As the Cathie website is a marketing tool and does not provide services such as online shopping baskets or a user area, the need to use cookies is very limited. Due to this, the primary cookies which are used are implemented through our use of Google Analytics.
Google Analytics is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to under and how you use our website. A combination of session (Cookies which are only used while you are browsing the website) and persistent (Cookies which are stored on your machine after you close the website), are used via Google Analytics. Below are the Cookies that are used by Cathie and Google Analytics:
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This is the only persistent cookie which is used. The cookie is used to allow the analytics platform to distinguish users. When you visit the site, the cookie will store an identifier on your machine so that when you revisit the site, I know that you have visited before. The cookie will expire after 2 year and this is managed by Google.
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These cookies are session cookies which will be in use while you are browsing the website. They are used to track information about the pages you visit, how long you spend on specific sites as well as other metrics which are sent anonymously to the google analytics platform.
Additional information regarding Google cookies, please visit the Google Analytics cookie information page here