Last updated: October 19, 2026
Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device. Some are needed for the site to work; others help the site owner understand how the site is used.
These are needed for the site to work, so they don't need your consent. They don't track you across other websites.
| Cookie | Purpose | Lasts |
|---|---|---|
PHPSESSID | Keeps forms secure (anti-spam token) and keeps university representatives signed in. | Until you close your browser |
unidb_consent | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected analytics cookies. | 12 months |
unidb_admin | Keeps site administrators signed in on their own browser. Only set for staff accounts. | 30 days |
__cf_bm, cf_clearance | Set by Cloudflare to protect the site from bots and attacks. | 30 minutes – 1 year |
We don't currently use analytics cookies. If we add Google Analytics, it will only load after you click Accept analytics on the cookie banner.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga, _ga_* | Distinguishes visitors and sessions with a random ID for usage statistics. IP addresses are not stored by Google Analytics 4. | 2 years |
We don't use advertising or social-media tracking cookies, and we never sell data. Google Consent Mode is set so Google can't use analytics data for advertising, and Google signals are off.
Some features save small notes in your browser's local storage. They stay on your device, aren't sent to us automatically and aren't used for tracking. You can clear them in your browser settings at any time.
| Name | Purpose | Lasts |
|---|---|---|
unidb_compare | The universities you added to your compare list. | Until you remove them or clear your browser |
isdb_login_email, isdb_claim_email | Fills in your email on the university sign-in and claim forms, if you've used them on this device. | Until you clear your browser |
unidb_attr | Remembers which page or campaign you arrived from, so an enquiry you send can say where you found the university. | Until you close the tab |
Videos on university pages and articles (for example YouTube or Vimeo) don't load until you click "Play video". Until then nothing is sent to the video provider. When you click, the video loads from the provider, which receives your IP address and may set its own cookies under its privacy policy. We use YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com) and Vimeo's "do not track" setting.
Maps are drawn with map images from Google Maps. Your browser requests these images directly from Google, so Google receives your IP address. We don't add any tracking to these requests.
Our fonts are stored on our own server, so loading a page doesn't contact Google Fonts.
If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, we treat it as a refusal of analytics cookies and don't show the banner. You can still choose to accept analytics in Cookie settings.
When analytics are enabled, a "Cookie settings" link in the footer lets you change your choice at any time. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings; the site still works without analytics cookies.
We keep a record of your choice (accepted or rejected, the date, the policy version and a one-way hash of your IP address) for 25 months, so we can show that we asked. We ask again after 12 months, or sooner if this policy changes in a way that affects your choice.
For more about how we use personal data, and your rights under the GDPR and Thailand's PDPA, see our privacy policy.