Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies are required for the site to work and can’t be switched off.
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Cookie |
Provider |
Purpose |
Duration |
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Cloudflare |
Distinguishes real visitors from automated bots to protect the site from malicious traffic. It does not identify you personally. |
30 minutes |
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Civic |
Stores your cookie preferences so we don’t ask you again on every visit. |
90 days |
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Jisc |
Keeps you securely signed in to your account while you use the site. |
8 hours |
Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it. They are only set if you accept them.
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Cookie |
Provider |
Purpose |
Duration |
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Google Analytics |
Assigns a randomly generated ID so we can tell visitors apart and understand how people use the site over time. |
2 years |
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Google Analytics |
Stores information about your current session, such as when it started and how many pages you’ve viewed. |
2 years |
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Hotjar |
Assigns a random ID the first time you visit, so repeat visits are recognised as the same (anonymous) user. |
1 year |
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Hotjar |
Holds data about your current visit, so pages viewed within one session are grouped together. |
30 minutes |
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Hotjar |
Remembers that you’ve completed a survey, so the same one isn’t shown to you again. |
1 year |
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Hotjar |
Remembers that you’ve minimised a survey, so it stays minimised as you move around the site. |
1 year |
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Hotjar |
Remembers that you’ve responded to or closed a survey invitation, so it doesn’t keep reappearing. |
1 year |
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Hotjar |
Remembers that you’ve minimised or completed the feedback widget, so it stays minimised on other pages. |
1 day to 1 year |
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Hotjar |
Temporary cookies and browser storage Hotjar uses to check what your browser supports and to keep its scripts working correctly. They are removed almost immediately. |
Seconds to end of session |
Managing your preferences
Analytical cookies are only set if you choose to accept them. You can change your mind at any time using the cookie settings icon, and any analytical cookies already set will be removed.
If you decline, Google Analytics may still receive basic, cookieless signals (such as a page having been visited) that cannot be used to identify you.