This is the Cookie Policy for UCLAN Law Blog, accessible at https://htsproject.uclancyprus.ac.cy/
WHAT ARE COOKIES
As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the sites functionality.
For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.
HOW WE USE COOKIES
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
DISABLING COOKIES
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
THE COOKIES WE SET
When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.
THIRD PARTY COOKIES
In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.
This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.
For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.
| Third Party Name | Cookie Name | Does it collect personal data | Expiration of cookie | Purpose | Laymans Terms Personal data collected | What Data is collected |
| Goolge Analytics | _ga | Yes | 24 Months | Performance/Targeting/Advertising | -Collecting Geographical location of the client through HTTP headers, which also includes additiona information about the browser and the users IP to identify the users location and further information about the browser and the users navigation to our website. -Each unique customer that visits our Website is provided with a unique ID via this cookie. In this way, subsequent visits to our Website via the same browser are recorded as belonging to the same (unique) visitor. -Specifc Interactions on our website, including buttons clicked by the unique visitors are registgered to improve advertising | Http Headers – Anything present in HTTP headers. HTTP Headers are a standard web protocol sent between any browser request and any server on the internet. HTTP Headers include IP addresses, information about the web browser, page location, document, referrer and person using the website. Pixel-specific Data – Includes Pixel ID and the Google Cookie. Button Click Data – Includes any buttons clicked by site visitors, the labels of those buttons and any pages visited as a result of the button clicks. Optional Values – Developers and marketers can optionally choose to send additional information about the visit through conversion tracking. Example custom data events are conversion value, page type, and more. Browser/system information-this includes information about the browser type/model |
| Google Analytics | _gat | No | 10 Minitues | Performance | ||
| Google Analytics | _gid | No | 24 Hours | Performance |