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One of the cookies we use is essential for parts of the site to operate and has already been set (see ‘Essential site cookie’ below). You may delete or block all cookies from this site through your browser settings, however doing so will result in some parts of the site not working. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
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List of Gas Safe Register's cookies
This is a list of the main cookies set by the Gas Safe Register website and what each is used for.
| Cookie | Name | Purpose | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google analytics | _utma _utmb _utmc _utmz | These cookies are used to analyse information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. | Click here for an overview of privacy at Google |
| Essential site cookie | ASP.NET_SessionId | This cookie is used to identify the user between page loads as you navigate around the site. It allows the website to remember certain settings and means that you don’t have to continually log in to each individual screen. This cookie is removed each time that you close your browser. | Visit the Microsoft website |
| Consumer site questionnaire popup | questionnaire | This cookie prevents the user from being constantly asked whether they wish to take part in the Digital Survey Questionnaire every time that they change page. This cookie will be removed when you close your browser session. | N/A |
| Scalable inman flash replacement | sifrFetch | This cookie is used to enable the website to look better, it will replace plain text headings with more eyecatching and presentable visuals. | Rich Accessible Typography for the Masses |
| DC storm tracking cookies | _#srchist _#uid | These cookies provide information about how a user interacts within the site, which pages they visited on their journey through the site and they also provide details on how the user arrived on the site. | DC Storm Cookie Information |