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List of cookies used on the GOS website:
- _utma – Used by Google Analytics to identify unique visitors v returning visitors
- _utmb – Used by Google Analytics for generally visitor tracking. This cookie takes a timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor enters a site
- _utmc – Used by Google Analytics for generally visitor tracking. This cookie takes a timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor leaves a site
- _utmz – Used by Google Analytics for tracking source visits (i.e. where the user came from)
Google Analytics
GOS uses Google Analytics (which uses cookies), as a web analytics service, provided by Google, Inc (“Google”), to analyse the use of GOS’s website.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
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.
Google will store this information. For more information see Google’s privacy policy and details of Google Analytics.
Details of how to opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics.