Cookies Policy
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 at 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 / Third Party |
Duration / Expiration |
Purpose |
Functionality |
_uetsid |
First party |
24 hours |
|
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 |
|
_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_ |
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_. |
ULPSESSID |
First-Party |
Session |
Essential |
keep track of sessions |
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 |
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 |