Cookie policy
Medical Realities Cookies Policy
This is the cookies policy of Medical Realities which applies to our Website (“Cookies Policy”). You should read this Cookies Policy with the Terms and the Privacy Policy.
We use cookies to enhance your experience of FutureLearn and to better understand how people use the Website. This may also include cookies from third party social media websites. You can change your cookies settings at any time by following the instructions below in paragraph 3: “How to manage cookies”.
1. What are Cookies?
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.
We use the following cookies:
•Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our Website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our Website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
•Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our Website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
•Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our Website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
•Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our Website more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
2. Types of Cookies
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the tables below:
A. Strictly necessary cookies
Cookie Name
Purpose
More information
_csrf_token
This cookie is essential for our site to stop cross-site request forgery.
_future_learn_session
This cookie is essential for our site to identify a specific user and recognize you when you return to our site.
session_last_active_at
This cookie is essential for our site to track if a user can be given cached content.
B. Analytical/performance cookies
Cookie name
Purpose
More information
These cookies enable us to help identify a specific user across multiple devices. We use the XXXX library for this.
This cookie allows us to analyse user behaviour and optimise our website design. We use XXXX for this.
These cookies enable us to help identify a visitor for the purposes of A/B testing. We use the XXXX library for this.
fl_mc_utm
This cookie allows us to track which advertising campaign prompted a user to visit the Microcredential description page.
Expires: 4 hours
fl_mc_referrer
This cookie stores what site a user visited prior to requesting the Microcredential description page.
Expires: 4 hours
We use Google Analytics software to collect anonymised information about how you use Medical Realities. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements to the site.
You can read more about the Google Analytics developer guidelines or opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites.
_ga
Google Analytics: used to distinguish users
Expires: 2 years
_gid
Google Analytics: used to distinguish users
Expires: 24 hours
_gat
Google Analytics: Used to throttle request rate
Expires: 1 minute
_gac_UA-*
Google Analytics: Contains campaign related information for the user
Expires: 90 days
ajs_anonymous_id
Google Analytics
ajs_group_id
Google Analytics
C. Functionality Cookies
Cookie name
Purpose
More information
au_copyright
Enables us to show the copyright to users in Australia (and remove it after users have seen it)
Expires: when purged
degree_promo_alert_dismissed
This cookie allows us to identify a user who has seen the degree promo alert
Expires: 1 week
detectedUserTimeZone
Allows us to remember the timezone a user sets
Expires: when purged
dismissed_messages
Allows us to hide messages that have been dismissed
Expires: when purged
Font_loaded
This cookie allows us to remember whether the user has loaded the custom font.
Expires: 1 month
great_campaign_country_code
Enables us to save a users country to show their free/discounted courses throughout their journey
Expires: until purged
Hubspot
This cookie enables us to use a chatbot to help learners decide if a microcredential is right for them
Hubspot Privacy Policy
lm_organisation
Medical Realities users only, tracks which organisation they can access
Expires: until purged
mjx.menu
Allows us to display mathematical equations in our course content. We use the Mathjax library for this.
Remember_me
This cookie enables us to identify a specific user who has ticked “Remember me”.
__stripe_mid
A token set by Stripe (payment provider) to facilitate the payment of online orders.
__stripe_sid
A token set by Stripe (payment provider) to facilitate the payment of online orders.
Website_visited
This cookie allows us to remember whether user has dismissed the cookie banner.
Expires: when purged
wpl_registered
Enables us to track downloads of our Medical Realities for Business whitepaper.
Zendesk
This cookie enables us to collect feedback from our users
Zendesk Privacy Policy
__unam
“Share This” functionality on the blog
D. Targeting Cookies
The online advertising industry provides websites from which you may opt-out of receiving targeted advertising from advertisers, their data partners and other advertising partners that participate in self-regulatory programs. You can use the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out tool, and the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out tool, which will allow you to opt out of seeing targeted ads from their members.
EU users who have provided their consent to our use of cookies and similar technologies to process their personal information can use the EDAA’s opt-out tool which can be found at https://www.youronlinechoices.eu/.
Cookie name
Purpose
More information
_fbp, _fbc
Used by Facebook to deliver advertising
Expires: 3 months
_sm_au, _sm_au_c
Used by Google to deliver advertising
You can opt out of seeing personalised ads from Google.
UserMatchHistory, li_sugr, li-oatml
Used by LinkedIn to deliver advertising, from the linkedin.com domain
li_fat_id
Used by LinkedIn to deliver advertising, on the medicalrealities.com domain
U
Used by LinkedIn to deliver advertising, from the adymptotic.com domain
E. Adobe Flash Cookies
Our Website may display video content using Adobe Flash Player. Adobe uses Flash cookies (also known as Local Shared Objects) to help improve your experience as a Visitor or Learner and save your preferences. Flash cookies are stored on your device in much the same way as usual cookies, but your browser manages them differently. If you wish to disable or delete a Flash cookie, see Adobe Flashplayer Security Settings. Please bear in mind, though, that if you disable Flash cookies for the Website you may be unable to access certain elements of the Website and Online Courses and Content.
F. Third Party Cookies
Our Partner Institutions may also use cookies over which we have no control. For further information on how our Partner Institutions use cookies please refer to the cookies policies on their respective websites.
3. How to manage cookies
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
•Google Chrome
•Microsoft Edge
•Mozilla Firefox
•Microsoft Internet Explorer
•Opera
•Apple Safari
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer’s website.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
First Published: 21 April 2020 | Last Updated: 21 April 2020
