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What are cookies?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to that website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise the device you are using and provide you with a better website experience. You can find more information about cookies at: www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.eu.

Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving your user experience. They can also help to ensure that the adverts you see online are relevant to you and your interests.

The cookies used on this website have been categorised based on the categories found in the ICC UK Cookie guide (Nov 2012). A list of all the cookies used on this website by category is set out below.

Cookies are either:

Session cookies: these are only stored on your computer during your web session and automatically expire once you log off or close the browser. They usually store an anonymous session ID allowing you to browse a website without having to log in to each page, but they do not collect any personal data from your computer. They are only stored temporarily and are destroyed after leaving the page.

Persistent cookies: a persistent cookie is stored as a file on your computer and it remains there when you close your web browser. The cookie can be read by the website that created it when you visit that website again. They help remember information, settings, preferences, or sign-on credentials that a user has previously saved. This helps create a convenient and faster website experience.

Cookies can also be categorised as follows:

‘Strictly Necessary’ cookies: These cookies enable services you have specifically asked for. They are essential in order for you to move around our website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies the services available to you on our website cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remember where you have been on the internet.

Performance cookies: These cookies collect anonymous information on the pages visited. They collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies you. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. They are only used to improve how our website works.

Functionality cookies: These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience. They allow our website to remember your choices (such as your user name) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, we may be able to provide you with news or updates relevant to the services you use. These cookies can also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

Targeting cookies or Advertising cookies: These cookies collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement, as well as help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Another purpose of targeting and advertising cookies is to build user profiles from visitors to the website to gather statistics on the performance of the advertisements that can carry across many websites. These cookies are almost always third party, persistent cookies. This means that the cookies can follow the user as they visit other websites. Sometimes, the site with the advertising cookies does not display the advertisements but it can target users with advertisements elsewhere even after they’ve left the site. Examples of targeting and advertising cookies include social media cookies that are placed on sites to track users around the web to provide ads to them on social media platforms.

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.

To deactivate the use of third-party advertising cookies, you may visit the relevant consumer page. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

What cookies does Positive NOW use?

You can read about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below:

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MoodleSession (session cookie): You must allow this cookie into your browser to provide continuity and maintain your login from page to page

MOODLEID (1 month): This cookie remembers your username within the browser. This means when you return to this site the username field on the login page will be already filled out for you.

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