COOKIE NOTICE
This Notice is issued by UNICAF Group ("UNICAF Group", "we", "us" and "our").
Websites to which this Notice applies
This Notice applies to the following domains / subdomains that are operated or controlled by UNICAF Group:
- www.unicaf.org
- www.unicafuniversity.com
- zambia.unicafuniversity.com
- www.unicafuniversity.ac.zm
- malawi.unicafuniversity.com
- www.unicafuniversity.ac.mw
- uganda.unicafuniversity.com
- www.unicafuniversity.ac.ug
- unicaf.uos.ac.uk
- unicaf.ljmu.ac.uk
- unicaf.uel.ac.uk
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that may be stored on your computer or other device when you visit a website. They are generally used to make websites work, to keep track of your movements within the website, to remember your login details, and so on.
There are different types of cookies, and they can be distinguished on the basis of their origin, function and lifespan. Important characteristics of cookies include the following:
- First party cookies are cookies that are placed by the website you are visiting, while third party cookies are placed by a website other than the one you are visiting. Please note that we do not control the collection or further use of data by third parties.
- Necessary cookies are necessary to allow the technical operation of a website (e.g., they enable you to move around on a website and to use its features).
- Performance cookies collect data on the performance of a website such as the number of visitors, the time spent on the website and error messages.
- Functionality cookies increase the usability of a website by remembering your choices (e.g. language, region, login, and so on).
- Targeting/advertising cookies enable a website to send you personalized advertising.
- Session cookies are temporary cookies that are erased once you close your browser while persistent or permanent cookies stay on your device until you manually delete them or until your browser deletes them based on the duration period specified in the persistent cookie file.
More information on all aspects of cookies can be found on www.allaboutcookies.org. Please note that UNICAF Group has no affiliation with, and is not responsible for, this third party website.
Why do we use cookies?
We may use cookies to:
- distinguish between visitors;
- improve the use and the functionality of our website;
- tailor our website and products to your needs and preferences; and
- analyse how our website is used and compile anonymous and aggregate statistics.
We do not use the collected information to create visitor profiles.
What types of cookies do we use?
An overview of the cookies used on this website is set out in the following table.
| Name | First Party or Third Party? | Duration | Purpose | Functionality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _uetsid | First party | 24 hours | Marketing/Tracking | This contains the session ID for a unique session on the site. |
| _uetmsclkid | First party | Session | Marketing/Tracking | This is the Microsoft Click ID, which is used to improve the accuracy of conversion tracking. |
| _uetvid | First party | 13 months | Marketing/Tracking | UET assigns this unique, anonymized visitor ID, representing a unique visitor. |
| _fbp | First party | 90 days | Marketing/Tracking | Store and Track visits across websites. |
| _fbc | First party | 2 years | Marketing/Tracking | To store last visit. |
| _twclid | First party | 30 days | Marketing/Tracking | Advertising cookie. |
| _gcl_dc | First party | 90 days | Marketing/Tracking | The conversion linker tag sets ad click information in this cookie. |
| _gcl_aw | First party | 90 days | Marketing/Tracking | To provide ad delivery or retargeting. |
| __gads | First party | 12 Months | Marketing/Tracking | To provide ad delivery or retargeting. |
| _gcl_au | First party | 90 days | Marketing/Tracking | Stores info related with the ad click. |
| _gid | First party | 24 hours | Statistics | Store and count pageviews. |
| _ga_<container-id> | First party | 2 years | Statistics | Used to persist session state. |
| _ga | First party | 2 years | Statistics | Used to distinguish users. |
| _gat | First party | 1 minute | Statistics | Used to throttle request rate. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dc_gtm_<property- id>. |
| ULPSESSID | First party | Session | Essential | Keep track of sessions. |
| cookie_consent | First party | 1 week | Functionality/cookies | Recording the user consent to the dropping and reading of cookies. |
| cookie_consent_time | First party | 1 week | Functionality/cookies | Recording the user consent to the dropping and reading of cookies. |
| _unicaf_cm | First party | 12 months | Functionality/cookies | Recording the user consent to the dropping and reading of cookies. |
| campaign_id | First party | 30 Days | Functionality/site analytics | Custom data used to identify advertising campaigns that led visitors to the website. |
| unicaf_uuid | First party | 24 hours | Tracking/Analytics | Stores a uuid for the visitor. |
| http_referrer | First party | 30 days | Analytics | Stores the server HTTP_REFERRER. |
| utm_campaign | First party | 30 days | Marketing/Tracking | Custom data used to identify advertising campaigns that led visitors to the website. |
| utm_content | First party | 30 days | Marketing/Tracking | Custom data used to identify advertising campaigns that led visitors to the website. |
| utm_medium | First party | 30 days | Marketing/Tracking | Custom data used to identify advertising campaigns that led visitors to the website. |
| utm_others | First party | 30 days | Marketing/Tracking | Custom data used to identify advertising campaigns that led visitors to the website. |
| utm_source | First party | 30 days | Marketing/Tracking | Custom data used to identify advertising campaigns that led visitors to the website. |
| utm_term | First party | 30 days | Marketing/Tracking | Custom data used to identify advertising campaigns that led visitors to the website. |
| lp_referrer | First party | 24 hours | Tracking/Analytics | Stores the request_uri of the accesed page. |
| dg_tag | First party | 30 days | Functionality | Determines the handling agents for the region. |
| gclid | First party | 90 days | Marketing/Tracking | A parameter passed in the URL with ad clicks, to identify the campaign and other attributes of the click associated with the ad for ad tracking and campaign attribution. |
| gtmPixel | First party | 30 days | Marketing/Tracking | Used to identify and store the advertisement platform. |
| source_page | First party | 30 days | Marketing/Tracking | Stores the registration resource of referrer identification. |
| viewed_cookie_policy | First party | 12 months | Functional | Is the primary cookie that records the user consent for the usage of the cookies upon 'accept' and 'reject'. It doesn't track any personal data and is set only upon user action(accept/reject). |
| downloadBrochure | First party | 1 minute | Functional | Provide technical monitoring. |
