Cookies
The core pages of enterprise.cam.ac.uk will set cookies on your device (either because they are necessary to make the site work and keep it secure, or if you give your consent). The core pages mostly begin www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk.
About cookies
Cookies are small files which sit on your computer, phone or tablet. This information is collected by Cambridge Enterprise to record and store information about how you use enterprise.cam.ac.uk. Information is shared within Cambridge Enterprise, and in limited cases, with third parties.
Below is more detail about the cookies we use, what they record and who the information is shared with.
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies maintain the security of our website’s connection to you. They also make our site work. They always need to be on. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cookieyes -consent | Cambridge Enterprise | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users' consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors. | 1 year | Privacy policy for Cambridge Enterprise website and privacy policy for CookieYes. |
| AADSSO buid esctx esctx-* fpc __Host- JSESSIONID sessionid SSOCOOKIE PULLED stsservice cookie x-ms-gate way-slice | Cambridge Enterprise Raven - University of Cambridge | These cookies are set when a user logs into their University of Cambridge Raven account in order to complete a disclosure form. The cookies store information such as the user’s input and tracks the movements of the user within the website. There is no other information stored in the session cookies. | Up to one month | Privacy policy for Cambridge Enterprise website |
| rc::a | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | Never expires | Google recapta | |
| rc::c | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | Expires when your web session on our site ends | Google recapta | |
| wordpress_ test_cookie | Cambridge Enterprise | WordPress sets this cookie to determine whether cookies are enabled on the your browser. | Expires when your web session on our site ends | Privacy policy for Cambridge Enterprise website |
Site usage measurement / analytical cookies
Unless you opt in to receive ‘site usage measurement’ cookies, we will not set these cookies on your device. Site usage measurement cookies allow us to analyse anonymised navigation patterns, to learn how people use our website and to make it better for our users. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _pk_id* _pk_ref* _pk_ses* | Cambridge Enterprise Matomo (from InnoCraft Limited) | We use Matomo to help us improve our website. Matomo set these cookies to store a unique user ID and anonymised information about how you use our website, such as how you got to the website, the pages you visit and how long you spend on each page. | Up to 1 year and 1 month | Cookie information for Matomo |
Social and marketing cookies
Unless you opt in to receive ‘social and marketing’ cookies, or interact with these features, we will not set these cookies on your device. Also known as functional cookies, social and marketing cookies on our site connect to third-party providers, such as Vimeo and YouTube. These cookies will be set when you take an action, such as watching an embedded video. Data will be passed back to the third-party provider, allowing that organisation to record how you use their service on our site and show you relevant content, including advertising.
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _cf_bm _cfuvid has_logged_in is_logged_in language player vimeo vuid | Vimeo.com Inc | We use Vimeo embedded videos on selected web pages. Where we do this, Vimeo uses cookies: to deliver the embedded video service and track your interactions with embedded content, to remember your video player preferences when using embedded video, and to make improvements to its services. | Up to 24 months | Privacy policy for Vimeo |
| _Secure* VISITOR_* YSC yt.innertube* yt-remote* ytidb::LAST_ RESULT_ ENTRY_KEY | Google LLC (YouTube video service) | We use YouTube embedded videos on selected web pages. Where we do this, Google uses cookies: to deliver the YouTube service and track your interactions with embedded content, to remember your video player preferences when using embedded video, and to make improvements to its services. The cookies do not directly identify individual users and YouTube will not store information to personalise your experience unless you are logged in to a Google account. | Between 180 and 400 days | Privacy policy for Google and Terms of service for YouTube. |
Links to other websites
careers.enterprise.cam.ac.uk
Cambridge Enterprise’s process for handling recruitment and the recruitment pages accessed via https://careers.enterprise.cam.ac.uk/ are powered by Teamtailor. Teamtailor is a third-party service that is not owned or managed by Cambridge Enterprise. Teamtailor sets a cookie, “_tt_session”, when the user is redirected, to keep the context of a user. Please refer to the careers.enterprise.cam.ac.uk cookie policy for further information on the cookies used on our recruitment pages provided by Teamtailor, what they record and who the information is shared with, as we do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies.
licensing.enterprise.cam.ac.uk
All the research tools we are currently marketing are available to license on our research tools website, licensing.enterprise.cam.ac.uk, hosted by e-lucid. This subdomain has its own cookies that are necessary in order to make the site work and always need to be on. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information. Please refer to the licensing.enterprise.cam.ac.uk cookie policy to find out more about these cookies.
portal.enterprise.cam.ac.uk
The Cambridge Enterprise Academic Portal, via portal.enterprise.cam.ac.uk, enables University of Cambridge researchers and staff who have worked with Cambridge Enterprise to see the progress, status and related data for their commercialisation projects. Please refer to the portal.enterprise.cam.ac.uk cookie policy to find out more about these cookies.
How to disable cookies
Your web browser will have an option you select which will limit or block cookies. Below are links to popular web browsers, and how to block cookies using them.
- Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Safari
- Other web browsers – see the Information Commissioner’s Office’s website
Page last updated: 4 September 2025