Cookies
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The UK Data Service website uses cookies that do not contain any personal information. We do not use any cookies for targeting or advertising.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide statistical information to the owners of the site.
How cookies are used on this site
The UK Data Service website uses cookies that do not contain any personal information in order to allow you to move from one resource to another and for the reasons below.
| Cookie name | Category* | Function | Further information |
|---|---|---|---|
| _shibsession_ | Strictly necessary | This cookie is necessary to maintain a user’s session once they have logged in. Login is through Shibboleth. | |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Strictly necessary | Used with our search engine. It does not contain any personal information and is automatically deleted when you close your browser> | |
| ASPSESSIONID | Strictly necessary | This session cookie is for user interface customisation, mainly once a user has logged in. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. | |
| _utma _utmb _utmc _utmv _utmz |
Performance | Collects non-personal information about how visitors use the website in order to improve content and navigation and report on general usage statistics. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. | These cookies are used by Google Analytics software. See: Google Privacy Policy |
| cookieaccepted | Functionality | Remembers that you have accepted cookies from our site | Used so that you are not asked for consent each time you visit this site. |
* These categories are defined by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to assess intrusiveness:
- Strictly necessary
- Performance
- Functionality
- Targeting or advertising
For more information, see the ICC UK Cookie Guide.
Where you have provided permission we will use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on our understanding of user needs. Opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all our websites.
How to change cookie settings
You can check whether your computer is set up to accept cookies or change the settings for your browser to disallow all cookies through the help pages on the browser you are using. Further information is available at All About Cookies.