This page explains what personal information we gather when you visit the Bridge to the Website website (www.bridgetothefuture.co.uk) and details how that information is used.
Who will process my personal information?
The information published here applies to the use of your personal information (also known as ‘personal data’) by Queens’ College through the viewing or use of its website (www.bridgetothefuture.co.uk). The information published here is limited to the use of personal information by Queens’ College websites; various other notices are published in relation to our use of the personal information of applicants, students, staff, alumni, research participants, and others.
Personal information collected
When you visit www.bridgetothefuture.co.uk we use a third party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site.
For information about how Google Analytics uses your personal information, please see https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
We also collect the request made by your browser to the server hosting the website which includes the IP address, the date and time of connection and the page you ask for. We use this information to ensure the security of our websites and we delete it after a maximum of 3 months. We may use and disclose it as necessary in the event of a security concern or incident.
We use cookies on our website for the purposes of recording authentication credentials for users who have logged into our site and for controlling aspects of how the site is displayed in your browser.
The use of your personal information in the above ways is necessary for the legitimate interests of Queens’ College in operating and improving its websites, analysing their use, and ensuring their security. Our websites collect very little personal information and we use it in ways that are compatible with your individual rights and freedoms.
Where you enter your personal information into an online form on any of our websites for any specified purpose, you will be told about the use we will make of that information (e.g. to send you newsletters or to enable your attendance at an event), and agree to the storage of that data in line with the retention policy specified on the form.
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Necessary (11)
Necessary cookies help make a 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.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __cflb [x2] | Speedybooker | Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| __wpdm_client | University of Cambridge | Technical cookie that synchronizes the website and the CMS. This is used to update the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Speedybooker | Preserves the visitor’s session state across page requests. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| cf_clearance | Speedybooker | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| CookieConsent | Cookiebot | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| cookies.js | Cliniko | Determines whether the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box. This ensures that the cookie consent box will not be presented again upon re-entry. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| CookieTest | Speedybooker | This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| rc::a | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
| rc::c | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
| wordpress_test_cookie | University of Cambridge | Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
Preferences (1)
Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lang | Speedybooker | Remembers the user’s selected language version of a website | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
Traffic (8)
Traffic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga [x2] | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie | |
| _ga_# [x2] | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie | |
| _gat [x2] | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
| _gid [x2] | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
Marketing (14)
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __Secure-BUCKET | YouTube | Pending | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| __Secure-YEC | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| __Secure-YNID | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| iutk | Issuu | Recognises the user’s device and what Issuu documents have been read. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| ServiceWorkerLogsDatabase#SWHealthLog | YouTube | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| TESTCOOKIESENABLED | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| YSC | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| yt-icons-last-purged | YouTube | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| YtIdbMeta#databases | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
Unclassified (18)
Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [empty name] | University of Cambridge | Pending | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| _cliniko_app_session | Cliniko | Pending | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| basketcurrency_wl_528 | Speedybooker | Pending | 6 months | HTTP Cookie |
| COOKIE_ID_pico_lsid | Issuu | Pending | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| firstSessionTimestamp | Issuu | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| isFirstSession | Issuu | Pending | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| LOCAL_STORAGE_ID_pico_lsid | Issuu | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| orionV3#identity | Issuu | Pending | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| pico#events | Issuu | Pending | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| pico#keyval | Issuu | Pending | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| PICOX_PING | Issuu | Pending | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| SESSION_STORAGE_ID_pico_lsid | Issuu | Pending | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| SESSION_STORAGE_ID_pico_ssid | Issuu | Pending | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| SESSION_STORAGE_ID_PICOX_SESSION_ID | Issuu | Pending | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| spidersense#event | Issuu | Pending | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| spidersense#setup_response | Issuu | Pending | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| spidersense#user_info | Issuu | Pending | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| spidersense:user_id:v1_issuu_web | Issuu | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |