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Table showing a list of non-essential cookies used on careerswales.gov.wales:
CookieNamePurposeExpires
Google Analytics cookie (GA4)_gaUsed by Google Analytics
to identify the user
Expires after 2 years
Google Analytics cookie_gidUsed by Google Analytics
to identify the user
Expires after 1 day
Google Analytics cookie_gat_UA-*Used by Google analytics
to throttle the refresh rate
Expires after 1 minute
Google Analytics cookie
(GA4)
_ga_GTM-P67487FUsed by Google analytics
to persist session state
Expires after 2 years
Functionality cookiebw-cookieMessageUsed to show or hide
the cookie prompt
Expires after 10 hours
Google Ads cookiegcl_auWhen a user clicks on a Google ad, this cookie tracks actions taken by users after they interact with the ad. It stores and tracks key events as part of marketing campaignsExpires after 90 days
Livechat cookie
(customerID)
__lc_cid
(customerID)
Used to verify the identity
of a customer created
in Livechat
Expires after 2 years
Livechat cookie
(customerSecureToken)
__lc_cst
(customerSecureToken)
Used to verify the customer’s
token in Livechat
Expires after 2 years
Hotjar Tracking Code
- Cookie
_hjSessionUser_{site_id}Set when a user first lands on a page. Persists the Hotjar User ID which is unique to that site. Hotjar does not track users across different sites. Ensures data from subsequent visits to the same site are attributed to the same user ID365 days duration
Hotjar Tracking Code
- Cookie
_hjHasCachedUserAttributesEnables Hotjar to know whether the data set in _hjUserAttributes Local Storage item is up to date or notSession duration
Hotjar Tracking Code
- Cookie
_hjUserAttributesHashEnables Hotjar to know when any User Attribute has changed and needs to be updated2 minutes duration, extended every 30 seconds
Hotjar Tracking Code
- Local Storage Item
_hjUserAttributesStores User Attributes sent through the Hotjar Identify APINo explicit expiration
Hotjar Tracking Code
- Local Storage Item
hjViewportIdStores user viewport details such as size and dimensionsSession duration
Hotjar Tracking Code
- Local Storage Item
hjActiveViewportIdsStores user active viewports IDs. Stores an expirationTimestamp that is used to validate active viewports on script initializationRemoved when the browser page is closed
Hotjar Tracking Code
- Cookie
_hjSession_{site_id}Holds current session data. Ensures subsequent requests in the session window are attributed to the same session30 minutes duration, extended on user activity
Hotjar Tracking Code
- Cookie
_hjCookieTestChecks to see if the Hotjar Tracking Code can use cookies. If it can, a value of 1 is set. Deleted almost immediately after it is createdUnder 100 milliseconds duration, cookie expiration time set to session duration
Hotjar Tracking Code
- Cookie
_hjLocalStorageTestChecks if the Hotjar Tracking Code can use Local Storage. If it can, a value of 1 is set. Data stored in _hjLocalStorageTest has no expiration time, but it is deleted almost immediately after it is createdUnder 100 milliseconds duration
Hotjar Tracking Code
- Cookie
_hjSessionStorageTestChecks if the Hotjar Tracking Code can use Session Storage. If it can, a value of 1 is set. Data stored in _hjSessionStorageTest has no expiration time, but it is deleted almost immediately after it is createdUnder 100 milliseconds duration
Hotjar Tracking Code
- Cookie
_hjTLDTestStores the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. Enables Hotjar to try to determine the most generic cookie path to use, instead of page hostname. It means that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). After this check, the cookie is removedSession duration
Facebook Pixel
(Meta Pixel)
_fbpUsed to track page views for a marketing campaignExpires 09/11/2025