Cookies are small files placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They have a number of purposes, from pre-filling your username in to forms, to remembering items in your shopping basket or tracking your browsing across the site. To find out more about cookies, the Wikipedia entry has a good explanation.
The cookies this site places on your computer, their purpose and expiration length are shown below:
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| comment_author_ | Category 3: Functionality | 12 months | Only set if you post a comment. Used to remember the name submitted on the comment form for subsequent comments. |
| comment_author_email | Category 3: Functionality | 12 months | Only set if you post a comment. Used to remember the email submitted on the comment form for subsequent comments. |
| comment_author_url | Category 3: Functionality | 12 months | Only set if you post a comment. Used to remember the website submitted on the comment form for subsequent comments. |
| mc | Category 4: Targetting or advertising | 18 months | Set by quantcast.com, this cookie tracks pages you view across the web. Quantcast's privacy policy can be found here and you can opt-out of Quantcast's tracking here. |
| viewed_cookie_policy | Category 3: Functionality | 12 months | Used to remember whether you have accepted the cookie policy. |
| _qca | Category 2: Performance | 18 months | Used for web statistics and traffic analysis. |
If you find a cookie set by this site that is not listed, please contact me here.