Cookies and related technologies

The University collects information about visitors to our websites via the use of third-party cookies or other automated means including server logs. A cookie is a packet of data that a website puts on a visitor's computer's hard disk to identify them as a visitor to that site for a limited time. This information could include: your server address; your domain name; your IP address; the date, time and duration of your visit; the page accessed before your visit to our site; the pages accessed and documents downloaded from our site; the previous site visited; the type of browser you used (see UNE Privacy Management Rule).

How we use cookies

Website performance and analytics

We use Google Analytics, Google’s web analytics service, to support Google features to help us better understand our website visitors, monitor our content usage and help us improve users’ web experience. Learn more about Google Analytics security and privacy principals. If you’d like to prevent your data from being collected, you can install the Google Analytics Opt Out add-on.

We use CrazyEgg tracking to help us understand how you navigate our site to help us improve the experience. If you'd like to prevent your data from being collected, visit CrazyEgg Opt Out information.

Demographics and interests reporting

We use Google Analytics Advertising Features to collect sampled reporting of demographics and interests within Google Analytics. Reporting may include age, gender and interests. This data is used to help provide more relevant content to our users. Visitors can choose to opt out by installing the Google Analytics Opt Out add-on and/or Advertising Cookie Opt-Out Plugin.

Marketing and advertising

Marketing cookies are used to analyse our website usage and effectiveness of campaigns to ensure you receive relevant content and communications.

Remarketing cookies will be used to serve our advertisements across the internet to visitors who previously visited our website. If you have a cookie from our website stored on your computer, you may see the University’s advertisements on other sites.

Cookies used on the website for these purposes include the DoubleClick cookie, Podsights and Facebook Pixel.

Social sharing

We use the AddThis platform to enable visitors to share the University’s online content through email, social networking websites, blogs and other online applications. The AddThis platform collects certain non-personally identifiable information for analytics purposes when a visitor uses the "AddThis” share or follow button on our websites. For more information about AddThis and opt out options visit the AddThis Privacy Policy.

Changing cookie preferences

You may choose to disallow cookies through your web browser settings. Refer to your computer browser instructions or visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more about disabling cookies.

You can also opt out of other third-party vendor's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.