Cookies
Cookies are small data files placed on your computer to help websites run more smoothly.
Our cookies are used to:
- remember your settings, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them
- remember the notifications you’ve seen so we don’t keep showing them to you
- understand how you use the website so we can make improvements to suit your needs.
Our cookies aren't used to identify you personally. They're just here to make the site work better for you.
Cookies we use
First Party and Session Cookies
First-party cookies are those set by the "barcouncil.org.uk", "directaccessportal.co.uk", "pupillagegateway.com" and "mybar.org.uk" domains.
Session Cookies are only stored temporarily in the browser's memory and are destroyed when it is closed down, although they will survive if navigating away from the website they came from. Websites use session cookies for essential site functions such as logins, remembering your selections or preferences that you’ve previously made when looking at information or using features and services of the website.
Name |
Description |
Expires |
__cfduid |
Cookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, used to speed up page load times. |
After 29 days |
_PRESIDE_LANGUAGE |
Works in conjunction with DEFAULTLOCALE Cookie to determine language preferences. |
When the user closes their browser |
cftoken |
Used to maintain a user session with the web application server. |
When the user closes their browser |
cfid |
Works in conjunction with cftoken and is used to maintain a user session with the web application server. |
When the user closes their browser |
PSID |
Preside Session ID used to maintain a user session with the web application server. |
When the user closes their browser |
CookieControl |
Remember a user's cookie preferences. |
After 364 days |
DEFAULTLOCALE |
Cookie for determining language preferences. |
When the user closes their browser |
JSESSIONID |
Generated by the Application Server and used for session management in J2EE for the HTTP protocol. |
When the user closes their browser |
VID |
Unique ID created by Preside for identifying site visitors. |
After 364 days |
PRESIDESHOPPINGCARTSESSION |
Created by Preside for shopping cart state. |
After 364 days |
PRESIDEARTICLEACCESSLIMIT |
Cookie stored when user visit article which has metered subscription. |
Session |
Find out more about how to manage your cookies.
Third Party Cookies
We use a number of suppliers who may also set cookies for their websites. These cookies are typically used to track browsing habits or to serve up targeted advertising, etc.
Website usage cookies (Google Analytics)
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how you use the site so we can make sure it meets your needs and understand how it can be improved.
Google Analytics stores information about the pages you visit, how long you stay, how you get here and what you click on.
We don't use cookies to collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) so we can't identify you and we don't allow Google to use or share our data.
Google has developed a tool to help you opt out of Google Analytics cookies.
Name |
Description |
Expires |
_dc_gtm_UA-# |
Used by Google Tag Manager to load Analytics scripts. |
After one day |
_ga |
Registers a unique ID for Google Analytics purposes. |
After two years |
_gat |
Used to throttle request rate. |
One minute |
_gat_gtag_UA_xxxxxxxx_x |
Same as the _gat only Google uses this cookie when Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager. |
One minute |
_gat_UA-xxxxxxx-xx |
Limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites. |
One minute |
_gid |
Works in conjunction with _ga (above) to track user interactions with the website. |
After one day |
collect |
Sends data back to Google for analytics purposes. |
When the user closes their browser |
DSID |
Used by DoubleClick to link your activity across devices if you’ve previously signed into your Google Account on another device |
After one year |
IDE |
Used by DoubleClick to store information about users' interaction with the site and any advertising they may have seen before visiting. |
After one year |
OGPC |
Used by Google Maps to function. |
After 31 days |
rc::c |
Used by Google's reCAPTCHA to filter out spam and bot traffic. |
When the user closes their browser |
_gcl_au |
Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. |
Two months and seven days |
1P_JAR |
Build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. |
One month |
ANID |
Build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. |
Two years |
APISID |
Build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. |
Two years |
HSID |
Allows Google to authenticate users to show relevant & personalised ad content. |
Two years |
LOGIN_INFO |
Build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. |
Two years |
SAPISID |
Build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. |
Two years |
SID |
Allows Google to authenticate users to show relevant & personalised ad content. |
Two years |
SIDCC |
Help customise advertising on Google properties by remembering your most recent searches, your previous interactions with an advertiser's ads or search results and your visits to an advertisers website. |
One year |
SSID |
Help customise advertising on Google properties by remembering your most recent searches, your previous interactions with an advertiser's ads or search results and your visits to an advertisers website. |
Two years |
__Secure-3PAPISID |
Build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. |
Two years |
__Secure-3PSID |
Build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. |
Two years |
__Secure-APISID |
Build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. |
15 days |
__Secure-HSID |
Allows Google to authenticate users to show relevant & personalised ad content. |
15 days |
__Secure-SSID |
Help customise advertising on Google properties by remembering your most recent searches, your previous interactions with an advertiser's ads or search results and your visits to an advertisers website. |
15 days |
Social Media
If you share any content using our social media sharing tools, the relevant cookies listed below will be applied.
