Cookies

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Cookie Statement

This statement provides an explanation of what cookies are, how our site uses them, and what cookies we use. We try to explain this in terms understandable to all users, not just those with a technical background.

What are cookies and why are they needed?

Cookies are small files that are stored by websites on your computer. A website may record how you use its pages and other general data. This data can then be used to identify you and tailor your experience on the website.

What cookies do we use?

sgscol.ac.uk uses its own cookies and third-party cookies, such as those from social media sites, which may have content embedded in certain pages.

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Third Party Cookies

Google Analytics (gtag.js and analytics.js)

Opt out of Google Analytics

Cookie/s	Duration	Purpose
_ga	1 year	Protection against cyber attacks.
_gid	1-2 years	Used by Google Analytics if enabled on your landing pages or forms.
_gat	90 days	Facebook tracking cookie.
AMP_TOKEN	1 year	Used by Google Tag Manager (GTM) if enabled on your landing pages or forms.
_gac_<property-id>	1 year	Used by tinyurl URL shortener when a tinyurl is used to link to your pages.

Google Analytics (ga.js)

Cookie/s	Duration	Purpose
__utma	2 years	Used to distinguish users and sessions. Updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmt	10 minutes	Used to throttle request rate.
__utmb	30 minutes	Used to determine new sessions/visits. Updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmc	End of browser session	Set for interoperability with urchin.js.
__utmz	6 months	Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site.
__utmv	2 years	Used to store visitor-level custom variable data.

Akero

Cookie/s	Duration	Purpose
__ak	10 years	Used to track a site visitor's session and help determine uniqueness between visitors.
__ak_fp	90 days	Used to track a visitor's session across pages and deduplicate contacts on form submission.
__ak_pp	1 hour	Tracks the previous page a visitor visited on your website.
__ak_ppid	1 hour	Contains an ID for the previous page (date * random number).
__ak_pe	30 seconds	Tracks page exit time (duration visitor was on a page).