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Cookies on WarwickSU.com

As you navigate the site, certain information will be collected automatically. This data helps us to improve the content of the site and to customise the content or layout of the site for you.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is an element of data that a website sends to your computer's hard drive while you are viewing a website. Your computer sends this data back to the website each time you load a page. Warwick SU uses session cookies (which expire once you close your web browser). You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. You can also set your browser to turn off cookies. If you do so, however, some areas of the site may not function properly.

Information about cookies, and how to instruct your browser to delete or not accept them, is available from aboutcookies.org.

What cookies does the website use?

WarwickSU.com uses cookies for three purposes.


Necessary Cookies

Necessary cookies help make our website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Cookie Name Purpose
ASP.NET_SessionId Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests.
__AntiXsrfToken Contains a unique ID that is checked upon every website request in order to prevent false requests.
__sharethis_cookie_test__ This cookie determines whether the browser accepts cookies.
JSESSIONID Preserves users states across page requests.

Statistics Cookies

Statistic cookies help us to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

We use Google Analytics to collect data about how many people visit the website, and how they use the site. This helps us to improve pages to assist you in finding information and use SU services as easily as possible.

You can find out more about the cookies set by Google Analytics on their website.

Cookie Name Purpose
_ga Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
_gat Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.
_gid Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website

Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across our websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable to us

Cookie Name Purpose
ads/ga-audiences Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors th at are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites.
st_samesite Used by ShareThis to track visitor’s website navigation and preferences - This is used for internal statistics and marketing.