Cookie Policy

The cookies I use

I (the librarian at The James Young High School) am registered with Google Analytics and this keeps cookies to keep track of the how visitors are using the site. The user data is anonymous.

I also use StatCounter which holds for a short time (usually about 5 days) logs of all accesses to the blog. This is used at an aggregate level to assess the number of visits and the most popular pages.  Individual data such as ISP provider and location are collected but no personal data.  The logs are anonymous to the extent that an IP Address is anonymous.

The Comment system this will hold a session cookie as you log-in and comment. When you input your information to leave a comment, it’s stored so the site recognises you the next time you comment and you don’t have to reenter your information.

As a Google Blogger blog, this site uses a variety of cookies, such as session cookies that keep track of your log-in. This site may from time to time also use cookies that suggest either a mobile or desktop version of the site and remembers the choice.

I use third-party cookies with some of  plug-ins – for example, buttons for sharing or liking content that “keep count” of likes via the use of a cookie.

Links to YouTube videos I link include cookies that youTube use to track visitors and includes features for sharing videos via YouTube, and remembering what videos you've seen. For more see Google's Cookie Policy.

Likewise Twitter uses them to track visitors for features for sharing via Twitter, and viewing tweets by other people. For more see Twitter's Cookie Policy

Links to other websites

I often link to other websites to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. I have no control over them so you should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question

What are Cookies

For more details about cookies visit allaboutcookies.org
Or have a read on the BBC Policy which also explains things very well

http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy/cookies/about/?source_url=/privacy/bbc-cookies-policy.shtml



I have taken most of the information here from the excellent post on Kelloggsville and just adapted it to explain what cookies I use.

Kelloggsville also has help to create your own policy and id what cookies your site is using.