Details about cookies on Crown Marketplace
Crown Marketplace puts small files (known as ‘cookies’) onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site. Find out more about the cookies we use, what they’re for and when they expire.
The Crown Marketplace website contains the following four services:
- Facilities Management
- Legal Services
- Management Consultancy
- Supply Teachers
This cookie policy is applicable to all four services.
Cookies that measure website use
Measuring website usage (Google Analytics)
We use Google Analytics software to collect information about how you use Crown Marketplace. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements, eg improving site search.
Google Analytics stores information about:
- the pages you visit on Crown Marketplace
- how long you spend on each Crown Marketplace page
- how you got to the site
- what you click on while you’re visiting the site
We don’t collect or store your personal information (eg your name or address) so this information can’t be used to identify who you are.
We don’t allow Google to use or share our analytics data.
Google Analytics sets the following cookies:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | This cookie allows Google to track unique users via a client identifier that is randomly generated | 400 days |
| _gat | This cookie is used to monitor and track visitors’ behaviour on the site anonymously | 10 minutes |
| _gid | This cookie is used to group the user behaviour | 24 hours |
Measuring website usage (Glassbox)
We use Glassbox software to collect information about how you use Crown Marketplace. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements.
Glassbox stores information about:
- Browsing activity
- Click-stream activity
- Session heatmaps
- Scrolls
We don’t collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) so this information can’t be used to identify who you are.
We don’t allow Glassbox to use or share our analytics data.
Glassbox sets the following cookies:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _cls_s | The session identifying cookie. It also indicates if the visitor is new or existing | 2 years |
| _cls_v | The visitor identifying cookie | 2 years |
Strictly necessary cookies
Cookies banner
You may see a banner when you visit Crown Marketplace inviting you to accept cookies or review your settings. We’ll set cookies so that your computer knows you’ve seen it and not to show it again, and also to store your settings.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| cookie_preferences_cmp | Saves your cookie consent preferences | 1 year |
| cookie_preferences_cmp_saved | Allows us to check when your cookie settings have changed | 1 year |
Registration and sign in
These cookies are sometimes required to complete the registration and sign in process.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| crown_marketplace_reset_email | This cookie holds the email of the user when resetting their password | 20 minutes |
| crown_marketplace_challenge_session | This cookie holds the session id when a user is challenged while logging in | 20 minutes |
| crown_marketplace_challenge_username | This cookie holds the user id when a user is challenged while logging in | 20 minutes |
| crown_marketplace_confirmation_email | This cookie holds the email of the user when activating their account | 20 minutes |
Change your settings
You can change which cookies you’re happy for us to use.
Last updated 22 September 2022.