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IRUS uses cookies to record general usage information to help us understand our users and ensure we are providing the right support. This allows us to ask questions such as: 'last month what proportion of IRUS users used a mobile device?'
Details about IRUS cookie use are given below.
Cookies for measuring website usage
IRUS and Jisc use Google Analytics to gather information, which helps us understand how the service is being used and identify areas for improvement. You can find details about how Google uses data and, if you wish, you can opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites.
Details of general Jisc cookie use
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to minimise impact on the site's performance | 1 minute |