What Are Cookies?
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How This Site Uses Cookies
This site uses cookie to provide essential functionality, and to help us understand how people use the site so that we can enhance it. The information stored is always anonymous.
By using this site you agree to to allow us to store these cookies. You can control cookies using your browser: see this cookie website for details.
The Cookies We Use
| Source | Cookie Name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress | wp-settings-time-*, wordpress_sec_*, wp-settings-* | Used by WordPress, the Content Management System that powers our blog. |
| PHP | PHPSESSID | Used to provide continuity between pages. |
| Cookie Compliance | cookie_compliance | Used to remember your acceptance/rejection of cookies (so we don’t keep asking you). |
| Piwik | _pk_ref*, _pk_cvar*, _pk_id*, _pk_ses* | Used by Piwik, the Analytics software we use to target content towards our audience. |
| AddThis | __atuvc | Used by “AddThis”, the software we use to add Social Media buttons to posts. |
Controlling Cookies
If you choose to do so you can control cookies using your browser.
