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Necessary

Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
wf_loginalerted_(hash)	1 year	This cookie is used to notify the Wordfence admin when an administrator logs in from a new device or location. This is only set for administrators. This cookie helps site owners know whether there has been an admin login from a new device or location.
wfCBLBypass	1 year	Wordfence offers a feature for a site visitor to bypass country blocking by accessing a hidden URL. This cookie helps track who should be allowed to bypass country blocking. When a hidden URL defined by the site admin is visited, this cookie is set to verify the user can access the site from a country restricted through country blocking. This will be set for anyone who knows the URL that allows bypass of standard country blocking. This cookie is not set for anyone who does not know the hidden URL to bypass country blocking. This cookie gives site owners a way to allow certain users from blocked countries, even though their country has been blocked.
wfwaf-authcookie-(hash)	12 hours	This cookie is used by the Wordfence firewall to perform a capability check of the current user before WordPress has been loaded.This is only set for users that are able to log into WordPress. This cookie allows the Wordfence firewall to detect logged in users and allow them increased access. It also allows Wordfence to detect non-logged in users and restrict their access to secure areas. The cookie also lets the firewall know what level of access a visitor has to help the firewall make smart decisions about who to allow and who to block.
wordpress_logged_in_[hash]	Expires when you close your browser	This cookie is set by WordPress for logged in users. After login, WordPress sets the wordpress_logged_in_[hash] cookie, which indicates when you’re logged in, and who you are, for most interface use.
wordpress_sec	Expires when you close your browser	This cookie is used to store your authentication details and help keep you logged in. Its use is limited to the admin console area for logged in users.
wordpress_test_cookie	Expires when you close your browser	wordpress_test_cookie is set and used by WordPress to test for cookie capability. WordPress sets this cookie when you navigate to the login page. It is used to check whether your web browser is set to allow, or reject cookies.
wp-settings-[UID]	1 year	WordPress also sets a few wp-settings-[UID] cookies for logged in users. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of the admin interface and preserve user’s wp-admin settings.

Functional

Performance

Analytics

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Cookie	Duration	Description
_ga	2 years	The main cookie used by Google Analytics is the ‘_ga’ cookie. We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) where IP addresses are not logged or stored. This feature is designed to help site owners comply with privacy policies such as GDPR.We use google analytics so we can measure the traffic and success of individual pages and our website as a whole. We use these to learn more about how our users interact so we can keep it as up to date, relevant, enjoyable and error-free as possible.
_gat_gtag_UA_[hash]	1 minute	The _gat_gtag_UA cookie is used to throttle request rate and expires after 1 minute. We use google analytics so we can measure the traffic and success of individual pages and our website as a whole. We use these to learn more about how our users interact so we can keep it as up to date, relevant, enjoyable and error-free as possible.
_gid	24 hours	The _gid cookie is used to store Session ID and to group the entire session’s activity together for each user.We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) where IP addresses are not logged or stored. This feature is designed to help site owners comply with privacy policies such as GDPR.We use google analytics so we can measure the traffic and success of individual pages and our website as a whole. We use these to learn more about how our users interact so we can keep it as up to date, relevant, enjoyable and error-free as possible.

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