How we use cookies
Across our VSA web-based platforms, we use cookies and similar technologies on our websites to analyse traffic, provide social media features, and personalise content and digital advertising.
You can accept all of the cookies we use by clicking on the 'Accept Cookies' button displayed on our cookie pop-up banner. If you would like to review and change your cookie preferences, please select 'Cookie Settings'
What are cookies?
A 'cookie' is the name for small text files which are downloaded/placed onto your devices, such as your mobile phone, tablet, or laptop, by websites you visit.
Websites widely use cookies to improve performance and make them work more efficiently to deliver a better user experience and to provide information to the website owners, in this case, VSA, so we can better understand how our website visitors use and engage with our site.
Cookies do not store or collect any personal information about you, such as your name. However, they collect information related to you, such as how you access the internet (the type of device), your browser, and your browsing history.
How do I manage or change my cookie preferences?
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on our 'manage cookies' button below or by selecting this on our cookie banner. This will allow you to amend your cookie settings or withdraw consent.
Also, you should be able to change your cookie settings on your web browser. Most web browsers will have a help menu in the settings toolbar to guide you on how to change your browser's cookie settings.
Across our site, we have set pages that use independent third-party cookies. To manage cookies on these pages, you will need to manage your third-party provider preferences.
Third-party cookies are used, for example, on our careers portal and our 'donate now' giving pages.
Why do we use cookies on our websites?
We use cookies on the website to:
We also use cookies to ensure our website and your information is confidential and secure. Some of the cookies we use are 'session cookies,' which means they are deleted when you close your browser. Other 'persistent cookies' remain on your device or browser until they expire or you delete them from your browser history.
We use both first-party and third-party cookies on our website. All cookies have an 'owner,' and you can identify who owns a cookie by identifying the domain. (To identify a cookie owner, you will be able to see the name of the company or website in the cookie)
First-party cookies are owned by the website that set them, and the website does not own third-party cookies.
What categories of cookies do VSA use?
We use the following categories of cookies:
Third-Party Cookies
Across our site, we have cookies owned by third parties and not related to our website. Some of our pages have embedded content from ISSUU, Youtube, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Linked In, and google.
In addition, third-party cookies are used on our pages to enable donations through our online payment provider/event tickets sales Enthuse and our VSA careers portal, which is operated by Breezy HR.
VSA does not govern the publication of any third-party cookie providers found on our site. To understand more about these cookies and their privacy policies, please visit each cookie's website owner directly.
Changes to this policy
We may change or update our use of cookies from time to time and, for example, to reflect any changes in legislation or guidelines. This policy will be updated accordingly to reflect any changes.
Last Updated: March 2021
Detailed cookie list
Strictly necessary
Cookie Locations | Cookies | 1st or 3rd Party | Lifespan |
.vsa.org.uk | CRAFT_CSRF_TOKEN | 3rd Party | Session |
.vsa.org.uk | CraftSessionId | 3rd Party | Session |
Functional
Cookie Locations | Cookies | 1st or 3rd Party | Lifespan |
.vsa.org.uk | cookieconsent_status | 3rd Party | 1 year |
.youtube.com | CONSENT | 3rd Party | 16 years 10 months |
Performance
Cookie Locations | Cookies | 1st or 3rd Party | Lifespan |
.vsa.org.uk | _ga | 3rd Party | 2 months |
.vsa.org.uk | _gid | 3rd Party | 1 Day |
.youtube.com | YSC | 3rd Party | Session |
Targeting
Cookie Locations | Cookies | 1st or 3rd Party | Lifespan |
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| 3rd Party | 3 Months |
.facebook.com | fr | 3rd Party | 3 months |
.issuu.com | iutk | 3rd Party | 5 months 27 days |
.youtube.com | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 3rd Party | 5 months 27 days |
.doubleclick.net | test_cookie | 3rd Party | 15 minutes |
.doubleclick.net | IDE | 3rd Party | 1 Year 24 Days |
.vsa.org.uk | _gat_gtag_UA_13218701_1 | 3rd Party | 1 minute |
.youtube.com | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 3rd Party | 5 months 27 Days |