Privacy and cookie policy University of Bath Open search Privacy and cookie policy How we gather, use and disseminate information for the University of Bath website. Policy Owner Marketing Department Version N/A Approval date 14 Mar 2024 Approved by Rhian Griggs, Head of Digital Date of last review 03 Sep 2024 Date of next review 13 Mar 2025 This policy applies to the following domains: www.bath.ac.uk blogs.bath.ac.uk go.bath.ac.uk status.bath.ac.uk stories.bath.ac.uk Other subdomains of bath.ac.uk may have separate policies. Personal data All personal data is collected and stored in line with the General Data Protection Regulation. See our guidance about the Data Protection Act for more details. We collect the following data: your Internet Protocol (IP) address, and details of which version of web browser you used information on how you use the site, using cookies and web access logs We use this data to: improve the site by monitoring how you use it gather feedback to improve our services We only use personal information that you provide to us for the purpose stated at the time we request it. We may share your data with third parties who provide services on our behalf, such as those who help us to operate the website. All our third-party service providers are required to take appropriate security measures to protect your data in line with our policies. We do not allow them to use your data for their own purposes. We permit them to process your data only for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions. We may also share your personal data with third parties if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our site terms of use or to protect the rights, property or safety of our site, our users, and others. Where your data is shared with third parties, we will seek to share the minimum amount necessary. We retain data for 38 months in Google Analytics before it is deleted. Web access logs We may use data in web access logs if there is a security breach and we could use them to trace the breach. We do not give or sell any information gathered from web access logs to any third party. We may put small files (known as ‘cookies’) onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site. You may stop or restrict the placement of cookies on your computer by changing your preferences on the cookie banner on our website or by adjusting your web browser preferences. This may interfere with some of the functionality of the site. We use cookies to: provide essential functionality like making sure you stay logged in measure how you use the website so it can be updated and improved based on your needs help us understand the performance of our marketing activity and improve the relevance of the adverts you see This data is used by us and our agents. Cookies we use Necessary cookies Necessary cookies enable the core functionality of the website and help us deliver information and services securely and optimally. These cookies are always activated on the site, and they do not store any personally identifiable information. You can disable these cookies by changing your browser preferences, but some parts of our website will not function properly without them. Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose cookie_consent_advertising bath.ac.uk 1 year Used to determine whether or not to allow advertising-related cookies cookie_consent_functionality bath.ac.uk 1 year Used to determine whether or not to allow functionality related cookies cookie_consent_performance bath.ac.uk 1 year Used to determine whether or not to allow performance related cookies cookie_consent_settings_set bath.ac.uk 1 year Used to set user cookie preferences _GRECAPTCHA recaptcha.net 6 months Used to provide protection against spam and bot activity on some forms _hjSessionUser geckoform.com 1 year Stores a unique session ID to enable some forms to function properly Performance and analytics cookies These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources anonymously to measure and improve our site's performance and make it better for you. Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose cebs bath.ac.uk Deleted on session end Used to track current Crazy Egg user session cebsp bath.ac.uk Deleted on session end Used to determine if a Crazy Egg survey should be shown _ce.s bath.ac.uk 24 hours Used to track a Crazy Egg recording visitor session including unique ID, tracking host and start time _gat_UA-809791-1 bath.ac.uk 24 hours Used to limit the request rate to help filter out requests from bots _gid bath.ac.uk 24 hours Registers a unique ID with a visitor to generate data on how the visitor uses the website __qca bath.ac.uk 1 week Used to measure audience characteristics _CEFT bath.ac.uk 1 year Used to store variants of pages assigned to visitors during Crazy Egg A/B tests _ga bath.ac.uk 1 year Registers a unique ID with a visitor to generate data on how the visitor uses the website _ga_LGFQSHWWE9 bath.ac.uk 1 year Registers a unique ID with a visitor to generate data on how the visitor uses the website _pykey_ bath.ac.uk 1 year No information to detail the usage of this cookie Advertising cookies We sometimes use tracking pixels that set cookies for third-party features on our site, such as maps, online videos or social networking features. The University and the third party can't gain personally identifiable information from these cookies, but they are used to track visitors across websites to help deliver online advertising which is relevant and engaging to the individual user. We will ask for consent for these cookies to be set, and you'll need to accept these cookies if you wish to view the content. Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose _gcl_au bath.ac.uk 1 month Used to track conversion events _fbp bath.ac.uk 3 months Used to track views coming from Facebook oribili_user_guid bath.ac.uk 1 year Used to count unique visitors ln_or bath.ac.uk 1 year Used to determine if Oribi analytics can be carried out Third-party cookies Some third-party cookies are used to help us understand the performance of our marketing activity and improve the relevance of the adverts you see. We also use these to show our adverts on other websites based on your visits to www.bath.ac.uk. You can opt out of these third-party remarketing cookies by changing your preferences on the cookie banner on our website, or on each domain's opt-out page. Adform Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose Category adform.net 60 days if C=1, 10 years if C=3 Identified whether user accepts cookies. C=1 - cookies allowed. C=3 - opt out of cookies Performance and analytics CM adform.net 1 day Identifies if there is a need to re-check partner‘s cookie matching existence Performance and analytics CM14 adform.net 14 days Identifies if there is a need to re-check partner‘s cookie matching existence Performance and analytics uid adform.net 60 days Acts as a unique identifier Performance and analytics Cloudflare Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose Category _gid cloudflare.com 24 hours Registers a unique ID with a visitor to generate data on how the visitor uses the website Performance and analytics _gaexp cloudflare.com 90 days Used to store IDs of A/B testing experiments and sessions Performance and analytics _gcl_au cloudflare.com 90 days Used to track conversion events Advertising _ga, _ga_PHVG60J2FD cloudflare.com 13 months Registers a unique ID with a visitor to generate data on how the visitor uses the website Performance and analytics _mkto_trk cloudflare.com 13 months Used to collect analytics data on site behaviours Performance and analytics Crazy Egg Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose Category _fbp crazyegg.com 1 month Used to track views coming from Facebook Performance and analytics ceac crazyegg.com 11 months Account number Performance and analytics cean crazyegg.com 11 months Anonymous ID number Performance and analytics cean_asoc crazyegg.com 11 months Used to associate anonymous ID with logged in user Performance and analytics ce_login crazyegg.com 11 months Used to remember the last email address used to login Performance and analytics _ce.s crazyegg.com 11 months Used to track a Crazy Egg recording visitor session including unique ID, tracking host and start time Performance and analytics _ga_3ZCB7HTL5X crazyegg.com 1 year Registers a unique ID with a visitor to generate data on how the visitor uses the website Performance and analytics _ga, _ga_FC2Q3EBBDS crazyegg.com 20 months Registers a unique ID with a visitor to generate data on how the visitor uses the website Performance and analytics DoubleClick.net Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose Category IDE doubleclick.net 6 months Used to display Google Ads on non-Google sites Performance and analytics Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose Category dpr facebook.com 1 week Used to tailor rendering based on browser window size Performance and analytics wd facebook.com 1 week Used to store statistics on browser window size Performance and analytics datr facebook.com 13 months Used to identify browser sessions trying to access Facebook for security purposes Performance and analytics oo facebook.com 13 months Used to store user preferences on adverts from Meta based on third-party activities Performance and analytics sb facebook.com 21 months Used to measure browser properties Performance and analytics Visit Facebook to change your Facebook settings Google Analytics Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose Category _ga, _ga_B8SKQ9HHPZ, _ga_X6LMX9VR0Y analytics.google.com 13 months Registers a unique ID with a visitor to generate data on how the visitor uses the website Performance and analytics _ga_BDJCJ7JL22 analytics.google.com 18 months Registers a unique ID with a visitor to generate data on how the visitor uses the website Performance and analytics _ga_0V7JNYGWCC analytics.google.com 23 months Registers a unique ID with a visitor to generate data on how the visitor uses the website Performance and analytics Google.com Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose Category DV google.com 24 hours Used to store user preferences and statistics Performance and analytics OTZ google.com 1 month Used to track site traffic information