Cookie policy
Cookie policy
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. This information is used to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity.
For further information visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the above websites tell you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases some of our website features may not function as a result.
How IPPR uses cookies
IPPR use cookies on its website to understand more about users and to improve their experience across the website. The purposes for which they are used are set out below:
- to recognise a computer when a user visits the website
- to track users as they navigate the website
- to improve the website's usability
- to analyse the use of the website
- to administer the website
- to improve the security of the website.
We use Google Analytics Universal to analyse the use of our website. Our analytics service provider generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies.
The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Our analytics service provider's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy.
Managing your cookie settings
Most browsers allow you to changing your settings and preferences for cookies. Use the links below to take a look at individual browser settings:
- Internet Explorer - our website only supports IE11 or above
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Safari
- Safari (IOS)
- Blackberry
- Windows phone
If you are using a browser we have not included above please refer to their website and support services.
| Cookie | Domain | Description | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | .google.com | Google Tag Manager sets the cookie to experiment Marketing efficiency of websites using their services. | 3 months | Analytics |
| _ga | .google.com | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Analytics |
| _gid | .google.com | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | 1 day | Analytics |
| _gat_UA-* | .google.com | Google Analytics sets this cookie for user behaviour tracking. | 1 minute | Analytics |
| _ga_* | .google.com | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Analytics |
| rc::a | .google.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | Persistent | Necessary |
| rc::c | .google.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session | Necessary |
| __utma | .google.com | Collects data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. Used by Google Analytics. | 2 years | Analytics |
| __utmb | .google.com | Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user accessed the website. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a website visit. | 1 day | Analytics |
| __utmc | .google.com | Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user leaves the website. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a website visit. | Session | Analytics |
| __utmd | .google.com | This cookie is used to assign specific visitors into segments, this segmentation is based on visitor behavior on the website - the segmentation can be used to target larger groups. | 1 day | Analytics |
| __utmv | .google.com | Saves user-defined tracking parameters for use in Google Analytics. | Session | Analytics |
| __utmz | .google.com | Collects data on where the user came from, what search engine was used, what link was clicked and what search term was used. Used by Google Analytics. | 6 months | Analytics |
| collect | .google.com | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Session | Analytics |
| td | .google.com | Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | Analytics |
| ads/ga-audiences | .google.com | Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. | Session | Marketing |
| NID | .google.com | This cookie provides ad delivery or retargeting, store user preferences. | 6 months from a user’s last use | Marketing |
| AEC | .google.com | This cookie ensures requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites. This cookie prevents malicious sites from acting on behalf of a user without that user’s knowledge. | 6 months | Security |
| SOCS | .google.com | This cookie stores the user's state regarding their cookies choices. | 13 months | Necessary |
| APISID | .google.com | no description | 2 years | Marketing |
| HSID | .google.com | This cookie provides fraud prevention. | 2 years | Necessary |
| SAOISID | .google.com | no description | 2 years | TBC |
| SID | .google.com | This cookie provides ad delivery or retargeting, provide fraud prevention. | 2 years | Marketing |
| SIDCC | .google.com | This cookie provides the identification of trusted web traffic. | 1 year | Necessary |
| SSID | .google.com | no description | 2 years | TBC |
| LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | Marketing |
| LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore | YouTube | Pending | Persistent | Marketing |
| nextId | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | Marketing |
| remote_sid | YouTube | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Session | Marketing |
| requests | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | Marketing |
| ServiceWorkerLogsDatabase#SWHealthLog | YouTube | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Persistent | Marketing |
| TESTCOOKIESENABLED | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | 1 day | Marketing |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | 180 days | Marketing |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | 180 days | Marketing |
| YSC | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | Marketing |
| yt.innertube::nextId | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Persistent | Marketing |
| yt.innertube::requests | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Persistent | Marketing |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | Marketing |
| YtIdbMeta#databases | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | Marketing |
| yt-remote-cast-available | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | Marketing |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | Marketing |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | Marketing |
| yt-remote-device-id | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | Marketing |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | Marketing |
| yt-remote-session-app | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | Marketing |
| yt-remote-session-name | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | Marketing |
| CRAFT_CSRF_TOKEN | ippr.org | Ensures visitor browsing-security by preventing cross-site request forgery. This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor. | Session | Necessary |
| SERVD_LOGGED_IN_STATUS | ippr.org | past | Other | |
| _hjSessionUser_* | ippr.org | Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID, which persists in the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to that site. | 1 year | Analytics |
| _hjSession_* | ippr.org | Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID, which persists in the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to that site. | 30 minutes | Analytics |
| _hjFirstSeen | ippr.org | Hotjar sets this cookie to identify a new user’s first session. It stores the true/false value, indicating whether it was the first time Hotjar saw this user. | 30 minutes | Analytics |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | ippr.org | Hotjar sets this cookie to detect a user's first pageview session, which is a True/False flag set by the cookie. | 30 minutes | Functional |
| ajs_anonymous_id | ippr.org | This cookie stores last visit. | 1 year | Analytics |
| ajs_user_id | ippr.org | This cookie is used to track visitor usage, events, and target marketing. It can also measure website performance and stability | 1 year | Marketing |