nus.org.uk Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy - NUS.org.uk does not use cookies to obtain personally identifiable information from yourself. The cookies used by NUS.org.uk are required for site functionality.

You are able to block or restrict the cookies set by NUS.org.uk from within your browser settings, however doing so may affect the site functionality.

Listed in the table below are the Cookies we use on our site. If you wish to find out further information about cookies you can obtain additional details from http://www.aboutcookies.org.

This site offers a comprehensive guide on cookies and how to remove them from your computer.

Name	Details	Expiry Period
__utma	__utma is written to the browser on a your first visit to a site (from the browser being used). The cookie is used here by Google Analytics to capture and determine unique visitors and the frequency of views each page of NUS.org.uk obtains.	2 years
__utmb	Google uses this cookie to establish and continue a your session and interaction with NUS.org.uk. The cookie will expire if you spend more than 30 minutes on a page within of the site, otherwise each time you view a new page the session time-out for the cookie updates back up to 30 minutes.	30 minutes
__utmc	Previously used by Google Analytics Java Script to define a session status.	Not set
__utmz	This cookie is used to distinguish and store information on referrals; e.g. where you have navigated to NUS.org.uk from.	6 months
ASP.NET_SessionID	ASP.NET_SessionID cookie holds session data temporarily, containing no personally identifiable information from you.  Once you close your browser the data stored in this cookie will be cleared.	Exit of browser
test_cookie	This cookie is set to check that your browsers support cookies

 

Internet Explorer
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows7/How-to-manage-cookies-in-Internet-Explorer-9

Firefox
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Cookies?s=cookies&r=0&e=es&as=s

Chrome
https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647&p=cpn_cookies

Safari OS X
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/5.0/en/9277.html

Safari iOS
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677

Android
http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=169022

Blackberry
http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartphone_users/deliverables/33213/Turn_off_cookies_in_the_browser_60_1072866_11.jsp

Windows phone
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/web/changing-privacy-and-other-browser-settings.aspx

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