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For more information:
- Information Commissioners Office page about EU Cookie Law
- Wikipedia – HTTP Cookies
- BBC – What is a Cookie?
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Session | End of Session | The Digital Literacies site use a session cookie to track information about each visit to the site. This helps us to monitor how the site is being used and improve functionality. The PHPSESSID cookie does not contain any personal information and is deleted when you close your web browser. |
| __utma | Persistent | 2 years from set/update | Google Analytics: ” Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.” Excerpt from: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage |
| __utmb | Persistent | 30 mins from set/update | Google Analytics: “Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.” Excerpt from: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage |
| __utmc | Session | End of session | Google Analytics: “Not used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit.” Excerpt from: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage |
| __utmt | Persistent | 10 minutes | Google Analytics: “Used to throttle request rate.” Excerpt from: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage |
| __utmz | Persistent | 6 months from set/update | Google Analytics: “Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics”Excerpt from: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage |