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What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded onto your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. This can help in providing an effective website experience and relevant content.

The rules on cookies and similar technologies are covered by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). PECR covers the storing of information, or the gaining of access to information stored, on a user’s device.

Cookie usage

This platform uses cookies to support essential website functions and, where enabled by site owners, embedded services such as video players. Some cookies are set directly by this platform, or by embedded first-party systems we control. Others are set by third-party services embedded within pages, including YouTube/Google and Vimeo.

For third-party services, the exact cookies set may vary depending on factors such as whether you are logged in to that service, whether you have previously visited it, your browser settings, the consent choices you make, and the provider’s own technical configuration.

We group cookies into categories to help you understand why we use them. You can manage your consent preferences via our cookie consent tool or by adjusting your browser preferences.

Updates to this page

This cookie policy may be updated from time to time as functionality on the platform changes, including the introduction of additional services or user features. We will publish any material changes on this page.

1. Necessary cookies

These cookies are essential to enable the website to work correctly. You can only deactivate them by changing your browser preferences.

Cookie banner

Cookie Service Purpose Duration
frescocookiecontrol Platform Save cookie preferences 13 weeks

Login cookies

If you log in, we set a cookie so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in again every time you visit a new page.
Cookie Purpose Duration
SSESS[random identifier] Drupal session identifier - used to distinguish authenticated user sessions and maintain login 8 hours
SimpleSAMLAuthToken Token for the current user’s login session Until you close your browser
SimpleSAMLSessionID Identifies the current user session for login stability Until you close your browser

2. Analytics

The platform does not currently set its own analytics cookies. However, embedded third-party video services may set cookies in these categories when video content is embedded or played.

Oxford Events

Cookie Purpose Duration
NRBA_SESSION NRBA_SESSION:<id> Local Storage: Performance monitoring Error tracking Telemetry Unknown

Google Analytics

Cookie Purpose Duration
_ga Uniquely identify users for Google Analytics 385 Days
_ga_XXXXXXXXXX Token for the Google Analytics tag Until you close your browser

3. Functional

The platform does not currently set its own functional cookies. However, embedded third-party video services may set cookies in these categories when video content is embedded or played.

Oxford Events

Cookie Purpose Duration
cf_clearance Cloudflare security ~ 45 weeks

4. Marketing

The platform does not currently set its own marketing cookies. However, embedded third-party video services may set cookies in these categories when video content is embedded or played.

5. Video

Sites on this platform may embed videos from YouTube/Google and Vimeo. These services set cookies to enable the video player to work, track views, and personalise advertising.

Note: If you are logged into a YouTube, Google or Vimeo account, these providers may link your viewing activity on this site to your account. This occurs via cookies already stored in your browser from those services.

Vimeo

Cookie Purpose Duration
COOKIE_ID_PICOX_ID Functional: Manages session state/player performance. 365 days
_cf_bm Necessary: Cloudflare cookie used to support Vimeo's bot management and security. 30 mins
_cfuvid Necessary: Cloudflare Rate-limiting / DDoS protection. Until you close your browser
cf_clearance Necessary: Proof of ‘human’ verification (Captcha). 365 days
player Functional: Stores the user's player preferences (e.g. volume level, captions setting). 365 days
vuid Analytics: Primary analytics cookie used to track video views. 365 days
For more information, see Vimeo Cookie Policy and Vimeo Player Cookies.

YouTube

Cookie Purpose Duration
AEC Security: Detects spam, fraud, and abuse. 180 days
CONSENT Necessary: Stores universal Google consent preferences. 730 days
NID Marketing: Remembers preferences and personalises ads for signed-out users. 180 days
OGP / OGPC Functional: Stores user settings and enables Google product functionality. 30 days
SAPISID, APISID, SSID Marketing: Used to personalise advertising based on user activity and interests. 400 days
SID / HSID Security: Encrypted account records used for security and authentication. 400 days
SIDCC, __Secure-1PSIDCC, __Secure-3PSIDCC Security: Protect user data from unauthorised access. 365 days
SOCS Necessary: Stores user's cookie consent state. 395 days
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE Functional/Analytics: bandwidth estimation for video quality/tracking of user behaviour and unique visitors 180 days
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA Necessary: Stores consent state for the current domain. 180 days
YSC Analytics: video view statistics Until you close your browser
__Secure-1PSID, __Secure-3PSID, __Secure-1PAPISID, __Secure-3PAPISID Marketing: Used to profile visitor interests for ad personalisation and targeting across services. 400 days
__Secure-1PSIDTS, __Secure-3PSIDTS Marketing: Collects and tracks information about interactions with Google ads. 365 days
__Secure-ENID Functional: Remember preferences and security information. 400 days
For more information, see How Google uses cookies and Cookie information for Google’s ad products.

Managing Your Preferences

You can adjust which non-essential cookies you allow by clicking on the ‘Set cookie preferences’ (‘C’ icon) button at the bottom of every page. You can then adjust the available sliders to ‘On’ or ‘Off’, then click ‘X’ to close. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.

It is also possible to prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting your browser settings. Be aware that doing this may affect the functionality of other websites that you visit. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) provides information on browser controls and where to find instructions for controlling cookies in different browsers. Please see the section on browser cookie settings at the end of the Cookies page on the ICO website.

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