Cookies
Cookies
A cookie is a small data file that certain websites write to your hard drive when you visit them. The only personal information a cookie can contain is information a user supplies him or herself. A cookie cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites.
Cookies, however, enhance our website performance in a number of ways including providing a secure way for us to verify your identity during your visit to our website and personalising your experience on our site making it more convenient for you.
GCHSCP therefore uses cookie technology to track or record information about visitors on our website. These cookies are "session specific" and are not used to record personal information or to associate personal information with the use of GCHSCP services. Your privacy and security are not compromised when you accept a cookie from our website. You can refuse cookies by turning them off on your web browser and you do not need to have cookies turned on to successfully use the site.
| TYPE | DESCRIPTION | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
| SESSION COOKIES | Used by drupal to make the website function correctly | Expiry: Session |
| JS COOKIE | Used by Drupal to indicate whether or not the visitors browser has JavaScript enabled to make the website function correctly | CookieID: has_js Host: Coverage: All Pages Expiry: Session |
| HIGH AVAILABILITY: GCHSCP LOAD BALANCER | Created, updated and used exclusively by the Load Balancers to associate a browser session with a particular web server in the cluster. Contains an internal identifier of the server handling the user. There is absolutely no identifiable information. Blocking this cookie will have no effect on anonymous users, but helps maintain cache consistency when an editor is logged into the site. | CookieID: Host: Coverage: All pages Expiry: Session |
| COMPLIANCE COOKIE | Used to record whether or not visitors have seen a message about cookies being used on the site, as part of compliance with EU cookie laws. | CookieID: civicCookieControl Host: Coverage: All Pages Expiry: 90 days |
| ANONYMOUS GOOGLE ANALYTICS COOKIES: | Google Analytics sets and uses the 4 cookies listed here. User data collected is all anonymous. | CookieID: __utma CookieID: __utmb CookieID: __utmc CookieID: __utmz |
| ANONYMOUS SHARETHIS COOKIE | Set when displaying ShareThis link | CookieID: unam Name: Sharethis Host: .civiccomputing.com Coverage: Any Page with ShareThis link Expiry: 9 months |
| ANONYMOUS YOUTUBE COOKIES | Set when playing embedded video from youtube | CookieID: YSC CookieID: VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE CookieID: PREF CookieID: GEUP |
| ACCESSIBILITY COOKIE | Set for the browser to remember user accessibility settings | CookieID:colourContrast CookieID: fontSize |