Please read the policy below as it contains important information about the way we use cookies on our website. This relates to TeacherActive Ltd, registered number 05302511.
Cookies are small files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more effectively, for example by recognising you as a user, customising your browsing experience, and collecting data to analyse how a website is being used.
Cookies contain a unique ID which is a random string of characters assigned to a user’s web browser. We will not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you.
You can set your browser to not accept cookies, or remove cookies from your browser. However, some functions of the website might not function properly as a result of this.
For more information about cookies, please visit https://www.aboutcookies.org
There are two main sources of cookies:
The cookies we place onto your device may fall into the following categories:
The following specific cookies are used on the TeacherActive website:
| Name | Lifespan | Description |
| PHPSESSID | 2 days | This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie stores and identifies a user's unique session ID to manage user sessions on the website. The cookie is a session cookie and will be deleted when all the browser windows are closed. |
| cookie_consent_level | 1 year, 1 month, 4 days | This cookie is used for storing the visitor preference for the cookies in the information notice. |
| _GRECAPTCHA | 6 months | Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| Name | Lifespan | Description |
| _ga | 1 year, 1 month, 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
| _ga_* | 1 year, 1 month, 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| _gcl_au | 3 months | Google Tag Manager sets the cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. |
| _gid | 1 day | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
| _gat_gtag_UA_* | 1 minute | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID. |
| CONSENT | 2 years | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded YouTube videos and registers anonymous statistical data. |
| Name | Lifespan | Description |
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. |
| IDE | 1 year, 24 days | Google DoubleClick IDE cookies store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads according to the user profile. |
| NID | 6 months | Google sets the cookie for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to unwanted mute ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads. |
| YSC | Session | YouTube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on YouTube pages. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID. |
| yt-remote-device-id | Persistent | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt.innertube::requests | Persistent | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt.innertube::nextId | Persistent | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | Persistent | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
| Name | Lifespan | Description |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain |
| viewed_resources[blog_] | Session | This cookie is used to identify views on blogs |
| _hjSessionUser_3912124 | 1 year | Set when a user first lands on a page. Persists the Hotjar User ID which is unique to that site. Hotjar does not track users across different sites. Ensures data from subsequent visits to the same site are attributed to the same user ID. |
| _hjSession_3912124 | 30 minutes | Holds current session data. Ensures subsequent requests in the session window are attributed to the same session. 30 minutes duration, extended on user activity. JSON data type. |
You can change your cookie settings at any time by clicking on ‘Amend cookie preferences’ on the footer menu of the website. You can then amend your preferences by clicking on each category of cookie on the left-hand menu, and toggling the cookie switch between ‘active’ and ‘inactive’.
Alternatively, your browser should allow you control over cookies through your browser settings. To find information relating to your browser, visit the browser developer's website.
If you do not wish to accept cookies, you can change your browser settings. However please be aware that you may lose some functionality of the website. For further instructions on how to disable cookies, please visit https://www.aboutcookies.org.uk/managing-cookies
We may update this policy from time to time, so you may wish to visit and review this page every time you visit our website. The date this policy was last amended was 4 December 2023.
