New European privacy laws have come into force in the UK which require websites to obtain consent when placing ‘cookies’ on visitors computers, mobiles or other devices. This is intended to give internet users more control over the data that websites gather.
The Regulations requires organisations running websites in the UK to get consent from visitors to their websites in order to store cookies on users’ computers.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) which is the organisation in the UK responsible for regulating the new law recognises there are no easy technical solutions to this problem and has given companies until May 2012 to comply.
We are committed to providing our website visitors with a clear understanding of how and why we use cookies. In this document, we give information on the cookies that we use on our websites, the information which we gather, how we use it and the steps that you can take to disable cookies. If you have concerns regarding any aspect of the way in which we deploy cookies on this website, please contact us.
Cookies are files that store information on your hard drive or browser which means that the website can recognise that you have visited before. They make it easier for you to maintain your preferences on the St Michael's College Booking System, and by seeing how you use them, we can tailor them around your preferences and measure usability of the St Michael's College Booking System application.
You can, should you choose, disable the cookies from your browser and delete all cookies currently stored on your computer. You can find out how to do this for your particular browser by clicking "help" on your browser's menu or by visiting http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html.
However, please be aware that should you choose to disable cookies from your browser it may prevent you from taking full advantage of any St Michael's College Booking Systems website and you will not be able to Login. You will see from the section below headed "Use of Cookies by St Michael's College Booking System" that all of the cookies used by the St Michael's College Booking System are recognised as being essential cookies, which are required in order to make the website work.We use cookies on the St Michael's College Booking System application. However, we do not collect or store personal data via the cookies used on any of the St Michael's College Booking System application.
When someone visits one of our St Michael's College Booking System application we collect standard internet log information. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the St Michael's College Booking System application. We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone.
If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through any of the St Michael's College Booking System application we will be up front about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.
The table below provides an overview of all the cookies used by St Michael's College Booking System, the purpose of the cookie, when it expires and how you can find out further information about each cookie:
This is a list of the main cookies set by the St Michael's College Booking System application, and what each is used for.
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Cookie |
Name |
Purpose |
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Session Cookie |
.ASPNET_SessionId |
This cookie is necessary for site functionality and is set even if you do not give your consent. It is held temporarily in memory and is deleted when the web browser is closed. This cookie contains no personally identifiable information. |
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Authentication Cookie |
.WholeschoolSSO |
This cookie is only created when you login to the site. It stores your username and any associated roles assigned to that user. It does not contain any personal data about you. This cookie expires when the user logs out, the session ends or after 30 minutes. |
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Cookie |
Name |
Description |
Google Analytics |
_utma |
How to reject or delete these cookies |
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