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Cookie Policy

What is a cookie?

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 sites.

Further information on cookies can be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm

Use of cookies on our website

When you visit our site, we may use one or more cookies to make our site easier for you to use and to personalize your online experience. Through the use of a cookie, we also may automatically collect information about your online activity on our site, such as the web pages you visit, the links you click, and the amount of time you spend on the website. You can remove or block cookies using your settings in most browsers, but if you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to use some of the features offered on our site.

How do I change my cookie settings?

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers, click on the following links:

• Google Chrome

• Microsoft Edge

• Mozilla Firefox

• Microsoft Internet Explorer

• Opera

• Apple Safari

To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.

The table below explains the cookies we may use and why.

Cookie Name	Expiration Time	What is it used for?
JSESSIONID	N/A Session Cookie	Authentication/session management - for the BNIC web-app itself
PHPSESSID	N/A Session Cookie	Authentication/session management - for CMS V1, V2 and V3
__cfduid	1 Year	CDN - Cloud flare client UID
__utma	1 Year + 364 Days	Traffic analytics
__utmb	30 Minutes	Traffic analytics
__utmc	N/A Session Cookie	Traffic analytics
__utmt	10 Minutes	Traffic analytics
__utmz	6 Months	Traffic analytics
cmsv3sessionid	N/A Session Cookie	Authentication/session management
lastSelectedLandingMenuId	1 Day	Usability - To help retain the last landing menu item (My Network/HQ/Country/Chapter/Region) accessed by the user
logCurTime	1 day	Usability - To help power the 'inactive user' automatic logout feature