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The use of cookies is now standard for most websites.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to visitor needs. We only use this information for analysis purposes.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not.

You will normally see a message on the site before we store a cookie on your computer.

You do not have to accept cookies, but without accepting them you may experience reduced Site functionality. If you are uncomfortable with the use of cookies, you can manage and control them through your browser, including removing cookies by deleting them from your ‘browser history’ (cache) when you leave the site (see guidance below).

Find out more about how to manage cookies on the Information Commissioner’s Office website.

Use of cookies by UKAR Ltd

We use Google Analytics to help us analyse the use of UKAR.CO.UK.  We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements. Google Analytics stores information about:

  • the pages you visit on ukar.co.uk;
  • how long you spend on each ukar.co.uk page;
  • how you got to the site; and
  • what you click on while you’re visiting the site

Google holds this information and provide us access to it.  You can learn more by reading Google’s privacy policy.

The Google Analytics cookies utilised in respect of ukar.co.uk are:

Cookie name Category Duration Notes
uk_asset_resolution_cookie 1 1 year 1 month from date set First-party cookie used to record the user’s consent preference for the use of all or only necessary cookies.
_gat_gtag_UA_[ID] 2 1 minute Third-party Google Analytics cookie used to throttle request rate (manage the rate at which page view requests are made).
_gid 2 2 years from date set Third-party Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users.
_ga 2 1 day from date set Third-party Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users.

By clicking ‘OK’ on the banner displayed when you access ukar.co.uk you agree that we can place these cookies on your computer/device for the above purposes.

For logged in users of the WordPress admin system, we also use WordPress cookies.

How you can block or remove your cookies?

You have the ability to change the settings on your internet browser to accept all cookies, to notify you when a cookie is set, or to not receive cookies at any time. However, this may mean that some services on our sites cannot then be provided to you.

Find out more about how to manage cookies on the Information Commissioner’s Office website.

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