Cookie statement

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The table below explains the cookies we use and why.

Cookie	Name	Purpose
Purpose	Cookie control	This cookie is used to remember a user’s choice about cookies on fishawack.com. Where users have previously indicated a preference, that user’s preference will be stored in this cookie.
Session	laravel-session	This cookie is used to remember information provided by the user during their current visit to this website, so they only have to enter it once (log in info for example). The session cookie is stored in temporary memory on the user’s device, and is not retained after the user’s web browser is closed.
Cross-site request forgery prevention cookie	XSRF-Token	This cookie is used to verify that any data posted to the server has been posted by the current user.
Hotjar	_hjIncludedInSample _hjIncludedInSample _hjid	These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website (how they interact with the web pages for example). We use the information to help us improve the user experience for this website. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone. Read HotJar’s overview
Google Analytics	_ga _gid	These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve this website. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone, including the number of visitors to the website and blog, where visitors have come to the website from, and the pages they visited. Read Google’s overview
Local Storage	Local Storage	This is used to store your preferences for this website (for example, your cookie preferences) on your device.

How do I change my cookie settings?

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the How we use cookies link in the footer of all pages. You can then adjust the available sliders to ‘On’ or ‘Off’, then clicking ‘Save changes and close’. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.

Alternatively, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

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To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.