Cookie Policy
1. Introduction
Our website, https://rse.org.uk (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Cookies
5.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
5.2 Statistics cookies
We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.
5.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies
Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
6. Placed cookies
Mandatory Cookies
Functional |
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| Name | Expiration | Function |
| cookieControlPrefs | 30 days | To detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website. |
| cookieControl | 30 days | To store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. |
Google Analytics
Usage
We use Google Analytics for website statistics. However, the Google Analytics (GA) code is only added if you click ‘Accept cookies’ on the popup when you first visit our site. If you do not accept, no analytics data will be collected. Read more about Google Analytics.
Sharing data
For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.
Statistics |
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|---|---|---|
| Name | Expiration | Function |
| _ga | 2 years | Store and count pageviews |
| _gid | 1 day | Store and count pageviews |
| _gat_gtag_UA_* | 1 minute | Store a unique user ID |
| _ga_* | 1 year | Store and count pageviews |
Functional |
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|---|---|---|
| Name | Expiration | Function |
| _ga_* | session | Provide technical monitoring |
WooCommerce
Usage
We use WooCommerce for webshop management. Read more
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Functional |
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|---|---|---|
| Name | Expiration | Function |
| wc_cart_hash_* | session | Store items in shopping cart |
| wc_fragments_* | persistent | |
7. Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on ‘Accept cookies’, you consent to us using the categories of cookies you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can change your cookie settings at any time by clicking the button located at the bottom left corner of your screen.
8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.
Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.
9. Your rights with respect to personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
- Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
- Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
- If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
- Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
- Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)).
10. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
22-26 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PQ
United Kingdom
Website: https://rse.org.uk
Email: dataprotection@therse.org.uk
Phone number: +44 131 240 5000
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