Moodle Cookies Policy
Last updated: Wednesday 5 February 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how the University of the Arts London (UAL) Moodle site uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit UAL Short Courses. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
In some cases we may use cookies to collect personal information, or that becomes personal information if we combine it with other information.
What are cookies
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, the University of the Arts London) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (for example, interactive content, and analytics).
Why do we use cookies
We use first- and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Moodle to operate, and we refer to these as "essential". Other cookies also enable us to track and monitor the use of Moodle to help us improve technical stability of the platform and also to contribute to improving the overall user experience.
How can I control cookies
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, you can visit About Cookies or All About Cookies.
Please be aware, Moodle is an open source platform that utilises multiple third-party plug-ins to facilitate the learning and teaching experience. If you choose to switch off certain cookies it may impact on the functionality of the Moodle.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites you can use the Google Analytics Opt-out tool.
The specific types of first-party and third-party cookies served through our websites and the purposes they perform are described in the table below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific page you visit or Moodle plugin you are using):
Essential website cookies
Name: | MoodleSession |
Purpose: | Essential cookie used by the Moodle application |
Provider: | UAL Moodle |
Service | UAL Moodle see privacy policy XXXXX |
Type: | http_cookie |
Expires in: | session |
Performance and functionality cookies
Name: | MOODLEID1_ |
Purpose: | Used by Moodle to autofill a username in the log-in box |
Provider: | UAL Moodle |
Service | UAL Moodle see privacy policy XXXXX |
Type: | http_cookie |
Expires in: | 30 days |
Performance and functionality cookies
Name: | MOODLEID1_ |
Purpose: | Used by Moodle to autofill a username in the log-in box |
Provider: | UAL Moodle |
Service | UAL Moodle see privacy policy XXXXX |
Type: | http_cookie |
Expires in: | 30 days |
Name: | CookieControl |
Purpose: | Used to record user preference in terms of cookies across certain UAL applications |
Provider: | Civic |
Service | Civic Privacy Policy https://www.civicuk.com/privacy |
Type: | http_cookie |
Expires in: | 83 days |
Name: | Recite.Preferences |
Purpose: | Used by Recite Me to store user preferences |
Provider: | Recite Me |
Service | ReciteMe, see privacy policy https://reciteme.com/policies/privacy-policy/ |
Type: | http_cookie |
Expires in: | 271 days |
Name: | dtCookie |
Purpose: | Tracks a visit across multiple requests. |
Provider: | Dynatrace |
Service | Dynatrace Privacy Policy https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/manage/data-privacy-and-security |
Type: | http_cookie |
Expires in: | Session |
Name: | dtPC |
Purpose: | Required to identify proper endpoints for beacon transmission; includes session ID for correlation. |
Provider: | Dynatrace |
Service | Dynatrace Privacy Policy https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/manage/data-privacy-and-security |
Type: | http_cookie |
Expires in: | session |
Name: | dtSa |
Purpose: | Serves as an intermediate storage for page-spanning actions. This cookie is used to save user action names, such as Click on Login, across different pages. This is required because page loads result in JavaScript code restart, so all contextual information must be stored in cookies. |
Provider: | Dynatrace |
Service | Dynatrace Privacy Policy https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/manage/data-privacy-and-security |
Type: | http_cookie |
Expires in: | session |
Name: | rxVisitor |
Purpose: | Used by Dynatrace and contains the visitor ID to correlate sessions |
Provider: | Dynatrace |
Service | Dynatrace Privacy Policy https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/manage/data-privacy-and-security |
Type: | http_cookie |
Expires in: | session |
Name: | _clsk |
Purpose: | Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording |
Provider: | Dynatrace |
Service | Dynatrace Privacy Policy https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/manage/data-privacy-and-security |
Type: | http_cookie |
Expires in: | session |
Analytics and customisation cookies
Name: | _ga |
Purpose: | Used to assist application usage and diagnostics |
Provider: | |
Service | Google Analytics View Service Privacy Policy https://policies.google.com/privacy |
Type: | http_cookie |
Expires in: | One year |
Name: | _pk |
Purpose: | Used to assist application usage and diagnostics |
Provider: | Mamoto |
Service | Mamato Privacy Policy https://matomo.org/matomo-cloud-privacy-policy/ |
Type: | http_cookie |
Expires in: | One year |
Name: | MUID |
Purpose: | Identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes. |
Provider: | Microsoft |
Service | MS Clarity, see privacy policy https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-gb/privacystatement |
Type: | http_cookie |
Expires in: | 390 days |
Name: | CLID |
Purpose: | Identifies the first-time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity |
Provider: | Microsoft |
Service | MS Clarity, see privacy policy https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-gb/privacystatement |
Type: | http_cookie |
Expires in: | 365 days |
Name: | _clsk |
Purpose: | Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording |
Provider: | Microsoft |
Service | MS Clarity, see privacy policy https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-gb/privacystatement/td> |
Type: | http_cookie |
Expires in: | 1 day |
Unclassified cookies
These are cookies that have not yet been categorised. We are in the process of classifying these cookies with the help of their providers.
Managing browser cookie settings
As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information. The following is information about how to manage cookies on the most popular browsers: