Cookies Policy
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small file placed on your computer’s hard drive. It enables our website to identify your computer as you view different pages on our website.
Cookies allow websites and applications to store your preferences in order to present content, options or functions that are specific to you. They also enable us to see information such as how many people use the website and what pages they tend to visit. All cookies used by this website are used in accordance with the current Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
How we use cookies
We may use cookies for the following reasons:
- analyse our web traffic using an analytics package – aggregated usage data helps us improve the website structure, design, content and functions
- store information about your preferences – the website can then present you with information you will find more relevant and interesting
- to recognise when you return to our website – we may show your relevant content, or provide functionality you used previously.
Cookies do not provide us with access to your computer or any information about you, other than that which you choose to share with us.
| Cookie | Domain | Purpose |
| _ga | ucsd.ac.uk | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
| _gat | ucsd.ac.uk | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. |
| _gid | ucsd.ac.uk | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
| cookies-confirmed | ucsd.ac.uk | Retains a users cookie consent acknowledgment. |
Controlling Cookies
You can use your web browser’s cookie settings to determine how our website uses cookies. If you do not want our website to store cookies on your computer or device you should set your web browser to refuse cookies. However, please note that doing this may affect how our website functions. Some pages and services may become unavailable to you.
Unless you have changed your browser to refuse cookies, our website will issue cookies when you visit it.