Use of cookies by AAAQIP
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
We use 5 groups of cookies: Google Analytics cookies, Wufoo cookies, EU Cookie Consent cookie, SDMenu cookies, TypePad cookies - including cookies set by Quantcast, Quantserve and ScorecardResearch.
Google Analytics Cookies
The 4 Google Analytics cookies provide us with data about visitor usage patterns on our site. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the site when they’re using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example by making sure users are finding what they need easily. The visitor remains anonymous.
Wufoo Cookies
The embedded Wufoo forms on our site set a cookie for the 'Get Involved' forms used by us. This cookie allows Wufoo to provide the online messaging forms that we use - typically we have 1 or 2 forms set-up at any point.
EU cookie consent cookie
Cookie set by the EU cookie consent script to record that you accept the fact that the site uses cookies.
SD Menu Cookies
The navigational menu on our site sets cookies as you navigate the site. The cookie set is sdmenu_my_menu. This cookie allows us to remember if you have opened/collapsed a particular menu as you navigate the website.
Typepad Cookies
We use Typepad to organise and manage the content on our website. Typepad uses cookies for a number of purposes, including to:
- Securely identify content editors.
- Keep track of editorial & browsing preferences while using Typepad's Sites, Services and Software.
- Estimate and report our total audience size and traffic.
- Conduct research to improve Typepad's Sites, Services and Software.
TypePad appears to use cookies set by Quantcast, Quantserve & Scorecard Research
Quantcast & Quantserve Cookies
QCA cookie enables the analytics service Quantcast to collect information about your activity with this site. The information includes your IP, your referrer, the search terms you used and your time of use of the site.
mc cookie set by quantserve appears to be related to advertising, and may track your behaviour on our website.
ScorecardResearch Cookies
The UID and UIDR cookies set by scorecard research appear to be related to market research, and may track your behaviour on our website. They provide us (via TypePad) with anonymised, aggregated information on the numbers of visitors that visit our pages, and the percentage of visitors that are repeat visitors.
The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
| Cookie Set by | Cookie Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | _utma _utmb _utmc _utmz | These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. | 2 years, 30mins, when you close your browser, 6months respectively |
| Wufoo | BIGipServerwufoo_http_pool | The embedded Wufoo forms on our site set a cookie for the 'Get Involved' forms used by us. This cookie allows Wufoo to provide the online messaging forms that we use - typically we have 1 or 2 forms set-up at any point. | when you close your browser |
| EU cookie consent | cc_cookie_accept | Cookie set by the EU cookie consent script to record that you accept the fact that the site uses cookies. This cookie is used to stop the Cookie notification displaying each time a new session is opened. | 1 year |
| SD Menu | sdmenu_my_menu | This cookies allows us to remember if you have opened/collapsed a particular menu as you navigate the site | 1 month |
| Typepad | km_ai, km_lv, km_ug, km_vs, kvcd | Typepad uses cookies for a number of purposes, including to:
| 5 years, 5 years, 5 years, 30mins, and when you close your browser respectively |
| Quantcast | _qca | This cookie enables the analytics service Quantcast to collect information about your activity with this site. The information includes your IP, your referrer, the search terms you used and your time of use of the site. | 5 years |
| Quantserve | mc | mc cookie set by quantserve appears to be related to advertising, and may track your behaviour on our website. | 18 months |
| Scorecard Research | UID, UIDR | The UID and UIDR cookies set by scorecard research appear to be related to market research, and may track your behaviour on our website. | 2 years, 2 years |
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