The Bahamas High Commission
London
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Cookies used on this site
The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
| Cookie | Name | Pupose | More information |
| Google Analytics | _utma _utmb _utmc _utmz |
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 visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. | Click here for an overview of privacy at Google |
| Content Management System cookie | PHPSESSID | This cookie is set by our content management system upon arrival on the site. It is used soley to pass data necessary for functionality between pages of the site. It is not used to track or gather any personal information. This cookie is deleted when a user closes their browser. |
How do I disable cookies?
If you want to disable cookies you need to change your website browser settings to reject cookies. How to do this will depend on the browser you use and we provide further detail below on how to disable cookies for the most popular browsers:-
For Microsoft Internet Explorer:
- Choose the menu “tools” then “Internet Options”
- Click on the “privacy” tab
- Select the setting the appropriate setting
For Mozilla Firefox:
- Choose the menu “tools” then “Options”
- Click on the icon “privacy”
- Find the menu “cookie” and select the relevant options
For Opera 6.0 and further:
- Choose the menu Files” › “Preferences”
- Privacy
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