Use of cookies on Environmentagency.no

Cookies are small text files that the website stores on the user’s computer.

Our web services use cookies that enable us to remember previous user settings on the web pages. The cookies also produce statistics, which we use as a basis to improve the website.

We never store information that can identify you personally or could violate privacy concerns. We use Google Analytics to analyse the information.

You can reject the use of cookies by adjusting the settings in your web browser. Please note that this may prevent you from using all the functions on the website.

Cookies at Miljøstatus/miljodirektoratet.no

ARRAffinity

• Source: Microsoft Azure, the cloud platform that the Norwegian Environment Agency uses for its website.
• Purpose: We use this cookie to collect statistics on website use and information on telemetry for apps that are based on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. It is associated with the Microsoft Application Insights software package.
• Lifespan: It is removed from your computer when you close your browser.

ai_session

• Source: Microsoft Azure
• Purpose: We use this cookie to collect statistics on website use and information on telemetry for apps that are based on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. It is associated with the Microsoft Application Insights software package. This is a unique, anonymous cookie that identifies a browsing session.
• Lifespan: 30 minutes

ai_user

• Source: Microsoft Azure
• Purpose: We use this cookie to collect statistics on website use and information on telemetry for apps that are based on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. It is associated with the Microsoft Application Insights software package. This is a unique cookie used to identify users and enable us to count the users that access the application over time.
• Lifespan: 1 year

_ga

• Source: Google Analytics, which is a service that the Norwegian Environment Agency uses to obtain detailed statistics on the number of visitors to the website.
• Purpose: We use this cookie to calculate data on visitors, sessions and campaigns for the reports on website analysis. It enables us to distinguish between unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier to each visitor. It is included in each page request on the website.
• Lifespan: 2 years

_gat_

• Source: Google Analytics
• Purpose: We use this cookie to limit the frequency of enquiries to Google Analytics and the collection of data on web pages where the user generates a lot of traffic.
• Lifespan: 1 minute

_gid

• Source: Google Analytics
• Purpose: We use this cookie to distinguish between unique users by assigning each user with a randomly generated number as a client identifier.
• Lifespan: 24 hours

AWSELB/AWSELBCORS

• Source: SiteImprove, which is a tool that the Norwegian Environment Agency uses to optimise the website in terms of universal design, browser optimisation, content quality and security.
• Purpose: SiteImprove uses this cookie to analyse and generate statistics for the website.
• Lifespan: It is removed from your computer when the browser is closed.

__cfduid

• Source: SiteImprove
• Purpose: SiteImprove uses this cookie to identify cleared web traffic.
• Lifespan: 1 year

Nmstat

• Source:
• Purpose: SiteImprove uses this cookie to generate statistics and analyse the use of the website. It contains a randomly generated ID that enables the website to recognise the browser when a visitor reads a page.
• Lifespan: 1000 days

Siteimproveses

• Source: SiteImprove
• Purpose: SiteImprove uses this cookie to register what pages a user visits during a single session. It contains a randomly generated ID that enables the website to recognise the browser when a visitor reads a page.
• Lifespan: It is removed from your computer when the browser is closed.

ASP.NET SessionId

• Source:no
• Purpose: We use this cookie to store a unique identifier for the user’s visit. We need it to ensure that our publication tool functions as intended.
• Lifespan: It is removed from your computer when the browser