AddThis
Name |
Description |
Expires |
__atrfs |
This cookie is used to collect non-personal information on the visitor's behavior and non-personal visitor statistics, which can be used by a third-party ad-targeting agency. |
After one minute |
__atuvc |
Updates the counter of a website's social sharing features. |
After one year |
__atuvs |
Ensures that the updated counter is displayed to the user if a page is shared with the social sharing service, AddThis. |
After one day |
loc |
This cookie is set by AddThis. This is a geolocation cookie to understand where the users sharing the information are located. |
After one year |
uvc |
The cookie is set by addthis.com to determine the usage of Addthis.com service. |
After one year |
xtc |
Registers the user's sharing of content via social media. |
After one year |
mus |
Add this store the profile status. |
13 months |
na_id |
Pending |
13 months |
na_tc |
Pending |
13 month. |
ouid |
Unique Oracle user ID. |
13 months |
ssc |
Pending |
13 months |
uid |
Machine generated user ID. |
13 months |
ShareThis
Name |
Description |
Expires |
_stid |
ShareThis cookie ID |
After one year |
_stidv |
ShareThis cookie ID version |
After one year |
_vwo_uuid_v2 |
VWO cookie calculates unique traffic on a website |
After one year |
Name |
Description |
Expires |
_fbp |
This cookie is set by Facebook to deliver advertisements when they are on Facebook or a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising after visiting this website. |
After three months |
fr |
The cookie is set by Facebook to show relevant advertisements to the users and measure and improve the advertisements. The cookie also tracks the behaviour of the user across the web on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin. |
After three months |
Name |
Description |
Expires |
bcookie |
Browser ID cookie. The purpose of the cookie is to enable LinkedIn functionalities on the page. |
After two years |
bscookie |
This cookie is a secure browser cookie set by Linked share Buttons and ad tags. |
After two years |
Lang [x3] |
This cookie is used to store the language preferences of a user to serve up content in that stored language. |
When the user closes their browser |
lidc |
This cookie is set by LinkedIn and used for routing. |
After one day |
li_sugr |
Browser identifier. |
After three months |
lissc |
Pending |
After one year |
UserMatchHistory |
LinkedIn Ads ID syncing. |
After 30 days |
Name |
Description |
Expires |
gt |
Pending |
Pending |
guest_id |
Detects whether a user is logged into Twitter. |
After two years |
personalization_id |
Integrates social sharing capabilities. |
After two years |
lang |
This cookie is used to store the language preferences of a user to serve up content in that stored language. |
When the user closes their browser. |
tfw_exp |
Integrates social sharing capabilities. |
After two years |
metrics_token |
Used by twitter to provide embedded content. |
36 Days |
YouTube
Name |
Description |
Expires |
CONSENT |
Facilitates embedded YouTube videos. |
When the user closes their browser |
GPS |
Gives Google/YouTube location data when a user watches a video. |
After one day |
PREF |
Gives Google/YouTube information on how people use YouTube. |
After eight months |
remote_sid |
This cookie is set by the YouTube video service on pages with embedded YouTube video. |
When the user closes their browser |
test_cookie |
Used by YouTube to determine whether a user's browser accepts cookies. |
After one day |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
A cookie that YouTube sets that measures your bandwidth to determine whether you get the new player interface or the old. |
After five months |
YSC |
Used to track the views of embedded videos. |
When the user closes their browser |
Vimeo
Name |
Description |
Expires |
_mkto_trk |
Used to track users for the Vimeo video. |
After seven months |
continuous_play_v3 |
Used to track whether continuous play is on or not for a user. |
After seven months |
player |
Used to enable Vimeo player. |
One year |
vuid |
Unique visitor id. |
Two years |
Other tracking
Bing
Name |
Description |
Expires |
MUID |
Unique user identifier used for advertising, site analytic, and other operational purposes. |
One year 24 days |
MR |
Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie used to measure the use of the website for internal analytics. |
Seven days |
MR2 |
Pending |
Seven days |
_uetvid |
To store and track visits across websites. |
16 days |
_uetsid |
Used by Bing to determine what ads should be shown that may be relevant to the end user perusing the site. |
One day |
Payment Gateways
If you make a payment through our MyBar site, the following cookies will be applied.
SagePay
Name |
Type |
Description |
Expires |
_utma |
Analytic/Non-essential |
SagePay's own implementation of Google tracking capabilities to determine who is listening to a track. |
After two years |
NSC_xxx-xxxxxxx-xxx |
Functional/Necessary |
Used by SagePay to remember customer information used to complete e-commerce transactions. |
When the user closes their browser |
Apple Pay
Name |
Description |
Expires |
Google Pay
Name |
Description |
Expires |
See: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-US |