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| Name | Purpose | Expires |
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| .AspNet.Consent | Cookie consent preference | 1 year |
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Google Analytics stores anonymised information about:
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Google Analytics sets the following cookies:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. | 1 minute |
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Azure Application Insights stores information about:
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Azure Application Insights sets the following cookies:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| ai_session | This helps us track activity happening over a single browser session | 1 hour |
| ai_user | This helps us to identify the number of distinct users accessing the site over time by tracking if you've visited before | 1 year |
| ai_authuser | This helps us to authenticated users and how they interact with the site | When you close your browser |
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