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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 Health and Care Professions Council only uses cookies when they are needed to technically deliver the service, and to gain usage statistics. We do not use cookies to collect any personal information from users.

More detailed information on our use of cookies can be found below.

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Necessary (14)

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Name

Provider

Purpose

Expiry

Type

__RequestVerificationToken

www.hcpc-uk.org

Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks.

Session

HTTP Cookie

_cfuvid

hcpc-uk.org

This cookie is a part of the services provided by Cloudflare - Including load-balancing, deliverance of website content and serving DNS connection for website operators.

Session

HTTP Cookie

AI_buffer

Microsoft

Used in context with the "AI_sentBuffer" in order to limit the number of data-server-updates (Azure). This synergy also allows the website to detect any duplicate data-server-updates.

Session

HTML Local Storage

AI_sentBuffer

Microsoft

Used in context with the "AI_buffer" in order to limit the number of data-server-updates (Azure). This synergy also allows the website to detect any duplicate data-server-updates.

Session

HTML Local Storage

ai_session

Microsoft

Preserves users states across page requests.

1 day

HTTP Cookie

ARRAffinity

www.hcpc-uk.org

Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimise response times.

Session

HTTP Cookie

ARRAffinitySameSite

www.hcpc-uk.org

Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimise response times.

Session

HTTP Cookie

ASP.NET_SessionId

www.hcpc-uk.org

Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests.

Session

HTTP Cookie

CONSENT [x2]

YouTube

Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website.

2 years

HTTP Cookie

CookieConsent

Cookiebot

Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain

1 year

HTTP Cookie

object(#-#-##:#:#.#)

Microsoft

Holds the users timezone.

Session

HTML Local Storage

rc::a

Google

This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.

Persistent

HTML Local Storage

rc::c

Google

This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.

Session

HTML Local Storage

Statistics (17)

Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Name

Provider

Purpose

Expiry

Type

.EPiForm_BID

www.hcpc-uk.org

This cookie is used to distinguish the browser that the visitor is using. The server automatically assigns an ID string to that browser, so that the website can identify the visitor again when reentering the website.

3 months

HTTP Cookie

.EPiForm_VisitorIdentifier

www.hcpc-uk.org

This cookie is used to identify the visitor when reentering the website, by using the ID string contained in the .EPiForm_BID cookie.

3 months

HTTP Cookie

_dc_gtm_UA-#

Google

Used by Google Tag Manager to control the loading of a Google Analytics script tag.

1 day

HTTP Cookie

_ga

Google

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

2 years

HTTP Cookie

_ga_#

Google

Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit.

2 years

HTTP Cookie

_gat

Google

Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate

1 day

HTTP Cookie

_gid

Google

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

1 day

HTTP Cookie

ai_session

Microsoft

Registers the website's speed and performance. This function can be used in context with statistics and load-balancing.

Persistent

HTML Local Storage

ai_user

Microsoft

Used by Microsoft Application Insights software to collect statistical usage and telemetry information. The cookie stores a unique identifier to recognize users on returning visits over time.

1 year

HTTP Cookie

collect

Google

Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.

Session

Pixel Tracker

EPi_NumberOfVisits

www.hcpc-uk.org

Assigns a specific ID to the visitor. This allows the website to determine the number of specific user-visits for analysis and statistics.

1 year

HTTP Cookie

iv [x2]

Episerver

Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator.

2 years

HTTP Cookie

rnsbid

React and Share

Pending

Persistent

HTML Local Storage

rnsbid_ts

React and Share

Pending

Persistent

HTML Local Storage

td

Google

Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator.

Session

Pixel Tracker

track.gif

React and Share

Pending

Session

Pixel Tracker

Marketing (37)

We use these cookies to display our Twitter and YouTube content.
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.

Name

Provider

Purpose

Expiry

Type

i/jot

Twitter Inc.

Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. This pairing service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers.

Session

Pixel Tracker

i/jot/embeds

Twitter Inc.

Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. This pairing service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers.

Session

Pixel Tracker

is [x2]

Episerver

Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads.

1 day

HTTP Cookie

LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY [x2]

YouTube

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

Session

HTTP Cookie

LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore

YouTube

Pending

Persistent

IndexedDB

nextId [x2]

YouTube

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

Session

HTTP Cookie

remote_sid

YouTube

Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website.

Session

HTTP Cookie

requests [x2]

YouTube

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

Session

HTTP Cookie

RichHistory

Twitter Inc.

Collects data on visitors' preferences and behaviour on the website - This information is used make content and advertisement more relevant to the specific visitor.

Session

HTML Local Storage

ServiceWorkerLogsDatabase#SWHealthLog

YouTube

Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website.

Persistent

IndexedDB

TESTCOOKIESENABLED

YouTube

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

1 day

HTTP Cookie

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

YouTube

Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.

180 days

HTTP Cookie

VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA

YouTube

Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain

180 days

HTTP Cookie

YSC

YouTube

Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.

Session

HTTP Cookie

yt.innertube::nextId

YouTube

Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.

Persistent

HTML Local Storage

ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY [x2]

YouTube

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

Persistent

HTML Local Storage

YtIdbMeta#databases [x2]

YouTube

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

Persistent

IndexedDB

yt-remote-cast-available [x2]

YouTube

Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video

Session

HTML Local Storage

yt-remote-cast-installed [x2]

YouTube

Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video

Session

HTML Local Storage

yt-remote-connected-devices [x2]

YouTube

Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video

Persistent

HTML Local Storage

yt-remote-device-id [x2]

YouTube

Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video

Persistent

HTML Local Storage

yt-remote-fast-check-period [x2]

YouTube

Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video

Session

HTML Local Storage

yt-remote-session-app [x2]

YouTube

Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video

Session

HTML Local Storage

yt-remote-session-name [x2]

YouTube

Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video

Session

HTML Local Storage

Unclassified (2)

Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.

Name

Provider

Purpose

Expiry

Type

ia.gif

Episerver

Pending

Session

Pixel Tracker

raiseAConcernCookie

www.hcpc-uk.org

Pending

1 day

HTTP Cookie