What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
Cookies set by eGuidelines.co.uk
| Cookie name | Purpose |
|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | This cookie is essential to the running of the eGuidelines.co.uk website. It allows the website to remember selections and preferences that you've already made or information that you've already given. For example, it is used to determine whether a visitor is logged in. |
| remember, userName, userPasswd |
Used together to remember login details if a visitor requests it. The password is encrypted. |
| sector | Remembers whether a visitor is a healthcare professional or a patient, allowing the website to display the most appropriate content for the user. |
| cookie_permission | Set if the visitor has agreed to accept cookies from the website. |
Cookies set by third parties on behalf of eGuidelines.co.uk
| Cookie name | Purpose |
|---|---|
| __utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmv, __utmx, __utmz |
Google Analytics These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from, and the pages they visited. |
| __gads |
DoubleClick for Publishers This cookie is set by our advertising partner. Its use is limited to purposes such as frequency capping and avoiding the duplication of ads on a page, meaning a visitor will not have to view the same ad over and over again. |
Most web browsers allow some control over most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit .
