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Cookies - What Are They?

Q: What are Cookies, and why do Maplin use them?

A: A 'cookie' is a file in your web browser that enables us to recognise your computer when you visit the site. Cookies are used by many Web sites to help collect information, such as how many people visit and return to the site, what products are being bought, and to make certain parts of the site function properly. Maplin.co.uk uses cookies for a number of purposes, for example to enable us to simplify login for existing customers, to ensure that the authenticity of registered customers are secure, to monitor traffic and provide mechanisms for online shopping.

If you are a non registered user on the maplin.co.uk site, you are sent an anonymous cookie to help us keep track of your browsing patterns and build up a profile. Also, any visitor who has clicked on Maplin advertisements on other web sites, we will be sent an anonymous cookie that will allow us to analyses our advertising effectiveness and manage relationships with our affiliate sites.

Whilst you do not need to allow your browser to accept cookies in order to browse much of our web site or to access many of our services, you must have cookies enabled if you wish to shop online.

Total Cookies: 25

Cookies from maplin.co.uk (14)

Cookie name	Expires	Purpose
__utmb	20 minutes	Written by the Urchin Tracking Module used by Google Analytics.
__utma	2 years	Written by the Urchin Tracking Module used by Google Analytics.
__utmc	End of session	Written by the Urchin Tracking Module used by Google Analytics.
__utmz	6 months	Written by the Urchin Tracking Module used by Google Analytics.
_dw_a	20 minutes	Digital Window tracking. Only written when referral is from an Affiliate Window identifier.
_dw_p	6 years	Digital Window tracking. Only written when referral is from an Affiliate Window identifier.
_dw_s	End of session	Digital Window tracking. Only written when referral is from an Affiliate Window identifier.
ASP.NET_SessionId	End of session	ASP.NET Session identifier, persists the user's session on the server.
Coyote-2-ac12280a	End of session	Written by the Coyote load balancer, allows persistence of the same web server for each visitor.
MAPLIN_BASKET	30 days	Hold the basket contents so it's available when the user next visits the site. Written at each basket change, only read at start of session.
MAPLIN_NET	1 year	Stores the list of recently viewed items along with a visitor identifier used for referral tracking.
MaplinRememberMe	1 year	Remembers the email address entered for log in if the "remember my email" checkbox is checked.
Footpanel	1 year	Remembers that the foot panel is off.

Cookies from platform.twitter.com (5)

Cookie name	Expires	Purpose
__qca	27 years
__utma	22 months	Written by the Urchin Tracking Module used by Google Analytics.
__utmv	22 months	Written by the Urchin Tracking Module used by Google Analytics.
__utmz	3 months	Written by the Urchin Tracking Module used by Google Analytics.
guest_id	11 months

Cookies from plusone.google.com (5)

Cookie name	Expires	Purpose
HSID	10 years
NID	6 months
PREF	18 months
SID	10 years
SSID	10 years

Cookies from facebook.com (2)

Cookie name	Expires	Purpose
datr	18 months
datr	18 months

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