Cookies
What are cookies
Cookies are small files that consist of letters and numbers. They are downloaded to your device when you access a website that uses them. They contain data that is used to help the website.
This site only uses cookies to improve user experience. Our cookies do not contain data that can be used to identify a user. We operate a policy of implied cookie consent. By using the Website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.
All computers have the ability to decline cookies. This can be done by activating the setting on your browser which enables you to decline the cookies. Our students should note that should you choose to decline cookies, you will be unable to login and access the student areas of the site.
How are cookies used on fluteandpianoteaching.co.uk
On fluteandpianoteaching we use cookies for tracking site usage and for the security of our logged in users. We do not store personal information of any kind.
Tracking site usage
In order to track site usage we use Google Analytics. Cookies are needed to enable Google Analytics to function. Google Analytics is a common method used by websites throughout the world for tracking users visits to a website.
Google Analytics collects information about:
- the pages our users visit on fluteandpianoteaching.co.uk
- the time they spend on each fluteandpianoteaching.co.uk page
- how they get to the site
- what they click on while visiting the site
The data collected by Google Analytics is only ever seen by our web analysis team. It does not collect any personal information (eg name and address) and therefore this information can't be used to identify individual users.
Google Analytics uses four cookies:
| Cookie Name | Cookie Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| __utma | lets us know if you've been to the site before so we can count how many of our users are new | |
| __utmb | tells us when a user has visited the site | |
| __utmc | tells us when a user has closed their browser. __utmb and __utmc combined help us to track how long on average our users spend on the site | |
| __utmz | tells us where the user came from. I.e. did they find us through a search engine or from another website or another method. |
Security
To maintain site security we use 2 cookies when our users are logged in:| Cookie Name | Cookie Purpose |
|---|---|
| .ASPXAuth | used to determine if a user is authenticated (in other words are they logged onto the site) |
| __RequestVerificationToken | verifies that data submitted to the website comes from the user and not from external sources |