This statement explains how we use cookies on the OXICFM CDT website.

All our web pages use "cookies". A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we place on your computer or mobile device. These cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users of our website, which helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and enables us to improve our website.

We use the following types of cookies:
• performance cookies - these cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often. We use this information to improve our websites and to aid us in investigating problems raised by visitors.
• targeting cookies - these cookies may be used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They collect information about your browsing habits. Targeting cookies are linked to services provided by third parties, and may be used in embedded features on our website, such as Google maps or YouTube videos.

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings (for example by going to 'Options > Privacy and Security' in Firefox). Blocking cookies may affect your ability to use a website.

Cookies may be set either by www.oxicfm.ox.ac.uk ("first party cookies"), or by a third party website such as Google or YouTube ("third party cookies"). Below we identify the cookies we use and explain the purposes for which they are used.

Please note we continue to collect information about third-party cookies and the information below is based on the work completed to date. Accordingly, we may update the information contained in this section from time to time. Additionally, some cookies may be set from time to time by feeds from third party websites that we make available on our sites.

We use a cookie which remembers whether you wish to view the cookie notice or not (dontshowCookieNotice).

We use four cookies which relate to Google Analytics (_utma, _utmb, _utmc and _utmz). These are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. If you consent to our use of cookies, they will collect:
• information about the type of device (and its unique device identifier) you use to access our site, the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your device to the Internet, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, mobile network information and platform;
• information about your visit to our site including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL), clickstream to, through and from the Website (including date and time), pages you viewed, page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page.

See also the Google Analytics Privacy Statement. You can opt out of Google Analytics by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Provider: Google maps
Cookie name: NID PREF khcookie
Purpose: These cookies are used by Google to track how many people are using their maps
Further information: Overview of Google privacy.

Any changes we may make to our Cookie Statement in the future will be posted on this page.

Any queries or concerns about the use of cookies on this website should be sent by email to admin@oxicfm.ox.ac.uk or addressed to OxICFM CDT, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA.