What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or device by the web sites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make web sites work and to provide information to the owner of the web site.
Why does SCIE use cookies?
Standard cookies
We use cookies to make certain parts of the website work. In order to register for an account and to use some features, like online ordering, we need to know who you are. You can delete existing cookies and block new ones from the SCIE site – there is more information on this below – but this will mean that parts of the site will not work for you.
Tracking cookies
When someone visits www.scie.org.uk we collect information so that we can track visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things like how many people have visited a particular product or how long visitors spend in different parts of the site. This helps us to improve our web site and to plan our future work.
You can change your tracking cookie consent at any time by clicking on the icon on the bottom right of the screen.
How can I delete and block cookies?
Most modern web browsers give you some control over cookies. You can set your web browser to accept or reject all cookies or to accept or reject specific cookies. You may also be able to set your browser to alert you every time a cookie is offered.
You can find out how to control and delete cookies on AboutCookies.org.
What cookies do we use?
Standard
MySCIE
This cookie is used by legacy pages to remember a user once they have logged-in.
Session
This cookie follows a user through the site and allows us to offer improved navigation.
AspNet**, ASP.NET**
These cookies are set by the server for functionality such as logging in and storing page state.
__RequestVerificationToken
This cookie is used by our server to verify form submissions.
_stripe
Stripe is our payment integration provider, we may set cookies during the checkout process.
cookieBannerShown
This cookie records if you have closed the cookie information banner.
acceptTracking
This cookie stores your consent for tracking cookies.
Tracking
_ga, _gid, _gat
Cookies used by Google Analytics to track users pageviews and interactions.
_gcl_au
Cookie used by Google Ads for improving and tracking advertisements.
_fbp
Cookie used by Facebook Ads for tracking pageviews and interactions.
3rd party
__cfduid
Cookie used by CloudFlare. Read more.
Youtube
We embed our YouTube videos into the site, YouTube may use cookies to track your activity on their site.
Vimeo
We embed our Vimeo videos into the site, Vimeo may use cookies to track your activity on their site. Read more.
If you have any questions about SCIE’s use of cookies, please contact webteam@scie.org.uk.