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Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

Changing your browser cookie settings

The majority of web browsers allow you to see what cookies you have, and give you the option to accept, delete or block them. On this page we give you the basics of how to change your setting in Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari and give you links to more detailed help. Further down the page we provide details of the cookies we are using and what job they perform.

Cookie options in browsers

Most browsers give you a range of options to help you manage your cookies. Each browser's settings are slightly different but typically you can.

. View your cookies
. Allow all cookies
. Delete all or individual cookies
. Block third party cookies
. Delete all cookies when you close your browser

If you decide to block third party cookies, while most will be the tracking cookies some might be adding useful functionality so it could impact on your browsing experience.

It is also important to know that if you set the option to delete all cookies when you close your browser any preferences, including any opt outs you have set will be deleted.

Instructions by browser

While there are differences across browser versions and operating systems such as Windows,Linux and Mac OS the instructions provide should help you find your cookie settings. For more in-depth advice we have provided links to more detailed instructions.

Google Chrome

1. Click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings.
3. Click the Under the Hood tab.
4. Select Content settings in the "Privacy" section.
5. Click the Cookies tab in the Content Settings dialog that appears.
6. Choose your preferred settings.
7. Select the Close button when you've finished.

Google Chrome allows all cookies by default, but you can restrict the behaviour of first-party and third-party cookies or even block them completely. For more detailed help on changing settings see Manage Cookies in Chrome.

Firefox for Windows

1. From the Tools menu select Options or in Linux from the Edit menu select Preferences.
2. Select the Privacy tab.
3. Select Cookies if the option is available otherwise select the option 'Use custom settings for history' from Firefox: drop down.
4. Choose your preferred settings.

Firefox for Mac

1. Choose Preferences from the Firefox menu or the Edit menu depending on which version you have.
2. Select the Privacy tab.
3. Select Cookies if the option is available otherwise select the option 'Use custom settings for history' from Firefox: drop down.
4. Choose your preferred settings.

You can configure which sites are allowed to set cookies, how long to keep them for, and view and manage your existing cookies.For more detailed help on changing settings see Enabling and disabling cookies in Firefox.

Internet Explorer

1. From the Tools menu choose Internet Options.
2. Select the Privacy tab.
3. Move the slider to choose your preferred setting between Block All Cookies and Accept All Cookies.
4. For more detailed cookie settings click on Advanced, check the 'Override cookie handling' checkbox and modify the settings to your preference.

For more detailed instructions see How to Set and Customize Cookies Settings in Internet Explorer.

Safari

1. From the Safari menu choose Preferences.
2. Select the Privacy tab.
3. Choose your preferred settings.

For more detailed instructions see Managing cookies in Safari.

Mobile browsers

Below are links for instructions for setting your cookie preferences in the most popular mobile phone browsers.
Android - Changing Browser settings
Safari iOS - Safari web settings
Windows phone - Change privacy and other browser settings

Log Files

As with most other websites, we collect and use the data contained in log files. The information in the log files include your IP (internet protocol) address, your ISP (internet service provider, such as AOL or BT Internet), the browser you used to visit our site (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox), the time you visited our site and which pages you visited throughout our site. This information is used to analyse and improve the pages offfered as well as providing the most user-friendly navigation experience.

Third-Party cookies

Our website uses the following third-party suppliers and partners who may also set cookies on your computer or mobile phone as you browse our website.
Cookie: _gid
Description: Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.
Duration: 1 day
Type: Analytics - First-party

Cookie: _gat_gtag_UA_6824242_10
Description: This cookie is part of Google Analytics and is used to limit requests (throttle request rate).
Duration: 52 seconds
Type: Analytics - First-party

Cookie: _ga_RFT95NE17Y
Description: This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.
Duration: 1 year 1 month
Type: Analytics - First-party

Cookie: _ga
Description: The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.
Duration: 1 year 1 month
Type: Analytics - First-party

Cookie: ai_user
Description: This cookie name is associated with the Microsoft Application Insights software, which collects statictical usage and telemetry information for apps built on the Azure cloud platform. This is a unique user identifier cookie enabling counting of the number of users accessing the application over time.
Duration: 1 year
Type: player.broadcast.radio - Third-party

Cookie: ai_session
Description: This cookie name is associated with the Microsoft Application Insights software, which collects statictical usage and telemetry information for apps built on the Azure cloud platform. This is a unique anonymous session identifier cookie.
Duration: 30 minutes
Type: player.broadcast.radio - Third-party

Please note that, where we embed content from third-party sites such as YouTube, you may also have cookies from these third-party websites installed on your device. lcrlincoln.com does not control these cookies and you should check the privacy policy of the relevant website for more information.

Please also note that, if you use one of the 'sharing tools' on our website to share content using social networks such as Facebook, these social networks may install a cookie on your device. We do not control these cookies and you should check the privacy policy of the relevant website for more information.

Page last updated: 27th November 2024