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Privacy Overview

When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalized web experience. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.

For information on data collection and us, please read our full corporate Privacy Policy

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Performance and Functionality Cookies

Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and whether they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve the performance of a website. In addition, some of these cookies are analytics cookies, set using third party web analytics software, which allow us to understand more about how our website is used.

For example, some websites use Google Analytics cookies to help the owners of those websites to monitor their website traffic, but those cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor. The owners of those websites may also use such cookies to highlight products and/or services which they think will be of interest to you based on your use of their websites.

By using our website, you are agreeing that OUP may place these types of cookies on your device. For details of the cookies which would be used, please click on our cookie directory link below: Cookie Directory.

You may at any time restrict, disable or delete the cookies by adjusting your web browser settings. For more information, please see the ‘Managing Cookies’ section below. However, if you to this then, you may not be able to access some parts of the website, and some features may not function properly or be available to you.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow websites to remember choices you make (such as your username, language or the region you are in) and to provide enhanced and, more personal features. For example, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing the region in which you are currently located in a cookie. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on websites other than the website you are visiting.

By using our website, you are agreeing that OUP may place these types of cookies on your device. For details of the cookies which would be used, please click on our cookie directory link below: Cookie Directory.

You may at any time restrict, disable or delete the cookies by adjusting your web browser settings. For more information, please see the ‘Managing Cookies’ section below. However, if you do this, then you may not be able to access some parts of the website, and some features may not function properly or be available to you.

Targeting Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver adverts that are relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the permission of the website operator. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisations.

By using our websites, you are agreeing that OUP may place these types of cookies on your device. For details of the cookies which would be used, please click on our cookie directory link below: Cookie Directory.

You may at any time restrict, disable or delete the cookies by adjusting your web browser settings. For more information, please see the ‘Managing Cookies’ section below. However, if you do this then, you may not be able to access some parts of the website, and some features may not function properly or be available to you.

Managing Cookies

You can manage the cookies (except flash cookies) stored on your device by adjusting your web browser settings. This will allow you to refuse cookies altogether, restrict the cookies stored on your device or even delete those that have already been set.

You can adjust your device’s web browser settings by using the ‘Help’ function within the web browser. You can also visit www.aboutcookies.org to obtain instructions on how to adjust the web browser setting of your device. That site contains comprehensive information on how to adjust your web browser settings for a wide variety of web browsers.

Flash cookies cannot be disabled by adjusting your device’s web browser settings. Some web browser manufacturers are developing solutions to allow you to disable flash cookies through the use of the web browser settings of your device, but at present, if you wish to restrict or block flash cookies, you must do so on the Adobe website. In this regard, please visit:

If you disable or decline cookies, some features will not be available to you or function properly and you may not be able to access some parts of the website.

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