Cookies are small text files stored on your computer while you are visiting a website. Cookies help make websites work. They also provide us with aggregated information about how users interact with our site. We use this information to try to improve your experience on our website.
We may use cookies to remember personal settings you have chosen at our website. In no other context do we use cookies to collect information that identifies you personally. Most of the cookies we set are automatically deleted from your computer when you leave our website or shortly afterwards.
Complete information about the cookies that may be set when you visit our website can be found below. A link to this page appears on all pages of our website.
Cookies set by www.lawsocieties.eu
Below is a list of cookies set by the Joint Brussels Office website, along with a brief description of what each is used for.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| ASP.NET_SessionId |
When a user enters into the website, a connection between the website user and the website’s system is established. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. It is created on website entry and destroyed on logout. |
Session |
| ASPXAUTH |
When a user signs into the website, an authenticated connection between the website user and the website’s server is established. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. It is created when a user successfully logs into the website and destroyed on logout. |
1 month |
| ADFEAuthCookie |
This cookie enables the website user’s authentication state to be maintained between the website and the user management pages. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. It is created when a user successfully logs into the website and destroyed on logout. |
1 month |
| ADConCtrlCookie |
This cookie is used to support content access for logged in website users. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. It is created when a user successfully logs into the website. |
1 year |
| CT_CookiePolicyAccepted |
(Legacy) This cookie identifies if the website’s cookie policy prompt has been accepted by the user. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. It is created when a user accepts the cookie policy. |
5 years |
| CONSENT |
(Legacy) Some users of the website are required to complete additional data consent questions prior to site usage. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. It is created when a user completes the consent form. |
Session |
| AnonUserCookie |
This cookie is used to support content access for logged out users. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. It is created on website entry. |
1 year |
| WV_SESSION | This cookie is set the the Abacus Webvision Cloud platform to store session based data to support the essential website functionality. | Session |
| sp_ | This cookie is set by Abacus Webvision Cloud to support core site functionality related to system data retrieval. | Session |
| __AntiXsrfToken | Security: this cookie is used to prevent Cross-site request forgery (often abbreviated as CSRF) attacks of the website. CSRF attacks exploit the trust that a site has in a user’s browser. |
Session |
| ADfidCookie | This cookie is set by the Abacus Webvision Cloud platform to store session based data to support the essential website functionality. | 5 years |
| AgentCookie | This cookie is set by the Abacus Webvision Cloud platform to store session based data to support the essential website functionality. | Session |
| CookieConsent | Records and saves your cookie consent preferences to avoid asking you for consent again each time you log in. | 120 days |
| js, _js | This cookie is set by Abacus Webvision Cloud to determine if JavaScript is enabled. | Session |
Third-party cookies
A number of the services we use to add value and convenience to your experience of our website may set cookies on your browser on our behalf. These services fall into three broad groups: web analytics, surveys and advertising.
Web analytics
We use a third-party service - Google Analytics - to collect aggregate data about usage of our website. We use this information to try to improve our web-based services. Google Analytics sets several cookies on your browser. We do not control the use of the these third-party cookies, and you should check Google’s privacy policy if you have concerns.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga |
Google Analytics cookie. This assigns a unique ID to help us, and third party services on our site, recognise returning users to our website. |
2 years |
| _gat, _gat_UA-80727631-1, _gat_UA-77918893-41 |
Google Analytics cookies. These control the number of requests that are made to Google Analytics when a page is loaded or interacted with. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. It is created when a user successfully logs into the website and destroyed on logout. |
1 minute |
| _gid |
Google Analytics cookie. This assigns a unique ID to help recognise and distinguish between returning users on our site. |
1 day |
Surveys
We occasionally run surveys on our website. The surveys are hosted by SurveyMonkey, which sets cookies to help it track your answers to the survey and also to make sure you’re not bothered again with a request to complete a survey if you’ve already seen it.
We do not control the use of the these third-party cookies, and you should check SurveyMonkey’s privacy policy if you have concerns.
| Service | Cookie name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| research.net | P_37608609 | When you close your browser |
| research.net | ep201 | 12 months |
| research.net | ep202 | 12 months |
| research.net | mbox | 30 minutes |
Sharing buttons and social media
The Joint Brussels Office website allows you to share articles, and also to engage with us via our social media channels. The software we use - ShareThis - sets cookies on your computer.
We do not control the use of these cookies, and you can find out more on ShareThis.
| Service | Cookie name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Linked In | bcookie X-LI-IDC |
2 years |
| pid | 2 years | |
| SID | 2 years | |
| AddThis | __atuvc | 2 years |
| AddThis |
uuid2, sess, Bt, Dl, loc, psc, uld, ult, uvc, xtc, sess, uuld2 |
Up to 2 years |
