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Necessary (7)

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Name	Provider	Purpose	Expiry	Type
ASP.NET_SessionId [x3]	igene.co.uk igene.eu igene.nl	Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests.	Session	HTTP Cookie
CookieConsent [x3]	igene.co.uk igene.eu igene.nl	Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain	1 year	HTTP Cookie
sid	chat.freshdesk.com	Preserves users states across page requests.	Session	HTTP Cookie

Statistics (10)

Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Name	Provider	Purpose	Expiry	Type
_ga [x3]	igene.co.uk igene.eu igene.nl	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	2 years	HTTP Cookie
_gid [x3]	igene.co.uk igene.eu igene.nl	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	1 day	HTTP Cookie
_hjid [x3]	igene.co.uk igene.eu igene.nl	Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes.	1 year	HTML Local Storage
collect	google-analytics.com	Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.	Session	Pixel Tracker

Marketing (34)

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.

Name	Provider	Purpose	Expiry	Type
__atuvc [x3]	igene.co.uk igene.eu igene.nl	Updates the counter of a website's social sharing features.	13 months	HTTP Cookie
__atuvs [x3]	igene.co.uk igene.eu igene.nl	Ensures that the updated counter is displayed to the user if a page is shared with the social sharing service, AddThis.	1 day	HTTP Cookie
_at.cww [x3]	igene.co.uk igene.eu igene.nl	Used by the social sharing platform AddThis	Persistent	HTML Local Storage
_hjIncludedInSample [x3]	igene.co.uk igene.eu igene.nl	Determines if the user's navigation should be registered in a certain statistical place holder.	Session	HTTP Cookie
at-lojson-cache-# [x3]	igene.co.uk igene.eu igene.nl	Used by the social sharing platform AddThis	Persistent	HTML Local Storage
at-rand [x3]	igene.co.uk igene.eu igene.nl	Used by the social sharing platform AddThis	Persistent	HTML Local Storage
GPS	youtube.com	Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location.	1 day	HTTP Cookie
IDE	doubleclick.net	Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user.	1 year	HTTP Cookie
loc	addthis.com	Geolocation, which is used to help providers determine how users who share information with each other are geographically located (state level).	13 months	HTTP Cookie
pagead/1p-user-list/#	google.com	Pending	Session	Pixel Tracker
PREF	youtube.com	Registers a unique ID that is used by Google to keep statistics of how the visitor uses YouTube videos across different websites.	8 months	HTTP Cookie
test_cookie	doubleclick.net	Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies.	1 day	HTTP Cookie
uvc	addthis.com	Detects how often the social sharing service, AddThis, encounters the same user.	13 months	HTTP Cookie
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	youtube.com	Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.	179 days	HTTP Cookie
xtc	addthis.com	Registers the user's sharing of content via social media.	13 months	HTTP Cookie
YSC	youtube.com	Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.	Session	HTTP Cookie
yt-remote-cast-installed	youtube.com	Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video	Session	HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-connected-devices	youtube.com	Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video	Persistent	HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-device-id	youtube.com	Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video	Persistent	HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-fast-check-period	youtube.com	Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video	Session	HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-session-app	youtube.com	Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video	Session	HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-session-name	youtube.com	Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video	Session	HTML Local Storage