For Your Information: Cookies Opt-In Coming in Late May 2012

Visitors to the main OHE website, ohe.org, and the archived publications site, ohematerials.org, will experience something new beginning on or about 25 May 2012. Under EU/UK regulations, all websites based in the UK now must ask visitors to agree to accept cookies.

Visitors to the main OHE website, ohe.org, and the archived publications site, ohematerials.org, will experience something new beginning on or about 25 May 2012.  Under EU/UK regulations, all websites based in the UK now must ask visitors to agree to accept cookies.  A box that allows visitors to agree or disagree will appear on the first visit to the website. Not agreeing to use cookies may mean that access to all or some of the website will not be possible. This is because of the way websites are built, not because OHE wishes to force users to accept cookies.

Over 90% of websites currently place cookies on the computers of visitors.  The ones on OHE websites are harmless small files that allow the website to work properly and also allow OHE to monitor and improve use of its websites. OHE’s website and privacy policies are set out in its Terms and Conditions, which will be updated with additional cookie information when the cookies programme begins.

We apologise for any inconvenience or confusion this may create for our users.