Performance and analytics 1P_JAR google.com 1 month Used to collect statistics in order to display relevant Google Ads Performance and analytics AEC google.com 6 months Used to ensure requests are made by a user and not other sites Performance and analytics NID google.com 6 months Used to store user preferences and statistics Performance and analytics __Secure-1PSIDCC google.com 1 year Used to access specific options and services Performance and analytics __Secure-3PSIDCC google.com 1 year Used to collect statistics in order to display relevant Google Ads Performance and analytics SIDCC google.com 1 year Used to protect user data from unauthorised access Functionality AID google.com 13 months Used to link activity between different devices Performance and analytics APISID, SAPISID google.com 13 months Used to collect statistics in order to display relevant Google Ads Performance and analytics CONSENT, SOCS google.com 13 months Used to store user preferences regarding cookie choices Performance and analytics HSID, SID google.com 13 months Used to prevent fraudulent activity Performance and analytics _Secure-ENID google.com 13 months Used to collect statistics in order to display relevant Google Ads Performance and analytics _Secure-1PAPISID, SSID google.com 13 months Used to display relevant Google Ads Performance and analytics __Secure-1PSID google.com 13 months Used to access specific options and services Performance and analytics __Secure-3PSID google.com 2 years Used to collect statistics in order to display relevant Google Ads Performance and analytics Google.co.uk Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose Category AEC google.co.uk 6 months Used to ensure requests are made by a user and not other sites Performance and analytics NID google.co.uk 6 months Used to store user preferences and statistics Performance and analytics APISID, SAPISID, _Secure-ENID google.co.uk 13 months Used to collect statistics in order to display relevant Google Ads Performance and analytics HSID, SID google.co.uk 13 months Used to prevent fraudulent activity Performance and analytics _Secure-1PAPISID, SSID google.co.uk 13 months Used to display relevant Google Ads Performance and analytics __Secure-1PSID google.co.uk 13 months Used to access specific options and services Performance and analytics Visit Google to: change your Google Analytics ad settings opt out of Google Analytics IPinYou.com Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose Category CMBMP ipinyou.com 1 month Used to deliver adverts and track transactions Performance and analytics PYID ipinyou.com 18 months Used to deliver adverts and track transactions Performance and analytics Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose Category AnalyticsSyncHistory linkedin.com 30 days Used to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie Performance and analytics BizographicsOptOut linkedin.com 10 years Used to determine opt-out status for non-members Performance and analytics lang ads.linkedin.com Deleted on session end Used to store user preferences related to language settings Performance and analytics lang linkedin.com Deleted on session end Used to store user preferences related to language settings Performance and analytics lidc linkedin.com 24 hours Used for data centre selection Performance and analytics bcookie linkedin.com 21 months Sets a unique identifier to detect LinkedIn access abuse Performance and analytics bscookie linkedin.com 1 year Used for remembering that a logged in user is verified by two factor authentication and has previously logged in Performance and analytics _guid linkedin.com 90 days Used to identify a LinkedIn Member for advertising through Google Ads Performance and analytics JSESSIONID linkedin.com Deleted on session end Used for Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection and URL signature validation Performance and analytics li_gc linkedin.com 2 years Used to store cookie consent preferences Performance and analytics li_giant linkedin.com 7 days Indirect indentifier for groups of LinkedIn Members used for conversion tracking Performance and analytics li_mc linkedin.com 6 months Used as a temporary cache to avoid database lookups for a member's consent for use of non-essential cookies and used for having consent information on the client side to enforce consent on the client side Performance and analytics li_fat_id linkedin.com 30 days Member indirect identifier for Members for conversion tracking, retargeting, analytics Performance and analytics li_sugr linkedin.com 90 days Used to make a probabilistic match of a user's identity outside the Designated Countries Performance and analytics lms_ads linkedin.com 30 days Used to identify LinkedIn Members off LinkedIn for advertising Advertising lms_analytics linkedin.com 30 days Used to identify LinkedIn Members off LinkedIn for analytics Performance and analytics sdsc linkedin.com Deleted on session end Signed data service context cookie used for database routing to ensure consistency across all databases when a change is made Performance and analytics UID scorecardresearch.com 720 days Cookie used for market and