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Cookies policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are set to your web browser, allowing the website operator to provide services for web users, such as registration and online discussion. Cookies also provide information to the website operator about which pages and services are being used and how often. You can read more about cookies at this website.

Which cookies do the ITF websites use? 
The ITF uses a number of its own cookies to provide web services to you and other users. The ITF also uses a number of third party cookies – meaning they are set by the organisation that provides the service – to offer content and services, such as blogs, forums, video, images, subscriptions and Twitter, Facebook and Google+ on its web pages. A final category of cookies used on the ITF web pages by third party providers, such as Google, allows the ITF to anonymously measure how popular its web pages and services are, in which languages they are visited and also how often.  

For a full list of the cookies used across the ITF websites and what they do, please scroll down to the table at the bottom of this page. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Why does the ITF need to use cookies?
Some cookies are important for the seamless delivery and smooth running of the ITF web services (e.g. remembering your preferences for language and region) while others allow the ITF to anonymously measure how successful its content is among web users. This data evaluation, also known as ‘analytics’, helps the ITF to plan future content and digital services that benefit its affiliates and worldwide audience.

How are cookies helpful when using the ITF websites?
Cookies allow the ITF to offer its web users access to membership services through MyITF and enhanced content across its public web pages such as video, image slideshows, blogs, forums and social network sharing. The cookies that enable these services can be blocked although this may impair the way in which you experience the web page and, in some cases, prevent the content or service from being accessed or properly loaded.

How can I control cookies?
You can control cookies via your browser settings using the information here. If you would like to delete cookies from your browser you can find out how using the link here.

USEFUL LINKS

Useful information about cookies

Your online choices: a guide to online behavioural advertising

Full ITF Privacy Policy

Please email the ITF at mail@itf.org.uk if you have any other concerns about this issue.

COOKIES USED ON THE ITF SEAFARERS WEBSITE 

NAME SET BY PURPOSE
ASP.NET_SessionId ITF .NET session cookie used to identify the use
_RequestVerificationToken ITF .NET session cookie used to identify the use
_ga Google Google Analytics tracking cookie. Click to read Google’s privacy policy
SID, SAPISID, APISID, SSID, 
HSID, NID, PREF, OGPC
Google Google Translate cookies. Click to read Google’s privacy policy
SiteSettings.
RegionAndLanguage
ITF Remembers user’s region / language
cookie_policy ITF Set when a user agrees to the cookie policy popup

COOKIES USED ON OTHER ITF WEBSITES

Other ITF Websites include ITF Global, Dockers & Seafarers, regional conference websites, Congress events and blogs.

NAME SET BY PURPOSE
SESSIONLANGUAGEID, SFLANGUAGEID ITF Set when you select a language in which to view an ITF website
LOWGRAPHICS, LOWGRAPHICSOPTIONS ITF Enables certain ITF websites to be viewed in 'text only' format
MYITFUUID, MYITFUSERID, MYITFPAGEID, MYITFREMEMBER, JSESSIONID, PREF ITF Provides users access to MyITF log-in services including CAPTCHA, registration, discussion forums, notifications and preferences
FUSETALKLASTDATE, FUSETALKLATESTPOSTS1, FTLASTVISITDATE1, 
FTFORUMCOOKIE, FTBLOGCOOKIE, S, FUSETALKCLUSTERUSER
Fusetalk These cookies are set when logged-in users access the Crew Talk Forum or Inspector’s Blog or subscribe to notifications. Click to read Fusetalks’s privacy policy.
AWSELB Google / Sitrion Enables email notifications to users of the Inspector’s Blog. Click to read Google Feedburners's privacy policy and Sitrion's privacy policy.
__stid, __uset, __unam Share
This
Enables social share functions on certain ITF blogs. Click to read ShareThis’ privacy policy.
UIDR Share
This / ScoreCard
Research
Set when social share function on certain ITF blogs are used. Click to read ScoreCardResearch’s privacy policy.
_utma, _utmb, _utmc, _utmz Google Google Analytics tracking cookie. Click to read Google’s privacy policy.
PREF, use_hitbox, 
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Google Set to play Google YouTube embedded video. Click to read Google’s privacy policy.
guest_id, k Twitter Set when Twitter modules on pages are selected. Click to read Twitter’s privacy policy.
uid, __utma, __utmz,aka_debug Vimeo Set to play embedded video. Click to read Vimeo’s privacy policy.
BX, localization, B Yahoo Enables embedded Yahoo Flickr slideshows to display. Click to read Yahoo’s privacy policy.