Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by the websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The use of cookies is now standard for most websites. If you are uncomfortable with the use of cookies, you can manage and control them through your browser, including removing cookies by deleting them from your ‘browser history’ (cache) when you leave the site.
Types of cookie:
‘Session’ cookies remain in your browser during your browser session only, i.e. until you leave the website.
‘Persistent’ cookies remain in your browser after the session (unless deleted by you).
‘Performance’ cookies collect information about your use of the website, such as webpages visited and any error messages; they do not collect personally identifiable information, and the information collected is aggregated such that it is anonymous. Performance cookies are used to improve how a website works.
‘Functionality’ cookies allow the website to remember any choices you make about the website (such as changes to text size, customised pages) or enable services such as commenting on a blog.
Use of cookies by OPITO:
The following table explains the way in which we use cookies on this website.
| Cookie | Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | _ga | Used to distinguish users | 2 years |
| Google Analytics | _gid | Used to distinguish users | 24 hours |
| Google Analytics | _gat, _gat_<property-id> | Used to throttle request rate. | 1 minute |
| OPITO | CRAFT_CSRF_TOKEN | Security cookie set by the content management system used for form submission validation. | At end of session |
| OPITO | CraftSessionId | The content management system used to power this site, uses cookies to help you navigate, and to remember any preferences you have and pages you've already visited. | At end of session |
| Conversion | Help advertisers determine how many times people who click on their ads end up purchasing their products or performing a particular action (e.g. submitting a form, watching a video, downloading a PDF, etc). These cookies allow LinkedIn and the advertiser to determine that you clicked the ad and later visited the advertiser's site. Conversion cookies are not used by LinkedIn for personalised ad targeting and persist for a limited time only. | ||
| JSESSIONID | General purpose platform session cookie. It is used to maintain an anonymous user session by the server. | Until end of session | |
| lang | This cookie is used to set default locale/language. | Until end of session | |
| lidc | This cookie is used for routing from Share buttons and ad tags | 1 day | |
| lissc | Used to ensure there is correct SameSite attribute for all cookies in that browser | 1 year | |
| bcookie | This cookie is used by LinkedIn for identifying the Browser ID. It is set from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags. | 1 year | |
| bscookie | This cookie is used by LinkedIn to recognize a secure Browser ID. | 1 year | |
| UserMatchHistory | This cookie is used by LinkedIn Ads to help PwC measure advertising performance. More information can be found in their cookie policy. | ||
| visit | This cookie is used by LinkedIn as part of their embedded services on the Websites. More information can be found in their cookie policy. | ||
| li_fat_id | Member indirect identifier for Members for conversion tracking, retargeting, analytics | ||
| datr, _js_datr, _js_reg_ext_ref, _js_reg_fb_gate | These cookie are used by Facebook as part of their embedded services on the Websites (likes, sharing etc.). More information about Facebook’s use of cookies can be found in their cookie policy |
