Cookies information

This page explains what cookies are, why Cambridge Assessment uses them and how we will use and protect any information we collect about you when you visit our websites.

What are cookies?

A cookie, also known as an HTTP cookie, web cookie, or browser cookie, is a piece of data issued by a website to be stored within a client browser, and then subsequently sent back only to the same website by the browser. Cookies were designed to be a reliable mechanism for websites to remember things that a browser had done there in the past, which can include user preferences, logging in, or having read pages on a site months or years ago. Cookies cannot carry viruses, and cannot install malware on the host computer.

Session cookies

Session cookies are small bits of information stored temporarily in the client browser. They get deleted automatically as soon as the user leaves the webpage.

Persistent cookies

Another type of cookie, known as a "persistent", would remain on your PC for a period of time. Except for its lifetime, it works in exactly the same way as a session cookie.

Third-party cookies

The so called third-party cookies are cookies issued by websites other than the one you're visiting. For example, if a website allows you to log in with your Google Account, it is likely that cookies issued by Google are being issued to your browser.

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Privacy and data protection

Cambridge Assessment is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of information provided by those parties ("Users") who access our web site at www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk ("Site") and we uphold the relevant data protection principles and process all personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Are third party cookies covered by this policy?

Third party cookies issued while you're visiting Cambridge Assessment's websites are not covered by our privacy policy. The types of cookies and how these companies use the information generated by them will be governed by their own privacy policies and not ours.

Blocking and removing cookies

Cookies can be blocked or removed from your PC using browser settings, but there will be some deterioration in the service you receive. For some websites, cookies are used for user authentication, so users might not be able to log-in if cookies are completely blocked. Your browser lets you choose whether to accept, not to accept or to be warned before accepting cookies from specific websites. These can usually be found in the advanced preferences (browser-specific). We recommend accepting cookies only from websites you trust.

For more details on Data Protection and confidentiality, please read the Privacy Statement available on the Cambridge Assessment website that you're visiting.

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Cookie usage

This is a consolidated list of the cookies set by the main Cambridge Assessment Group websites, and what each is used for.

www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk

Cookie names Purpose
ASP.NET_SessionId Required for verifying and persisting user authentication (log-in) ticket.
JSESSIONID Required for verifying and persisting user authentication (log-in) ticket.
__utma Used to capture site utilisation metrics. This cookie counts unique visitors, number of visits, date of their first and last visits.
__utmb Used in conjunction with __utmc; collects statistics on when visitors enter the website.
__utmc Used in conjunction with __utmb; collects statistics on when visitors leave the website.
__utmz Used to capture statistics on referring sites, such as search engines (i.e.: where the visitor came from).

Third Party cookies

Cookie names Purpose Issuing domain
PREF
NID		 Used for persisting user preferences across Google services. Used in the embedded map provided by Google Maps. google.com
PHPSESSID Required for verifying and persisting user authentication (log-in) ticket. Some videos available on our website are hosted by Vyoo vyoo.eu
bcookie
lang
IN_HASH
JSESSIONID
leo_auth_token
visit
X-LI-IDC		 Used as part of LinkedIn's authentication mechanism - required for the "Follow us on LinkedIn" button. www.linkedin.com

www.admissionstests.cambridgeassessment.org.uk

Cookie names Purpose
JSESSIONID Required for verifying and persisting user authentication (log-in) ticket.
__utma Used to capture site utilisation metrics. This cookie counts unique visitors, number of visits, date of their first and last visits.
__utmb Used in conjunction with __utmc; collects statistics on when visitors enter the website.
__utmc Used in conjunction with __utmb; collects statistics on when visitors leave the website.
__utmz Used to capture statistics on referring sites, such as search engines (i.e.: where the visitor came from).
tSz Used for persisting users' text size preferences.

Third Party cookies

Cookie names Purpose Issuing domain
PREF
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE		 Required for storing user preferences. Some videos available on our website are hosted by YouTube. www.youtube.com

www.entries.cambridgeassessment.org

Cookie names Purpose
JSESSIONID Required for verifying and persisting user authentication (log-in) ticket.

www.cambridgeesol.org

Cookie names Purpose
__utma Used to capture site utilisation metrics. This cookie counts unique visitors, number of visits, date of their first and last visits.
__utmb Used in conjunction with __utmc; collects statistics on when visitors enter the website.
__utmc Used in conjunction with __utmb; collects statistics on when visitors leave the website.
__utmz Used to capture statistics on referring sites, such as search engines (i.e.: where the visitor came from).
__utmv Stores parameters used by the statistics-collection engine.
PHPSESSID Required for verifying and persisting user authentication (log-in) ticket.
has_js Stores information related to the client browser JavaScript capabilities. Required for basic application functionality.

