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Cookies on our Website

This is a list of the main cookies set by the Strategy Unit website, and what each is used for:

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Google Analytics

A Google Analytics cookie. These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where vistors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.

To find out more about Google Analytics privacy policies or to opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

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