Use of Cookies by Bearwood College
ookies 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. Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
The table below explains the cookies we use on the Bearwood College website and why.
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Cookie
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Name
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Purpose
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More information
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Google Analytics
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_utma
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_utmz
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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.
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Click here for an overview of privacy at Google
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
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Google Services (Translate and Maps)
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PREF
NID
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These cookies are used by Google services like Translation and Maps to store user preferences and information such as what web browser you are using. It is not possible to use these services without these cookies.
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Session
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ASP.NET_SessionId
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This Cookie is essential to ensure the website delivers the correct pages to you and the correct and consistent information on those pages. It is only used by this site and expires when you close your browser.
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Login Authentification
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.BearwoodAuth
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This cookie is required to allow the user access to secure areas of the website. It is
generally used by parents to access e-newsletters, diary etc.
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Webmail Login
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The Bearwood
College WebMail is managed through the Bearwood College server. Users can only access
WebMail if they have been assigned a username and password by the College. This
access is routinely granted to scholars and to staff upon joining the College community.
Use of the WebMail system is covered by the internal policy for Acceptable Use of
the Internet.
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YouTube Cookies
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We embed
videos from our official YouTube. You may find that cookies are set on your computer
once you click on the YouTube video player.
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To find out more please visit YouTube’s embedding videos information page
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