IMGHub puts small files (known as ‘cookies') onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site.
Cookies are used to:
IMGHub cookies aren't used to identify you personally.
You'll normally see a message on the site before we store a cookie on your computer.
Find out more about how to manage cookies.
We use Google Analytics software to collect information about how you use IMGHub. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements.
Google Analytics stores information about:
We don't collect or store your personal information (for example your name or address) so this information can't be used to identify who you are.
We don't allow Google to use or share our analytics data.
Google Analytics sets the following cookies:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | This helps us count how many people visit IMGHub by tracking if you've visited before | 2 years |
| _gid | This helps us count how many people visit IMGHub by tracking if you've visited before | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made | 10 minutes |
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _utma | Like _ga, this lets us know if you've visited before, so we can count how many of our visitors are new to IMGHub or to a certain page | 2 years |
| _utmb | This works with _utmc to calculate the average length of time you spend on IMGHub | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | This works with _utmb to calculate when you close your browser | when you close your browser |
| _utmz | This tells us how you reached IMGHub (for example from another website or a search engine) | 6 months |
You can opt out of Google Analytics cookies.
We measure how many people visiting IMGHub are using JavaScript.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| JS-Detection | This tells us if you are browsing IMGHub while running JavaScript | 1 year |
You may see a pop-up welcome message when you first visit IMGHub. We'll store a cookie so that your computer knows you've seen it and knows not to show it again.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| seen_cookie_message | Saves a message to let us know that you've seen our cookie message | 1 month |
We might display a message on all IMGHub pages to tell you about an important event or situation. We'll save a cookie that will let us know how many times you've seen it, or if you've dismissed it.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
| global_bar_seen | Remembers the number of times you've seen the message, or if you've dismissed it | 12 weeks |
We sometimes test different versions of pages with different users to see which work better. We'll save a cookie so that you consistently see the same version when browsing IMGHub.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| ABTest-Example | Checks A/B testing works | 1 day |
| ABTest-NavigationTest | Tests new navigation design pattern for education content | 1 month |
| multivariatetest_cohort_topics_menu_text | Remembers which version of the page you were shown | 1 month |