Offices and units

Each office has its own news, events, people and contact details.

Privacy and cookie settings

Choose what the website may keep in your browser. What is needed to work is always on; the rest is yours to switch on or off, and you can change it at any time with the “Cookie settings” button at the bottom of the page. Cookie policy

Necessary
Always on

Make the website work and keep it safe: signing in, protecting forms, remembering this choice. They cannot be switched off.

What is kept
Necessary
NameWhat forHow long
mcupr_ccRemembers the choice made here1 year
wordpress_* / wp-settings-*Sign-in of editors and membersAs set by WordPress (until the browser is closed, or up to 14 days)
mcupr_fbkProtects forms against double posting and spam15 minutes
mcupr_oa_state / mcupr_sso_stateSecurity while signing in with an outside account10 minutes
mcupr_maint_okLets a reviewer see the website while it is closed for maintenance12 hours
mcupr_pv_*Remembers that you have voted in a poll (you pressed vote)30 days
Your settings

Remember your language, colours, text size, menu position and the page you stopped at in an e-book for next time. If off, your settings last until the browser is closed.

What is kept
Your settings
NameWhat forHow long
mcupr_langRemembers the language you chose1 year if you allow it, otherwise until the browser is closed
mcupr_welcomeRemembers that you have been past the welcome pageAs set by the website (days) if you allow it, otherwise until the browser is closed
mcupr_prefsRemembers theme, colours, text size, accessibility modes, menu positionUntil you delete it if you allow it, otherwise until the browser is closed
mcupr_sbmin / mcupr_view / mcupr_persona / mcupr_recent / mcupr_rate / mcupr_vc_sizeRemembers the collapsed side menu, list view and some of your choicesUntil you delete it if you allow it, otherwise until the browser is closed
mcupr_bk_*Remembers your place in an e-book, sound and viewUntil you delete it if you allow it, otherwise until the browser is closed
comment_author_*Remembers the name and e-mail of a commenter (when ticked)1 year
Statistics

Counts how many people view each page, anonymously, to improve the website. Nothing is sent to anyone else. If off, the cookie that avoids counting twice lasts only until the browser is closed.

What is kept
Statistics
NameWhat forHow long
mcupr_seenAvoids counting the same page twice (holds the numbers of the last pages opened, no personal data)6 hours if you allow it, otherwise until the browser is closed
Content from other websites

Show videos, maps and Google documents in the page at once, without pressing a button. Those websites may set their own cookies. If off, each waits until you press its button.

What is kept
Content from other websites
NameWhat forHow long
drive.google.com / docs.google.comShows a document or file from Google Drive / Docs in the page (Google may set its own cookies)As set by that website
youtube-nocookie.com / player.vimeo.comPlays a video from YouTube / Vimeo in the pageAs set by that website
google.com/mapsShows a Google map in the pageAs set by that website