Cookies

At University of Plymouth Students’ Union (we’ll call ourselves “UPSU”, “we”, “us” or “our”), we use cookies on our website and apps (our “Sites”) to help us tell you apart from other visitors. This helps us make your experience smoother and lets us see how we can make things even better.

By law, we need to get your permission before placing certain types of cookies on your device for the first time. That permission must be what’s called “informed consent”, meaning we need to clearly explain what cookies are and why we’re using them.

We’re all about giving you the best digital experience while also protecting your privacy, and that’s exactly what this cookie notice is here to help with.

We use cookies on our website for a bunch of reasons, mostly to make your experience better when you're browsing, and to help us improve how our site works.

 

What are cookies

Cookies are small text files that get saved on your device (like your phone or laptop) when you visit a website. They collect info and send it back to us so we can remember things like:

• Your login details (so you don’t have to type them every time)
• Which pages you visit and how long you stay there
• What content you find interesting (which helps us show you more of what you like)

Some cookies help you, and some help us. Cookies are device specific. So, if you visit our site on both your phone and laptop, you’ll need to set your cookie preferences on each one separately.

We don’t need your permission for the strictly necessary cookies, the ones that keep the website working properly. But for everything else (like performance, analytics, and ads), we’ll ask for your permission before we use them.

• If you say yes, great! We can give you the best possible experience.
• If you say no, no problem, but some parts of the site might not work as smoothly.

 

Changed your mind? You can update your preferences any time by going to Cookie Settings

 

What kinds of information do our cookies collect?

It depends on the type of cookie and what it’s meant to do. Here's some of the info cookies might collect (not everything, just examples):

• What device you're using (like a phone or laptop)
• Which pages you’ve visited
• When you visited us
• Your username or session ID
• Your preferences (like language or layout)
• Your IP address

Basically, cookies help us understand how people use our site and how we can make it better.

Third Party Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how people use our site, like what country they’re in or what pages they visit, and to keep things secure. If you don’t want Google Analytics tracking you, you can install their opt-out add-on.

(Just so you know: this only stops Google Analytics, other cookies may still be active.)  More info on that here: Google Analytics Privacy Info

Third Party Cookie Indentities

Our website makes use of third party widgets, plugins and resources, we can’t control these, but you can usually manage them in your browser settings or through those companies directly. This includes, but not limited to:

Identity	Description	Use
Meta - Facebook and Instagram	https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/	on page widgets and buttons.
X	https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/x-cookies	on page widgets and buttons.
Youtube	https://www.youtube.com/intl/en_mt/howyoutubeworks/privacy/ - for more information.	on page iframes and embedding of videos plus buttons.

 

Download our full Cookie Policy

If you have any questions or want to chat about cookies or how we use them, just get in touch at dataprotection@upsu.com