Cookie Policy for the Cambridge Web Platform
The pages of websites on the Cambridge Web Platform will set cookies on your device (either because they are necessary to make the site work and keep it secure, or if you give your consent). See the list of websites on the Cambridge Web Platform.
Cookies are small text files that sit on your device. This information is collected by the University of Cambridge to record and store information about how you use cam.ac.uk and the University’s other core pages. More details about how cookies are set more broadly across the cam.ac.uk domain can be found on the main cookie policy for the University of Cambridge.
Information is shared within the University of Cambridge, and in limited cases, with our third-party providers. On this page you can find more details about the cookies we use, what they record, how you may choose which cookies you’re happy for us to use and with whom the information is shared.
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies maintain the security of our website’s connection to you. They also make our site work. They always need to be on.
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cam.ac.uk-consent-cwp | University of Cambridge | Remember the cookie choices that you have made on your device. Once these cookies expire or when you change devices, you will be asked to reconfirm your choices. | 1 year |
Site usage measurement cookies
Unless you opt in to receive ‘site usage measurement’ cookies, we will not set these cookies on your device.
Site usage measurement cookies allow us to analyse anonymised navigation patterns, to learn how people use our website and to make it better for our users.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how users are navigating our website, see how often content we publish is used and to test changes to improve the user experience. Your IP address is anonymised.
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | University of Cambridge and Google Inc (Google Analytics service) | 2 years | Google's privacy policy | |
| _ga_* | University of Cambridge and Google Inc (Google Analytics service) | 2 years | Google's privacy policy |
Social and marketing cookies
Unless you opt in to receive ‘social and marketing’ cookies, or interact with these features, we will not set these cookies on your device.
Social and marketing cookies do things like measure how you view media content on our website using third-party services. They might improve the relevancy of advertising that you see on those third-party services and on social apps.
Google Docs
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NID | docs.google.com |
Google Maps
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NID | www.google.com/maps | |||
| SOCS | www.google.com/maps |
Microsoft Stream
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AADAuth | web.microsoftstream.com | |||
| AADAuthCode | web.microsoftstream.com | |||
| AADNonce | web.microsoftstream.com | |||
| AADSID | web.microsoftstream.com | |||
| AADState | web.microsoftstream.com | |||
| ai_session | web.microsoftstream.com | |||
| AjaxSessionKey | web.microsoftstream.com | |||
| AMCV_* | web.microsoftstream.com | |||
| ClientStorageCookie | web.microsoftstream.com | |||
| ExcelWacDataCenter | web.microsoftstream.com | |||
| ExcelWacDataCenterSetTime | web.microsoftstream.com | |||
| FedAuth | web.microsoftstream.com |
Microsoft Sway
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AADNonce | sway.office.com | |||
| anonuserid | sway.office.com | |||
| AuthSess | sway.office.com | |||
| CalloutShownCount | sway.office.com | |||
| CDNFailureCount | sway.office.com | |||
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | sway.office.com | |||
| PREF | sway.office.com | |||
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | sway.office.com | |||
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | sway.office.com | |||
| YSC | sway.office.com |
Microsoft Sway Cloud
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| buid | sway.cloud.microsoft | |||
| esctx | sway.cloud.microsoft | |||
| esctx-* | sway.cloud.microsoft | |||
| fpc | sway.cloud.microsoft | |||
| stsservicecookie | sway.cloud.microsoft | |||
| x-ms-gateway-slice | sway.cloud.microsoft | |||
| AADNonce | sway.cloud.microsoft | |||
| anonuserid | sway.cloud.microsoft | |||
| AuthSess | sway.cloud.microsoft | |||
| fpc | sway.cloud.microsoft | |||
| stsservicecookie | sway.cloud.microsoft | |||
| x-ms-gateway-slice | sway.cloud.microsoft |
Vimeo
We use Vimeo embedded videos on selected web pages. Where we do this, Vimeo uses cookies to:
- deliver the embedded video service and track your interactions with embedded content
- remember your video player preferences when using embedded video
- make improvements to its services
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | player.vimeo.com | |||
| _cfuvid | player.vimeo.com | |||
| player | player.vimeo.com | |||
| vuid | player.vimeo.com |
YouTube
We use YouTube embedded videos on selected web pages. Where we do this, Google uses cookies to:
- deliver the YouTube service and track your interactions with embedded content
- remember your video player preferences when using embedded video
- make improvements to its services
The cookies do not directly identify individual users and YouTube will not store information to personalise your experience unless you are logged in to a Google account.
Learn more by reading Google’s privacy policy and YouTube's terms of service.
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | www.youtube.com | |||
| PREF | www.youtube.com | |||
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | www.youtube.com | |||
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | www.youtube.com | |||
| YSC | www.youtube.com |
Page last updated: 3 December 2025