1.1 What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They enable the website to recognise your browser on subsequent visits and to collect information about how you interact with the site. Cookies do not execute code and cannot carry viruses.

The AI Unit website uses cookies to improve your experience and to understand how the site is used. This Policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them and how you can control them.

1.2 Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of the site and cannot be switched off. They include session management cookies required for secure login, clickwrap acceptance recording and CSRF protection tokens. No consent is required for strictly necessary cookies.

Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics, provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA), to collect anonymised information about how visitors use the AI Unit website. Data collected includes pages visited, time spent on pages, referring source and device type. This information is used solely to improve the design and content of the site.
Google Analytics sets the following cookies:

• _ga: Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website. Expires after 2 years.
• _gid: Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website. Expires after 24 hours.
• _gat: Used to throttle request rate. Expires after 1 minute.

IP anonymisation has been enabled on all Google Analytics tracking implemented on this site. Full IP addresses are not stored by Google Analytics in connection with this site.

Data collected via Google Analytics may be transferred to and stored on servers located in the United States. Google LLC participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. The AI Unit has reviewed and relies on Google’s standard data processing terms as the basis for this international transfer in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Data Protection Act.

Preference Cookies

These cookies remember choices you make on the site (such as language preference or cookie consent status) to provide a more personalised experience. They do not track you across other websites.

1.3 Consent & Your Choices

When you first visit the AI Unit website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You may:

• Accept all cookies: Enables all categories including Google Analytics.
• Accept necessary cookies only: Disables Google Analytics and preference cookies while allowing the site to function.
• Customise your preferences: Select individual cookie categories.

You may withdraw or change your consent at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the website footer. Withdrawal of consent for analytics cookies will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

You may also opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

1.4 Data Subject Rights in Relation to Cookie Data

Where cookie data constitutes personal data under the Data Protection Act, you have the same rights as described in Section 1.8 of the Privacy Policy.

Requests relating to cookie-generated personal data should be directed to the AI Unit compliance representative at: [aiunit@govmu.org].

1.5 Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or the cookies we use. Where changes are material, we will notify registered users via email. The effective date at the top of this document will be updated accordingly.