IOP Cookie directory
This is a directory of cookies used on IOP websites. Last updated: 26 April 2013
Institute of Physics (IOP), IOP Wales (IOP Cymru), IOP Scotland, IOP Ireland
www.iop.org, www.iopwales.org, www.iopscotland.org, www.iopireland.org
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| Google Analytics | These cookies store the number of visits made by a user to the website, the source of those visits and the time spent on the website and certain pages. According to Google, they do not store personal information. | _utma | | X | | | 2 years | Google Privacy Policy |
| _utmb | | X | | | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | | X | | | Session |
| _utmv | | X | | | None |
| _utmz | | X | | | 6 months |
| Trumba Calendar | This cookie is used to remember your settings if you access the calendar page. | spudCookie_main-calendar-1 | | | X | | 1 year | Trumba Privacy Policy |
| IOP Portal Session | Creates a session for the portal pages. | JSESSIONID | X | | | | Session | - |
| IOP Portal Logon | Passes value for the single sign-on. | SESS[string] | X | | | | Session | - |
| IOP Portal Logon | Remembers the member ID relating to the login. | membercode | | | X | | 1 hour | - |
| Facebook 'Like' | According to Facebook, these cookies are used to track how Facebook users are using the service, the web browser being used to connect to the Facebook service, the location of users and also for security purposes to prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. | checkpoint | | | X | | Session | Facebook Privacy Policy |
| datr | | | | X | 2 years |
| gz | | | | X | 1 week |
| lsd | | | | X | Session |
| locale | | | | X | 1 week |
| lu | | | X | | 2 years |
| reg_fb_gate | | X | | | Session |
| reg_fb_ref | | X | | | Session |
| AddThis | According to AddThis, these cookies are used to record when users share pages using the AddThis social bookmarking tool, date information, location data and page views. | _atuvc | | X | | | 2 years | AddThis Privacy Policy |
| di | | X | | | 2 years |
| dt | | X | | | 1 month |
| loc | | | | X | 78 Days |
| psc | | X | | | 2 years |
| ssc | | | | X | 2 years |
| uid | | | | X | 2 years |
| uit | | | | X | 1 day |
| uvc | | | | X | 2 years |
| Twitter | According to Twitter, these cookies allow Twitter to track users across websites if they have a Twitter account or if they do not have a Twitter account. | guest_id | | | | X | 2 years | Twitter Privacy Policy |
| k | | | | X | 2 days |
| pid | | | | X | 2 years |
| KissInsights (Now known as Qualaroo | KissInsights is used to ask our website visitors their opinion on our website. These cookies are used to ensure visitors do not receive multiple questions or surveys. | OAXki_u | | | | X | 5 years | Qualaroo Privacy Policy |
| ki_t | | | | X | 5 years |
| ki_s | | | | X | 5 years |
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| Chartbeat | We use Chartbeat to help us monitor our webstats in real time. This cookie is used to determine if you are a new or a returning visitor. | _chartbeat2 | | | | X | 30 days | Chartbeat Privacy Policy |
| Crazy Egg | Crazy Egg is used to help us make improvements to our website. One cookie is set in order to track whether a visitor is new or returning. A “returning” visitor is one that has previously visited any page on our site within the last 5 years. Visitors can learn how to opt out of Crazy Egg on its website. | is_returning | | | | X | 5 years | Crazy Egg Privacy Policy |
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| Google+ | According to Google, these cookies are used to identify registered and anonymous users of Google services and to monitor how users interact with these services. These cookies also monitor the effectiveness of advertising and target advertisements to users that may appear on other sites. | APISID | | | | X | 10 years | Google Privacy Policy |
| HSID | | | | X | 10 years |
| NID | | | | X | 6 months |
| PREF | | | | X | 2 years |
| SAPISID | | | | X | 10 years |
| SID | | | | X | 10 years |
| SS | | | | X | 10 years |
| SSID | | | | X | 10 years |
| BEAT | | | | X | 1 day |
| ULS | | | | X | Session |
Institute of Physics Members Area (MyIOP)
http://members.iop.org
| Cookie Name | Description | Identifiers | Type* | Duration | Further Information |
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| Google Analytics | These cookies store the number of visits made by a user to the website, the source of those visits and the time spent on the website and certain pages. According to Google, they do not store personal information. | _utma | | X | | | 1 year | Google Privacy Policy |
| _utmb | | X | | | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | | X | | | Session |
| _utmz | | X | | | 6 months |
| ASP Session | This cookie is automatically generated by our web server to enable certain features in the MyIOP area to function. The cookie is only placed when a user signs up for MyIOP or when a registered user signs into MyIOP. It does not contain any personal information. | ASPSESSIONID | X | | | | Session | - |
| Client Session | This cookie is automatically generated by our web server in order to create a secure client session. It does not contain any personal information. | client_session | X | | | | Session | - |
| Client Email | This cookie is automatically generated by our web server in order to pass the registered email address to a member's page. | client_email | X | | | | Session | - |
MemberTalk
http://mt.iop.org
| Cookie Name | Description | Identifiers | Type* | Duration | Further Information |
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| Google Analytics | These cookies store the number of visits made by a user to the website, the source of those visits and the time spent on the website and certain pages. According to Google, they do not store personal information. | _utma | | X | | | 1 year | Google Privacy Policy |
| _utmb | | X | | | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | | X | | | Session |
| _utmz | | X | | | 6 months |
| Drupal Control | These cookies are automatically generated by our website management software, Drupal, to remember display preferences and do not contain any personal information. | Drupal.tableDrag.showWeight | | | X | | 1 year | - |
| NREUM | | | X | | Session | - |
| has_js | | | X | | Session | - |
Physics.org
www.physics.org
| Cookie Name | Description | Identifiers | Type* | Duration | Further Information |
