What are cookies
Cookies are small text files that save on your computer when you visit a website. They help make websites function and provide information to the website owners. Cookies also recognise your computer when your computer revisits the website.
More information on cookies and the law can be found on the International Chambers of Commerce guide.
How we use cookies
We use cookies to make our website work and to see how our website is used so that we can identify ways to improve it. This includes:
- Which pages you visit
- How long you spend viewing our website
- If you have visited our site before
- How you came to the website (e.g. clicked on a link from another website)
The cookies we use
Cookies fall into four categories:
- Necessary – 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.
- Performance – Performance cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) to provide features that are more relevant to you.
- Statistics – Statistics cookies improve the way a website works by collecting information about how the website is used; like which pages are viewed the most and if a page causes an error. The information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
- Targeting/advertising – Targeting/advertising cookies help display ads that are relevant to you.
Cookies are stored for two lengths of time:
- Session – Session cookies are removed once you close your computer browser.
- Persistent – Persistent cookies are stored for a specific amount of time.
In some cases, we use cookies provided by trusted third parties such as Google Analytics (so we can understand how our site is used and how we can improve visitors’ experiences) and social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter so that you can easily connect to them from our website. These services may also place cookies on your device, but we do not have control over these cookies. For information on a third party’s cookies please visit their website.
Your consent applies to the following domains: www.supportthroughcourt.org & civi.thepsu.org
The main cookies used by our website have been listed below along with their purpose, category, and the length of time they are stored on your computer.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Category | Time stored on computer |
| _RequestVerificationToken | Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. | Necessary | Session |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Stores information to allow easy navigation between pages on our website. The information is no longer stored after you close your web browser. | Necessary | Session |
| CookieConsent | Stores your cookie consent preferences for our website | Necessary | 1 year |
| PHPSESSID | Stores information to allow easy navigation between pages on our website. The information is no longer stored after you close your web browser. | Necessary | Session |
| CookieConsentBulkSetting-# | Enables cookie consent across multiple websites | Performance | Persistent |
| CookieConsentBulkTicket | Enables cookie consent across multiple websites | Performance | 1 year |
We also use third party suppliers who set cookies on our website to enable them to provide us with services. These cookies are used mainly for reporting and advertising purposes to help us improve your experience on our website.
Google.com (Google.com privacy policies)
| Cookie name | Purpose | Category | Time stored on computer |
| NID | Google set a number of cookies on any page that includes a Google Map. While we have no control over the cookies set by Google, they appear to include a mixture of pieces of information to measure the number and behavior of Google Maps users. | Targeting/ Advertising | 6 months |
| r/collect (via doubleclick.net) | Used by doubleclick.net – collects data to measure efficiency of viewed or clicked ads and shows targeted ads. | Targeting/ Advertising | Session |
| _hjIncludedInSample | Determines if the user’s navigation should be registered in a certain statistical place holder. | Targeting/ Advertising | Session |
Google Analytics (Google Analytics privacy policy)
| Cookie name | Purpose | Category | Time stored on computer |
| _ga | Helps us improve your experience on our website by providing us statistical data on how visitors use our website. Users are distinguished using unique IDs. | Statistics | 2 years |
| _gat | This cookie does not store any user information. It limits the collection of data on high traffic sites. In our case, it limits the collection of data from DoubleClick, a subsidiary of Google. | Statistics | 1 day |
| _gid | Helps us improve your experience on our website by providing us statistical data on how visitors use our website. Users are distinguished using unique IDs. | Statistics | 1 day |
| Collect | Helps us improve your experience on our website by providing us statistical data on how visitors use our website. | Statistics | Session |
Your rights
You can choose if you want to accept the cookies we use by either:
- Using the pop-up cookie consent that appears when accessing our website OR
- Changing the cookie preference settings on your browser. The ‘Help’ menu in the toolbar of most web browsers will tell you how to change your browser’s cookie settings, including how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable cookies altogether.
Please note – if you do not accept our cookies, you might have limited access to this website’s functionality.
Cookie declaration last updated on 10/10/2019