This policy is part of our wider privacy policy and you should read and understand both before agreeing to them.
Site policy
Cookie policy
This page describes the purposes for which projectdelivery.gov.uk uses cookies.
How does projectdelivery.gov.uk use cookies?
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files which are transferred to your computer, mobile or tablet device when you visit a website or app.
Why do we use cookies?
We use cookies to do a few different things:
- To remember information about you, so you don’t have to give it to us multiple times.
- To keep you signed in
- To help us understand how people are using our services so we can make them better
- To help us personalise the site to you by remembering your preferences and settings, for example, your personal quicklinks.
What are the types of cookies?
Some cookies are always on when you visit us and you can’t turn them off unless you change your browser settings. We call these “necessary cookies”. We use them to make sure our digital services work correctly and are meeting our user’s needs and interests.
We also use “analytical cookies” to allow us to understand how the site is being used so we can make improvements and make our user’s experience more enjoyable. You can switch these on or off at any time and you can always change your mind. We’ll only use them if you’ve agreed.
There are also some cookies that come from other companies and services. These “third-party cookies” might track how you use different websites, including ours. For example, you might get a cookie when you play a YouTube or Vimeo video which we embed on our site. You can turn them off, but not through us. To view this third-party content, you first have to accept their specific terms and conditions. This includes their cookie policies, which we have no control over. But if you do not view this content, no third-party cookies are installed on your device.
How long do cookies last?
Some are erased when you close the browser you have used to visit the site. Others stay longer, sometimes forever, and are saved onto your device so that they are there when you come back.
How do I control my cookies?
Necessary cookies are always on when you visit us. On your first visit to us, we’ll tell you about our other types of cookies and ask you to choose which cookies we can use. You can always change your mind by going to your settings.
Stopping all cookies might mean that you can’t access some of our services, or that some of them might not work properly for you.
Another way to control cookies is in the settings on your device.
What are the cookies we use?
| Name of Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store and identify a users’ unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The cookie is a session cookies and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed. | Session |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Set by WordPress for logged in users | Session |
| wordpress_logged_in_[#] wordpress_sec_[#] | Set by WordPress on visiting the log in screen to test if visitor’s browser supports cookies. | Session |
| government_project_
delivery_hub_cookie |
Tracks users cookie choice | 30 days |
| cf_use_ob | Used for the cloudflare waitroom at busy times | 30 seconds |
| wp-dlm_cookie | Used for download monitor for to keep track of ongoing downloads. | 60 seconds |
| __cf_bm_cfuvid | Used by Cloudflare for Vimeo | Session |
| Google Analytics | This cookie is used to prevent cross-site scripting attacks. | 400 days |
| YSC | This cookie records a member’s acknowledgement of the cookie banner. | Session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | 180 days |
Updates
First published.
References to “Government Project Delivery Hub” replaced with “projectdelivery.gov.uk” and the table of cookies used updated.