Cookie Policy


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Cookie Policy

By continuing to use the ITB website, you consent to the use of cookies.

What is a cookie?

Cookies are small pieces of information, stored in simple text files, placed on your computer by a website. Cookies can be read by the website on your subsequent visits. The information stored in a cookie may relate to your browsing habits on the web page, or a unique identification number so that the website can "remember" you on your return visit. Generally speaking, cookies do not contain personal information from which you can be identified, unless you have furnished such information to the website.

How does ITB use cookies?

ITB uses cookies to collect information about visitors' use of the website, including things like connection speed, operating system details, the time and duration of visits and IP addresses. The information collected by cookies enables ITB to understand the use of its site, including the number of visitors it has, the pages viewed per session, time exposed to particular pages etc. This in turn helps to provide visitors with a better experience. ITB will not attempt to personally identify visitors from their IP addresses.

Cookies will not be used to contact you for marketing purposes.

Cookies do not in any way compromise the security of your computer.

Visitors can use the ITB website with no loss of functionality if cookies are disabled from the web browser.

Cookie Name Nature of Cookie First or Third Party Purpose
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__utma is a persistent cookie
__utmb and __utmc are session cookies that last for a maximum of 30 minutes
__utmz is a persistent cookie that lasts for six months
These are third party cookies that are placed on your device to allow us to use the Google Analytics service These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited. Further information is available about these cookies here: http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html

How to disable cookies?

Below is information on how to disable cookies for some of the more popular web browsers.

Internet Explorer 5.0+

Go to the 'Tools' menu

Click on 'Internet Options'

Click the 'Security' tab

Highlight the 'Internet' zone (selected by default)

Select security level 'High' for this zone

Click on 'OK'

Mozilla Firefox

Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.

Under the Privacy & Security category, choose Cookies. (If no subcategories are visible, double-click the category to expand the list.)

Click the following radio button: Disable cookies

Netscape 6.0+

Go to 'Edit' in the menu bar

Click on 'Preferences'

Click on 'Advanced'

Select the 'Cookies' field

Tick either 'Warn Me Before Accepting a Cookie' or 'Disable Cookies'

Click on 'OK'