Cookies are small files that sit on your computer, phone or tablet. This information is collected by the University of Cambridge to record and store information about how you use uis.cam.ac.uk. Information is shared within the University of Cambridge, and in limited cases, with our third-party providers. Below is more detail about the cookies we use, what they record, how you may choose which cookies you’re happy for us to use and with whom the information is shared.
List of cookies
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies maintain the security of our website’s connection to you. They also make our site work. They always need to be on.
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ssess* | University of Cambridge | Used by our web servers to show you the correct version of our web pages. | Expires when your web session on our site ends. | Privacy policy for the University's core website |
| has_js | University of Cambridge | Checks to see whether your system has JavaScript turned on or off. | Expires when your web session on our site ends. | Privacy policy for the University's core website |
| X-Mapping-* | University of Cambridge | Used to route data and page requests correctly. This cookie is associated with the Stingray Traffic Manager platform from Riverbed. | Expires when your web session on our site ends. | Riverbed's privacy policy |
| CookieConsent CookieControl |
University of Cambridge | Remember the cookie choices that you have made on your device. Once these cookies expire or when you change devices, you will be asked to reconfirm your choices. | 365 days | Privacy policy for the University's core website |
| NRBA_SESSION | University of Cambridge | This cookie is necessary for the operation of our web applications; it does not contain any personally identifiable information. It is associated with the New Relic Performance Monitoring suite. The New Relic service logs how quickly the web servers respond to requests and when there are technical errors. | Expires when your web session on our site ends. | Privacy policy for the University's core website |
| user-id | University of Cambridge Squiz Group (Funnelback search service) |
When you use our site search, this cookie identifies your device to our search engine’s servers to establish a secure connection. It does not contain information by which we can identify you. | Expires when your web session on our site ends | Privacy policy for the University's core website |
Site usage measurement cookies
Unless you opt in to receive ‘site usage measurement’ cookies, we will not set these cookies on your device. Site usage measurement cookies allow us to analyse anonymised navigation patterns, to learn how people use our website and to make it better for our users.
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga* _ga_* |
University of Cambridge Google Inc (Google Analytics service) |
We use Google Analytics to understand how users are navigating our website, see how often content we publish is used and to test changes to improve the user experience. Your IP address is anonymised. | 2 years | Google’s privacy policy |
Social and marketing cookies
Unless you opt in to receive ‘social and marketing’ cookies, we will not set these cookies on your device. Social and marketing cookies on our site connect to third-party providers, such as Spotify, Vimeo and YouTube. These cookies will be set when you take an action, such as watching an embedded video. Data will be passed back to the third-party provider, allowing that organisation to record how you use their service on our site and show you relevant content, including advertising.
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEC APISID HSID NID SAPISID SID* SSID SOCS _Secure* VISITOR_* YSC yt.innertube* yt-remote*
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Google LLC (YouTube video service) | We use YouTube embedded videos on selected web pages. Where we do this, Google uses cookies: to deliver the YouTube service and track your interactions with embedded content, to remember your video player preferences when using embedded video, and to make improvements to its services. The cookies do not directly identify individual users and YouTube will not store information to personalise your experience unless you are logged in to a Google account. | Between 180 and 400 days | Google’s privacy policy and YouTube's terms of service |