IEGS Cookie Policy
Cookies are small files put onto your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website.
We use cookies to collect information about how you use the IEGS.ORG.UK website, such as the pages you visit. You’ll normally see a message on the site before we store a cookie on your device.
Find out more about the cookies we use, what they’re for and when they expire.
Cookie settings
We use a cookie to measure website use. You can choose if you're happy for us to use it. We use 4 types of cookie.
Cookies that are strictly necessary
These essential cookies do things like remember your progress through a form (for example a complaint).
They always need to be on.
Cookies message
You will see a banner when you visit IEGS.ORG.UK inviting you to accept cookies or review your settings. We’ll set cookies so that your device knows you’ve seen it and not to show it again, and also to store your settings.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| cookies_policy | Saves your cookie consent settings | 1 year |
| AWSALBCORS | The AWSALB cookie allows us to deliver our service seamlessly from multiple services using a load balancer, so the cookie simply records which server cluster is serving you. | 29 days |
| atlassian.xsrf.token | Helps prevent XSRF attacks. Ensures that during a user's session, browser requests sent to a Jira server originated from that Jira server. For more information about XSRF checking by Jira, see Form Token Checking on the Atlassian Developers site. | When the browser is closed |
| _cfduid | Used by Cloudflare to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is coming from. For example, if the visitor is in a coffee shop where there are some infected machines, but the visitor’s machine is known trusted, then the cookie can override the security setting. It does not correspond to any user ID in the web application, nor does the cookie store any personally identifiable information. | 29 days |
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | These help us count how many people visit IEGS.ORG.UK by tracking if you’ve visited before | 2 years |
| _gid | These help us count how many people visit IEGS.ORG.UK by tracking if you’ve visited before | 24 hours |
Cookies that help with our communications and marketing
These cookies may be set by third party websites and do things like measure how you view documents that are on IEGS.ORG.UK.
Cookies that remember your settings
These cookies do things like remember your preferences and the choices you make, to personalise your experience of using the site.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| JSESSIONID | This helps us track your session whilst you are using the service | When the browser is closed |
| Seraph Remember Me | This Cookie means you stay signed in. It is generated when the user selects Remember my login on this computer checkbox on the login page | 14 days |