Cookie Statement

All of our web pages use cookies. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we place on your computer or mobile device if you agree. These cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users of our website, which helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and enables us to improve our website.

Types of cookies we use

We use the following types of cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies: These are essential to enable you to move around the website and use its features. Without these cookies, the services you have asked for, such as logging in, cannot be provided.
Analytical/performance cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, such as which pages they visit most often. We use this information to improve our website. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor.
Functionality cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember your choices and provide more personalised features. For instance, a functional cookie can be used to remember the volume level you prefer to use when watching videos on our websites. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised, and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
Targeting cookies: These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They collect information about your browsing habits. Targeting cookies are linked to services provided by third parties, such as YouTube. Targeting cookies send third parties information on your visit so that they can make their advertising more relevant to you when you visit their websites.

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.

Specific cookies we use

Cookies may be set either by the www.bioescalator.ox.ac.uk website (first-party cookies) or by a third-party website (third-party cookies). The tables below identify the cookies we use and explain the purposes for which they are used.

However, we continue to collect information about third-party cookies, and the tables below are based on the work completed to date. Accordingly, we may update the information contained in this section from time to time. Additionally, some cookies may be set from time to time by feeds from third-party websites that we make available on our sites.

Provider: www.bioescalator.ox.ac.uk

Cookie name	Purpose	Type of cookie
ANONSERVERID	Identifies which server processes requests for anonymous users	First-party
AUTHSERVERID	Identifies which server processes requests for authorised users	First-party
cookielaw_cookies_are_enabled	Stores confirmation that the cookie banner has been acknowledged	First-party
cookielaw_banner_off	Confirms that the user has rejected non-essential cookies	First-party
_shibsession_XXX	Associates a logged-in user session with authentication data	First-party
haiku.notifications	Stores dismissed notification IDs to avoid repeat display	First-party

Provider: Microsoft Clarity

Cookie name	Purpose	Type of cookie
_clck	Persists a unique user ID to recognise returning users	First-party
_clsk	Connects multiple page views into a single session recording	First-party
CLID	Identifies first-time visits across sites using Clarity	Third-party
ANONCHK	Indicates whether MUID is transferred to advertising systems (always 0 for Clarity)	Third-party
MR	Indicates whether MUID should be refreshed	Third-party
MUID	Identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites	Third-party
SM	Synchronises MUID across Microsoft domains	Third-party

For more information:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/clarity/setup-and-installation/clarity-cookies

Provider: YouTube (Google)

Cookie name	Purpose	Type of cookie
test_cookie	Checks whether the user’s browser supports cookies	Third-party
IDE	Used by Google DoubleClick to show relevant adverts	Third-party
GPS	Registers a unique ID for tracking users based on location	Third-party
YSC	Tracks views of embedded YouTube videos (session cookie)	Third-party
PREF	Stores user preferences such as language and playback settings	Third-party
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	Tracks interaction with embedded YouTube videos	Third-party