Cookies

Cookies Policy

When you visit our site we collect data that is obtained from cookies.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small piece of data that websites collect when you visit them. These contain information your browser can retrieve and can identify a web-enabled user device such as a computer, laptop, PDA, mobile, smartphone or tablet.

Cookies collect lots of different types of information. Some cookies are essential, enabling you to move around the website and make use of features. Others are used to understand how you interact with a website, such as which pages you visit, so we can improve our website to better meet user needs.

You can find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, by visiting aboutcookies.org or allaboutcookies.org.

How can you control cookies?

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:

Apple Safari

Google Chrome

Microsoft Edge

Mozilla Firefox

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Opera

You can find information relating to other browsers, by visiting the browser developer’s website.

You can also opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics via the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

For more information about analytics and advertising cookies and how you can opt out, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page, the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page, or Your Online Choices website.

Some cookies are essential, enabling you to move around the website and make use of features. Others are used to understand how you interact with a website, such as which pages you visit, so we can improve our website to better meet user needs.

What cookies do we use?

The following cookies are used on our website:

Session cookies

  • YSC: a functional third-party YouTube cookie that registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.

Stored cookies

  • HasVisitedSearch: allows the browser not to display the Tour of the site if you have already visited the site.
  • VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE: a marketing third-party cookie from YouTube that tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.
  • cb-enabled – a cookie that notes if the cookie-banner has been enabled
  • _gid: registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website for 24 hours after last activity.
  • _gat: used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager
  • _ga_: main cookie used by Google Analytics and distinguishes one visitor from another. Lasts for 2 years.

How does CLOSER protect my personal information?

Please refer to the CLOSER Discovery privacy policy for information on how we protect your personal information. Please refer to the CLOSER privacy policy for information on how we protect your personal information when you sign up to CLOSER newsletters, contact CLOSER on social media, attend CLOSER events, visit the closer.ac.uk website, or apply to work with us.