Cookie settings
We use cookies to enhance the functionality of our websites. We also use cookies to help us to improve the performance of our website to provide you with a better user experience.
What is a cookie?
Cookies are small files that are generated by your web browser and stored on your computer. The files contain a small amount of data specific to a website and allow the website to remember who you are and to personalise your experience when you return to the website.
How does The Internet Commission use cookies?
We use cookies to enhance the functionality of our websites. We also use cookies to help us to improve the performance of our website to provide you with a better user experience.
Cookies enable you to move around the website and use its features. Without these cookies, you may experience problems using our website.
Cookies may be either "persistent" or "session" cookies. A persistent cookie consists of a text file sent by a web server to a web browser, which will be stored by the browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date (unless deleted by the user before the expiry date). A session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
Adjusting your cookie settings
For more details about cookies and details of how to delete and disable cookies you can visit the About Cookies website or the All About Cookies website
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit the Google Analytics website
Which cookies are used by The Internet Commission website?
| Cookie Provider | Cookie name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Civic | CookieControl | This cookie is set to remember the user's preferences about cookies. |
| Craft CMS | CRAFT_CSRF_TOKEN | Used for authentication of form validation/security. |
| CraftSessionID | Used to tie information sent and saved to the server to the device which submitted the information. | |
| Microsoft Clarity | CLID | Identifies the first-time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity. |
| MUID | Identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes. | |
| _clck | Persists the Clarity User ID and preferences, unique to that site is attributed to the same user ID. | |
| _clsk | Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording. | |
| _pk_id.4.504b & _pk_ses.4.504b | The functionality is: to store a unique user ID | |
| DSID | Used to store user preferences. | |
| Ar_debug | This cookie is used by Google Ad Services to debug ads. | |
| AEC | Ensures that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites. These cookies prevent malicious sites from acting on behalf of a user without that user's knowledge | |
| APISID | These are essential site cookies, used by the google reCAPTCHA. These cookies use an unique identifier for tracking purposes | |
| HSID | Contains digitally signed and encrypted records of a user's Google Account ID and most recent sign-in time. The combination of these cookies allows Google to block many types of attack, such as attempts to steal the content of forms submitted in Google services. | |
| NID | Used to show Google ads in Google services for signed-out users | |
| OTZ | Used by Google analytics to track website traffic information. | |
| SAPISID | Enable Google to collect user information for videos hosted by YouTube. | |
| SID | Contain digitally signed and encrypted records of a user's Google Account ID and most recent sign-in time. The combination of these cookies allows Google to block many types of attack, such as attempts to steal the content of forms submitted in Google services. | |
| SOCS | Used by Google to store a user's state regarding their cookies choices. | |
| SSID | To customize online advertising experiences based on past YouTube video players clicked. | |
| __Secure-1PAPISID __Secure-1PSID __Secure-3PAPISID __Secure-3PSID | For targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising | |
| _ga _ga_BRZGNBV6S7 _ga_WEVHNC4J86 | The main cookie used by Google Analytics, enables the service to distinguish one visitor from another |
Third party Cookies
Our websites use content from third party websites. These third parties also use cookies for various purposes. For more information on the cookies used and what they are used for please visit the links below.
Google Analytics: these cookies are used to help us to measure how users interact with our website content. For more information visit Google analytics.
Microsoft Clarity: this uses cookies to help us understand what users want, care about and do on our site by visually representing their clicks, taps and scrolling behaviour. For more information, see Microsoft’s cookie list, sharing information of the cookies Clarity sets, cookie consent, how to opt-out & data collection.
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