Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. In this policy the term “cookie” describes a range of technologies, including cookies, web beacons and pixel tags.
There are two main types of cookies that are used on the website:
Session cookies | These are set at the start of your visit to the website and only exist for the time you remain on the website. They are removed when you close your browser. |
Persistent cookies | These remain on your until they expire or are deleted. Many have automation deletion dates so your device isn’t overloaded with cookies. |
The website uses both types of cookies to simplify the user journey and enhance the user’s experience of the website. Cookies can also be classed as 1st or 3rd party cookies:
1st Party cookies | These cookies are set and owned by the website. |
3rd Party cookies | These cookies are set and owned by a party other than that of the website. These are usually a partner who is providing services to us as the website owner. |
Use of cookies by this website
A number of the cookies that we use on the website are essential for parts of the site to operate and some have already been set. You may delete and block all cookies from the site, but parts of the site will not work.
There are a number of different types of cookies which have different purposes:
Necessary – enable you to use our site and services
Functional – remember choices you make to improve site experience
Performance/analytics – anonymised and aggregated information collection about how visitors use our site and services
Targeting and advertising – collect information about browsing habits to deliver ads relevant to you and your interests. Usually placed by ad network with our permission
The following cookies are used by the website:
Necessary and Functional Cookies
These are necessary and/or functional types of cookies. Disabling these would affect the functionality and may restrict access to certain parts of the website.
Cookie | Purpose |
|---|---|
PHP Session ID SSESS | Used by the website to identify a user that is logged in |
SimpleSAML SimpleSAMLAuthToken | Used as part of the website authentication process that enables users to remain logged in and allows the website to track unique login sessions. |
Drupal core has_js | Used by the website to see if the user’s browser has javascript enabled or not. |
Drupal core Drupal.tableDrag.showWeight | Used by the website to remember if you would like to show weights column in tables with drag/drop functionality to sort it. |
Drupal Module: module_filter DrupalModuleFilter | Added by the website to remember preferences about last access to the admin/module page. |
Drupal Module: eu_cookie_compliance cookie-agreed_[date] | This is used to remember that you have accepted the cookie warning so you don’t have to accept it every time you visit the site. |
Drupal Module: stem_comm_resource community_resources_by_user- dashboard_resources-sort_by | This cookie is used to store your sorting preferences for the "My Resources" list of the dashboard. |
Drupal Module: stem_comm_resource community_resources_by_user- panel_pane_2-sort_by | This cookie is used to store your sorting preferences for the "My Collections" list of the dashboard. |
Drupal Module: stem_og_invite_register Drupal_visitor_stem_og_register_validated | Used to remember if an invite to groups has been validated or not. |
Drupal Module: stem_user stem_user_privacy_policy_banner_link | Used to remember if the Privacy Policy banner has been shown to the user or not. |
Drupal Module: stem_course_ab stem_course_ab stem_course_ab_nid | Used to redirect a user to the correct course during A/B testing. |
Custom Javascript isSideMenuOpenCookie | Used to remember if the sidebar is open or closed when on the STEM Ambassador area of the website. |
Wistia __distillery | Used by our video system to recall a playback position and resume from that point if interrupted |
Live Chat _lc_cid (customerId)
| Used by our Live Chat service to verify the identity and customer token of a customer created in Live Chat. These cookies do not store any personal information that would allow someone to identify the user, like customer's name, IP address, geolocation, etc. |
Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use the website, for example which pages visitors go to most often. All information collected by these cookies collect is aggregated and anonymous.
Cookie | Purpose |
|---|---|
Universal analytics (Google) _ga, _gat, _gid | These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use the website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited. |
Google Analytics - Doubleclick IDE DSID | This cookie is used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behaviour. It tracks visitors across devices and marketing channels. |
Google Maps - Iframe // Recaptcha 1P_JAR | These cookies are added by Google Services which we use on the website to identify user/session and track it. |
MessageFocus conversion tracking (Adestra) adestra_ctrk | This cookie is used to track the website activity of a visitor who has clicked through to the website from an email. |
How do I change my cookie settings?
Most web browsers allow some control of cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
When someone visits our website we use Google Analytics to collect standard internet log information, details of visitor behaviour patterns and search terms being used on the site. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
You can withdraw consent at any time - all browsers allow users to remove cookies from particular sites. To do this yourself, you can read this handy guide: https://www.lifewire.com/clear-cookies-for-one-site-4587347. Alternatively, you can contact support@stem.org.uk and our IT Support team can guide you through the process.
Targeting and Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to serve advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. You can manage the use of internet-based advertising cookies and disable the sharing of information about your online activities across websites and interactive properties.
Google Ads | Advertising cookie | |
These cookies are used by Twitter in order to integrate functionality into our website. The cookies are used for a variety of purposes including targeted advertising and campaign measurement. | ||
This is a ‘web beacon’ that is used to serve you with advertisements that may be relevant to you and your interests. It may also be used to help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. | ||
UXtweak | Certain pages on the STEM website will show an option to open a survey in the bottom right-hand corner of the page. Selecting it will open a survey to fill in about your experience on that page to help us optimise that area in the future. Answers are anonymous and not linked to any user accounts. | (You can also stop these surveys from showing by refusing cookies on the STEM website) |
These cookies are used by LinkedIn for a variety of purposes including targeted advertising and campaign measurement. |
Interest-based advertising
Some targeted advertisements that we display to you across third party operated websites and properties may include the "Ad Choices" icon or another mechanism to opt out of receiving interest-based advertisements. You can click on the AdChoices icon or visit www.aboutads.info to receive more information about your online activities or to opt out of having your data used for interest-based advertising by Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) participating companies.
Updates to this policy
We may occasionally make changes to this policy.
When we make changes to this policy, we will provide you with a prominent notice e.g by displaying a notice on the website.
