Cookies
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 site. The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
Cookie name |
Domain |
Expires |
Purpose |
|
SESSION |
OCE Question Engine domain, e.g survey.census.gov.scot |
N/A (session cookie) |
Session cookie used by the OCI Question Engine |
|
_pk_id<id> |
OCI Domain e.g survey.census.gov.scot |
13 months (default) |
Piwik/Matomo first party tracking cookies |
|
_pk_ses<id> |
OCI Domain e.g survey.census.gov.scot |
30 minutes (default) |
Piwik/Matomo first party tracking cookies |
|
_pk_ref<id> |
OCI Domain e.g survey.census.gov.scot |
6 months (default) |
Piwik/Matomo first party tracking cookies |
|
_PK_cvar<id> |
OCI Domain e.g survey.census.gov.scot |
30 minutes (default) |
Piwik/Matomo first party tracking cookies |
|
SESSION |
OCI request unit/service domain e.g requests.census.gov.scot |
N/A (session cookie) |
Session cookie used by the OCI request unit/service (for requesting new IACs or support materials) |
Piwik/Matamo - this is the system we are using to gather website analytics
OCI - this stands for Online Collection Instrument. This is the system used for completing the census rehearsal questionnaire online
IAC - this stands for Internet Access Code, which is used to complete the census rehearsal questionnaire online