Cookie Policy

By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that we store on your device. Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website and to improve the users experience while visiting. Cookies also provide us with information about how this website is used so we can keep it as up to date, relevant and as error-free as possible.

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”

By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy, however, users have some control over their privacy options which are outlined further on.

Types of cookies

There are various types of cookies, please be aware that choosing to disable certain types of cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.

Strictly necessary cookies
These are cookies that are essential to the operation of our website.

Analytical/performance cookie
These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors to our website.

Functionality cookies
These cookies are used to recognise you when you return to our website.

Targeting Cookies
These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed.

What cookies do we use?

There are two different types of cookies – the ones we use on http://wpguides.ed.ac.uk/ (first party cookies) and the ones set by companies with work or interact with (we call these third party cookies).

We use various first Party browser cookies to enable the smooth running of the website.

List of Cookies.

Every attempt has been made to list all the cookies currently set on this website as accurately as possible. If you think we have missed any or any information is inaccurate, please contact us and we will investigate further.

Comments

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

WordPress
Cookies used:

wordpress_sec_{random}
wordpress_logged_in_{random}
wordpress_test_cookie

The Widening-participation.com website is built using the WordPress platform. These cookies are Essential WordPress session management cookies for logged in users.

WordPress – For those logged in into the backend (system administrators)
Cookies Used:
wp-settings-{user}
wp-settings-time-{user}
wordpress_logged_in_[hash]

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

WordPress also sets some wp-settings-[UID] cookies and wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of the admin interface and preserve user’s wp-admin settings. The wordpress_logged_in_[hash] cookie is used to indicate when you are logged in and who you are.

Wordfence
We use the Wordfence Security, Firewall & Malware Scan plug-in for WordPress to help keep our website safe.

Cookies used:
wfwaf-authcookie-(hash)
wf_loginalerted_(hash)
wfCBLBypass

The wfwaf-authcookie-(hash)
What it does – This cookie is used by the Wordfence firewall to perform a capability check of the current user before WordPress has been loaded.

Who gets this cookie – This is only set for users that are able to log into WordPress.

How this cookie helps – This cookie allows the Wordfence firewall to detect logged in users and allow them increased access. It also allows Wordfence to detect non-logged in users and restrict their access to secure areas. The cookie also lets the firewall know what level of access a visitor has to help the firewall make smart decisions about who to allow and who to block.

The wf_loginalerted_(hash)
Who gets this cookie – This cookie is used to notify the Wordfence admin when an administrator logs in from a new device or location.

Who gets this cookie – This is only set for administrators.

How this cookie helps – This cookie helps site owners know whether there has been an admin login from a new device or location.

wfCBLBypass
What it does: Wordfence offers a feature for a site visitor to bypass country blocking by accessing a hidden URL. This cookie helps track who should be allowed to bypass country blocking.

Who gets this cookie – When a hidden URL defined by the site admin is visited, this cookie is set to verify the user can access the site from a country restricted through country blocking. This will be set for anyone who knows the URL that allows bypass of standard country blocking. This cookie is not set for anyone who does not know the hidden URL to bypass country blocking.

How this cookie helps – This cookie gives site owners a way to allow certain users from blocked countries, even though their country has been blocked.

Uncode WordPress Theme Cookies
Cookies used:

uncodeAI.css
uncodeAI.images
uncodeAI.screen
dot_irecommendthis_ID

The first three cookies contain runtime informations about the viewport and screen resolution, these datas are used on any page refresh to calculate the correct Adaptive Images. The final cookie contains information about the “like” on a post to prevent a visitor to repeatedly put “like” on the same post. No personal informations are stored within these cookies.

Third Party Cookies

Kaltura
We use the Video service ‘Kaltura’ to embed and display video content on the Widening Participation website. These third party cookies are set by Kaltura and are not controlled by us. To learn more about Kaltura and how it uses the personal information it collects, please visit their privacy policy here

Examples of Cookies used:

_mkto_trk, UUID, ucid

Clearing your cookies

You can clear the cookies in your browser at any time. Learn how to clear your cookies in:
Chrome here
Apple Safari here
Internet explorer here
Mozilla Firefox here

How to opt out of Google Analytics

In order to further provide website visitors with more choice on how data is collected by Google Analytics, Google has developed the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. The add-on communicates with the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js) to stop data being sent to Google Analytics.

The Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on does not affect usage of the website in any other way. A link to further information on the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on is provided below for your convenience.

http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=None

For more information on the usage of cookies by Google Analytics please see the Google website.

https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en-GB&gl=uk

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245

Disabling Cookies

If you would like to restrict the use of cookies you can control this in your Internet browser. Links to advice on how to do this for the most popular Internet browsers are provided below for convenience and will be available for the Internet browser of your choice either online or via the software help (normally available via key F1).

Internet Explorer https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

Google Chrome https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en

Mozilla Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

Apple Safari https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac