Use of cookies on visitoslo.com
Last updated: 20.10.2023.
Visitoslo.com uses cookies. These are small text files that are saved on your device when you open a website. Cookies store information about your visit to the website. NB: They do not store data that can identify you personally.
Cookies can be useful both for the website owner and the visitor. The owner can use this data to customise the pages, thus creating a better user experience. Cookies can, for example, remember which items you have put in your online shopping basket. Statistical cookies can provide the website owner with information about which pages have been visited and how much time the user has spent on the website.
Cookies only store text. The information is always anonymous and is also usually encrypted. All browsers give you the opportunity to administer what you want cookies to do. The browser also lets you check which cookies are saved on your computer, and you can delete specific cookies (or all of them).
Consent and information about cookies
By using visitoslo.com, you agree to our use of cookies. Pursuant to the Norwegian Electronic Communications Act § 2-7b, visitors must be informed, and approve what information is being processed, what the purpose is, and who processes the information. By using a website, you agree to the use of all cookies unless you delete or block cookies in your browser.
Deleting and blocking cookies
Most browsers are by default set to accept cookies. You can delete and block cookies in the browser’s settings. See guideline for managing cookies. Please note that if you block cookies, this may affect site functionality and user experience.
Statistical cookies
We use the statistical tool Google Analytics for collecting information about visits to the website. This information cannot be traced back to you personally. We record information about which pages you visit, how much time you spend on each page, and which country you are visiting from. Through Google Analytics we can the study traffic, user patterns and trends on the website. By gathering this data, we obtain useful information about use of the website, which we can use to create better services.
We use cookies where the information is stored in a text file on your computer. This is common practice. The Google Analytics cookie is a so-called first-party cookie. It has a setting that ensures that it deletes itself after 24 months if you do not return to this website. in accordance with Google's guidelines for use of Google Analytics, no personal information about users is stored. The collected data is stored in Google's servers. You can read more about how Google collects and protects data on Google’s website about how they use cookies.
Google Analytics anonymises your IP address before the data is stored by Google. Thus, the stored IP address cannot be used to identify you personally.
How long do cookies exist?
Different cookies have different expiry times. Many cookies expire when your session ends, i.e. as soon as you leave a website. Others are stored for a while before they expire. Expiry times are given for each cookie in the table below.
FormCookieUsed in connection with the filling out of forms on the website.
| Name of cookie | Type and function | Expires |
| _ga |
Type: HTTP Used by Google Analytics to track visits to the website (length of visit, pages visited, browser used, etc.). |
after 2 years |
| _gat _gid |
Type: HTTP Used by Google Analytics to track visits to the website (length of visit, pages visited, browser used, etc.). |
end of session |
| ads/ga-audiences | Type: Pixel Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. |
end of session |
| ads/user-lists/# | Type: Pixel |
end of session |
| anj | Type: HTTP Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads. |
after 3 months |
| collect | Type: Pixel Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. |
end of session |
| uuid2 | Type: Pixel Used by facebook.com. Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads. |
after 3 months |
| sess | Type: HTTP Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. |
end of session |
| test_cookie |
Type: HTTP |
end of session |
|
ASP.NET_SessionId |
Type: HTTP Cookies used by the publishing tool on which the site is based. These are essential for the website to function. |
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VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
Type: HTTP Used by YouTube to estimate the user’s bandwidth (VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE) and for statistics of viewings of the integrated YouTube video (YSC). |
after 8 months |
| cookieStatus | This is installed when you click on the button to close the cookie infobox – this means that this infobox is not shown the next time you visit the website. |
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| CookieConsent | Type: HTTP Stores the user’s consent to the website using cookies. |
after 1 year |
| __cfduid | Type: HTTP Used by snapwidget.com. Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. |
after 1 year |
| csrftoken | Type: HTTP Used by instagram.com. Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. |
after 1 year |
| dm_i recordID sessionID |
Type: HTTP Used for tracking e-mail subscribers online activity in order to increase relevance and optimize future send-outs. |
after 1 hr |
| Survey-X where X is a reference to the survey number being taken |
Type: HTTP Used for tracking e-mail subscribers online activity in order to increase relevance and optimize future send-outs. |
after 1 year |
| respondentidX where X is a reference to the survey number being taken |
Type: HTTP Tracks and identifies a respondent as they answer the survey and records when the survey is complete. |
after 30 days |
| respondent-X where X is a reference to the survey number being taken |
Type: HTTP Tracks and identifies a respondent as they answer the survey and records when the survey is complete |
in session |
| _respondentidXcount where X is a reference to the survey number being taken |
Type: HTTP A counter to stop users filling in the same form in a second time and overwriting any previous submissions |
in session |
| Survey-Started-X where X is a reference to the individual taking the survey |
Type: HTTP Brukes av snapwidget.com. Used to track if a user has completed a pop-up form. |
after 1 year |
| X-Completed where X is a reference to the survey number being taken |
Type: HTTP Used to track if a user has completed a pop-up form. |
after 1 year |
| X-Dismissed where X is a reference to the survey number being taken |
Type: HTTP Used to track if a user has dismissed a pop-up form. |
after 1 year |
| lpformX where X is a reference to the ID of the landing page containing the form |
Type: HTTP Enables someone filling in a form to save their progress so they can return to complete the form at later date. |
set in browser |
| LP-X where X is a reference to the dotdigital user who created the landing page |
Type: HTTP Identifies the contact to ensure that personalised content is shown only to the intended viewer. |
after 30 days |