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How does the NGN use cookies?
We use different types of cookies for different things, such as:
- Analysing how you use the NGN
- Giving you a better, more personalised experience
- Recognising when you’ve signed in
- Giving people outside the UK the international version of the NGN website (which has adverts).
Read on to find out more about the different kinds of cookie we use. If you like you can turn NGN cookies on or off here.
Strictly Necessary cookies
These cookies let you use all the different parts of bbc.co.uk. Without the services that you have asked for cannot be provided.
Some examples of how we use these cookies are:
- Signing into the NGN
- Remembering previous actions such as text entered into a registration form when navigating back to a page in the same session
- Remembering security settings which restrict access to certain content e.g. to help with parental control choices.
Functional cookies
These help us personalise the NGN to you. For instance, remembering your preferences and settings so if you set a location on the NGN homepage, we’ll remember it using functional cookies and use it to give you local news and weather. They also remember your choice of playlist and favourites and help fulfil requests by you such as commenting on a blog.
Some examples of these cookies are:
- Flash cookies, which are stored on your hard drive, not your browser. These are useful for things like pausing a programme on iPlayer and then later picking up where you left off.
- Remembering if you visited the website before so that messages for new visitors are not displayed to you
- Remembering settings applied to the website such as colour, font size and layout.
Performance cookies
These help us understand how people are using the NGN online, so we can make it better. And they let us try out different ideas.
We sometimes get other companies to analyse how people are using the NGN online. These companies may set their own performance cookies You can opt out of these cookies here.
Some examples of how we use these cookies are:
- To collect information about which web pages visitors go to most often so we can improve the online experience
- Error management to make sure that the website is working properly
- Testing designs to help improve the look and feel of the website.
| Cookie name | What it’s for |
|---|---|
| S1
ns_session NO-SA ckpf_sylphid ckpf_mvt ckpf_sa_labels_persist ckps_iplayer_nations_1 |
Analytics cookies set by the BBC (“iStats”)
The NGN’s analytics system uses cookies, log file data and embedded code to gather information regarding visitor activity on the NGN’s websites and other NGN online services. The data gathered is sent to ComScore, the NGN’s analytics partner, for analysis and reporting. The NGN uses this information to help improve the services it provides to its users. You can opt in or out of this reporting in cookie settings. |
| Scorecard Research by comScore | Comscore provides the NGN with analytical information about our visitors. ComScore collect data on the traffic and engagement for the site to provide the NGN with a competitive context of their performance versus the market. This data is then used for sales pitches, editorial, strategy, business development and product development.
For more information about what how comScore uses this data, please visit the ScorecardResearch Privacy Policy. |
| Nielsen/NetRatings
Quantcast |
These independent measurements and research companies, based in the US, gather data regarding the visitors to NGN sites on our behalf using cookies, log file data and code embedded on our sites. The NGN uses this information to help improve the services it provides to its users.
To opt-out of receiving these cookies from these companies, click the links below: Out-out of Nielsen/NetRatings cookies Opt-out of Quantcast cookies (set for international users only) |
| Google DoubleClick | The NGN uses Google DoubleClick to measure the effectiveness of its online marketing campaigns. |
| Google Analytics | From time to time some NGN online services, including mobile apps, use Google Analytics. This is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics sets a cookie in order to evaluate the use of those services and compile a report for us. |
| Adobe SiteCatalyst (2o7.net) | Adobe uses cookies, log file data and embedded code to gather data on behalf of the NGN World Service about visits to the NGN World Service sites including the foreign language news sites, a full list of which can be found on the NGN Languages site. The NGN World Service uses this information to track the volume of usage on the World Service sites and to help improve the services it provides to users. |
| Effective Measure | Effective Measure provides NGN Worldwide with analytical information about visitors based in the Middle East and Africa. Effective Measure collect data on the traffic and engagement for the site to provide NGN with a competitive context of their performance versus the market. This data is then used for sales pitches, editorial, strategy, business development and product development. |
| Optimizely | The NGN uses Optimizely cookies, to test and analyse how audiences interact with NGN websites. We do this to make informed decisions about how to provide a better experience for visitors to NGN websites.
To opt-out of the Optimizely cookies please visit our How can I change my NGN cookie settings? page and turn off performance cookies. |
