Cookie policy
How the institution uses cookies and similar browser storage on this portal, and how to change your choice.
Who sets these cookies
VantageApply sets these cookies for the institution. They belong to this site. None is shared with an advertiser, and we use no advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.
Categories
Necessary
Keeps you signed in, protects your session and remembers your cookie choice.
| Name | Purpose | How long |
|---|---|---|
__Host-va-applicant-session | Keeps you signed in. Holds a random identifier only; your session is stored on our servers. | Up to 10 hours |
__Host-va-applicant-login | Protects the sign-in step against forgery while you sign in. | 10 minutes |
__Host-va-applicant-registration | Keeps your new account details while you finish registering. | 15 minutes |
va_cookie_consent | Remembers your cookie choice and the consent ID that proves it. | 6 months |
vap.accountSecurity.* | Remembers which security alerts you have already seen. | Until you clear your browser data |
vantageapply.* | Keeps the institution you are working in, assistant conversation and feedback drafts for this tab only. | Until you close the tab |
Preferences
Remembers settings you choose, such as theme and table layout. Set only when you change a setting.
| Name | Purpose | How long |
|---|---|---|
vantageapply.theme | Remembers the theme you chose. Set only when you change it. | 1 year |
vantageapply.appearance | Remembers whether you chose light or dark mode. Set only when you change it. | 1 year |
vantageapply.* | Remembers layout choices (menu collapsed, table columns, dashboard), menu cache and unsaved drafts on this device. | Until you clear your browser data |
Measurement
Shows the institution which campaigns bring applicants and how the portal is used. Never used for advertising.
| Name | Purpose | How long |
|---|---|---|
__Host-va-applicant-source | Records which campaign or link first brought you to the institution, so it can see which outreach works. Set only if you allow measurement. | 30 days |
Service providers (subprocessors)
These companies process data for us under contract. Each sets its own cookies only as described here.
Microsoft Clarity
Records how pages are used (clicks, scrolling and pages viewed) so the institution can see what works and what does not. Used only where the institution has switched it on, and only if you allow measurement. What you type is never recorded, and Microsoft's advertising storage is always refused.
- Used for
- Measurement
- Where data is processed
- United States, and other countries where Microsoft operates
- Cookies it sets
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Services loaded only when you ask
Some features load another company's service only when you choose to use it. Nothing from them loads when you simply view a page.
- Google: Google Drive picker, loaded only when you choose to add a file from Google Drive. Google's own cookies and policy apply.
- Dropbox: Dropbox chooser, loaded only when you choose to add a file from Dropbox. Dropbox's own cookies and policy apply.
- Microsoft: OneDrive picker, loaded only when you choose to add a file from OneDrive. Microsoft's own cookies and policy apply.
Changing or withdrawing your choice
You can change your choice at any time with the "Cookie settings" link at the bottom of every page, or with the button below. Each change is recorded as a new choice. If you switch measurement off, measurement cookies already set are removed.
Global Privacy Control
If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we treat it as a refusal of optional cookies and record that choice for you.
How long your choice is kept
If you accept, your browser remembers your choice for 6 months, then we ask again. If you reject optional cookies, we ask again each time you open your browser. The record of your choice is kept for 24 months after it is replaced or expires, so it can be shown if anyone asks what you agreed to. It holds no IP address and no full browser details.
Your consent record
No choice recorded on this browser yet.
Questions
For questions about cookies or your personal data, contact the data protection contact named in the institution's privacy notice.