Cookies
Cookies are files saved on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website.
We use cookies to store information about how you use the National Leadership Centre website, such as the pages you visit.
Cookies are used to:
- deliver services that require authentication
- track cookie acceptance
- measure how you use the website so it can be updated and improved based on your needs
How our cookies are used
Strictly necessary cookies
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| session | This cookie (e.g. SSESS9251567d569f0d51b48fd13e32cde009) keeps track of the currently logged in user | 23 days 3 hours 33 minutes 20 seconds |
| cookie-agreed | This helps us track if you've accepted cookies, so the cookie banner isn't shown again | 100 days |
Measuring website usage (Google Analytics)
Google Analytics software collects information about how you use the site. This is done to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help make improvements.
Google Analytics stores information about:
- the pages you visit - how long you spend on each page
- how you got to the site
- what you click on while you’re visiting the site
We don’t collect or store your personal information (eg your name or address) so this information can’t be used to identify who you are.
Google isn’t allowed to use or share our analytics data.
The following cookies are used:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | This helps us identify how you use this site so we can make it better | 2 years |
| _gid | This helps us identify how you use this site so we can make it better | 24 hours |
| _gat | This prevents too many requests being made to the Google Analytics service | 10 minutes |