Cookies on Look Closer

Look Closer puts small files (known as 'cookies') onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site.

Cookies are used to:

• remember the notifications you've seen so we do not show them to you again
• measure how you use the website so it can be updated and improved based on your needs
• remember you while you interact with the website

Find out more about how to manage cookies.

How cookies are used on Look Closer

Our introductory message

You may see a pop-up welcome message when you visit Look Closer. We'll store a cookie so that your computer knows you've seen it and knows not to show it again.

Name	Purpose	Expires
first-run	Saves a message to let us know you've seen our welcome banner	3 months

Cookie banner

You will see a pop-up cookie message when you visit Look Closer. We'll store a cookie so that your computer knows you've seen it and knows not to show it again.

Name	Purpose	Expires
cookies	Saves a message to let us know you've seen our cookie banner	30 days

Remembering you

When you use Look Closer we set cookies to remember how you have interacted with the website. For example if you follow a trail we can track your progress.

Name	Purpose	Expires
laravel_session	Set to remember information about how you have interacted with the website	2 hours
XSRF-TOKEN	To make sending information to Look Closer more secure	2 hours

Measuring website usage (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics software (Universal Analytics) to collect information about how you use Look Closer. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements.

Google Analytics stores information about:

• the pages you visit on Look Closer
• how long you spend on each Look Closer page
• how you got to the site
• what you click on while you’re visiting the site

Google Analytics sets the following cookies.

Name	Purpose	Expires
_ga	This helps us count how many people visit Look Closer by tracking if you’ve visited before	2 years
_gid	This helps us count how many people visit Look Closer by tracking if you’ve visited before	24 hours
_gat	Used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made	10 minutes