Cookie Policy

1. Use of Cookies

1.1 A cookie is a small text file which is stored in your browser when you access our website.

1.2 The information we obtain from our use of cookies will not contain your personal data. We may obtain information about your computer or other electronic device such as your IP address, your browser and/or other internet log information, however, we only use this data to identify trends in our website usage, this data will not be used to identify you.

1.3 In most cases we will need your consent in order to use cookies on this website. The exception is where the cookie is essential in order for us to provide you with a service you have requested.

1.4 If you visit our website when your browser is set to accept cookies, we will interpret this as an indication that you consent to our use of cookies. If you change your mind in the future about letting us use cookies, you can modify the settings of your browser to reject cookies or disable cookies completely.

2. How to turn off cookies

If you do not want to accept cookies, you can change your browser settings so that cookies are not accepted.

If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of this website.

Cookies

- This website may place and access certain Cookies on your computer.
- Meter uses Cookies to improve your experience of using the website.
- Meter has carefully chosen these Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.
- All Cookies used by this website are used in accordance with current UK and EU Cookie law.
- Before the website places Cookies on your computer, you will be presented with a message bar requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies, you are enabling Meter to provide a better experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of the website may not function fully or as intended.
- This Website may place the following Cookies:

TYPE OF COOKIE	PURPOSE
Analytical/performance cookies	They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Targeting cookies	Data gathered through the above cookies (through Google Analytics) will also be used to inform targeting for advertising campaigns.

You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser.
You can choose to delete Cookies at any time; however you may lose any information that enables you to access the Website more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, personalisation settings.
It is recommended that you ensure that your internet browser is up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
For more information generally on cookies, including how to disable them, please refer to aboutcookies.org. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your computer.

Below is a list of the cookies that we use. We have tried to ensure this is complete and up to date, but if you think that we have missed a cookie or there is any discrepancy, please let us know.

Security & DNS

As this website is served through https (rather than http) so it is more secure, we will use the following cookies for security purposes:

Name of Cookie	Purpose
crsf_token	This cookie protects the website from hacking attempts

Analytical/Performance/Targeting

We use the following analytical/performance cookies. These are all from Google Analytics:

Name of Cookie	Purpose
_ga	Used to distinguish users.
_gid	Used to distinguish users.
_dc_gtm_<property-id>	Used to throttle request rate.
AMP_TOKEN	Contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out, inflight request or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service.
_gat_<property-id>	Contains advertising campaign related information for the user.
__utma	Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmt	Used to throttle request rate.
__utmb	Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmc	Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit.
__utmz	Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached this site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmv	Used to store visitor-level custom variable data. This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method with a visitor level custom variable. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics
1P_JAR	This cookie is used by Google Analytics to analyse how visitors find our website, how often they visit it, and which pages are the most popular
CONSENT	This cookie is used by Google Analytics to analyse how visitors find our website, how often they visit it, and which pages are the most popular