Cookie Policy
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What are cookies?
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Cookies on this website - engineeringuk.com
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
| __jid | Used to add comments to the website | Session |
| __RequestVerificationToken | Used by Microsoft .net to hold a security token | Session |
| _abck | Used for the security and integrity of the website | 1 year |
| AI_buffer | Used in co n text with the "AI_sentBuffer" in order to limit the number of data-server-updates (Azure). This synergy also allows the website to detect any duplicate data-server-updates. |
Session |
| AI_sentBuffer | Used in context with the "AI_buffer" in order to limit the number of data-server-updates (Azure). This synergy also allows the website to detect any duplicate data-server-updates. | Session |
| ak_bmsc | Used to distinguish between humans and bots | 1 day |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Microsoft.net - holds your session Id | Session |
| bm_sz | Used to compile reports on bots trying to access the website | 1 day |
| CONSENT | Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. | 2 years |
| CookieConsent | Stores the user's cookie consent state | Session |
| disqusauth | Registers whether a user is logged in | Session |
| rc::a | Used to distinguish between humans and bots | Persistent |
| rc::c | Used to distinguish between humans and bots | Session |
| _sak | Used to save information about the visitor's video settings. | Persistent |
| aet-dismiss | Used for functionality of the comment system | Persistent |
| drafts.queue | Used for functionality of the comment system | Persistent |
| submitted_posts_cache | Used for functionality of the comment system | Persistent |
| tableau_locale | Determines preferred language of user | Session |
| tableau_public_negotiated_locale | Determines preferred language of user and allows translation | Session |
| disqus_unique | Collects statistics from user, such as number of visits and time spent | Session |
| _mcid | Used to optimise advertisement relevance | 1 year |
| DEVICE_INFO | Used to track user's interaction with embedded content. |
180 days |
| images/pixel.gif | Enables user to share content to social media |
Session |
| NRBA_SESSION_ID | Used to promote revelant products |
Session |
| pagead/landing | Used to track the conversion rate between the user and advertisement banners | Session |
| remote_sid | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube | Session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos | 180 days |
| YSC | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen | Session |
| yt.innertube::nextId | Used to register what videos from YouTube a visitor has seen | Persistent |
| yt.innertube::requests | Used to register what videos from YouTube a visitor has seen | Persistent |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube | Persistent |
| yt-remote-cast-available | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube | Session |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube | Session |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube | Persistent |
| yt-remote-device-id | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube | Persistent |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube | Session |
| yt-remote-session-app | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube | Session |
| yt-remote-session-name | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube | Session |
| CookieControl | Civic Cookie Control List | 90 days |
| _ga | Google Analytics Tracking | 400 days |
| _ga_<container-id> | Google Analytics Tracking | 400 days |
| _gid | Google Analytics Tracking | 1 day |
| _hjSessionUser_<site-id> | Hotjar Tracking | 1 year |
| _hjSession_<site-id> | Hotjar Tracking | 30 minutes |
| ai_user | Application Insights Tracking | 1 year |
| ARRAffinity | Azure Tracking | Session |
| ARRAffinitySameSite | Azure Tracking | Session |