Cookie Policy

Welcome to www.snakegrid.org (the Website).

SnakeGrid is a registered trademark owned by UCL Business PLC (“UCLB”). This website is owned and operated by UCLB. We, UCL Business PLC (we/our/us) want you to have the best experience possible when using our Website. Our Website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Website and to provide you with a good experience when you visit our Website.

Our Website will ask for your permission before using cookies. By accepting the permission notice and continuing to use the Website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

Cookies are small text files which are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, and to provide information to the owners of the website.

We use the following cookies:

Performance cookies: These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the Website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way the Website works.

Please note that third parties (including, for example, providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies on the Website. These cookies are likely to be analytical/ performance cookies and targeting cookies. We have no control over these third party cookies – it is the external provider who will determine what type of information is stored and how it is used.

The table below explains the cookies we use and why:

Cookie

Name

Purpose

More information

Google Analyits

__utma

__utmt

__utmb

__utmc

__utmz

__utmv

Used 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.

Used to throttle request rate.

Used 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.

Not 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.

Stores 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.

Used to store visitor-level custom variable data. This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method with a visitor level custom variable. This cookie was also used for the deprecated _setVar method. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.

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You can delete and block cookies (including those set by third parties) using your internet browser settings. For further information please visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Please note that by deleting or blocking cookies, our Website may not function correctly and you may not be able to access certain areas of our Website.

All cookies will expire at different times from the end of the browsing session up to 2 years.

If you have any questions please contact us on:

Director of Business and Legal Affairs

UCL Business PLC

The Network Building

97 Tottenham Court Road

London W1T 4TP

Thank you for visiting our Website. UCL Business PLC is registered in England with the registered number 02776963 and our registered office is located at The Network Building, 97 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 4TP.

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