Cookies on our website
This website complies with the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations of 2011. We use cookies on our website to improve the functionality of the website for your benefit. By not using the cookies, certain areas of the site would stop working as effectively, and in others, would stop working altogether. We, therefore, consider the use of cookies to be in the public interest, in accordance with Article 6(1)(e) of GDPR.
Use of cookies by the States of Guernsey
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device by websites that you visit. The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
| Cookie | Name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Cookie Usage Acceptance Criteria | Cb-enabled | This cookie is used to remember a website visitor’s acceptance of cookies. Where visitor previously indicated an understanding of the cookies used for our website, that visitor’s action will be stored in this cookie. |
| Web Application Firewall cookie (Fortiweb) | Cookiesession1 | This cookie is set by a third-party web application firewall from Fortinet to help maintain the security of our website and your data. The cookie enables the web application firewall to monitor session traffic to identify attacks. |
| Session Maintenance cookie (Drupal) | SSESS[ID] | This cookie is used to link a user to a session so that information about their visit can be stored temporary and they can move from one page to the next. |
| Authentication Page Redirection cookie | STYXKEY_ping_redirect | This cookie allows our website to temporarily understand what page the website visitor intended to access before they were requested to login. When visitor trying to access a page which requires a login, that visitor will be able to continue to that page after they’ve successfully signed in. |
| Online Medical Certificate Service cookie | sbnc | This cookie is set for visitors who use the online medical certificate service, when they either access their medical certificate or/and submit an incapacity benefits related application. The cookie enables the online service to function seamlessly by retaining the application ID, so the visitor can access the right information after registering or signing in. |
| Single Sign On Service cookie (Ping) | PF | This cookie is set for visitors after they logged into their MyGOV account. The cookie enables single-sign-on experience across online services on the website. |
| Remember My Email cookie (Ping) | pf-hfa-PHF-rmu | This cookie stores the preference which is selected by the visitor for remembering their email address on the login page of the MyGOV account. When the user selected the option 'remember my email' on the login page, this cookie stores this information and can populate the email address each time the visitor access the login page. |
How do I change my cookie settings?
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