Cookies and device storage
Every item NurseFlyAbroad keeps in your browser, what it is for and how long it lasts.
We use very few cookies. Most things are kept in your browser's local storage, on your device only. Optional items stay off until you allow them.
Version 2026-10-29, in force from 29 October 2026
Necessary (always on)
The site cannot work without these. They are not used for advertising.
| Name | What it does | How long | Set by |
|---|---|---|---|
vr_anon_idBrowser storage | A random ID for this browser. It keeps your practice from repeating and links your forum posts, votes and help-desk chats to you without your name. | Until you clear it | NurseFlyAbroad |
vr-consentBrowser storage | Your choices in this window, with the policy version and the date. | Until you clear it | NurseFlyAbroad |
vr_langCookie | The language you picked, so the site opens in it next time. | 1 year | NurseFlyAbroad |
vr_langBrowser storage | The language you picked, so the site opens in it next time. | Until you clear it | NurseFlyAbroad |
vr_routeBrowser storage | Where you are from and where you want to work, to show the right exams. | Until you clear it | NurseFlyAbroad |
vr_pool_* vr_cursor:* vr_area_*Browser storage | Your place in each practice set, so questions do not repeat. | Until you clear it | NurseFlyAbroad |
vr_hist_*Browser storage | Questions you got wrong or flagged, for review. Kept only in this browser. | Until you clear it | NurseFlyAbroad |
vr_vocabBrowser storage | Words you marked as known in the vocabulary trainer. | Until you clear it | NurseFlyAbroad |
vr-life-cur vr-life-aed vr-life-cmpBrowser storage | Your currency settings in the pay comparison, and the countries you picked to compare on Life abroad. | Until you clear it | NurseFlyAbroad |
vr_attempts vr_learner vr_gate vr_gate_dismissed vr_pending_saveBrowser storage | Your practice results on this device. If you chose to save your progress, also the name and email you gave, so My progress and the report card work here. | Until you clear it | NurseFlyAbroad |
vr_refBrowser storage | The referral code from a link you opened (?ref=), kept so that the person who shared the site is credited. It holds no name or email. | 90 days | NurseFlyAbroad |
vr_certsBrowser storage | The IDs of the certificates you issued on this device, so that My progress can list them. | Until you clear it | NurseFlyAbroad |
vr_auth_pendingBrowser storage | Remembers a social sign-in you started, for up to one hour, then it is removed. | Until you clear it | NurseFlyAbroad |
vr_adminCookie | Sign-in for the NurseFlyAbroad team's admin page only. Never set for visitors. | 12 hours | NurseFlyAbroad |
Usage statistics (only if you allow)
No cookie is used. If you allow usage statistics, your browser sends events such as "page opened" or "practice finished" to our own database, with the random ID. Nothing is sent to Google or any other analytics company.
Advertising (only if you allow, and only when ads are switched on)
Google sets these cookies only after you accept advertising, and only if we have switched on Google ads or ad measurement. Lifetimes are set by Google.
Right now ads and ad measurement are switched off, so none of these cookies are set.
| Name | What it does | How long | Set by |
|---|---|---|---|
__gadsCookie | Google AdSense: shows ads and limits how often you see the same ad. | 13 months | |
_gcl_*Cookie | Google Ads: measures whether an ad led to a sign-up or practice session. | 90 days | |
IDECookie | Google advertising (doubleclick.net): ad delivery and measurement. | 13 months in the EEA, UK and Switzerland; 24 months elsewhere | |
DSIDCookie | Google advertising: links ad settings for signed-in Google users. | 2 weeks |
- If your browser sends Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track, we treat it as a "no" to advertising, whatever you choose.
- We use no social media pixels, no session recording and no fingerprinting.
- Partner links: when you click a labelled partner offer, you leave our site. The partner may set its own cookies on its site. We share no personal data with partners.
- To remove everything from this browser, use the Your data page or clear this site's data in your browser settings.