| CookieLawInfoConsent | First party | 12 months | Functional | Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary | First party | 12 months | Functional | Records the default button state of the corresponding category. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | First party | 12 months | Functional | Records the default button state of the corresponding category. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. |
| cookies-acceptance | First party | 30 days | Functional | Stores the user cookie consent acceptance (Deprecated). |
| _unicafcm | First party | 30 days | Functional | Stores the user consent selection. |
| refcode | First party | 1 week | Functional | Stores user referral code. |
| auth | First party | 30 days | Functional | Stores the after registration login token. |
| mp-submited | First party | 30 days | Functional | Identifies if the form is submitted successfully in order to present the thank you page. |
| quiz_completed | First party | 24 hours | Functional | Determines completion stage of the quiz. |
| quiz_crm_register | First party | 1 minute | Functional | Identifies if the lead account is created in order to redirect to the thank you page. Allows access to specific pages based on the value. |
| quiz_lsr | First party | 30 seconds | Functional | Used to identify quiz process. |
| quiz_results_completed | First party | 24 hours | Functional | Created when the quiz results are completed. Identifies based on the posted information where to redirect. |
| quiz_results_sent | First party | 1 minute | Functional | Identifies where to redirect based on the response received after the successfull form submission. |
| university_sis_host | First party | 1 hour | Functional | Store the university host domain of the selected programme. |
| uniRef | First party | 12 months | Functional | Client Refferal functionality. |
| scart_auth | First party | 12 months | Functional | Shopping cart identificator. |
| csrftoken | First party | Session | Functional | Spam protection token. |
| _lcltz | First party | Session | Functional | Timezone, which is used to present the local time. |
| _pk_id | First party | 13 months | Tracking/Analytics | Details about the user such as the unique visitor ID. |
| matomo_ignore | First party | 30 years | Functionality/cookies | Ignore traffic of specific users from being tracked in Matomo. |
| mtm_consent | First party | 30 years | Functionality/site analytics | Remember that consent was given (or removed) by the user. |
| mtm_consent_removed | First party | 30 years | Functionality/site analytics | Remember that consent was given (or removed) by the user. |
| mtm_cookie_consent | First party | 30 years | Functionality/site analytics | Remember that consent was given (or removed) by the user. |
| _pk_ses | First party | 30 minutes | Functionality/site analytics | Short lived cookies used to temporarily store data for the visit. |
| _pk_cvar | First party | 30 minutes | Functionality/site analytics | Short lived cookies used to temporarily store data for the visit. |
| _pk_hsr | First party | 30 minutes | Functionality/site analytics | Short lived cookies used to temporarily store data for the visit. |
| _pk_testcookie | First party | Session | Functional | Used to check whether the visitor's browser supports cookies(is created and should be then directly deleted). |
| _pk_ref | First party | 180 days | Tracking/Analytics | Used to store the attribution information, the referrer initially used to visit the website. |
| matomo_sessid | First party | 14 days | Functional | Does not contain any data used to identify visitors and is considered an Essential cookie. |
| MoodleSession | First party | Session | Functional | Does not contain any data used to identify visitors and is considered an Essential cookie. |
| MOODLEID[app_id] | First party | 30 days | Functional | Responsible for storing username of moodle within the browser. |
| last_page_url | First party | 1 hour | Functionality/cookies | Last Page Url before the login. |
Please note that the processing of your personal data in connection with cookies, and for other purposes, is governed by our External Privacy Notice.
In addition, we may also use web beacons (or clear GIFs) and other similar technologies in addition to, or in combination with, cookies. A web beacon is typically a transparent graphic image (usually 1 pixel x 1 pixel) that is placed on a website or in an email and it helps us to understand the behaviour of visitors to our website. More information on web beacons can be found at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/faqs/beacons.html. Please note that UNICAF Group has no affiliation with, and is not responsible for, this third party website.
Google cookies
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
For more information please visit http://www.google.com/analytics/
Moodle cookies
Moodle uses or may use cookies and/or web beacons to help us determine and identify repeat visitors, the type of content and sites to which a user links, the length of time each user spends at any particular area, and the specific functionalities that users choose to use. To the extent that cookies data constitutes personally identifiable information, we process such data on the basis of your consent.
Both session and persistent cookies are use and we use different types of cookies:
- Essential cookies. We may use essential cookies to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of user accounts, or offer Site features.
- Analytical/performance cookies. Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around when using Moodle. This helps us improve the way Moodle works.
- Functionality cookies. Used to recognise you when you return to the Moodle. 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. Record your visit to the Moodle, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make the Site and the more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
How can you control cookies and web beacons?
Most internet browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. Depending on your browser, you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, or you can set it to refuse them. Please refer to the 'help' button (or similar) on your browser to learn more about how you can do this.
Disabling cookies may impact your experience on our websites.
If you use different devices to access our websites, you will need to ensure that each browser of each device is set to your cookie preference.
More information on how to manage cookies is available from: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/. Please note that UNICAF Group has no affiliation with, and is not responsible for, this third party website.
In addition, you may opt-out from cookies by visiting the following sites and selecting which company cookies you would like to opt-out from: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/#completed and http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Please note that UNICAF Group has no affiliation with, and is not responsible for, these third party websites.
Consent to this Policy
By accepting this policy, you accept that your consent to our Cookies Policy will be stored and/or valid for the period of 3 years starting from the date of acceptance.
Last updated: 20 June 2023