List of Cookies Used on Other IWM Websites
This page lists cookies in use on the IWM's other websites, including:
Read more about how and why we use cookies on this site and how to control them, and see here for cookies used on our other websites.
| Set by/for (applicable domain names) | Name | Contents | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple websites All our websites set cookies for Google Analytics, which are anonymous and let us see how our websites are being used. Several also use the AddThis widget which will set cookies if you use it. |
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| IWM for Google Analytics iwm.org.uk iwmshop.org.uk iwmprints.org.uk iwmcollections.org.uk |
__utma __utmb __utmc __utmz ___utmv |
A unique identifier for that browser; information about how the user came to our website | Various: a mix of session and "permanent" cookies lasting 30 mins, 6 months, or 1-2 yrs | Anonymously tracks use of website Set or updated on any page. See here for full details. Several cookies are set but all serve the same purpose of how people reached the site and used it including search terms used and referring sites. |
| AddThis domain of the current site when beginning "__" addthis.com for others |
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Share methods used | Permanent (1 month - 2 years) | Track usage of AddThis links. The cookies may be set and used on other websites too. AddThis explain their cookies (anonymous tracking cookies) here and offer an opt-out mechanism here. Clearspring, the company the provides AddThis, owns some other companies and domains connected to advertising. Their cookies have not been observed on our site but include xgraph.com and xgraph.net |
| IWM Shop | ||||
| IWM Shop iwmshop.org.uk |
PHPSESSID | A random string | Session | Session ID to enable functionality to work throughout the visit |
| IWM Shop iwmshop.org.uk |
51ti3-xxxx | Integers | Session | Set by e-commerce software to enable basic functionality |
| IWM Prints The print sales website offers full information on its cookies. Several are essential for its e-commerce functionality. |
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| Film and video archive sales | ||||
| IWM iwmcollections.org.uk |
PHPSESSID | A random string | Session | Session ID to enable functionality to work throughout the visit |
| Image sales and licensing | ||||
| IWM iwmcollections.org.uk |
PHPSESSID | A random string | Session | Session ID to enable functionality to work throughout the visit |
| IWM | dbtw | Contains a recent search | 1 year | Set by the search engine for that site. Allows a user to return to an item they previously viewed. |