user research Advertising UserMatchHistory linkedin.com 30 days LinkedIn Ads ID syncing Advertising Visit LinkedIn to opt out of LinkedIn advertising StackAdapt Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose Category sa-user-id-v2 srv.stackadapt.com 1 year Used to store a unique user ID for tracking and identifying a user across sessions Performance and analytics fs_uid stackadapt.com 1 year Used by FullStory (an analytics tool) to track user sessions and interactions on the site Performance and analytics _biz_uid stackadapt.com 1 year Associated with Bizible, a marketing tool that helps track user activities for attribution purposes Performance and analytics _biz_nA stackadapt.com 1 year Bizible-related cookie, used for tracking user activities Performance and analytics _biz_pendingA stackadapt.com 1 year Related to pending actions or events in Bizible that haven’t been processed yet Performance and analytics _ga stackadapt.com 1 year Registers a unique ID with a visitor to generate data on how the visitor uses the website Performance and analytics _ga_7S619565MN stackadapt.com 1 year Registers a unique ID with a visitor to generate data on how the visitor uses the website Performance and analytics _ga_123456 stackadapt.com 1 year Registers a unique ID with a visitor to generate data on how the visitor uses the website Performance and analytics Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose Category _ttp tiktok.com 13 months Used to measure the performance of advertising campaigns on TikTok Advertising UniBuddy Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose Category _hjSessionUser_1712377 unibuddy.co 1 year Used to deliver the UniBuddy popcard experience Necessary OptanonAlertBoxClosed unibuddy.co 1 year Used to deliver the UniBuddy popcard experience Necessary OptanonConsent unibuddy.co 1 year Used to deliver the UniBuddy popcard experience Necessary Vimeo Cookie name Domain Expiration Purpose Category _cf_bm vimeo.com 24 hours Used to filter requests from bots Performance and analytics _clsk vimeo.com 24 hours Used to connect multiple page views by a user into a single clarity session recording Performance and analytics _gid vimeo.com 24 hours Registers a unique ID with a visitor to generate data on how the visitor uses the website Performance and analytics _uetsid vimeo.com 24 hours Used to track views coming from Bing Ads Performance and analytics AF_SYNC vimeo.com 1 week Used to collect analytics data on embedded Vimeo video plays Performance and analytics _gcl_au vimeo.com 1 month Used to track conversion events Advertising _fbp vimeo.com 3 months Used to track views coming from Facebook Performance and analytics g_state vimeo.com 6 months No information to detail the usage of this cookie Performance and analytics _abexps, vuid vimeo.com 1 year Used to collect analytics data on embedded Vimeo video plays Performance and analytics _clck vimeo.com 1 year Used to persist the clarity user ID and preferences stored in related cookies Performance and analytics OptanonConsent vimeo.com 1 year Used to set user preferences regarding cookies Performance and analytics afUserId vimeo.com 13 months Used to collect analytics data on embedded Vimeo video plays Performance and analytics _ga, _ga_126VYLCXDY vimeo.com 13 months Registers a unique ID with a visitor to generate data on how the visitor uses the website Performance and analytics _tt_enable_cookie vimeo.com 13 months Used to store cookie consent data Performance and analytics _ttp vimeo.com 13 months Used to measure the performance of advertising campaigns on TikTok Performance and analytics _scid vimeo.com 13 months Sets a unique identifier to allow third-party targeted adverts Performance and analytics _uetvid vimeo.com 13 months Used to track views coming from Bing Ads Performance and analytics Third-party cookie policies You can read more about third-party cookies on each domain's cookie policy page: Adobe Cloudflare Crazy Egg Flickr GeckoForm and GeckoChat Google Analytics Google Advertising Mailchimp Microsoft Forms MiQ Quantcast SnapChat Unibuddy Vimeo Email and online forms We collect the following information: physical contact information online contact information demographic data preference data We will use this data for: completion and support of the current activity contacting visitors for marketing of services or products In all cases, we will only use this information for the stated purpose. Pages with forms should include a statement on how we will process data submitted to them. We collect this data so that we can send you news and information which is relevant to your needs and interests. Opting out If you would like your data to be removed, contact the Data Protection Officer, dataprotection@bath.ac.uk Contact us about this policy If you have any questions about this statement or concerns about your data, contact us at web-support@bath.ac.uk or: Department of Marketing University of Bath Bath BA2 7AY On this page Personal data Web access logs Cookies we use Third-party cookies Email and online forms Opting out Contact us about this policy Showing slide 1 of 10 Find out more about our rankings