This Cookie Policy explains how GURI uses cookies and similar technologies, what categories exist, and how you can change your choices at any time.
This document is a professionally structured draft pending final review by qualified legal counsel. It does not claim compliance certification.
| Category | Purpose | Consent |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Required for the portal to function: security, session handling, load balancing and remembering your cookie choices. These cannot be switched off. | Always active |
| Functional | Remember preferences such as saved universities, comparison selections, language and layout choices. | Loaded only after you allow it |
| Analytics | Help us understand which pages and rankings are used so we can improve the portal. Loaded only after you allow this category. | Loaded only after you allow it |
| Marketing | Used to measure and deliver relevant higher-education communications. Loaded only after you allow this category. | Loaded only after you allow it |
| Name | Provider | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| guri_cookie_consent | GURI (first party) | Strictly Necessary | Stores your cookie preferences and consent version. | 12 months |
| sb-access-token / sb-refresh-token | GURI authentication (first party) | Strictly Necessary | Keeps signed-in administrators and users authenticated. | Session to 30 days |
| vs_sid | GURI (first party, session storage) | Analytics | Groups page views into a single visit for aggregated statistics. | Browser session |
| guri_preview | GURI (first party) | Functional | Remembers preview access for pre-launch reviewers. | Until cleared |
You can accept all categories, reject all non-essential categories, or manage each category individually. No optional category is pre-selected. Analytics and marketing technologies are not loaded before consent where prior consent is required.
You can change your choices at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer of every page. We store your consent version and timestamp so we can demonstrate what you agreed to.
Internal note for GURI staff: These legal templates and workflows must be reviewed and approved by qualified legal counsel before production publication, particularly regarding governing law, international transfers, children's data, retention periods, university-controller responsibilities, and jurisdiction-specific consumer rights.