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Some cookies last only for your browsing session and are deleted when you close the browser.
Others remain on your device until they expire or you remove them. Cookies do not usually identify you directly, but they may link to information we already hold.
We use cookies for the following purposes:
We use analytics cookies to understand how people use our website and to help us improve its performance. These cookies collect information such as which pages are visited and how users navigate the site.
| Domain | Name | Expiry | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| ac.uk, nihr.ac.uk | _ga | 2 years | Used to distinguish users by Google Analytics – third-party analytics cookies: google analytics for statistical purposes. Type of data processed: IP addresses. To maximize the privacy of users/visitors, we use the “masking IP” feature, which imposes on the system the darkening of the last 8 digits of the IP address of the user/visitor before any type of processing is performed, making in fact the analyzed Purpose: to collect information, in aggregate form, on the number of users and on how they visit our site, to process statistics. Read Google's overview of privacy and safeguarding data |
| nihr.ac.uk | _gat | 1 minute | Used to throttle request rate by Google Analytics – third-party analytics cookies: google analytics for statistical purposes. Type of data processed: IP addresses. To maximize the privacy of users/visitors, we use the “masking IP” feature, which imposes on the system the darkening of the last 8 digits of the IP address of the user/visitor before any type of processing is performed, making in fact the analyzed Purpose: to collect information, in aggregate form, on the number of users and on how they visit our site, to process statistics. Cookie usage |
| nihr.ac.uk | _gid | 1 day | Used to distinguish users by Google Analytics – third-party analytics cookies: google analytics for statistical purposes. Type of data processed: IP addresses. To maximize the privacy of users/visitors, we use the “masking IP” feature, which imposes on the system the darkening of the last 8 digits of the IP address of the user/visitor before any type of processing is performed, making in fact the analyzed Purpose: to collect information, in aggregate form, on the number of users and on how they visit our site, to process statistics. Cookie usage |
| ac.uk, nihr.ac.uk | _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | 0 | This cookie is used by HotJar to detect the first pageview session of a user. This is a True/False flag set by the cookie. |
| ac.uk, nihr.ac.uk | _hjTLDTest | Session | When the Hotjar script executes we try to determine the most generic cookie path we should use, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we try to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed. |
| nihr.ac.uk | _hjFirstSeen | 0 | Identifies a new user's first session on a website, indicating whether or not Hotjar's seeing this user for the first time. |
| nihr.ac.uk | _hjid | 1 year | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set when the customer first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the random user ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behaviour in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. |
| nihr.ac.uk | _gat_UA-154865190-1 | Session | Used to throttle request rate by Google Analytics – third-party analytics cookies: google analytics for statistical purposes. Type of data processed: IP addresses. To maximize the privacy of users/visitors, we use the “masking IP” feature, which imposes on the system the darkening of the last 8 digits of the IP address of the user/visitor before any type of processing is performed, making in fact the analyzed Purpose: to collect information, in aggregate form, on the number of users and on how they visit our site, to process statistics. Read more |
| bioresource.nihr.ac.uk, script.hotjar.com | _hjIncludedInPageviewSample, _hjIncludedInSessionSample | 0 | These cookies are set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the data sampling defined by your site's pageview limit. |
| .youtube.com / .google.com | 1P_JAR | 30 days | This cookie sets a unique ID to remember your preferences and other information such as website statistics and track conversion rates. Google’s policies. |
| .doubleclick.net | IDE | 30 days from set/update | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. |
We use cookies to show you our X posts. Cookies used for this purpose are:
Social media cookies
| Domain | Name | Expiry | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| x.com | _x_sess | Session | X cookie used to collect anonymous data related to the user’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and which pages have been loaded, with the purpose of personalising and improving the X service. Read the X cookie policy |
| x.com | personalization_id, guest_id | 2 years | X cookies that collect anonymous data and monitors how users navigate and interact with the site and X services. Read the X privacy policy |
| x.com | ads_pref | 1,812 days | These cookies are used by X to track visitor activity from our X ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our website. X Policy Manage your cookies. |
| x.com | at_check | Session | This cookie is used by X to test which content is more relevant to you, and show you personalised content based on your behaviour |
| x.com | mbox | 720 days | This cookie is used by X to test which content is more relevant to you, and show you personalised content based on your behaviour |
| x.com | external_referer | 7 days | This cookie is used by X services to monitor referral links and login status |
| cdn.syndication.twimg.com | lang | Session | This domain is owned by X. The main business activity is: Social Networking Services. Where X acts as a third party host, it collects data through a range of plug-ins and integrations, that is primarily used for tracking and targeting. This cookie is used to remember your choice of language during the session. |
We use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally. Cookies used for this purpose are:
| Domain | Name | Expiry | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| bioresource | CookieControl | 90 days | This cookie is used to remember a user's choice about cookies on bioresource.nihr.ac.uk. Where users have previously indicated a preference, that user's preference will be stored in this cookie. |
Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.
| Domain | Name | Expiry | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| youtube.com | CONSENT | 6,163 days | YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
| youtube.com | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 180 days | This cookie is used as a unique identifier to track viewing of videos |
| youtube.com | YSC | Session | YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
| doubleclick.net | test_cookie | 1 day | This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The cookie is used to check that cookies can be set |
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You can manage your preferences relating to the use of cookies on our website by clicking Manage your cookie settings
We may update this cookie policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.
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Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
The NIHR BioResource uses traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to user needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
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You might want to read these pages on our privacy and governance.
