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Cookies used on this website
There are four types of cookies which are shown below. You can either click on a catgegory name or view the table below, which has them listed alphabetically:
This list was last updated on 21 February 2024.
| Title | Category | Cookie provider | Cookie type | Cookie purpose description | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #-# | Marketing | youtube.com | HTML | Unclassified | Session |
| ads/ga-audiences | Marketing | google.com | Pixel | Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. | Session |
| AWSALB | Necessary | kuula.co | HTTP | Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimise user experience. | 7 days |
| AWSALBCORS | Necessary | kuula.co | HTTP | Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimise user experience. | 7 days |
| CookieConsent | Necessary | Central Bedfordshire Council | HTTP | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | Session |
| elfsight_viewed_recently | Marketing | core.service.elfsight.com | HTTP | Determines which products the user has viewed, allowing the website to promote related products. | 1 day |
| i/jot | Marketing | twitter.com | Pixel | Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. This pairing service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers. | Session |
| IDE | Marketing | doubleclick.net | HTTP | Unclassified | 1 year |
| iU5q-!O9@$ | Marketing | youtube.com | HTML | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session |
| kuulaembed | Necessary | static.kuula.io | HTML | Used in context with the 3D-view-function on the website. | Session |