Performance cookies
We use a number of tools that monitor visitor behaviour on our website to help us improve our information and services.
Google Analytics
| Name | Data stored | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga, _gat | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Crazy Egg
| Name | Data stored | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| is_returning | The number 1 and no more detail | This cookie is used on some pages to identify people who have returned to the University website after visiting before. When you visit some pages on the website, this cookie may be set. It stores only one piece of information – the fact that you’ve visited the website before. This cookie does not identify you personally and is not linked to any other information we store about you. | This cookie expires 5 years after your last visit to the University Website. |