Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files held on your computer. They allow us to give you the best browsing experience possible and mean we can understand how you use our site. You can delete and block cookies but parts of our site won’t work without them. To make full use of UELSU website, your computer, tablet or mobile phone will need to accept cookies.

Our cookies don't store personal information such as your name, address or payment details: they simply hold the 'key' that, once you're signed in, is associated with this information. However, if you'd prefer to restrict, block or delete cookies from uelsu.org, or any other website, you can use your browser to do this. Each browser is different, so check the 'Help' menu of your particular browser (or your mobile phone's handset manual) to learn how to change your cookie preferences.

UELUNION.org uses Google Analytics a web analytic service provided by Google Inc. Google analytics help us to evaluate your visit to make improvements to our website. See Google's Privacy Policy webpage for more information www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html   

 

Third Party Cookies

Our website makes use of third party widgets, plugins and resources. This includes but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube. We do not have access to these cookies, nor can they access cookies that we use. We are not responsible for third party cookies  you can adjust your consent to their use by adjusting your cookies settings. Please visit www.aboutcookies.org for a more comprehensive guide to deleting and controlling cookies.

Here's a list of the main cookies we use, and what we use them for:

ASP.NET_SessionID

Stores a temporary unique identifier for your session – no other information is stored. This cookie is removed when you close your browser.

Expires on exit of browser

XAUTH

When you are logged in, this cookie stores a value which identifies you to your site. This value is encrypted and can only be read by the server. If you use the Remember Me function this cookie remains on your computer for 3 months, otherwise it is removed when you log out of the site.

Expires on exit of browser or 3 months (optional)

AntiXsrfToken

Implements a preventative mechanism against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_request_forgery for further details)

Expires on exit of browser

utma

Used by Google Analytics to capture and determine unique visitors and the frequency of views. __utma is written to the browser on your first visit to a site (from the browser being used).

2 year expiry

_utmb

Used by Google Analytics to establish and continue your session on the site. Each time you visit a page it is updated to expire in 30 minutes. It expires if you spend more than 30 minutes on a single page.

30 minute expiry

_utmc

Previously used by Google Analytics javascript to define a session status.

6 month expiry

_utmz

Used by Google Analytics to store the type of referral used to reach the site; e.g. direct, link, web search, etc.

Expires on exit of browser