Cookies

How does Actuate use cookies?

Actuate put small files (known as ‘cookies’) onto your computer when you view this website to collect information about how you browse the site.

Cookies are used to:

• measure how you use the website, so that Actuate Digital can use this data to continually make improvements and improve user experience
• enable the website to work more efficiently / improve user experience, for example, by remembering what you have previously clicked on and making these links a different colour

You may delete and block all cookies from this site, although restricting cookies can impact how the website functions. Most web browsers allow some control of 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 www.allaboutcookies.org.

Cookies used on the Actuate websites

Third-party Google Analytics cookies

Actuate uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics sets a cookie in order to evaluate your use of our websites which are used in aggregate form to improve the performance and user experience on our site. Google Analytics uses only first party cookies and collects no personally identifiable information.

Google stores the information collected by the cookie on servers in the United States. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. By using the Actuate websites, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

List of cookies

Cookie name	Type	Source	Expiry	Functions
_gat	Session	Google Analytics	Session	Used to throttle request rate
_ga	Persistent	Google Analytics	2 years	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
_gid	Session	Google Analytics	Session	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
_collect	Session	Google Analytics	Session	Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.