At CABI we are committed to protecting your privacy. This statement discloses how CABI's websites use cookies.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small piece of information that is sent by a website to your web browser, where it becomes stored for later retrieval; usually it is a text file which is placed in the browser directory of your computer's hard drive.
The cookie cannot be read by any website other than the one that set up the cookie.
Most web browsers will accept cookies by default, but they can be set to reject cookies, either from all websites or from specific sites. You can also manually delete cookies from your web browser. These options are generally set through a "privacy" setting in your browser setup.
You can learn more about cookies by visiting http://www.allaboutcookies.org which contains comprehensive information on how to control cookies on a wide variety of browsers.
You can also manage your ad preferences via the website Your Online Choices http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices.
How we use cookies on our websites
We use cookies to recognise users after they have registered to use a website or paid for access to a website. On occasion, we permit third parties to place and read cookies on our customers' browsers, in order to deliver information of relevance to the user.
Cookies will enable our web-sites to recognize the information you have consented to give and use it to present you with custom web pages. So, for example, instead of seeing just a generic welcome page, you might see a welcome page with your name on it. Some features on this site will not function if you do not allow cookies.
Cookies essential to the function of our websites
CABI uses/sets a small number of cookies that are essential for the proper functionality of features on our website.
|
Name
|
Originator
|
Purpose
|
Content
|
Expires
|
|
JSESSIONID
|
CABI.org
|
User authentication when using a Un & PW to enter our site.
|
randomly generated number
|
When user exits browser
|
|
xsltCurrentTab
|
CABI.org
|
Tracks the location of user when clicking into a tabbed page.
|
5.5 months
|
|
ASP.NET session ID
|
CABI bookshop
|
This cookie enables the functionality of our shopping cart. To order products from our website you will need to have cookies enabled.
|
when user exits browser
|
|
PWCountryLocation
|
Plantwise.org
|
Sets country location after user selection from the dropdown on the knowledge bank page.
|
3 months
|
|
PWRegionLocation
|
Plantwise.org
|
Sets country region after user selection from the dropdown on the knowledge bank page.
|
3 months
|
Cookies for measuring use of our websites
CABI uses a software called Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our websites. You can read more Cookies & Google Analytics on their site.
|
Name
|
Originator
|
Purpose
|
Content
|
Expires
|
|
__utma
|
Google Analytics
|
This cookie keeps track of the number of times a visitor has been to the website, when their first visit was, and when their last visit occurred.
|
randomly generated number
|
2 years (with each new visit, the expiration date is refreshed.)
|
|
__utmb
|
The B and C cookies are brothers; working together to calculate how long a visit takes. __utmb takes a timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor enters a site, while __utmc takes a timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor leaves a site
|
After 30 minutes
|
|
__utmc
|
when user exits browser
|
|
__utmz
|
__utmz keeps track of where the visitor came from, what search engine you used, what link you clicked on, what keyword you used, and where they were in the world when you accessed a website.
|
6 months
|
Cookies to enhance your experience on our websites
CABI uses a small number of cookies to enhance visitor interaction on our site.
|
Name
|
Originator
|
Purpose
|
Content
|
Expires
|
|
__unam
|
ShareThis widget
|
Our websites sometimes uses a widget from ShareThis which facilitates the easy sharing of pages/links from this website across various social networks such as Facebook, Twitter etc. The "__unam" cookie is set as part of the ShareThis service and monitors "click-stream" activity, e.g. web pages viewed, navigation from page to page, time spent on each page etc. The ShareThis service only personally identifies you if you have separately signed up with ShareThis for an account and given them your consent.
You can read the ShareThis privacy policy here. This page also explains how you can opt out of the tracking aspects of the ShareThis Service if you wish to.
|
randomly generated number
|
9 months
|
|
__stid
|
1 year
|
|
__uset
|
4 hours
|
Cookies set by a third party
CABI uses embedded photos, video content and maps from websites like YouTube, Issuu and Google maps. As a result, when you visit a page with content embedded from third parties, you may be presented with cookies from that website.
CABI does not control the dissemination of these cookies; please visit www.aboutcookies.org to read more about cookies and how to manage them.
|
Name
|
Originator
|
Purpose
|
Content
|
Expires
|
|
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
|
youtube.com
|
When we provide links to third party services you find useful, they may place a cookie on your device to make their service easier to use.
Read more on YouTube's privacy policy http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/policies/privacy/
(Google owns YouTube)
|
randomly generated number
|
8 months
|
|
use_hitbox
|
When user exits browser
|
|
PREF
|
This cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences when viewing pages containing video content.
Read more on YouTube's privacy policy http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/policies/privacy/
(Google owns YouTube)
|
10 years
|
|
UID
|
scorecardresearch.
com
|
The UID and UIDR cookies are associated with comScore; these are used to get 3rd party measurement of our audience size.
Read more on comScore's privacy policy http://www.scorecardresearch.com/privacy.apx
|
randomly generated number
|
2 years
|
|
UIDR
|
|
NID
|
google.com
|
These cookies are used by Google to store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them.
Read more on Google's privacy policy http://www.google.com/intl/en-GB/policies/privacy/
|
randomly generated number
|
6 months
|
|
PREF
|
2 years
|
|
mc
|
quantserve.com
|
When we provide links to third party services you find useful, they may place a cookie on your device to make their service easier to use.
Read more on Quantserve's privacy policy
http://www.quantcast.com/privacy
http://info.evidon.com/companies/quantcast?ecaid=0&n=7420
|
randomly generated number
|
5 years
|
For further information, please contact us at enquiries@cabi.org