Cookies used by the portal

This is a list of the main cookies set by the Southampton Solent University Staff and Student Portal, as well as other websites in the Solent domain that are linked to from the Portal.

What happens if I do not accept portal cookies?

First party cookies - These are cookies set by Southampton Solent University.

Website/Application	Cookie Name	Use
portal.solent.ac.uk	cookiesAccepted	Stores whether you have opted in to the site using cookies.
portal.solent.ac.uk	ASP.NET_SessionId	Stores information about the session that is automatically created when you connect to a website built in ASP.NET. Session cookie.
portal.solent.ac.uk	portal	This is a cookie set by Oracle Portal. Session cookie.
oid.solent.ac.uk	SSO_ID, sso_oracle	This is a session cookie set by Oracle Portal for single sign on purposes.
portal.solent.ac.uk	Encrypted cookie	Session cookie.
portal.solent.ac.uk	skipportaltour	This cookie stores a whether the user has chosen to skip the tour that appears when they first log into the portal. If they have previously skipped the tour then the tour will not show again.
portal.solent.ac.uk	__utma	Google Analytics Cookie. This cookie is used to determine unique visitors to your site and it is updated with each page view. Additionally, this cookie is provided with a unique ID that Google Analytics uses to ensure both the validity and accessibility of the cookie as an extra security measure. Expires two years from set/update.
portal.solent.ac.uk	__utmb	Google Analytics Cookie. This cookie is used to establish and continue a user session with your site. Each time a user visits a different page on your site, this cookie is updated to expire in 30 minutes, thus continuing a single session for as long as user activity continues within 30 minute intervals. This cookie expires when a user pauses on a page on your site for longer than 30 minutes.
portal.solent.ac.uk	__utmc	Google Analytics Cookie. This cookie is no longer used by the ga.js tracking code to determine session status. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether or not to establish a new session for the user. For backwards compatibility purposes with sites still using the urchin.js tracking code, this cookie will continue to be written and will expire when the user exits the browser. Session cookie.
portal.solent.ac.uk	__utmz	Google Analytics Cookie. This cookie stores the type of referral used by the visitor to reach your site, whether via a direct method, a referring link, a website search, or a campaign such as an ad or an email link. It is used to calculate search engine traffic, ad campaigns and page navigation within your own site. The cookie is updated with each page view to your site. Expires six months from set/update.
portal.solent.ac.uk	__utmt	Google cookie. This cookie is used to throttle the request rate.
portal.solent.ac.uk	ContensisCMSUserName	Cookie set by the university's Content Managment System. Encrypted user name of group that you belong to, eg student, staff or public. Session cookie.
portal.solent.ac.uk	ContensisLastUserName	Cookie set by the university's Content Managment System. Display name of group that you belong to, eg student, staff or public.
portal.solent.ac.uk	ContensisDisplayName	Cookie set by the university's Content Managment System. Display name of group that you belong to, eg student, staff or public. Session cookie.
portal.solent.ac.uk	ContensisAvatar	Cookie set by the university's Content Managment System. Avatar image of group that you belong to, eg student, staff or public.
portal.solent.ac.uk	AID, APISID, HSID, NID, OGP, PREF, SAPISID, SID, SNID, SSID, TAID, _ga, id	Google cookies. Used to display ads from the university. Http only cookies.
portal.solent.ac.uk	datr, lu	Facebook cookies. Used to display ads from the university. Http only cookies.

Staff Email accessible via the Portal

ssunotes.solent.ac.uk	Shimmer	Session cookie
ssunotes.solent.ac.uk	ShimmerS	Session cookie
ssunotes.solent.ac.uk	DWAMode	Session cookie
ssunotes.solent.ac.uk	DWAShared	Session cookie
.solent.ac.uk	LtpaToken	IBM Lightweight Third-Party Authentication). Session cookie

Student Email accessible via the Portal

webmail.solent.ac.uk	ASPSESSIONIDCADBDCBB	Session cookie set by Oracle mail
ocsmail.solent.ac.uk	JSESSIONID	Session cookie set by Oracle mail
ocsmail.solent.ac.uk	OHS-ocsmail.solent.ac.uk-443	Session cookie set by Oracle mail
www.outlook.com	OutlookSession	Session cookie set by Microsoft Office 365
.outlook.com	exchangecookie	Session cookie set by Microsoft Office 365
.outlook.com	domainName	Session cookie set by Microsoft Office 365
.outlook.com	lastResponse	Session cookie set by Microsoft Office 365
.outlook.com	logonLatency	Session cookie set by Microsoft Office 365
.login.microsoftonline.com	MSPShared	Cookie set by Microsoft Office 365

To make your experience on the portal more enriched we embed video and audio content from websites such as BBC, Vimeo, YouTube and SoundCloud.

As a result, when you visit a page with content embedded from these websites you may be presented with cookies from these websites.

Please see the websites individual cookie policy for more information.

What happens if I do not accept Portal cookies

If you do not accept cookies then it will not be possible to log you into the Portal.

This is because the portal needs to know who you are and whether you are a staff or student in order to deliver the correct information to you. We use cookies to store this information so if you do not allow them then we have no way of knowing who you are and what information you are meant to see.

If you do not accept cookies then you will still be able to view all the public pages of the portal.

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