www.cie.org.uk

Cookie names Purpose
__utma Used to capture site utilisation metrics. This cookie counts unique visitors, number of visits, date of their first and last visits.
__utmb Used in conjunction with __utmc; collects statistics on when visitors enter the website.
__utmc Used in conjunction with __utmb; collects statistics on when visitors leave the website.
__utmz Used to capture statistics on referring sites, such as search engines (i.e.: where the visitor came from).
_ZopeId Used by the Zope runtime environment to control and persist user authentication.
lang_coun_conf#1035 Stores user language-preferences for this website.
ASPSESSIONIDQAQRAARB Required for verifying and persisting user authentication (log-in) ticket.
USERTYPE Required for persisting user rights and role.
eGain_eService_JSESSIONID Required for verifying and persisting user authentication (log-in) ticket.
recentfaqcount Stores the number of FAQ pages visited.
recentfaq1..n Stores details on the FAQ pages visited.

Third Party cookies

Cookie names Purpose Issuing domain
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE Required for storing user preferences. Some videos available on our website are hosted by YouTube. www.youtube.com

direct.cie.org.uk

Cookie names Purpose
__utma Used to capture site utilisation metrics. This cookie counts unique visitors, number of visits, date of their first and last visits.
__utmb Used in conjunction with __utmc; collects statistics on when visitors enter the website.
__utmc Used in conjunction with __utmb; collects statistics on when visitors leave the website.
__utmz Used to capture statistics on referring sites, such as search engines (i.e.: where the visitor came from).
_ZopeId Used by the Zope runtime environment to control and persist user authentication.
${params.javascriptEnabled} Stores information related to the client browser JavaScript capabilities. Required for basic application functionality.
__ac Used by the Zope runtime environment to control and persist user authentication.
javascriptEnabled Stores information related to the client browser JavaScript capabilities. Required for basic application functionality.

www.ocr.org.uk

Cookie names Purpose
ASP.NET_SessionId Required for verifying and persisting user authentication (log-in) ticket..
__utma Used to capture site utilisation metrics. This cookie counts unique visitors, number of visits, date of their first and last visits.
__utmb Used in conjunction with __utmc; collects statistics on when visitors enter the website.
__utmc Used in conjunction with __utmb; collects statistics on when visitors leave the website.
__utmz Used to capture statistics on referring sites, such as search engines (i.e.: where the visitor came from).
WT_FPC First-party cookie used by the WebTrends component, part of the OCR website.
style Used for persisting users' text size preferences.

Third Party cookies

Cookie names Purpose Issuing domain
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE Required for storing user preferences. Some videos available on our website are hosted by YouTube. www.youtube.com
ACOOKIE
WEBTRENDS_ID		 Used by the WebTrends component for collecting usage statistics. stats.matraxis.net

www.canetwork.org.uk

Cookie names Purpose
PHPSESSID Required for verifying and persisting user authentication.
__utma Used to capture site utilisation metrics. This cookie counts unique visitors, number of visits, date of their first and last visits.
__utmb Used in conjunction with __utmc; collects statistics on when visitors enter the website.
__utmc Used in conjunction with __utmb; collects statistics on when visitors leave the website.
__utmz Used to capture statistics on referring sites, such as search engines (i.e.: where the visitor came from).
wpfilebase Used by the WordPress component for controlling content visualisation.

www.cambridgeassessmentjobs.org.uk

Cookie names Purpose
ASP.NET_SessionId Required for verifying and persisting user authentication.

eshop.cambridgeesol.org

Cookie names Purpose
MSCSProfile Used by the e-commerce solution - core functionality.
CampaignHistory Used by the e-commerce solution - core functionality.
__CSCookie Used by the e-commerce solution - core functionality.
__CSCookie_Auth Used by the e-commerce solution for user authentication.
__CSCartCookie Used by the e-commerce solution for controlling the shopping cart.
__CSUserNameCookie Used by the e-commerce solution for storing the user name.
__SessionCookie Used by the e-commerce solution for controlling the user session.
__UserDateCookie Used to store the date when the user account was created.
.ASPXAUTH Required for verifying and persisting user authentication.

www.caespeaking.cambridgeesol.com
www.fcespeaking.cambridgeesol.com

Cookie names Purpose
_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.
JSESSIONID
CFTOKEN
CFID		 Required for verifying and persisting user authentication (log-in) ticket. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser.

Third Party cookies

Cookie names Purpose Issuing domain
__stid
__uset		 Used as part of the ShareThis API sharethis.com

www.cambridgeesol.org/penfriends
penfriends.cambridgeesol.org

Cookie names Purpose
PHPSESSID Required for verifying and persisting user authentication (log-in) ticket.
__utma Used to capture site utilisation metrics. This cookie counts unique visitors, number of visits, date of their first and last visits.
__utmb Used in conjunction with __utmc; collects statistics on when visitors enter the website.
__utmc Used in conjunction with __utmb; collects statistics on when visitors leave the website.
__utmz Used to capture statistics on referring sites, such as search engines (i.e.: where the visitor came from).
language Allows the language to be set according to a cookie.

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