This Cookie Policy explains how the University of Sydney (“the University,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and other similar technologies to recognise when you visit our website at cogniti.ai or use the Cogniti software application (“Cogniti”, “our Website”). This Cookie Policy describes what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them. Capitalised terms used herein and not defined will have the meaning given to such terms in our Website Terms of Use or Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Website owners widely use cookies to make their websites work, to work more efficiently, and to provide reporting information. Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, the University of Sydney) 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 on or through the website (e.g. analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognise your computer when it visits our Website and certain other websites.
Why does Cogniti use cookies and other Similar Technology?
A lot of different reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” or “necessary” cookies. Other cookies also enable us to perform analytics of usage patterns. This is described in more detail below.
What types of cookies are there?
ESSENTIAL OR NECESSARY COOKIES
These cookies are needed to help you access and move around our Website. Without these cookies, our Website would not work, and you would not be able to use some critical features.
PERFORMANCE AND FUNCTIONALITY COOKIES
These cookies are used to remember your choices on the Websites. These preferences are remembered using persistent cookies so that you will not have to set them again the next time you visit our Website.
ANALYTICS COOKIES
These cookies help us understand how our Website is being used so that we can make improvements. These cookies can provide anonymous information to help us understand which parts of our Website interest our users and if they experience any errors.
How can I control cookies on my browser?
As to how you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls, which vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information. Please note that disabling cookies may impair the Website’s functionality for you, or render it inoperable.
What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?
Cookies are not the only way to recognise or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called “tracking pixels” or “clear gifs”). These tiny graphics files contain a unique identifier that enables us to recognise when someone has visited our Website or opened an email including them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within a website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to improve site performance, and to measure the engagement with email campaigns. These technologies often rely on cookies to function correctly, so declining cookies will impair their functioning.
How often will you update this Cookie Policy?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Therefore, please revisit this cookie policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated. If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at cogniti@sydney.edu.au.