Cookies policy
DIT cookies policy
DIT wants to provide services that are easy to use, useful and reliable. Where services are delivered on the internet, this sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
These include small files known as cookies. These pieces of information are used to improve services for you through, for example:
- enabling a service to recognise your device so you don’t have to give the same information several times
- measuring how many people are using services, so they can be made easier to use
Use of cookies on this website
The www.great.gov.uk website uses cookies.
We also use Google Analytics software. We do not allow Google to use or share our analytics data.
You can learn about cookies and how to manage them yourself on www.aboutcookies.org.uk.
| Name | Expires | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | after 2 years | to distinguish users |
| _gid | session | to distinguish users |
| _gat | session | to limit request to Google Analytics |
| _collect | session | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across multiple devices. |
| _gaexp | typically 90 days | Used to determine a user's inclusion in A/B tests via Google Optimize and the expiry of experiments a user has been included in. Google Optimize is used to enhance user experience on our website. |
| _opt_utmc | 24 Hours | Stores the configuration parameters for individual campaigns using Google Analytics. Google Analytics is used to monitor traffic on our website. |
| _opt_expid | 10 seconds | This cookie is created when running a redirect experiment. It stores the experiment ID, the variant ID and the referrer to the page that's being redirected. |
Find more information on cookies set by Google Optimize and Google Analytics on the Google Developer website.
Internal cookies
| Name | Expires | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| _sessionid | after 2 weeks | maintains the session id |
| _sso_session_cookie | after one year | maintains the session id for single sign on |
| sso_display_logged_in | after 2 weeks | maintains login status for display |
| hide_cookie_notice | after 30 days | Hides cookie notice |
| django_language | after one year | maintains language choice |
| csrftoken | 1 year | Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks |
| SESS | session | Preserves user states across page requests during the user session |
| _ukti_opportunities_session | session | Preserves user states across page requests during the user session |
| __cfduid | 1 year | Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. |
| disable_geolocation | 1 year | Manage geolocation settings |
| messages | session | Informational banner data |
| cookies_preferences_set | 1 year | To save your cookie preferences for future visits |
| cookies_policy | 1 year | To save your cookie preferences for future visits |
Third party cookies
| Name | Expires | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| . youtube.com / VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | Used to measure the speed of a user’s internet connection to ensure they are receiving a suitable quality when watching video on the website |
| .youtube.com / GPS | 30 minutes | Used for Youtube GPS location mobile devices |
| .youtube.com / YSC | session | Used when watching embedded Youtube videos on the website |
| .youtube.com /PREF | 2 years | Remembers a user’s Youtube preferences when watching videos on the website |
| doubleclick.net/IDE | 2 years | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the Website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user |