Use of cookies by UP Training & Development Limited
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
Cookies are small text files that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive. Cookies are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
We use the following cookies:
- Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. These essential cookies are always enabled because our website won’t work properly without them. You can switch off these cookies in your browser settings but you may then not be able to access all or parts of our website.
- Analytical or performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
- Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
- Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.
The table below provides more information on the cookies we use and why.
Cookie Title and Name | Purpose (Expiration Time) | Essential or Non-Essential |
|---|---|---|
wp-settings-1 | Used to enhance the usability of the website, customise the user’s view of the website interface and provide a more efficient and personalised experience. | Essential |
wordpress_sec_ | Used to store user authentication details, maintain security and session management. | Essential |
wordpress_logged_in_ | Used for functionality and to maintain user sessions. | Essential |
wp-settings-time-1 | Used to customise the user’s view of the website and improve usability. | Essential |
wordpress_test_cookie | Used to check whether the user’s web browser is set to allow or reject cookies. Assists with functionality and usability. | Essential |
Google Analytics (gtag.js and analytics.js)
| Used to distinguish users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It's included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data for the site's analytics reports. (2 years after the last update). | Non-essential |
Google Analytics (gtag.js and analytics.js) | Used to distinguish users by storing and updating a unique value for each page visited. (24 hours after set / update). | Non-essential |
Google Analytics (gtag.js and analytics.js) | Used to throttle the request rate, limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. This cookie does not store any user information. (1 minute after set / update). | Non-essential |
Google Analytics (gtag.js and analytics.js) | Contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. It can also contain other values indicating the user’s opt-out status, a request in progress, or an error in fetching the Client ID. (30 seconds to 1 year). | Non-essential |
Google Analytics (gtag.js and analytics.js) | Contains campaign related information for the user. If you have linked your Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts, Google Ads conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out. (90 days after set / update). | Non-essential |
Google Analytics (ga.js) | Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is set or updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. (2 years from set/update). | Non-essential |
Google Analytics (ga.js) | Used to throttle request rate. (10 minutes). | Non-essential |
Google Analytics (ga.js) | Used to determine new sessions or visits. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. (30 minutes from set/update). | Non-essential |
Google Analytics (ga.js) | Historically used in conjunction with __utmb to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit. (End of browser session). | Non-essential |
Google Analytics (ga.js) | Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. (6 months from set/update). | Non-essential |
Google Analytics (ga.js) | 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. (2 years from set/update) | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to maintain the user’s login across different Google services and pages. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to ensure smooth user experience and remember the account a user signs in with. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used for security and authentication purposes and helps with enforcing privacy preferences, facilitating network traffic management and other security features. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used for security purposes and to prevent fraud, ensure proper functioning of related Google services and protect user data from unauthorised access. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used for security purposes to protect user data from unauthorised access. Also used for authentication of users and to provide security features. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to maintain security and integrity of user sessions. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to store information about user sessions to ensure authentication and maintain session integrity. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to maintain the functionality and security of Google services. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to authenticate users and improve user experience. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to store user session information and improve functionality. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to authenticate users and store user preferences. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to maintain security and provide personalised user experience. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to maintain session information for users and improve user experience. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to enhance security and session integrity. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to securely store user information, authenticate users and provide a personalised and secure experience. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to enhance security and privacy. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to ensure user security and authentication. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to ensure security and authentication. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used for security purposes and to protect user data against unauthorised access. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to maintain user sessions and ensure security and authentication. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to enhance network security and user privacy. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to store user preferences and information. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to enable personalisation and security. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to protect user information and enhance overall security. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to support cross-site request functionality and enhance security. | Non-essential |
Google Analytics | Used to support session management, security, user preferences. | Non-essential |
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If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please send us an email at: contact@uperformance.co.uk