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Cookies notice for academies accounts return service

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

Academies accounts return service uses necessary cookies to make our site work. Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management and accessibility. They always need to be on.

Cookies are used to:

Academies accounts return service cookies aren’t used to identify you personally. We record tracking information anonymously, so cookies do not track your personal data, only your activity on the site.

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Necessary cookies

Introductory cookie message

When you first use the service you will see a ‘cookie message’. This states that we use ‘necessary’ cookies to make this website work.

Necessary Session cookies

The session stores information about the steps you have completed on the task list and user credentials.

Our service sets the following necessary session cookies:

Name Purpose Expires
.AspNetCore.Cookies Manages site security End of session or browser shutdown
ai_user Improves user experience and keeps track of your progress. End of session. Browser shut down.
ai_session Improves user experience and keeps track of your progress. End of session. Browser shut down.
ARRAffinity Host Environment Management End of session. Browser shut down.
ARRAffinitySameSite Host Environment Management End of session. Browser shut down.
BNIS___utm_is1 Manages site security End of session or browser shutdown
BNIS___utm_is2 Manages site security End of session or browser shutdown
BNIS___utm_is3 Manages site security End of session or browser shutdown
BNIS_vid Manages site security End of session or browser shutdown

In order for you to use this service, the necessary session cookies always need to be on.

Optional cookies

This service does not set optional cookies. Optional cookies are cookies that can be switched on or switched off by the user.

Last updated September 2023