Google Analytics

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Name

_ga, _gat, _gid

Data Stored

A random unique number or string of letters and numbers to identify your browser, the times and dates that you interacted with the site recently and the marketing materials or referring pages that led you to the site.

Purpose

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 may be transmitted to Google and stored on servers in the United States. IP addresses, which can be used to identify an individual user, are anonymised by Google Analytics. 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.

Expires

The longest lasting cookie expires 2 years after your last visit to the website. Others are deleted 6 months, 30 minutes and the moment you close your browser.

 

Cookie Control

Name

CookieControl

Data Stored

A random unique number or string of letters and numbers to identify your browser, the times and dates that you interacted with the Cookie Control device, and a record of the choices you made regarding the acceptance of cookie types.

Purpose

This cookie is set to remember the user's preferences about cookies.

Expires

3 months