Cookies Policy

About cookies

This website uses cookies.  By using this website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to OU Students Shop's use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

Cookies are files sent by web servers to web browsers, and stored by the web browsers.

The information is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.  This enables a web server to identify and track web browsers.

There are two main kinds of cookies:session cookies and persistent cookies.  Session cookies are deleted from your computer when you close your browser, whereas persistent cookies remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach their expiry date.

Cookies on our website

OU Students Shop uses the following cookies on this website, for the following purposes:

• Ensure your privacy is safeguarded in any secure area
• Find out which pages are most relevant to you
• Remember your marketing, product, and other preferences

Google cookies

OU Students Shop uses Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website.  Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers.  The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store and use this information.  Google's privacy policy is available at:http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.]

OU Students Shop publishes Google Adsense interest-based advertisements on this website.  These are tailored by Google to reflect your interests.  To determine your interests, Google will track your behaviour across the web using cookies.  You can view, delete or add interest categories associated with your browser using Google's Ads Preference Manager, available at:http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/.  You can opt-out of the Adsense partner network cookie at:http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html.  However, this opt-out mechanism uses a cookie, and if you clear the cookies from your browser your opt-out will not be maintained. To ensure that an opt-out is maintained in respect of a particular browser, you should use the Google browser plug-in available at:http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/plugin.

Other third party cookies

When you use this website, you may also be sent the following third party cookies, which may be used for the following purposes:

Potential for tracking users’ browsing history;
Tailored offers specific to the customer

Refusing cookies

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies.  

Blocking cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of some websites.