Scottish Longitudinal Study
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This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are sent by web servers and stored on visitors computers so they can be read back later. They are a convenient way of allowing a computer to remember specific information relating to a website and provide a better user experience.

The cookies we use on this site are ‘analytical’ cookies, created by Google Analytics, to track basic anonymous information. These cookies are unobtrusive and allow both the website to function and us to obtain information about the usage of our site. This includes data such as the number of visits, the duration of each visit and the path taken by the user around the site. This allows us to improve the way our website works by, for example, gauging the most popular pages.

Cookie names

#Cookie nameExpiration TimeDescription
1_ga2 yearsGoogle Analytics – used to distinguish users.
2_gid24 hoursGoogle Analytics – used to distinguish users.
3_gat1 minuteGoogle Analytics – used to throttle request rate.
4__utmb30 minutesUsed to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
5__utmt10 minutesUsed to throttle request rate.
6__utmz6 monthsStores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
7__utmcBrowser sessionNot used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit.
8__utma2 yearsUsed to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
9cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Necessary”.
10cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category “Functional”.
11cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Performance”.
12cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Analytics”.
13cookielawinfo-checkbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Other.
14viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

How to opt-out

Your browser may be capable of being programmed to reject cookies, or to warn you before downloading cookies, and information regarding this may be found in your browser’s ‘help’ facility. For an explanation of cookies see the All About Cookies website.

You can opt-out of Google Analytics by downloading and installing the following browser add-on: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

N.B. Available for Microsoft Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera.

Questions

If you have any questions regarding the use of cookies please contact us.

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