Cookies can be used to store users preferences and other information about visits and actions. Cookies come in two flavours, first-party and third-party. First-party cookies are set by the site or application you are visiting and can only be read by them. Third-party cookies are set by a different web site or application than the one you are currently visiting. They are generally used to track users between different web sites and applications and to display more relevant advertising. Additional cookie information is available from our main cookies page.
The following tables explain the cookies used, what they are for and when they expire:
First-party cookies
| Name | Domain | Expires | Category | Source | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | .geovation.uk | 1 year | Performance | Used by Google Analytics to identify and track users. | ||
| _ga_08NY7B7V55 | .geovation.uk | 1 year | Performance | Used by Google Analytics to identify and track users. | ||
| _gat_UA-33522501-17 | .geovation.uk | 40 seconds | Performance | Used by Google Analytics to identify and track users. | ||
| _gid | .geovation.uk | 24 hours | Performance | Used by Google Analytics to store and count pageviews. | ||
| CookieControl | .geovation.uk | 8 months | Strictly necessary | CIVIC | Used by Cookie Control to store cookie preferences. | |
| TS016beea5 | .geovation.uk | Session | Strictly necessary | F5 Networks | Used by BIG-IP ASM domain validation for security management. | |
| TS016beea5028 | .geovation.uk | Session | Strictly necessary | F5 Networks | Used by BIG-IP ASM domain validation for security management. | |
| _pk_id.8906.ce20 | .geovation.uk | Performance | Piwik | Piwik open source web analytics platform | ||
| _pk_ses.8906.ce20 | .geovation.uk | Performance | Piwik | Piwik open source web analytics platform | ||
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | .geovation.uk | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Last audited on: 23 June 2025