Cookie Policy
Our cookie policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies on our websites, and what you can do to manage how cookies are used.
This page was last updated 25 March 2026.
What are cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device (computer, tablet or mobile device) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the website owners.
How we use cookies
Cookies allow us to identify you (or, more accurately, your computer, smartphone or tablet) when you visit our website. Knowing how often people are visiting each page of our website helps us work out how and where to improve our website.
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Necessary cookies
- Functional cookies
- Performance cookies
- Analytical cookies
- Advertising cookies
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies are essential for our website to function correctly. Without them, you may not be able to do everything that you want to on our website.
Read more about what necessary cookies we use:
Cookie: CookieYes
Duration: 1 year
Description: CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors.
Cookie: VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA
Duration: 6 months
Description: YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain.
Functional cookies
Functional cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Read more about what functional cookies we use:
Cookie: VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Duration: 6 months
Description: A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.
Cookie: yt-remote-connected-devices
Duration: Never expires
Description: YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos.
Cookie: ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY
Duration: Never expires
Description: The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future.
Cookie: yt-remote-device-id
Duration: Never expires
Description: YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos.
Cookie: yt-remote-session-name
Duration: session
Description: The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
Cookie: yt-remote-fast-check-period
Duration: session
Description: The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos.
Cookie: yt-remote-session-app
Duration: session
Description: The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player.
Cookie: yt-remote-cast-available
Duration: session
Description: The yt-remote-cast-available cookie is used to store the user’s preferences regarding whether casting is available on their YouTube video player.
Cookie: yt-remote-cast-installed
Duration: session
Description: The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
Performance cookies
Performance cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This information allows us to improve the performance of our website.
Read more about what performance cookies we use:
Cookie: swpm_session
Duration: Session
Description: This cookie is set by the Simple WordPress Membership Plugin. This cookie is used for membership login session and to provide access to the protected content on the website. This cookie keeps the login records so user don’t want to authorise each time while moving to next page.
Cookie: __Secure-YEC
Duration: past
Description: YouTube sets this cookie to stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Read more about what analytical cookies we use:
Cookie: _ga_*
Duration: 1 year 1 month 4 days
Description: Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.
Cookie: _ga
Duration: 1 year 1 month 4 days
Description: Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors.
Cookie: YSC
Duration: session
Description: YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages.
Advertising cookies
Advertising cookies may be used to deliver personalised advertisements that are relevant to your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Read more about what advertising cookies we use:
Cookie: ROLLOUT_TOKEN
Duration: 6 months
Description: YouTube sets this cookie to manage feature rollout and experimentation. It helps Google control which new features or interface changes are shown to users as part of testing and staged rollouts, ensuring consistent experience for a given user during an experiment.
Cookie: __Secure-YNID
Duration: 6 months
Description: YouTube cookie used to protect user security and prevent fraud, especially during the login process.
Your choices regarding cookies
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time. However if you turn cookies off you won’t have access to some of the features that make the website more efficient and services may not function properly.
To make any changes to your cookie preferences, click on the Consent Preferences (blue cookie) icon in the bottom-left of your screen.
Contact us If you have any questions or concerns about cookies, please do not hesitate to contact us via email at contact@teachingmedievalwomen.org or catherine.gower@ntu.ac.uk
