Cookies
The Bodleian Libraries and Cookies
What are cookies?
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The rules on cookies are covered by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). PECR also covers the use of similar technologies for storing or accessing information. This website makes use of several cookies and one instance of local storage. Local storage is where scripts run by a website through your browser can temporarily store data on your device for use on the current website.
Managing your cookies
If you block cookies, this may affect the usability and functionality of websites and your experience of using our websites may suffer.
It is possible to prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting your browser settings. Be aware that doing this may affect the functionality of other websites that you visit. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office provides information on browser controls and where to find instructions for controlling cookies in different browsers.
Cookies on Bodleian Libraries websites
A visit to www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk and its child websites will generate the following cookies automatically on arrival (see our website Terms of Use):
Cookies that measure website use
| Cookie issuer | Cookie name | How long will the cookie last? | What does it do? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | _ga | 1 year 1 month |
Anonymously tracks individual visitor behaviour on the websites so that we can see how the sites are being used. We only use this information for monitoring and improving our websites and content for the benefit of our users (you). You can opt out of Google Analytics cookies completely (from all websites) by visiting https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. More about Google's Privacy Policy. |
| _gat | 1 minute | ||
| _gid | 1 day | ||
| _ga_* | 1 year |
Cookies that help with our communications
| Cookie issuer | Cookie name | How long will the cookie last? | What does it do? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youtube |
CONSENT |
2 years |
We embed videos from our official YouTube channel using YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode. This mode may set cookies on your computer when you arrive on a page containing a YouTube video. The cookies do not directly identify individual users and YouTube will not store information to personalise your experience unless you are logged in to a Google account. Read more at YouTube’s embedding videos information page. If you have a Google account and are logged in, YouTube may set cookies for analytics and advertising purposes and collect data linked to your Google account. For more information, see the Google Privacy Policy. |
| YSC | Session | ||
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months |
Active cookies
These cookies are only generated if you choose to use the particular piece or type of content that they are associated with:
| Cookie issuer | Cookie name | How long will the cookie last? | What does it do? |
|---|---|---|---|
| LibraryH3lp | libraryh3lp_jid | 1 hour | Provides a consistent and anonymous guest identification number for the duration of the chat and for up to 1 hour afterwards. For more information see https://docs.libraryh3lp.com/guest-cookies.html. |
Cookies on www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk, visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk, nhs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
In addition to the cookies across all sites, we use the following cookies on www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk, visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk, nhs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
You can only deactivate them by changing your browser preferences.
| Cookie issuer | Cookie name | How long will the cookie last? | What does it do? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site URL | CookieControl | 13 weeks | Save cookie preferences |
Disabling cookies
On www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk, visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk, nhs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk, in addition to disabling cookies in your browser, you can use the Cookies button to update your preferences specifically on these three websites.
Local storage
The websites www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk, visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk, nhs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk make use of the SaaS tool New Relic to monitor performance. We measure application and server performance to help us optimise the delivery of the site so that we can identify and address problems such as slow loading of pages.
It can be useful to understand patterns of performance, for example how a site performs for a given user as they visit pages on the same site in one session. New Relic creates an identifier – a random string of numbers and letters - to track a user session by temporarily storing the identifier in local storage on your device. This lasts for a maximum of 4 hours or sooner if you end your browser session or become inactive on the site.
Monitoring with New Relic is essential for us to understand any performance issues with this website and assists us to ensure that the site remains usable.