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| Google Analytics | These cookies store the number of visits made by a user to the website, the source of those visits and the time spent on the website and certain pages. According to Google, they do not store personal information. | _utma | | X | | | 2 years | Google Privacy Policy |
| _utmb | | X | | | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | | X | | | Session |
| _utmz | | X | | | 6 months |
| Facebook 'Like' | According to Facebook, these cookies are used to track how Facebook users are using the service, the web browser being used to connect to the Facebook service, the location of users and also for security purposes to prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. | checkpoint | | | X | | Session | Facebook Privacy Policy |
| datr | | | | X | 2 years |
| gz | | | | X | 1 week |
| lsd | | | | X | Session |
| locale | | | | X | 1 week |
| lu | | | X | | 2 years |
| reg_fb_gate | | X | | | Session |
| reg_fb_ref | | X | | | Session |
Talk Physics
www.talkphysics.org
| Cookie Name | Description | Identifiers | Type* | Duration | Further Information |
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| Google Analytics | These cookies store the number of visits made by a user to the website, the source of those visits and the time spent on the website and certain pages. According to Google, they do not store personal information. | _utma | | X | | | 2 years | Google Privacy Policy |
| _utmb | | X | | | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | | X | | | Session |
| _utmz | | X | | | 6 months |
| Elgg | This cookies is generated to create a user session. | elgg | | | X | | Session | Facebook Privacy Policy |
IOP Blog, Integrated Sciences, Inside Story, Stimulating Physics, Einstein Year, 76 Portland Place
www.iopblog.org, www.integratedsciences.org.uk, www.insidestory.iop.org, www.stimulatingphysics.org, www.einsteinyear.org, www.76portlandplace.com
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| Google Analytics | These cookies store the number of visits made by a user to the website, the source of those visits and the time spent on the website and certain pages. According to Google, they do not store personal information. | _utma | | X | | | 2 years | Google Privacy Policy |
| _utmb | | X | | | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | | X | | | Session |
| _utmz | | X | | | 6 months |
Kung Fu Science
www.kungfuscience.org
| Cookie Name | Description | Identifiers | Type* | Duration | Further Information |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| Google Analytics | These cookies store the number of visits made by a user to the website, the source of those visits and the time spent on the website and certain pages. According to Google, they do not store personal information. | _utma | | X | | | 2 years | Google Privacy Policy |
| _utmb | | X | | | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | | X | | | Session |
| _utmz | | X | | | 6 months |
| ASP Session | This cookie is automatically generated by our web server to enable certain features. It does not contain any personal information. | ASPSESSIONID | X | | | | Session | - |
IOP Jobs
www.iopjobs.org
| Cookie Name | Description | Identifiers | Type* | Duration | Further Information |
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| Google Analytics | These cookies store the number of visits made by a user to the website, the source of those visits and the time spent on the website and certain pages. According to Google, they do not store personal information. | _utma | | X | | | 2 years | Google Privacy Policy |
| _utmb | | X | | | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | | X | | | Session |
| _utmz | | X | | | 6 months |
| PHP Session | This cookie is automatically generated by our web server to enable certain features. It does not contain any personal information. | PHPSESSIONID | X | | | | Session | - |
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP), IUPAP Update
www.iupap.org, www.iupapupdate.org
| Cookie Name | Description | Identifiers | Type* | Duration | Further Information |
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| Google Analytics | These cookies store the number of visits made by a user to the website, the source of those visits and the time spent on the website and certain pages. According to Google, they do not store personal information. | _utma | | X | | | 2 years | Google Privacy Policy |
| _utmb | | X | | | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | | X | | | Session |
| _utmz | | X | | | 6 months |
| Java Session | This cookie is automatically generated by our web server to enable certain features. It does not contain any personal information. | JSESSIONID | X | | | | Session | |
Lab in a Lorry
http://www.labinalorry.org.uk/
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| ASP Session | This cookie is automatically generated by our web server to enable certain features. It does not contain any personal information. | ASPSESSIONID | X | | | | Session | - |
| Stylesheet | This allows different styles to be applied to the website. | stylesheet | | | X | | 1 year | - |
IEEE Nanotechnology Conference 2012
www.ieeenano2012.org
| Cookie Name | Description | Identifiers | Type* | Duration | Further Information |
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| AddThis | According to AddThis, these cookies are used to record when users share pages using the AddThis social bookmarking tool, date information, location data and page views. | _atuvc | | X | | | 2 years | AddThis Privacy Policy |
| di | | X | | | 2 years |
| dt | | X | | | 1 month |
| loc | | | | X | 78 Days |
| psc | | X | | | 2 years |
| ssc | | | | X | 2 years |
| uid | | | | X | 2 years |
| uit | | | | X | 1 day |
| uvc | | | | X | 2 years |
Condensed Matter & Material Physics 2011, Interdisciplinary Surface Science (ISSC) Conference 18, Microscopy of Semi-conducting Materials (MSM) 11, Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group, European Conference on Applications of Surface and Interface Analysis, Stirling Physics Meeting, Electrostatics 2011, Optics & Photonics Conference
www.cnmp2011.org.uk, www.issc18.org, www.msm11.org, www.emag-iop.org, www.ecasia11.org, www.stirlingmeeting.org, www.electrostatics2011.org, www.photon.org.uk
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| Eventsforce | This cookie is used to redirect users to the Eventsforce registration page. | CSPSESSIONID | | | X | | Session | - |