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What are cookies?
A cookie is a small piece of data that is stored on a user’s computer upon visiting certain web pages. Cookies allow sites to gather and store information about a user’s web activity and equipment, and, depending on the kind of data they contain and the way in which they are sent to the web browser, they may be used to recognize individual users.
What cookies does this site use?
| Cookie | Cookie name(s) | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics |
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Performance cookies (B) 3rd party cookies (D) |
We use a number of tools that monitor visitor behaviour on our website to help us improve our performance in provision of information and services. These cookies collect anonymous information on the pages visited. |
| WordPress |
wordpress_*, wordpress_test_cookie, wp-settings-*, wp-settings-time-* |
Strictly necessary cookies (A) | Some cookies we place on your browser ensure that the University website delivers you information and services securely and optimally. You must accept these cookies to be able to make use of our online systems |
| JQuery | __cfduid | Functionality cookies (C) | Cookies generated by the jQuery framework used for the development of some of the functionality of the website. |
Cookies set by third party sites
The Interactive Content Team use a number of suppliers who also set cookies on Interactive Content Team websites on its behalf in order to deliver the services that they are providing. If you would like more information about the cookies used by these suppliers, as well as information on how to opt-out, please see their individual privacy policies listed below.
| Google Analytics | Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), to help us see how our website is used. In doing so information about your use of our website, including your IP address, may be transmitted to Google and stored on servers in the United States. The data collected by Google Analytics is used to analyse how frequently the same people revisit the University website, how the website is found (from advertising or referring websites), and which pages are most frequently viewed. This information is combined with data from thousands of other users to create an overall picture of website use, and is never identified individually or personally and is not linked to any other information we store about you. Google’s privacy policy Opt out of Google Analytics |
| WordPress | WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and a dynamic content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL. All data is stored with the Interactive Content Team, and no personal information is shared outside of the Interactive Content Team. |
This website also embeds audio and video content from external websites such as YouTube and SoundCloud. As a result, when you visit a page with content embedded from, for example, YouTube or SoundCloud, you may be presented with cookies from these websites. We do not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the relevant third party website for more information about these.
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Cookie categories
- Strictly necessary cookies
- Performance cookies
- Functionality cookies
- 3rd party cookies
- Strictly necessary cookies (or ‘Essential cookies’)
- Some cookies we place on your browser ensure that the University website delivers you information and services securely and optimally. You must accept these cookies to be able to make use of our online systems.
- Performance cookies (or ‘Cookies monitoring website use’)
- We use a number of tools that monitor visitor behaviour on our website to help us improve our performance in provision of information and services. These cookies collect anonymous information on the pages visited.e.g. Google Analytics
- Functionality cookies
- These are cookies that are not essential, but enhance your use of our website. They remember choices you make to enhance your experience of our site. For example: text size preferences.
- 3rd party cookies (or Third party cookies)
- Some University pages use third party services or software, such as maps, online videos or social networking features. Many of these services may set cookies in your browser in accordance with their own privacy policies, although many can be blocked by you without impact on your experience. The University of Edinburgh has no control over these cookies.e.g. YouTube, SoundCloud, Google Analytics…
How can I disable or delete cookies?
You can choose to allow, block, or delete cookies installed in your computer by adjusting the settings of the web browser you use. But doing so might limit your ability to visit certain parts of the website or take advantage of some of our services.
For more information on how to manage cookies on the browser you use, please see the instructions below:
- For more information on Internet Explorer please see: IE managing cookies.
- For more information on Firefox please see: Firefox managing cookies.
- For more information on Google Chrome please see: Chrome managing cookies.
- For more information on Safari please see: Safari managing cookies.
- For more information on Opera please see: Opera managing cookies.
