Cookies Policy
Cookie Preferences
What are cookies and similar technologies?
A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded onto ‘terminal equipment’, a user’s device when the user accesses a website. Examples include a computer, apps on smartphones, tablets, smart TVs. It allows the website to recognise that user’s device and store some information about the user’s preferences or past actions. Functions usually performed by a cookie can be achieved by other means, a similar technology. The same rules also apply if you use any other type of technology to store or gain access to information on someone’s device, for example, using certain characteristics to identify devices so that visits to a website can be analysed.
To enable you to use Active Places Data Platform, the service puts 'cookies' on to your computer.
These cookies are used to:
- Help us understand how you use the service, so we can make improvements
- Remember what notifications you have seen so that you're not shown them more than once
- Temporarily store the information you enter
Essential Cookies
Some cookies are needed to support essential elements of Active Places Data Platform and enable you to use the website as intended. For example, essential cookies enable registered users to log in and access information shared with them. They also allow you to download report results.
These cookies need to be always on:
| Cookie Name | Expires | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| .AspNet.Consent | 1 year | EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) support in ASP.NET Core |
| .AspNetCore.Cookies | Session | ASP.Net Authentication cookie, used to identify a logged-in user to enable access to secure areas of a site. |
| ai_session | 30 minutes | Application Insights |
| ai_user | 1 year | Application Insights |
Third-Party Sites Cookies
If you click on any link and navigate away from this site to another third-party site, then the rules and policies relating to personal data or the use of cookies will be determined by that site. We do not exercise any control over such third-party sites and advise you to review their policies accordingly.