Cookie Disclaimer
By browsing Mereo websites, you agree that we can place cookies on your device as described in our Privacy Notice and this Cookie Notice.
1.1.1 What are Cookies?
A cookie is a piece of information contained in a very small text file that is stored on your computer. Cookies allow a website to identify a user’s device whenever that user returns to the website and are commonly used in order to make websites work more efficiently and enrich the user experience, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
1.1.2 Mereo’s Use of Cookies
Mereo collects information during your visit to a Mereo website through the use of cookies. We use these cookies for a variety of reasons, primarily to help us provide you with a positive experience when you browse our websites, help improve our content, and to personalize your visit. We also use cookies to distinguish you from other users of our websites and to help us compile aggregate statistics about usage of our websites.
1.1.3 Main Cookies Mereo Uses
The table below is a list of the main cookies set by Mereo websites. Please note that we may from time to time modify or update our cookies. When that happens, we will update this list accordingly.
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
Performance Cookies (Analytics Cookies): These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.
The following Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:
Analytic Cookies
Name
_ga
Provider
Purpose
This cookie is used to distinguish individual users on our website
Expiry
expires after 2 years
Type
Analytics
Name
_utma
Provider
Purpose
Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing _utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
Expiry
2 years from set/update
Type
Analytics
Name
_utmb
Provider
Purpose
Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
Expiry
30 mins from set/update
Type
Analytics
Name
_utmc
Provider
Purpose
Not used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit.
Expiry
End of browser session
Type
Analytics
Name
_utmt
Provider
Purpose
Used to throttle request rate.
Expiry
10 minutes
Type
Analytics
Name
_utmz
Provider
Purpose
Used to throttle request. Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
Expiry
6 months from set/update
Type
Analytics
Name
gat
Provider
Purpose
Used to throttle request rate.
Expiry
10 minutes
Type
Analytics
Necessary Cookies
Name
Cookie Control
Provider
Cookie Control
Purpose
Cookie Control cookies. This cookie is set to remember the user's preferences about cookies.
Expiry
expires every 3 months
Type
Cookie
1.1.4 How do I Change My Cookie Settings?
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the different category headings in the “Cookie Settings” [or “Cookie Preferences”] page, which is accessible via the “Cookie Settings” or “Cookie Preferences” link at the bottom of the Website. You can then adjust the available sliders to ‘On’ or ‘Off’, then click ‘Confirm my Choices’. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
1.1.5 How to Control Cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish – for details, see aboutcookies.org. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed.
If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work.