A cookie is a small data file that some websites send to your hard drive when you visit them.
The Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland) website use various types of cookies that help run our sites more efficiently. Cookies allow our web server to remember and store your preferences as you visit our pages.
Cookies that are strictly necessary enable core functionality allowing you to move around the website and use its features. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. You can disable them by changing your browser preferences.
The table below describes the use of cookies on the Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland) website.
|
Cookie name |
Purpose |
Expiry |
Category |
|
.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.# |
Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. |
Session |
Necessary |
|
AI_buffer |
Used in context with the "AI_sentBuffer" to limit the number of data-server-updates (Azure). This synergy also allows the website to detect any duplicate data-server-updates. |
Session |
Necessary |
|
AI_sentBuffer |
Used in context with the "AI_buffer" to limit the number of data-server-updates (Azure). This synergy also allows the website to detect any duplicate data-server-updates. |
Session |
Necessary |
|
ai_session |
Preserves users states across page requests. |
1 Day |
Necessary |
|
ARRAffinity |
Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers to optimise response times. |
Session |
Necessary |
|
ARRAffinitySameSite |
Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers to optimise response times. |
Session |
Necessary |
|
CookieControl |
Determines whether the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box. This ensures that the cookie consent box will not be presented again upon re-entry. |
3 months |
Necessary |
|
ai_user |
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 |
Statistics |
|
_ga |
Google Analytics - To store and count pageviews. |
2 years |
Statistics |
|
_gid |
Google Analytics - Used to distinguish users. |
24 hours |
Statistics |
|
_ga_<container-id> |
Google Analytics - Used to persist session state. |
2 years |
Statistics |
While we evolve
As our new organisation takes shape, you can continue to visit our current NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) websites for the most up-to-date information and resources.