Cookie Statement
Use of cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The text below explains the cookies we use and why:
01. Type of Cookie: session management
- Source: AbsorbLMS
- Purpose: Identify the user once he has logged in, for the duration of a session.
- Expiry: 4-hour sliding window, can be extended 20 times
- How to Block: Blocking this type of cookies will make the application unusable.
02. Type of Cookie: user centric security
- Source: AbsorbLMS
- Purpose: Detect and block cross-site request forgery (CSRF).
- Expiry: For the duration of a session (or slightly longer). The cookie we set for this purpose is automatically removed from your device once you close your browser.
- How to Block: Blocking this type of cookies will make the application unusable.
03. Type of Cookie: user interface customisation
- Source: AbsorbLMS
- Purpose: Cookies such as language, font preferences and data transferred between web pages.
- Expiry: For the duration of a session (or slightly longer). The cookie we set for this purpose is automatically removed from your device once you close your browser.
- How to Block: Blocking this type of cookies will make the application unusable.
04. Type of Cookie: user-interaction third party
- Source: Google Analytics
- Purpose: Measure how users interact with website content.
- Expiry: Between 10 minutes and 2 years.
- How to Block: This cookie on AbsorbLMS portal is disabled by default. It can be removed/disabled using AbsorbLMS admin interface. Or you can change your browser settings to accept or refuse these cookies. As the means vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
05. Type of Cookie: multimedia content player
- Source: AbsorbLMS and third-party (based on the learning content)
- Purpose: Cookies, used to store technical data to play back video or audio content, for the duration of the session.
- Expiry: Varies, depending on values embedded in course content (third-party settings).
- How to Block: You can change your browser settings to accept or refuse these cookies. As the means vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
How do I change my cookie settings?
Cookies can be controlled through browser settings. Be aware that setting the cookies controls to be too restrictive, or declining cookies, may affect your ability to use our websites.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
To find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
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.
