Tracking technology 'cookies'
Richmond Events uses technology to track the patterns of behaviour of visitors to its websites. This can include using a "cookie" which would be stored on your browser or on the hard drive of your computer. You can usually modify your browser to prevent this happening. The information collected in this way can be used to identify you unless you modify your browser settings. Richmond Events uses this information to find out which features of the websites are most popular so that they can be developed in the light of the analysis of your usage. We also use the information generated so as to ensure that users have a more personal experience when accessing our websites, particularly when visiting them on repeat occasions. As required by law, whenever a visitor visits our websites they will be alerted to the fact that we use cookies and asked to consent to their continued use. This consent may be implied from the visitor continuing to use the website.
Cookies in use on our websites:
| Cookie Type |
Cookie Name |
Purpose |
More Information |
| Google Analytics |
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These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. |
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| Essential Site Cookie |
ASP.NET_SessionId |
This cookie is essential for the site to operate. It is used to track information about the decisions you make during your visit. |
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| Essential Site Cookie |
ASPXFORMSAUTH |
This cookie is essential for the site to operate. It is used to track a logged in user between page requests so that they don't have to login each time. |
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| Content Management System Cookie |
CMSPreferredCulture |
Your preferred culture |
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| Content Management System Cookie |
CMSPreferredUICulture |
Your preferred user interface culture |
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| Content Management System Cookie |
ViewMode |
Your view mode - determines what elements of the website you see based on your login credentials |
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| Content Management System Cookie |
VisitorStatus |
Whether you are a first-time or repeat visitor |
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| Content Management System Cookie |
CurrentVisitStatus |
Your visitor status for the current day |
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| Content Management System Cookie |
CMSShoppingCart |
The identity of your shopping basket - ensures you don't add an item to somebody elses basket. |
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| Content Management System Cookie |
CMSMobileRedirected |
Whether or not you are using a mobile phone to view the site - helps display appropriately sized content |
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| Content Management System Cookie |
CurrentTheme |
Which themed version of the site you are using |
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| Content Management System Cookie |
Campaign |
Identity of the campaign that brought you to the site |
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| Content Management System Cookie |
UrlReferrer |
The website you clicked on to visit this website (usually a search engine reference) |
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| Content Management System Cookie |
DisplayContentInDesignMode |
Whether or not you have the ability to make design updates to the website - restricted to the site owner |
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| Content Management System Cookie |
FormState |
Used to determine if a web form's state needs to be restored |
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| Content Management System Cookie |
VotedPolls |
A list of polls you have voted on - prevents you from voting multiple times |
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| Content Management System Cookie |
DocRated |
A list of documents you have rated - prevents you from rating a document multiple times |
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| Content Management System Cookie |
PostAnswer |
Supports the forum user interface |
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| Content Management System Cookie |
UserWords |
A list of words you've added to the dictionary. Supports the spell checker |
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YouTube cookies
We embed videos from our official YouTube channel using YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode. This mode may set cookies on your computer once you click on the YouTube video player, but YouTube will not store personally-identifiable cookie information for playbacks of embedded videos using the privacy-enhanced mode. To find out more please visit YouTube’s embedding videos information page.
Disqus Cookies
Our blog commenting system is powered by Disqus. Disqus may use cookies to identify you when you log into their service. This cookie is essential to usage of the Disqus system and your consent is implied by logging into the service.
Cookies from our Emails
A cookie will be stored by our commercial emailing system with a unique identifier when a link is clicked from within that email. This identifier enables personalisation of the web based version of our marketing emails and also the id of the mailing you have viewed. We may also use this information for tracking purposes to identify that you have opened and viewed our email. By clicking a link within one of our marketing emails your consent to store a cookie is implied.