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We use cookies for online services such as our licensing site, our criminal record indicator or the search for a training provider tool.
The table below explain the cookies we use and why.
| Cookie | Name | Purpose | Expires |
| Session cookie | ASP.NET_SessionId | This cookie is used by our licensing portal to keep track of your session through use a GUID. This is needed to support some of the functionality preventing you from having to re-enter information as you navigate our portal. It is functional cookie and is not used for any statistical, social, targeting or commercial purposes. | When you close your browser |
| Session cookie | ASPXAUTH | This cookie is used by our licensing portal to keep you logged in until you sign out or are signed out automatically due to inactivity. It is functional cookie and is not used for any statistical, social, targeting or commercial purposes. | When you close your browser |
| Session cookie | __RequestVerificationToken | This cookie is used by our licensing portal and is known as an Anti-forgery token used to prevent CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) attacks from happening. It is functional cookie and is not used for any statistical, social, targeting or commercial purposes. | When you close your browser |
| Persistent cookie | anonprofile | This cookie is used by our licensing portal to track the number of unique visits to our portal. It is functional cookie and is not used for any statistical, social, targeting or commercial purposes. | 30 days |