Cookies and How We Use Them
What is a cookie?
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device (phone, laptop or tablet) when you visit a website. Data is then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie.
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving the user experience. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests and they can measure how many people visit the website, when and how. They cannot identify you personally.
You can find more information about cookies and learn how to manage them yourself at: www.allaboutcookies.org
How do we use them?
The lists below shows what cookies we use on our website, why and how long they are programmed to stay on your device for.
First Party Cookies set by the RSPH website:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| CFID | Used to provide transaction support across multiple page requests commonly called a session. | Persistent (Until user deletes it) |
| CFTOKEN | Used to provide transaction support across across multiple page requests commonly called a session |
Persistent (Until user deletes it) |
| 2) rsph_login member id | Used to improve site usability and Remember Me feature | 999 days |
| MULTIPLE COOKIES IN FORMAT page-#uuid#-tab#number# (the uuid represent uuid string and number represent number of tab) | User interface to remember tab selections |
14 days |
The cookies in the table below are set by the Google analytics tool for improving service which allows the RSPH website to accurately estimate the number of visitors to the website, volumes of usage and ensure that the RSPH website is available and that RSPH understand what you want to use.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _utma | Google analytics | 2 years |
| _utmb | Google analytics | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | Google analytics | When you close your browser |
| _utmz | Google analytics | 6 months |
When viewing our You Tube videos
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | You Tube | 9 months |
| PREF | You Tube | 10 years |
We are continually working to improve our website and to develop the experience of our users. To that extent, this policy may occassionally be updated, so please make sure you regularly check this page for any amends.
If you have any queries please contact us.
This policy was last updated in June 2012.
