Privacy policy
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
Controlling and deleting 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 and how to manage and delete them, visit http://www.aboutcookies.org which gives step-by-step guidance on how to control and delete cookies for your browser type. You can then adjust your browser settings to your preferred level of protection. www.allaboutcookies.org is also a useful website.
First Party Cookies
Cookies for managing your current visit
We use a number of cookies to remember your selections or preferences that you've made when looking at the information on this site.
The cookies (CFID and CFTOKEN) described below provide session functionality this is used by/for; member log in, page redirect after member logs in, store member details after logged in, store forum details, store event booking details, store course booking details, store shopping cart details, store blog details, store content management system edit mode details.
The session cookies (last five items listed) only apply if you have logged in to the website as a member.
| Name | Purpose | Expire | Content | Classification |
| CFID | Used to provide transaction support across multiple page requests commonly called a session | Persistent (until user deletes it) | A random generated number | Strictly necessary, minimal intrusion |
| CFTOKEN | Used to provide transaction support across multiple page requests commonly called a session | Persistent (until user deletes it) | A random generated alpha-numeric piece of text | Strictly necessary, minimal intrusion |
| pixl8-font-size | Stores preferred user font size | 1 year | Alpha-numeric | Necessary to improve the user experience, minimal intrusion |
| pixl8-tab | Stores the selected tab of user on front page | 1 year | Text Value | Necessary to improve the user experience, minimal intrusion |
| membership_no (part1) | One of two cookies which is used for single sign on for members only to other COO sites and applications | Session cookie | A numeric value | Strictly necessary, minimal intrusion |
| individual_ref (part2) | See above (part1) | Session cookie | A numeric value | Strictly necessary, minimal intrusion |
| UserValidated | Used by the Online services screens | Session cookie | encrypted strings | Strictly necessary, minimal intrusion |
| UserCheckSum | Used by the Online services screens | Session cookie | encrypted strings | Strictly necessary, minimal intrusion |
| ASPSESSION | Used by the Online services screens | Session cookie | encrypted strings | Strictly necessary, minimal intrusion |
Third Party Cookies
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to better understand how our customers navigate to and through our websites, how long customers spend visiting our content items and how often they return to visit our websites. Google Analytics also helps us track the effectiveness of the money we spend on our digital marketing campaigns. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
| Name | Purpose | Expire | Content | Classification |
| _utma | Google analytics | 2 years | A random generated number (Non personal data) | Necessary to improve the user experience, minimal intrusion |
| _utmb | Google analytics | 30 minutes | A random generated number (Non personal data) | Necessary to improve the user experience, minimal intrusion |
| _utmc | Google analytics | Session cookie | A random generated number (Non personal data) | Necessary to improve the user experience, minimal intrusion |
| _utmz | Google analytics | 6 months | A randomly generated number and information on how the site was reached (e.g. direct or via a link, organic search or paid search) | Necessary to improve the user experience, minimal intrusion |
Add This
Add This provides the social networking widget found in many of our pages. This widget gives you the tools to bookmark our websites, blog, share, tweet and email our content to a friend.
| Name | Purpose | Expire | Content | Classification |
| Uit | AddThis | 2 years | Numeric Value | Necessary to improve the user experience, moderate intrusion |
| loc | AddThis | 3 months | A randomly generated alpha-numericpiece of text | Necessary to improve the user experience, moderate intrusion |
| dt | AddThis | 1 month | Text value | Necessary to improve the user experience, moderate intrusion |
| di | AddThis | 2 years | A randomly generated number | Necessary to improve the user experience, moderate intrusion |
| Uid | AddThis | 2 years | A randomly generated alpha-numeric piece of text | Necessary to improve the user experience, moderate intrusion |
| Uvc | AddThis | 2 years | A randomly generated number (non personal data) | Necessary to improve the user experience, moderate intrusion |
| Psc | AddThis | 2 years | Numeric value | Necessary to improve the user experience, moderate intrusion |
| ssh | AddThis | 2 years | A randomly generated alpha-numeric piece of text | Necessary to improve the user experience, moderate intrusion |
| Sshs | AddThis | 2 years | Text value | Necessary to improve the user experience, moderate intrusion |
| Ssc | AddThis | 2 years | Text value | Necessary to improve the user experience, moderate intrusion |
| __atuvc | AddThis | 2 years | Numberic value | Necessary to improve the user experience, moderate intrusion |
The World Council of Optometry
42 Craven Street
London WC2N 5NG
Telephone: + 44(0) 20 7839 6000
Fax: + 44 (0) 20 7839 6800
The College of Optometrists provides the secretariat for WCO | WCO is registered in England and Wales (Co Registration No. 6950128) | Charity Registration No. 1133429
42 Craven Street, WC2N 5NG, United Kingdom | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7839 6000 | Fax: +44 (0) 20 7839 6800
With thanks to the College of Optometrists for their support.
