When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable. This sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your computer. These are called 'cookies'.

These cookies cannot be used to identify you personally and are used to improve services for you through:

  • Enabling a service to recognise your computer so you don't have to give the same information during one task
  • Recognising that you have already given a username and password so you don't need to enter it for every web page requested
  • Measuring how many people are using services, so they can be made easier to use and that there is enough capacity to ensure they are fast

You can manage these small files yourself and learn more about them from AllAboutCookies.org.

The list below shows all of the cookies that are set by The NSMC and the third-party services we use. 

 

Google analytics

Google Analytics sets cookies to help us accurately monitor the number of visitors to our website and the volumes of usage.

Cookie: Data: Purpose: Expires:
__utma             Random string Google analytics 2 years
       
__utmb Random string Google analytics 30 minutes
       
__utmc Random string Google analytics Deleted when browser is closed
       
__utmz Random string
and source information
Google analytics 6 months

For further details on the cookies set by Google Analytics, please refer to the Google Code website.

 

Drupal

Drupal is the open source platform and content management system on which The NSMC website is built.

Cookie: Data: Purpose: Expires:
SESS*random characters* Random string session ID Drupal session cookie 23 days
       
has_js Boolean 1 or 0 depending on Javascript support

Detects and remembers if the device supports Javascript.

Deleted when browser is closed

For more information, visit the Drupal website.

 

Clicktale

Clicktale monitors browsing behaviour, allowing us to make improvements to site content and navigation.

Cookie: Data: Purpose: Expires:
WRUID Random string Clicktale 1 year

For more information visit the Clicktale website.