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Cookie Policy

1. Purpose of this notice

This notice tells you how the Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research (LICTR), University of Leeds in its role as Data Controller will collect and process your personal data when you access this website.

2. Automated collection of personal information

As with most other web servers, when you access these web pages certain information you provide will automatically be recorded by the University. This will include your IP address, browser type, and information relating to the page you last visited. This information is processed to estimate how much use of the server is made by different categories of users and, in the event of a breach of security, may be used to aid detection.

3. Non-automated collection

Where you are required under this website to provide personal data, the uses of this data will be indicated at the point of collection – for example, providing your email address as a means of logging in.

4. Third-party access

Your personal data that you have provided will not routinely be sent to third parties (unless notified – see 3. above).

5. Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device by websites that you visit.

Our website https://ctru.leeds.ac.uk uses cookies for two purposes:

  • Functional: These are essential to the website and ensure it works. They are first party cookies set by our web server;
  • Performance: These collect anonymous information about the use of our website and help us making continued improvements to the site;

We do not use cookies to collect personal information about you. Should you wish to restrict or block cookies which are set by our website you can do this through your browser settings. The ‘help’ function within your browser or the manual that comes with your device should tell you how. You may also wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org which contains comprehensive information on how you can do this on a wide variety of browsers. Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact on the functionality of our website.

The table below explains the cookies we use and why:

Cookie Source Purpose
NSC_[ID]_[ID]_[ID] leeds.ac.uk These cookies are set by the Citrix Netscaler application to ensure your browsing session continues on the same server.
wordpress_logged_in_[hash] ctru.leeds.ac.uk This cookie is set by WordPress when a user logs in and is used to enable any functionality for logged in users for which they have permissions. It isn’t used for general visitors to the site, only for those who log in. It is a session cookie and is not retained after the browser is closed.
wordpress_sec_[hash] ctru.leeds.ac.uk This cookie is usually only set for logged-in users who have access to the admin pages. It governs access to those pages. It is a session cookie and is not retained after the browser is closed.
wpe-auth ctru.leeds.ac.uk This is a login cookie set by the website’s hosting service. It is a session cookie and is not retained after the browser is closed.
ff_news_session
ff_first_time
ctru.leeds.ac.uk These cookies are set by Flow Flow, the WordPress plugin we use to serve Twitter streams on several areas of the website.
wp-settings-{time}-[UID] ctru.leeds.ac.uk This cookie stores personal dashboard and interface settings for logged-in users. It isn’t used for general visitors to the site, only for those who log in.
_cfduid cloudflare.com, freegeoip.live This is a security cookie which is used to block malicious users. It does’t correspond to any user ID or store any personally identifiable information.
cookie_notice_accepted ctru.leeds.ac.uk This stores the result of the the Cookie Notice dialogue.
_biz_flagsA, _biz_uid, _biz_pendingA, _biz_nA cloudflare.com This remembers users’ settings and is used for authentication and 3rd party analytics.
_hjid leeds.ac.uk This cookie contains a random ID string that is unique to this user on this site on this browser. It is used to ensure a consistent experience across different sessions.
_ga cloudflare.com, leeds.ac.uk This cookie is used by Google Analytics to track traffic on the .leeds.ac.uk domain.
_gcl_au leeds.ac.uk This is a Google Adsense cookie that takes information in ad clicks and stores it in a first-party cookie so that conversions can be attributed outside the landing page.
_gid leeds.ac.uk This is a Google Analytics cookie which updates a stored value for each page visited.
fs_uid leeds.ac.uk This is an analytics cookie used by the FullStory analytics system.
APISID, NID, SID, 1P_JAR, OTZ, SEARCH_SAMESITE google.com, google.co.uk These cookies are used by Google to show personalised ads on Google sites, based on recent searches and page visits.
AID google.com This cookie links activities on this device to other devices on you are logged into with a Google account.
HSID, SSID, APISID, SAPISID google.com, google.co.uk These cookies are used to collect user information for YouTube-hosted videos.
ANID, CONSENT google.com, google.co.uk These cookies store information about ads the user may have seen before visiting this site.

While we do strive to keep this list up to date, it is possible that some of the cookies listed here may have different names, or that new cookies have been introduced between reviews. If you find any cookies not listed above, please contact us at CTRU-websites@leeds.ac.uk.

If you would like to review your cookie preferences, [cookies_revoke] Please note that your cookie preferences will expire after one month. You will be asked to re-issue your permissions on your first visit after this time has passed.

6. Data Retention

The University’s policies on retaining data for prospective and current students, staff and job applicants are detailed in our data retention policy.

7. Changes to this notice

This notice and therefore the ways in which your data may be processed can be changed from time to time. Any changes will only be notified via this web page and you may be prompted to accept any changes.

8. Further information and contact

If you have any queries relating to this privacy notice or the way your data is being processed through this website then please contact CTRU-websites@leeds.ac.uk