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web beacons
Some of our web pages may contain electronic images called "web beacons" (also known as "clear gifs"), which allow us to count the users who have visited the pages concerned. Web beacons collect only limited information including a cookie number, the date and time the page is displayed and a description of the page on which the web beacon is placed. External advertisers can also place such web beacons. These beacons do not contain any identifiable personal data.