Cookies on Digital Bodleian
The following cookies apply to digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk in addition to those for www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
| Cookie issuer | Cookie name | How long will the cookie last? | What does it do? |
|---|---|---|---|
| digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk | sessionid | 2 weeks | Keeps you signed into your Digital Bodleian account, so you don't need to log in every time you refresh the page. |
| digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk | wpcc | 1 year | Keeps the cookie notification banner hidden once you've dismissed it. |
| digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk | crsftoken | 1 year | Protects from CSRF attacks. |
Cookies on Manuscripts and Archives at Oxford
The following cookies apply to marco.ox.ac.uk in addition to those for www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
| Cookie issuer | Cookie name | How long will the cookie last? | What does it do? |
|---|---|---|---|
| marco.ox.ac.uk | wpcb | 1 year | Keeps the cookie notification banner hidden once you've dismissed it. |
| Stripe for Font Awesome | __stripe_mid | 1 year | We use Font Awesome to deliver our icons. This cookie is collected by Font Awesome to calculate the fees for Font Awesome Pro customers. More details at https://fontawesome.com/privacy |
| CloudFlare Challenge Pass | cf_clearance | up to 45 minutes | We use CloudFlare to deliver some our content. This cookie specifies the duration our website is accessible to a visitor that successfully completed a previous Captcha or JavaScript challenge. This cookie is stored temporarily to check that the user is not a robot. More details about CloudFlare Challenges |
Cookies on Bodleian Webstore
The following cookies apply to tickets.ox.ac.uk/webstore (Gateway's Galaxy application) in addition to those for www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
| Cookie issuer | Cookie name | How long will the cookie last? | What does it do? |
|---|---|---|---|
| tickets.ox.ac.uk |
tickets.ox.ac.uk-affinity tickets.ox.ac.uk-affinityCORS |
Session |
The Galaxy webstore is hosted on Microsoft Azure Cloud. -affinity cookies are what the Microsoft Azure Application Gateway uses to maintain a user session and is not related to Gateway’s Galaxy applications but to the hosting provided via Microsoft Azure. Please see details here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/configuration-http-settings |
| tickets.ox.ac.uk | IsMemberPortalCategoryGroup | Session | This is an essential session functional cookie to ensure the webstore works for users – such as remembering the items in your basket. The cookie is stored temporarily and no user data is passed on to us. |
| tickets.ox.ac.uk | GTSASP.NET_SessionId | Session | This is an essential session functional cookie to ensure the webstore works for users – such as remembering the items in your basket. The cookie is stored temporarily and no user data is passed on to us. |
| tickets.ox.ac.uk | RestartURL | 7 days | We use RestartURL to redirect the user back to a category grouping after their session expires rather than showing an error page. |
Cookies on the Bodleian Picture Library
The following cookies apply to www.bodleianimages.co.uk. All are issued by bodleianimages.co.uk, and are set to expire after one month.
| autoshow | Autoshow similars |
| backgroundColor | Bbackground colour of search results |
| basic | Basic display of pricebook |
| basketSequence | Sequence of items on the basket |
| bgcolor | Background colour of search results |
| caption | Autozoom window of assets has caption enabled |
| choice | Lightbox/basket tab selected in overlay |
| colorDepth | Colour depth of user's browser |
| delta | Height of similar panels |
| expanded | Extended display of pricebook |
| gallery | ID of the selected gallery |
| grid_layout | Selected layout in search result |
| grid_thumb | Selected thumb size in search result |
| lang | Name of the selected language |
| lang2 | Name of the selected language |
| lightboxSequence | Sequence of items on the lightbox |
| maximized | Similars are maximized or not |
| minimizeOverlayInManager | Minimize the lightbox/basket overlay in lightbox manager |
| PLUS_LDF_Display | Display of pricebook |
| pullout | Pullover menu on the search results page |
| screenResolution | Screen resolution of user's browser |
| simPan | Similars preview panel enabled |
| sortMode | Sort order of search results |
| username | Username of the user |
| zoom | Autozoom of assets in the search result |
Website performance
If you choose to block cookies from your computer, tablet or smartphone, we cannot guarantee optimum site performance or access to all content.
Changes to our cookie statement
Any changes we may make to our cookie statement in the future will be posted on this page.
Contact
Any queries or concerns about the use of cookies on this website should be sent by email to data.protection@admin.ox.ac.uk or addressed to the Data Protection Office, University of Oxford, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JD.
