Cookie Statement

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We use third party vendor re-marketing tracking cookies, including Google tracking cookies. Third-party vendors, including Google, whose services we use, may place cookies on web browsers to serve ads based on past visits to our website.

If you have previously given consent for certain cookies on this site, and wish to withdraw consent or change your cookie settings, you may do so here.

Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function.

Name	Lifetime	Purpose
cookie_privacy_state	Persistent	Stores the level on consent given in the cookies popup screen. No personal data stored.
csrftoken	Persistent	Prevention of malicious exploit of the website, specifically CSRF (cross-site request forgery). No personal data stored.
sessionid	Session	Session identifier for the user. Identifies an encrypted database entry with session persistent data for access permissions and possibly a login session. No personal data stored.
_passive_auth_was_attempted	Session	Indicates authentication has been attempted in this browser session. No personal data stored.
_institution_section	Session	Identifies the institution section that this user has indicated they belong to, required for access to certain resources. No personal data stored.
header_user_panel_shown	Session	Indicates the welcome panel has been shown to the user once in this browser session. No personal data stored.
uiconf_collection	Session	Stores the active collection, which is used for correctly rendering dynamic content on the website. No personal data stored.
uiconf_site_notifications_modal	Session	Indicates a popup notification has been shown this session, so it doesn't pop up continually on every page.

Functional Cookies

These cookies store user preferences for the website, provide enhanced functionality and prevent unnecessary prompt screens.

Name	Lifetime	Purpose
shibboleth_default_entity_id	Persistent	Stores the last Entity ID used for Shibboleth login. (Identifies the institution via which this browser logged in.)
saved_login_id	Persistent	Stores the last institution used for SAML or proxy login. (Identifies the institution via which this browser logged in.)
header_login_redirect	Session	Stores the URL to redirect back after login. No personal data stored.
popupwidget_cookie_recommend_popup_accepted	Session	Indicates the user has made a recommendation of the resource & should not be prompted to do so again. No personal data stored.
hst-skip-interviews-intro	Persistent	Indicates the informational popup for interviews has been dismissed. No personal data stored.

Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and sources of traffic so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.

Name	Lifetime	Purpose
_ga*, _ga_XXXXXXXX	Persistent	Google Analytics cookies, used to analyze our traffic and usage to improve our service.
AnalyticsSyncHistory, UserMatchHistory, bcookie, bscookie, li_sugr, lidc, li_sugr	Persistent	LinkedIn analytics cookies used to track incoming traffic from LinkedIn.

Marketing Cookies

We do not use any marketing or third-party tracking cookies.