Cookie policy
A cookie is a small file downloaded on to a hard drive when the user accesses certain websites. Cookies are then sent back to originating websites on each subsequent visit. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device and provide a better user experience when you browse. Cookie can’t read data off your computer or damage your system.
We use the following cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies. These are required for the operation of our site. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our site.
Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our site. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
Targeting cookies. These record your visit to our site, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website, and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We also share this information with third parties for this purpose, such as Google and Facebook.
Cookie Name | Brief Description |
__unam, __utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz, _ga, _gat, _gid | Performance cookie - Google Analytics. |
coursefinder_lastSearch | Used by the course finder tool to keep track of the last search query. |
csvpafooterstate | Used by the CSVPA site to store user preference to show/hide footer. |
__stid, __uset | Cookie set by the sharethis.com sharing widgets. |
__atuvc, __atuvs | Functional cookie – AddThis social sharing widget. |
ii_Globalisation | Functional cookie – stores your country code – i.e. GB – where location personalisation is active. |
CookieNoticeSeen | Necessary cookie - confirms you’ve seen and dismissed the cookie notification. Ensures the website can prevent the notice from showing again. |
ASPSessionID | Necessary cookie – ASP session cookie – deleted when you end your visitor session. |
Data sharing with Websites
We also use various tools and marketing platforms which share website data. The below list of domains are the websites that data is shared with.
Website | Brief Description |
SEO & Site Optimization: Used to analyse search engine rankings and backlink profiles. This helps us optimize our content delivery and understand how users discover our website through organic search. | |
Consent Management: Our designated Consent Management Platform (CMP). It automates the detection of cookies and stores user consent preferences to ensure legal compliance with global privacy regulations. | |
google.com | Analytics & Advertising: We use Google services (Analytics, Ads, and Tag Manager) to monitor site traffic, measure the effectiveness of our marketing, and serve personalized ads based on browsing behaviour. |
Conversion Optimization: A lead-generation tool used to improve user engagement through interactive content and chatbots. It helps us personalize the user experience and streamline customer support. | |
Marketing & Retargeting: Utilizes the LinkedIn Insight Tag to track conversions from LinkedIn ad campaigns and build professional “matched audiences” for targeted advertising. | |
Social Media Attribution: Employs the Meta Pixel to measure the ROI of social media campaigns and deliver relevant advertisements to users on Facebook and Instagram based on their site interactions. | |
Video Campaign Tracking: Used to attribute conversions back to TikTok advertising campaigns and to optimize the delivery of video-based marketing content to interested audiences. | |
microsoft.com | Search Marketing & Clarity: Used for Microsoft Advertising (Bing) to track ad performance and potentially Microsoft Clarity to analyse user behaviour through heatmaps to improve site usability. |
Blocking cookies
If you choose to block cookies some parts of this website may not operate. To block cookies please do this within your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block cookies within their settings and we have provided links to the most commonly used browsers.
Our website also makes use of third party cookies such as Facebook, Twitter, Brightcove and Flickr over which we have no control. These third-party services may also save cookies on your computer whilst you use our website. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.
You can change the settings of your browser and either refuse all cookies or choose to be alerted when a cookie is being sent to your computer. If you decide to refuse cookies, some parts of our website may not function.
To find out more about cookies and how to remove them from your computer, visit www.allaboutcookies.org