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not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any
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manage, delete or block the Cookies within your browser.
What are the specific cookies that GCIL uses?
Cookie name
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Cookie Description
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| Cookie Consent |
Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current
domain |
| UID |
Unique user ID that recognizes the user on returning
visits |
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ab, TDID, TDCPM, uuid, u, uuidc, na_tc,
sg1, ck1, dids#, drtn#, ATTACID, rtn1
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These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you
and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times
you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness
of the advertising campaign. |
| guest_id |
This cookie is used to identify the visitor to Twitter - if the
visitor does not have a Twitter account or hasn't accessed the
twitter.com website directly then Twitter will assign you a unique
code to track your visit to the Twitter feed. Twitter has the
ability to track surfing habits (on Tweet button enabled websites)
of users that have no Twitter account and have never visited a
Twitter website before. |
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__uset, __stid,
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Part of the ShareThis sharing button functionality. Unique
identifiers given to each computer to allow traffic analysis to
ShareThis.
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| UIDR |
ScorecardResearch are part of ComScore. Information such as
timestamp, URL and web page title is collected. They provide an
opt-out service at
http://www.scorecardresearch.com/OptOutTag.aspx. |
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website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and
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sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement.
You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement
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