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.
You can also manage your cookies through your browser settings. Visit the About cookies website to find out how to delete cookies from your device.
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. |