This website uses cookies for a variety of purposes. This page lists the cookies that are used and
what they are for.
The information on this page is provided towards compliance of EU Directive 2002/58 Privacy and
Electronic Communications (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
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disable them in your browser.
Types of cookies in use
When you login to and use the CPD Portal you will receive cookies. When cookies are created they
are given a lifespan. They either live for the length of your browser session, or for longer:
- Session cookies are created when you start a browser session, and deleted when you end it.
- Persistent cookies are created for analytical purposes.
The cookies created by the CPD Portal fall into two categories:
- Essential, or 'strictly necessary' cookies are needed for the site to function.
- Analytical cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use the site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.
Detailed list of cookies
| Cookie Name |
Type |
Lifespan |
Purpose |
| ServerID |
Essential |
Removed when browser closed |
Load Balancing |
| .ASPXAUTH |
Essential |
Removed when browser closed |
ASP.NET Authentication |
| ASP.Net_SessionId |
Essential |
Removed when browser closed |
ASP.NET Session |
| RememberMe |
Strictly necessary |
15 days |
Remember user name |
| __utma |
Analytical |
2 years from set/update |
Google Analytics use this to determine unique visitors to the site and it is updated with each page view |
| __utmz |
Analytical |
6 months from set/update. |
Google Analytics determine whether or not to establish a new session for the user |
| __utmb |
Analytical |
30 minutes from set/update. |
Google Analytics use this cookie is used to establish and continue a user session with the site. |
| __utmc |
Analytical |
Not set |
Google Analytics determine whether or not to establish a new session for the user |
If you don't want to receive cookies when using the CPD Portal
Please either visit All About Cookies to find out how to prevent your browser from accepting
cookies, or do not use the CPD Portal.
Contact us
If you have any questions or concerns about cookies or your privacy when using the CPD Portal, please contact us.