Cookie Statement

How we use cookies

All our web pages use "cookies". A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we place on your computer or mobile device if you agree. These cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users of our website, which helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and enables us to improve our website.

Types of cookies we use

We use the following types of cookies:

• performance cookies - these cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often. We use this information to improve our websites and to aid us in investigating problems raised by visitors.
• targeting cookies - these cookies may be used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They collect information about your browsing habits. Targeting cookies are linked to services provided by third parties, and may be used in embedded features on our website, such as Google maps or YouTube videos.

Cookies may be set either by www.mpls.ox.ac.uk ("first party cookies"), or by a third party website such as Google or YouTube ("third party cookies"). Below we identify the cookies we use and explain the purposes for which they are used.

Please note we continue to collect information about third-party cookies and the information below is based on the work completed to date. Accordingly, we may update the information contained in this section from time to time. Additionally, some cookies may be set from time to time by feeds from third party websites that we make available on our sites.

First Party Cookies

We use a cookie which remembers whether you wish to view the cookie notice or not (dontshowCookieNotice).

We use four cookies which relate to Google Analytics (_utma, _utmb, _utmc and _utmz). These are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. If you consent to our use of cookies, they will collect:

• information about the type of device (and its unique device identifier) you use to access our site, the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your device to the Internet, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, mobile network information and platform;
• information about your visit to our site including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL), clickstream to, through and from the Website (including date and time), pages you viewed, page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page.

1. webauth_at is a secure cookie used to keep you logged in. It will be deleted when you close your browser
2. serverid is also used to keep you logged in. It will be deleted when you close your browser
3. isEditBarHidden records the position of editing tools on the page. It is set to expire in three years from the last time you edited the website

Third Party Cookies

Changes to our Cookie Statement

Any changes we may make to our Cookie Statement in the future will be posted on this page.

Contact

Any queries or concerns about the use of cookies on this website should be sent by email to communications@mpls.ox.ac.uk or addressed to MPLS Communications, University of Oxford, 9 Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PD.