Cookies Policy Page
Cookies are small files (known as 'cookies') which are put onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site. When we refer to cookies on this site we may also mean other similar technologies such as local storage on your browser or device, this includes HTML5 local storage and browser cache.
These pieces of information are used to improve services for you, for example, by:
- enabling a service to recognise your device so you don't have to give the same information several times during one task
- recognising that you may already have given a username and password so you don't need to do it for every web page requested
- measuring how many people are using our services, so they can be made easier to use and there is enough capacity to ensure they are fast
- analysing anonymised data to help us understand how people interact with our services so we can make them better.
This site only uses strictly necessary cookies (Essential cookies)
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Essential cookies)
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| AcknowledgeCookies | This is used to store the agreement that you have acknowledged that this site uses cookies. | 1 year |
| XSRF-TOKEN | An XSRF token, also known as an Anti-CSRF token, is a unique security code generated by the server to prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. It works by ensuring that each user session has a unique token that must be included in requests made by the user, thus verifying the authenticity of the request. | After you leave this site |
| affinity | This cookie is used to maintain sticky sessions, ensuring that subsequent requests frorm a session are direction to the same server instance. | After you leave this site |
| ncppb_production_session | This cookie is a small, temporary data file stored in the user's browser during their visit to the website. It is designed to maintain the continuity of a user's session, storing information only for the duration of that session. | After you leave this site |
2. Cookies that measure website use (Usage cookies)
We do not use Usage cookies on this site.
3. Cookies that help with our communications and marketing (Campaign cookies)
We do not use Campaign cookies on this site.
4. Cookies that remember your settings (Settings cookies)
We do not use Settings cookies on this site.