
OptanonAlertBoxClosed |
Strictly Necessary Cookies | 1 year | This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a one year lifespan and contains no personal information. |
rl_cookie_test |
Targeting Cookies | Session | This is used to check if cookies are enabled on the browser. |
rl_visitor_history |
Targeting Cookies | Session | This is an ID used for attributing chat events. |
sifi_user_id |
Targeting Cookies | Session | This is an ID dropped by Simpli.fi. If this is not present, Capture JS will drop the cookie with an ID fetched from Simpli.fi (a.k.a. the vendor user ID). |
RlocalOptOut |
Targeting Cookies | 1 year | This cookie indicates that the user has opted out of being tracked, and its presence will stop the initialization of Capture JS globally. This cookie can be set by visiting out opt-out link. |
test |
Targeting Cookies | 1 day | This is used to check if cookies are enabled for third-party domains on the browser. |
visitor_id |
Targeting Cookies | 10 years | This is an ID used to attribute a visit to an impression pixel. |
Your cookie settings on this website
You can completely disable cookies in your browser at any time.
It is important to note that if you change your settings and block certain cookies, you will not be able to take full advantage of some features of our site, and we might not be able to provide some features you have previously chosen to use.
When you first visit our website you will be notified of our use of cookies and will be given the option to accept all cookies or opt in and out of specific groups of cookies via our preference centre. The preference centre is always accessible via the link below should you wish to change your settings at any time.
