What cookies are and how we use them.
Cookies are small text files that are saved to your computer when you visit some websites.
They are widely used to:
- ensure websites work correctly
- improve the user experience
- provide information to owners of the sites
You can change which cookies you’re happy for us to use.
The cookies we use and their purpose
Strictly necessary cookies
| Name of cookie | Provider | Why we use it | How long it lasts for |
|---|---|---|---|
| cop | college.police.uk | Lets us know if you have agreed to accept cookies. | One week. |
| cop_file_session | college.police.uk | Used to protect from cross-site request forgery and to serve files on the site. | Two hours. |
| XSRF-TOKEN | college.police.uk | Used to protect from cross-site request forgery and to serve files on the site. | Two hours. |
| researchMapView | college.police.uk | Allows toggling of map and list views in the research projects map. | A session (your website visit). |
| crtView | college.police.uk | Allows toggling of table and data visualisation views in the crime reduction toolkit. | A session (your website visit). |
| pinnedCRT | college.police.uk | Used for the pinning of interventions in the crime reduction toolkit. | One week. |
| SSESS (plus several further characters) | college.police.uk | Helps to provide a responsive website (meaning it can be viewed on various different screen types). | 23 days. |
Cookies that measure website use
| Name of cookie | Provider | Why we use it | How long it lasts for |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga_Z2RHWQ33HY | Google via college.police.uk | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | One week. |
| _gid | Google via college.police.uk | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | One day. |
| _ga | Google via college.police.uk | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | One week. |
| _gat_UA-59235528-3 | Google via college.police.uk | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | One minute. |
| _ALGOLIA | college.police.uk | Used by Algolia to measure use of Search on the site. | One week. |
Cookies that help with our marketing
| Name of cookie | Provider | Why we use it | How long it lasts for |
|---|---|---|---|
| __Secure-YEC | youtube.com | Stores and track interactions, preferences and device information. | 166 days. |
| YSC | youtube.com | Stores and track interactions, preferences and device information. | A session (your website visit). |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | youtube.com | Tries to estimate the user's bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | 180 days. |
| yt-remote-device-id | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | One year. |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | youtube.com | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | One month. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | One day. |
| yt-remote-session-app | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Persistent. |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Persistent. |
| yt-remote-session-name | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Persistent. |
| yt-remote-cast-available | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Persistent. |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Persistent. |
| AEC | Google via youtube.com | Used to provide functionality that is supplied by third parties. | 153 days. |
| NID | Google via youtube.com | Used to provide functionality that is supplied by third parties. | 140 days. |
| __Secure-ENID | Google via youtube.com | Builds a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalized ads through retargeting. | 153 days. |
| SOCS | Google via youtube.com | Stores and track interactions, preferences and device information. | 138 days. |
| CONSENT | Google via youtube.com | Stores and track interactions, preferences and device information. | 138 days. |