Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
Land and Buildings Collection Tool uses necessary cookies to make our site work. Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management and accessibility. They always need to be on.
Cookies are used to:
- measure how you use this service so it can be updated and improved based on your needs
- remember who you are if you return to your saved results so we can show you your information and information relevant to you
Land and Buildings Collection Tool cookies aren’t used to identify you personally. We record tracking information anonymously, so cookies do not track your personal data, only your activity on the site.
Find out more about cookies on GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/help/cookie-details
Necessary cookies
Introductory cookie message
When you first use the service, we show a ‘cookie message’. We then store a cookie on your computer, so it knows not to show this message again.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| seen_cookie_message | Lets us know you’ve already seen our cookie message | Once you progress to the next page or click the hyperlink on the message |
You won’t be able to progress through our service until you interact with the cookie message by choosing either to accept cookies or change the cookie settings. You will need to leave the cookie on so that the service can remember what you chose. This is a necessary cookie.
Session cookies
The session stores information about your progress through the service.
Our service sets the following necessary session cookies:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| .AspNetCore.Antiforgery | Prevents forgery | End of session or browser shutdown |
| .AspNetCore.Session | Manages Session | End of session or browser shutdown |
| .AspNetCore.Cookies | Manages Session | End of session or browser shutdown |
| ARRAffinity | Manages site security | End of session or browser shutdown |
| ARRAffinitySameSite | Manages site security | End of session or browser shutdown |
| BNES_.AspNetCore.Antiforgery | Manages site security | End of session or browser shutdown |
| BNES_.AspNetCore.Session | Manages site security | End of session or browser shutdown |
| BNES_.AspNetCore.Cookies | Manages site security | End of session or browser shutdown |
| BNES_ARRAffinity | Manages site security | End of session or browser shutdown |
| BNES_ARRAffinitySameSite | Manages site security | End of session or browser shutdown |
| BNIS___utm_is1 | Manages site security | 1 year |
| BNIS___utm_is2 | Manages site security | 2 hours |
| BNIS___utm_is3 | Manages site security | End of session or browser shutdown |
| BNIS_vid | Manages site security | End of session or browser shutdown |
| qs-auth-cookie | Manages authentication | End of session or browser shutdown |
| qs-auth-cookie2 | Manages authentication | End of session or browser shutdown |
| qs-auth-cookieC1 | Manages authentication | End of session or browser shutdown |
In order for you to use this service, the necessary session cookies always need to be on.
Optional cookies
This service does not set optional cookies*.
*Optional cookies are cookies that can be switched on or switched off by the user.
Last updated August 2023.