Privacy
Our website does not store or capture personal information, other than logging the user’s IP address and session information e.g. the duration of the visit and type of browser used. This information is automatically recognised by the web server and is only used for system administration and monitoring website traffic. If you register for an account your details will not be passed on, sold or used for any other purpose. We do not use cookies for collecting user information from the site, only to improve the user experience.
This privacy policy only covers this site. Other links within this site to other websites are not covered by this policy.
Cookies
To make this site work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. Most big websites do this too.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
How to control cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish – for details, see aboutcookies.org. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work.
How do we use cookies?
| Name | Expires | Description |
|---|---|---|
| JSESSIONID | Session | This ID is used to maintain your session between pages of the site. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. Nothing is retained on your computer. |
| XSRF-Token | Session | Used by responsive elements of the site to allow secure communication with the server during your session. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. |
| AetopiaSessionDuration | Session | The session duration. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. |
| AetopiaSessionTimeout | Session | The date and time the session will expire. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. |
| aetopia-mfa-session | Session | Indicates that the user has entered a valid MFA code as part of their login session. This cookie is deleted when you logout or close your browser. |
| aetopia-mfa-persistent | Configurable | Prevents the user from having to enter an MFA code on each login (up to an admin-configurable duration). |
| search-filters-hidden | 356 days | Remembers if you decided to show, or hide, the search filter menu. |
| facetGroup* | 356 days | As you expand/close options in the facets menu in the search screen, a facetGroup cookie is created to maintain your choices |
| resultsDisplay | 30 days | Used to remember the display format chosen for search results. |