Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to (or read from) the device with which you visit our website, such as a computer, tablet or smartphone.
BNG uses necessary and functional cookies to manage the content and operation of its websites. These cookies are essential for the correct functioning of the website and cannot be refused when visiting our sites.
In addition, BNG uses cookies that are necessary for playing videos on its websites. These cookies are only activated when you give permission. They are placed by YouTube to store your preferences and track your viewing behavior.
Overview of necessary and functional cookies
| Cookie | Type | Valid | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ApplicationGatewayAffinity | Necessary | Session | This is a session cookie specifically for Azure (read: the underlying infrastructure of the websites), so that a visitor remains on the same server. |
| ApplicationGatewayAffinityCORS |
Necessary | Session | This is a session cookie specifically for Azure (read: underlying infrastructure of the websites), so that a visitor stays on the same server even if requests have different sources. |
| ARRAffinity |
Necessary | Session |
This is a cookie used to associate visitors to the websites with a particular instance of the web application on Azure. This means that the user must remain on a specific instance that they are using, until their state is suspended, at which point things are saved at that point. |
| ARRAffinitySameSite |
Necessary | Session |
This cookie is set by Windows Azure cloud and is used for load balancing to make sure the visitor's page requests are routed to the same server in any browsing session. |
| sxa_site | Necessary |
Session |
This session cookie is used to identify the visitor's session state across page requests on the server. |
| shell#lang | Functional |
Session |
This cookie is used for the language context. |
| ASLBSA | Necessary |
Session |
This is a session cookie used to identify the visitor's session state across page requests on the server. |
| ASLBSACORS | Functional | 350 days | This records which cookies the user has accepted and/or rejected. |
| siteimproveses | Analytics | Session | This is a cookie specific to Siteimprove to record the order in which pages have been viewed. |
Video cookies overview
| Cookie | Type | Valid | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| YSC | Targeting | Session |
This cookie is used to track views of embedded videos on YouTube pages. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Targeting | Session |
A cookie to estimate user bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Targeting | 6 months |
This cookie is used to track and enrich user privacy settings on YouTube. |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | HTTP-cookie | 180 days | This cookie is used by YouTube to manage the phased rollout of new features and updates. |
Deleting cookies
If you want to know which cookies are placed on your device, or if you want to delete them, you can use a setting in your browser. You can find out more information on how to do this via the links below.
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Are you using a different browser? Check whether the procedure for your browser is included on the website www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies.