Cookies

We use small files (known as 'cookies') onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site. Cookies are used to:

  • measure how you use the website so it can be updated and improved based on your needs
  • manage when you log in to and use the website
  • prevent unauthorised access to the website

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Strictly necessary cookies

This website uses cookies that are required for the service to function properly. These essential cookies store information necessary to support core site operations and ensure a seamless user experience. The following table describes the cookies that this service uses, and their lifetime.

Cookies
Cookie name Description Lifetime
__RequestVerificationToken Security cookie used by the ASP.NET anti-forgery (opens in a new tab) system to validate that requests are genuine and not forged. Protects against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. Session
.AspNet.ApplicationCookie Authentication cookie that maintains the user's sign-in session across pages. Ensures users remain signed in during navigation. Session
ARRAffinity
ARRAffinitySameSite		 Azure Infrastructure cookie to route a user's session consistently to the same server. Prevents session interruptions and ensures reliability. You see either the ARRAffinity or ARRAffinitySameSite cookie depending on your browser. Session
ContextLanguageCode Stores the default language of the user accessing website within a session and across webpages. The cookie is deleted after session closes. Session
Dynamics365PortalAnalytics Used to uniquely distinguish one site visitor from another without storing any personal data or user identity. This cookie is essential for delivering reliable, secure, and maintainable service functionality across multiple features. 90 days
isDSTObserved Stores a value indicating whether Daylight Saving Time (DST) is currently in effect for a user's location. Ensures that displayed date/time values correctly reflect seasonal adjustments. Session
isDSTSupport Indicates whether a specific date and time falls within Daylight Saving Time. Ensures the system can correctly calculate and display dates that occur during DST periods. Session
timeZoneCode Stores the user's current time zone code. Allows the site to display and process dates/times in the user's local time zone. Session
timezoneoffset Stores the timezone difference (opens in new tab) between UTC and the user's local device time. Used to align displayed times with the user's actual local offset. Session
OpenIdConnect.nonce.xxxxxx Security cookie linking client session to ID token. Prevents replay attacks during authentication. Session
AspNet.ExternalCookie Used to identify user sessions in external sign in scenarios. Ensures secure session continuity. Session

Analytics cookies (optional)

With your permission, we use Microsoft Clarity to collect data about how you use our website. This information helps us improve our service. Microsoft is not allowed to share our analytics with anyone.

Microsoft Clarity stores anonymised information, including:

  • how you got there
  • pages you look at
  • the links you click
  • any errors you see
Cookies
Cookie name Description Lifetime
_clck Persists the Clarity User ID and preferences, unique to that site is attributed to the same user ID. 1 year
_clsk Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording. 1 day
CLID Identifies the first-time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity. 1 year
ANONCHK Indicates whether MUID is transferred to ANID, a cookie used for advertising. Clarity doesn't use ANID and so this is always set to 0. 10 minutes
MR Indicates whether to refresh MUID. 7 days
MUID Identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes. 1 year
SM Used in synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains. Session
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