Cookie Policy
WEIZMANN UK COOKIES NOTICE
This notice explains how Weizmann UK uses cookies and other tracking technologies through our website, www.weizmann.org.uk.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are transferred from the website to your computer, phone or tablet. They collect details of your interactions with the website and distinguish you from other users. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device and, for instance, remember your preferences and generally improve your online user experience. Like most websites, our websites and online platforms use cookies.
Although this notice refers to the general term ‘cookie’, it also applies to similar tracking technologies that we use (such as ‘web beacons’, ‘clear GIFs’ and ‘pixel tags’).
For more information about the use of cookies see: www.allaboutcookies.org.
2. Why do we use cookies?
There are several types of cookie and they each have different functions and uses. For example, some cookies help us to improve the experience of our website or help us to tailor our services to you. We also use “cookies” to identify you when you visit our website and to enable us to remember your log in details.
We also store details of your visit to our website, including technical information such as the IP address you use to access the website, your browser type and version. We also use click through and open mail tracking when our website is accessed via links in an email we have sent. This enables us to uniquely identify the device or user accessing our website.
The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:
Type of cookie
Provider
Purpose
Duration
Google analytics
This is a common performance cookie that many websites use. It allows us to collect anonymous information about how you and other users use our website and helps us to improve the website. Click here for an overview of privacy at Google.
2 years
Craft CMS
Craft CMS
For the functioning of the website.
Session (i.e. these expire when you leave the site)
We also use some cookies which are strictly necessary in order for you to access and use our website.
3. How do I change my cookie settings?
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you should be able to change your browser to prevent that. If you want to know how to do this please look at the help menu on your web browser. However, switching off cookies may impair or restrict your use of our website. Click on the links below to find out how to change your cookie settings in:
You may opt-out of Google’s analytics cookies by visiting Google’s opt-out page - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
There is software available which enables you to use settings that allow to you choose which cookies are set on your computer or mobile device, such as the Ghostery app.
When first visiting our site a ‘cookies banner’ will appear which will allow you to accept or reject cookies.
4. Your consent to our use of cookies
We may update our cookies and this notice from time to time, so please check this notice regularly. We aim to notify you of any significant changes by way of a notice on our website or by contacting you directly when reasonably possible.
Dated: 1 August 2024