How cookies are used by Portsmouth Learning Gateway
When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable.
Where services are delivered on the internet, this sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your computer or mobile phone. These include small files known as cookies. They cannot be used to identify you personally.
This information is used to improve services. For example:
You can manage these small files yourself and learn more about them on the Direct Gov website: internet browser cookies - what they are and how to manage them.
We uses cookies to control the site’s functions, to keep statistics and for session management. We do not store any personal information in cookies.
If you do not want to accept cookies, your browser can be set to automatically reject cookies or to inform you every time a website asks to store a cookie.
Through the browser you can also delete previously stored cookies. Our site will not function satisfactory without the acceptance of cookies.
Since we use cookies in our session management, this function must be activated before you can access Portsmouth Learning Gateway's websites.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
| Session id | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
| ASPSESSIONID | We use this cookie so that once you have logged on with username and password you won’t have to do it for every page you request from our site. | When you close your browser. |
| Accessibility Cookies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
| textl | This cookie is only set by our Content Management System when you choose an accessibility option. This cookie is used to remember "text size" choices chosen by the user. It collects information in an anonymous form. | 24 hours |
| textd | This cookie is only set by our Content Management System when you choose an accessibility option. This cookie is used to remember "text only view" choices chosen by the user. It collects information in an anonymous form. | 24 hours |
| highc | This cookie is only set by our Content Management System when you choose an accessibility option. This cookie is used to remember "high contrast" choices chosen by the user. It collects information in an anonymous form. | 24 hours |
| Google Analytics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
| _utma | For more information, see the Google Analytics Privacy Policy. You can choose to opt out of Google Analytics. | 2 years |
| _utmb | For more information, see the Google Analytics Privacy Policy. You can choose to opt out of Google Analytics. | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | For more information, see the Google Analytics Privacy Policy. You can choose to opt out of Google Analytics. | when you close your browser |
| _utmz | For more information, see the Google Analytics Privacy Policy. You can choose to opt out of Google Analytics. | 6 months |
If you are worried about your privacy online we recommend that you use the Firefox browser with the 'Do not track settings' enabled.
Find out more at dnt.mozilla.org