Cookies

Cookies are files saved on your device when you visit a website.

We use cookies to collect and store information about how you use the rdn.nihr.ac.uk website.

How cookies improve your experience

Cookies can improve your experience by:

  • Enabling our service to recognise your device, so you do not need to give the same information repeatedly
  • Recognising when you have already given a username and password, so that you do not need to do so for every subsequent web page you visit
  • Letting us measure how many people are using the services we provide, so we can make them easier and faster to use
  • Enabling us to analyse data, anonymously, so we can better understand how people use the service
  • You can learn more about cookies at Gov.UK Cookies
  • Cookies cannot be used to identify you personally

The types of cookies we use

Essential cookies

Essential cookies do things like storing your consent choices and maintain insecurity. They are needed for the website to work properly and we do not need to ask permission to use them.

The Google Analytics cookie

  • We use Google Analytics for anonymous tracking of how you use this site. The Google Analytics cookie stores information such as when you visited the site, whether you have been to the site before, what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got there and what you click on.
  • There is no personally identifiable information contained within this cookie, such as your name or address, so this information cannot be used to identify who you are. But it will use your computer's IP address to determine your geographical location.
  • The cookie measures numbers and volumes of visitors in order to make sure users’ needs are met, and to understand how the services we provide could do better.
  • We do not allow Google to use or share our analytics data.
  • Google Analytics cookies expire 38 months after your last visit to this site.
  • Full details on the cookies set by Google Analytics are published on the Google website.
  • Google also publishes a browser add-on, which allows you to choose that information about your website visit is not sent to Google Analytics.

How do I change my cookie settings?

If you would like to reset your cookie preferences at any time you can do so by clearing cookies from your browser settings. 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, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:

To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.  Here is Version 2.0 of the Cookie Policy.