Cookie Policy
When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable. Where services are delivered on the internet, this sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your device, for example, computer or mobile phone. These include small files known as cookies. They cannot be used to identify you personally.
These pieces of information are used to improve services for you through, for example:
- enabling a service to recognise your device so you don't have to give the same information several times during one task
- recognising that you may already have given a username and password so you don't need to do it for every web page requested
- measuring how many people are using services, so they can be made easier to use and there's enough capacity to ensure they are fast
Our use of cookies
Cookies to enhance your experience
We set a session cookie that allows us to maintain the state of your visit whilst viewing our web site. This may include a user preference or current progress in a series of steps.
| Name | Typical content | Expiry |
| PHPSESSID | randomly generated alphanumeric identifier | when user exits browser |
Cookies for improving service
Google Analytics sets cookies to help us accurately estimate the number of visitors to the website and volumes of usage. This is to make sure that the BIALL website is providing the best possible service to our visitors.
| Name | Typical content | Expiry |
| _utma | randomly generated number | 2 years |
| _utmb | randomly generated number | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | randomly generated number | when user exits browser |
| _utmz | randomly generated number + info on how the site was reached (e.g. directly or via a link, organic search or paid search) |
6 month |
For further details on the cookies set by Google Analytics, please refer to the Google website
Cookies for our members area
Our members area sets cookies so that you do not need to fill in your login details as you move from page to page.
| Name | Typical content | Expiry |
| authUserId | unique numeric identifier | when user exits browser |
| authPasswd | calculated alphanumeric hash | when user exits browser |
Social media
We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; Facebook, Twitter; will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
Add This
In particular, we make use of 'add this' buttons to make it easier for you to share content from the website with others via email or social networks.
For further details on the cookies set by Add This, please refer to the Add This website.
