DETAILS ABOUT COOKIES ON MY CHARITY COMMISSION ACCOUNT
The Charity Commission uses ‘cookies’ to collect information about how you use My Charity Commission Account. Find out more about the cookies we use, what they’re for and when they expire.
We use two types of cookies:
- Cookies that measure website use
- Cookies that are strictly necessary
Each cookie is:
- a session cookie, this type of cookie is deleted when you close your browser, or
- a persistent cookie, this types of cookie lasts longer and expires after a certain amount of time
COOKIES THAT MEASURE WEBSITE USE
We use Google Analytics software (Universal Analytics) to collect anonymised information about how you use My Charity Commission Account. We do this to help make sure our services and website meet the needs of its users and to help us make improvements.
We do not allow Google to use or share the data about how you use our services with third parties
Google Analytics collects information about:
- the pages you visit
- how long you spend on each page
- how you got to the service
- what you click on while you’re visiting the site and/or using the service
- what links you open in emails from us
The data we collect on user behaviour is used by us to improve our services. For example, so that they are intuitive, accessible and fulfil their function. We retain the data for up to 2 years for this purpose. This period runs from the last point at which the webpage was accessed. No data from cookies which could identify you, such as IP addresses, are collected by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Google Analytics sets the following cookies.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
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_gid |
Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users in browsing activity |
24 hours |
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_ga |
Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users in browsing activity |
2 years |
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_gat |
Google Analytics cookie used to limit the percentage of requests |
1 minute |
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_gat_UA |
Google Analytics cookie used to limit the percentage of requests |
1 minute |
In addition, if you share a link to a page on our services, the service you share it on (for example, Facebook) may set a cookie. We have no control over cookies set by other websites - you might be able turn them off, but not through us.
STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES
Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility of My Charity Commission Account. We use the following necessary cookies:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
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GUEST_LANGUAGE_ID |
This sets the language you are viewing the website in (English or Welsh) |
1 year |
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LFR_SESSION_STATE_20105 |
This is a user session cookie, where XXXXX is the user ID. It is used for user session identification, user authentication, remembering user language preference, and for managing user sessions. |
When you close your browser |
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JSESSIONID |
Used to maintain an anonymous user session by the server. |
When you close your browser |
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ApplicationGatewayAffinity |
ApplicationGatewayAffinity Used for maintaining user sessions. This cookie is set by this website as it runs on the Windows Azure cloud platform. It enables web browser traffic to be kept assigned to single server during certain sections of website |
When you close your browser |
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ApplicationGatewayAffinityCORS |
This cookie is used by the Windows Azure Application Gateway in addition to ApplicationGatewayAffinity to maintain sticky session even on cross-origin requests (information received from a resource with a different domain name). |
When you close your browser |
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COMPANY_ID |
This is used by the Liferay web platform. It is used to recognise you as you move between different pages of the website so that you do not need to log in each time you move to a new page. |
When you close your browser |
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ID |
This is used by the Liferay web platform. It is used to recognise you as you move between different pages of the website so that you do not need to log in each time you move to a new page. |
When you close your browser |
Cookies message
You may see a banner when you visit the My Charity Commission Account inviting you to accept cookies or review your settings. We’ll set cookies so that your computer knows you’ve seen it and not to show it again, and also to store your settings.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
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COOKIE_SUPPORT |
This stores the preferences you select during web browsing |
1 year |
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cookie_consent |
This saves your cookie consent settings |
1 year |
Cookies collected by Government Digital Services
The GOV.UK website, which is run by Government Digital Services (GDS), hosts all Charity Commission content and guidance and also uses Google Analytics software. You can find further information on the data collected by GDS in their cookies policy.
Find out more about privacy information from Google Analytics.
Find out more from the Information Commissioner’s Office about how to manage cookies.
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Tell us whether you accept cookies
We use cookies to collect information about how you use your Charity Commission Account, such as pages you visit.
We use this information to better understand how you use our website so that we can improve your user experience and present more relevant content.