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Essential

Essential cookies help make our 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.

Cookie name What it's for Expiry
.ASPXFORMSAUTH

Used to determine if a user is authenticated (logged in).

Session
ASP.NET_SessionId

General purpose platform session cookie, used by sites written with Microsoft .NET based technologies. Usually used to maintain an anonymised user session by the server.

Session
__cfduid, cf_ob_info, cf_use_ob

Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic.

For more information, please visit: https://www.cloudflare.com/cookie-policy/

29 days
__RequestVerificationToken

This is an anti-forgery cookie set by web applications built using ASP.NET MVC technologies. It is designed to stop unauthorised posting of content to a website, known as Cross-Site Request Forgery. It holds no information about the user and is destroyed on closing the browser.

Session
__stripe_mid, __stripe_sid, m

A token set by Stripe (payment provider) to facilitate the payment of our online Portrait Restaurant orders.

For more information, please visit: https://stripe.com/gb/privacy

Session
cookieconsent_status This cookie is used to remember if you have consented to the use of cookies on our website. When you consent, a cookie is set which prevents the Cookie notification bar from appearing at the bottom of the browser window. 1 year
incap_ses_#, nlbi_# Preserves user’s states across page requests to improve performance of the website. Incapsula DDoS Protection and Web Application Firewall cookie. Used to ensure requests by a client are sent to the same origin server. Session
visid_incap_# Preserves user’s states across page requests to improve performance of the website. Incapsula DDoS Protection and Web Application Firewall cookie. Used to ensure requests by a client are sent to the same origin server. 470 days
PHPSESSID Preserves user session and state across page requests 6 days

Functional

These cookies are used solely for functionality but may also contain elements of tracking to help monitor and improve how we present content to you. We use embeds from third party providers to present content in different forms such as audio, video or some other interactive element.

Cookie name What it's for Expiry
__atssc, __atuvc, __atuvs, uvc, loc

Used by AddThis social sharing widget which is embedded in our websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. It stores an updated page share count on certain exhibition pages.

For more information, please visit: https://www.oracle.com/legal/privacy/addthis-privacy-policy.html

2 years
_ga, _gs, _gu, _gw, _ym_d, _ym_uid

Get Site Control provides a mechanism for spotlighting important information through widgets overlays on Inspirata.com. As part of their service, Get Site Control also uses cookies to provide insights such as the IP address, location, OS, browser and device type of those who interact with Get Site Control widgets.

For more information, please visit: https://getsitecontrol.com/privacy/

Session

Personalised advertising

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across our website. The intention is to display personalised or interest-based advertising that is relevant and engaging for the individual user.

Cookie name What it's for Expiry
__fbp, C_user, Datr, fr, sb, wd, xs

Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.

For more information, please visit: https://en-gb.facebook.com/policy.php

27 days
__qca

Used by Quantcast to collect anonymized data which analyses log data from different websites to create reports that enables the website owners and advertisers provide ads for the appropriate audience segments.

For more information, please visit: https://www.quantcast.com/privacy/

1 year
APISID, HSID, SAPISID, SSID, __Secure-APISID, __Secure-3PAPISID, __Secure-3PSID, __Secure-APISID, __Secure-HSID, __Secure-SSID, SID, SSID

These cookies are used by Google to display personalized advertisements on Google sites, based on recent searches and previous interactions.

2 years
DSID, IDE, 1P_JAR

Used by Google DoubleClick which stores information about how the user uses our website and any other advertisement before visiting the website. This is used to present users with ads that are relevant to them according to the user profile.

For more information, please visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

1 year
D, MC

Used by Quantserve to track anonymously how a user interact with our website.

For more information, please visit: https://www.quantcast.com/privacy/

1 year
NID This cookie contains a unique ID Google uses to remember your preferences and other information, such as your preferred language (e.g. English). 6 months
_ga, external_referer, guest_id, personalization_id

Used by twitter.com to integrate the sharing features of this social media. It also stores information about how the user uses the website for tracking and targeting.

For more information, please visit: https://twitter.com/en/privacy

2 years
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

Used by YouTube to track the information on the embedded YouTube videos on a website.

For more information, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/intl/en-GB/about/policies/

5 months

Statistical

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

Cookie name What it's for Expiry
_hjid

Used by Hotjar this cookie is set when the customer first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the random user ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behaviour in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. _hjidincludedinsample is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate funnels.

For more information, please visit: https://help.hotjar.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011789248-Hotjar-Cookies

 1 year
dc_gtm_UA-#

Used by Google Tag Manager to control the loading of a Google Analytics script tag on all our web pages.

For more information, please visit: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy/

1 day
gat_UA-#, _ga, _gid, OTZ

Used by Google Analytics which collects information about how our visitors use the website. We use this information to compile reports and to improve the website experience. The cookies collect information such as, the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come from and the pages they visited.

For more information, please visit: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2700409

2 years
SIDCC

This is a security cookie to protect a user’s data from unauthorized access.

Session
___utmvc

This cookie enables the function of Google Analytics.

Session
ai_session

This cookie name is associated with the Microsoft Application Insights software, which collects statistical usage and telemetry information for apps built on the Azure cloud platform. This is a unique anonymous session identifier cookie. The main purpose of this cookie is: Performance.

Session
ai_user This cookie name is associated with the Microsoft Application Insights software, which collects statistical usage and telemetry information for apps built on the Azure cloud platform. This is a unique user identifier cookie enabling counting of the number of users accessing the application over time. The main purpose of this cookie is: Performance 1 year

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