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Cookies on the University website
Cookies list
This page provides additional information about cookies on the University of Essex website and should be read in conjunction with the privacy and cookies policy.
General
| Cookie name | Description | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| ASP.NET_SessionId .ASPXAUTH .ASPAUTH |
These cookies facilitate the smooth operation of our website, and may be used on every URL ending in .aspx, throughout the site. The cookies are created when you enter our website and deleted when you close your web browser. If you block these cookies you may experience a loss of some functionality on our website. | More information from Microsoft |
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These cookies are set by a third party
(Google), allowing us to use Google Analytics
software to help us understand how visitors use
our website; they may be used throughout our
site. The cookies send anonymised
information to Google, which is compiled into
analytics reports. These cookies are created
when you enter our website and deleted when you
close your web browser. If you block these
cookies you should experience no loss of functionality on
our website, and the anonymised information
about how you use our website will not be
transmitted to Google or included in any
reports. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. |
Google Analytics' privacy policy |
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These cookies are set by a third party (Microsoft), allowing us to use Microsoft Clarity software to help us understand how visitors use our website; they may be used throughout our site. The cookies send anonymised information to Microsoft, which is used for analytics and playback of interactions. These cookies are created when you enter our website. If you block these cookies you should experience no loss of functionality on our website, and the anonymised information about how you use our website will not be transmitted to Microsoft or included in any reports. | Microsoft's Privacy Policy |
| cuvid | This cookie is typically written to the browser upon the first visit to the site from that web browser. This cookie is used to determine unique visitors to the site and it is updated with each page view. The cookie expires two years after it was first set. | |
| __lc.visitor_id.xxxxxxx | This cookie name is associated with software provided by LiveChat Inc, which allows website owners to talk to visitors on their site. The root of the cookie name is __lc.visitor_id. followed by a unique seven digit number which is a visitor identifier. The cookie will allow the application to recognise a returning visitor to the website. The main purpose of this cookie is: Functionality. | |
| globalAlertBar | Allows the website to remember if the global alert bar message has been dismissed. | |
| allowcookies | Allows the website to remember if cookies have been allowed. | |
| SC_ANALYTICS_GLOBAL_COOKIE | This cookie name is associated with the Sitecore Content Management System as is used for web analytics to identify repeat visits by unique users. The main purpose of this cookie is: Performance. |
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| _gid | This cookie name is asssociated with Google Universal Analytics. It stores and updates a unique value for each page visited. The main purpose of this cookie is: Performance. |
Blogs
| Cookie name | Description | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress_ wordpress_logged_in_ wp-settings-{time}-[UID] |
These cookies are set when you have logged into our blog service. They allow you to remain logged in and store some user preferences. If you block these cookies you will be able to view our blogs (unless the blog has been set to require logging in) but you will be unable to interact by adding comments. These cookies expire two weeks after they were first set. | More information from WordPress |
| comment_author comment_author_email comment_author_url | These cookies are set when you post a comment on one of our blogs. They are for your convenience so that you do not have to retype your information if you wish to make further comments; blocking them removes this facility. These cookies expire within a year of first being set. | More information from WordPress |
Institutional Repository
| Cookie name | Description | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| eprints_session | This is set when you log in to the Institutional Repository, and removed when you close your browser. If you blocked this cookie you would still be able to browse repository content but wouldn’t be able to log in; that would mean staff users with cookies blocked couldn’t log in and enter their own publications into the system. | |
Postgraduate application form
| Cookie name | Description | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| ASP.NET_deus_SessionId | This cookie is created when you enter this website and deleted when you close your web browser. | |
| UoEssex_Application | Persistent, first party cookie: lasts for 124 days; contains e-mail address used to register for Postgraduate application form . Set voluntarily on the log-in page if the user checks the "remember me" box. Facilitates faster subsequent logins to the user's postgraduate course application(s). | |
Student timetables
| Cookie name | Description | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| CustomSessionId | Used to ensure user's session hasn't timed out. This cookie is created when you enter this website and deleted when you close your web browser. | |
| TestCookie | This cookie contains the value "ok" and is used to ensure that user's browser is capable of accepting session cookies (without which the Timetables site doesn't work). It expires in one minute. | |
