Use of Cookies
How the Manchester Metropolitan University uses cookies on the web.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer when you visit any web pages that uses cookies. A cookie contains information that allows websites to recognise your computer and perform a variety of functions such as recording which pages of the website you visit or saving your preferences that allow you to personalise your viewing experience. Cookies are recorded via your web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari) and are not visible on a website itself.
Cookies can be either ‘first party’, which means they are used by an organisation on its own website, or ‘third party’ which is when they are used by an organisation on another organisation’s website. Some cookies are ‘session’ cookies that are deleted from your computer as soon as you close your web browser. ‘Persistent’ cookies do not self-delete until a specific period of time has elapsed. Further below we provide information on the cookies we use and highlight which are first and third party.
For more general information about cookies visit: All About Cookies.org. There is also a useful video about cookies on Google’s website.
How we use cookies
We use a variety of cookies to perform different functions. For the PEAS in Pods website, we only use necessary and functional cookies. We do not track your online behaviour or visitor numbers using analytical cookies.
By using and browsing our websites, you consent to cookies being used in accordance with our policy. If you do not consent, you must disable cookies or refrain from using the site.
First party cookies
The table below lists the first party cookies we use and their purpose:
| Cookie | Domain | Description | Duration | Type |
| uncode_privacy[consent_types] | peasinpods-co-uk.stackstaging.com | This cookie is set by Uncode WordPress theme and is used to manage privacy settings on the website. | 1 year | Necessary |
| uncodeAI.screen | peasinpods-co-uk.stackstaging.com | Uncode cookies contain information about the screen resolution and viewport at runtime. The information is utilized to determine the appropriate Adaptive Images at any page refresh, ensuring that all images are responsive. | session | Functional |
| uncodeAI.images | peasinpods-co-uk.stackstaging.com | Uncode cookie contain information about the screen resolution and viewport at runtime. The information is utilized to determine the appropriate Adaptive Images at any page refresh, ensuring that all images are responsive. | session | Functional |
| uncodeAI.css | peasinpods-co-uk.stackstaging.com | Uncode cookie contain information about the screen resolution and viewport at runtime. The information is utilized to determine the appropriate Adaptive Images at any page refresh, ensuring that all images are responsive. | session | Functional |
How can I control cookies?
Most web browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can change the settings of your browser to reject all cookies, to only allow ‘trusted’ websites to use them, or to only accept cookies from those websites which you are currently on. Please follow the instructions provided below on how to do this for the most popular web browsers.
Please note: we do not recommend rejecting cookies as this is likely to result in some features on our websites and some of our online services not functioning correctly or as intended. For example, if a website cannot tell if you are signed in without using cookies, you will not be able to access certain information or use a particular service.
Microsoft Internet Explorer:
- Choose the menu “tools” then “Internet Options”
- Click on the “privacy” tab
- Select the appropriate setting
Mozilla Firefox:
- Choose the menu “tools” then “Options”
- Click on the icon “privacy”
- Select the relevant options under “history”
Opera 6.0 and above:
- Select the “menu” option at the top-left
- Click on “Settings”
- Click on “Preferences”
- Click on the “Advanced” tab
- Click on the “Cookies” option on the left-hand side
- Select the relevant options
Safari:
- Select the cog icon at the top-left
- Click on “Preferences”
- Click on the “Privacy” option
- Select the relevant options
There is further guidance available on the website All About Cookies.org which tells you how to control and remove cookies using the options available in your web browser.
More information
For more information about how we use cookies, please contact the Web Team.