My Pocket Timetable
| Cookie name | Description | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| CustomSessionId | Used to ensure user's session hasn't timed out. This cookie is created when you enter the website and deleted when you close your web browser. | |
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These cookies are set by a third party
(Google), allowing us to use Google Analytics
software to help us understand how visitors use
our website; they may be used throughout our
site. The cookies send anonymised
information to Google, which is compiled into
analytics reports. These cookies are created
when you enter our website and deleted when you
close your web browser. If you block these
cookies you should experience no loss of functionality on
our website, and the anonymised information
about how you use our website will not be
transmitted to Google or included in any
reports. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. |
Google Analytics' privacy policy |
Exam timetables
| Cookie name | Description | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| TestCookie | This cookie contains the value "ok" and is used to ensure that user's browser is capable of accepting session cookies (without which the exam timetables site doesn't work). It expires in one minute. | |
| ASP.NET_examtimetables_SessionId | Used to ensure user's session hasn't timed out. This cookie is created when you enter the website and deleted when you close your web browser. | |
Moodle
| Cookie name | Description | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| MoodleSessionEssex | Essential when using Moodle. You must allow this cookie into your browser to provide continuity and maintain your login from page to page. When you log out or close the browser this cookie is destroyed. | |
| MOODLEID_Essex | For convenience only. Remembers your username, so when you return to the site the username field on the login page will already be filled out for you. It is safe to refuse this cookie - you will just have to retype your username every time you log in. |
Webmail
| Cookie name | Description | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| MstrPgLd1 MstrPgLd2 OutlookSession PBack TimeOffset UserContext cadata owacsdc sessionid tzid |
These cookies contain information about your current session, including log-in information, page preferences and time-zone. These cookies are essential and if you block cookies from this site you will be unable to use the University's webmail service. They are created when you enter the website and deleted when you close your web browser. |
Library catalogue (serlib0.essex.ac.uk)
| Cookie name | Description | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| III_EXPT_FILE III_SESSION_ID SESSION_SCOPE |
These cookies contain information about your current session, including log-in information and search history. If these cookies are blocked, some or all functionality will be lost; in particular, you will be unable to view personalised information. These cookies are created when you enter the website and deleted when you close your web browser. |
Shibboleth authentication
| Cookie name | Description | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| JSESSIONID _idp_authn_lc_key |
These cookies are used to demonstrate that you have signed in via Shibboleth. These cookies are essential and if you block them you will be unable to use any services that require Shibboleth authentication. These cookies are created when you sign in via Shibboleth and deleted when you close your web browser. |
Listen Again and Panopto
| Cookie name | Description | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| FolderFilter | This cookie records your viewing preference between visits to the site. It expires a year after being set. | |
| UserSettings | This cookie records some of your user preferences between visits to the site. It expires 50 years after being set. | |
| admin | This cookie records the last session you viewed. It expires 7 days after being set. | |
| gsScrollPos | This cookie remembers how far down a page you have viewed. It expires at the end of your session. | |
My Essex for Applicants
| Cookie name | Description | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| UoE.MyEssexApplicants.IsCASQuestionnaireFormOpen | This cookie contains the value "true" or "false" and is used to determine whether the "CAS questionnaire" form should be shown or not. This cookie is created when you enter the website and deleted when you close your web browser. | |
| UoE.MyEssexApplicants.IsDefaultEqualOpportunitiesOpen | This cookie contains the value "true" or "false" and is used to determine whether the "Equal opportunities monitoring" form should be shown or not. This cookie is created when you enter the website and deleted when you close your web browser. | |
| UoE.MyEssexApplicants.IsPGContactDetailsOpen | This cookie contains the value "true" or "false" and is used to determine whether the "Update your contact details" form should be shown or not. This cookie is created when you enter the website and deleted when you close your web browser. | |
| UoE.MyEssexApplicants.IsUGPGOtherContactDetailsOpen | This cookie contains the value "true" or "false" and is used to determine whether the "Update your contact details" form should be shown or not. This cookie is created when you enter the website and deleted when you close your web browser. |
My Essex for Students
| Cookie name | Description | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| UoE.MyEssexStudents.IsConsentToDiscloseInformationOpen | This cookie contains the value "true" or "false" and is used to determine whether the "Consent to disclose information" form should be shown or not. This cookie is created when you enter the website and deleted when you close your web browser. |
