Cookies and web analysis on the website

Cookies are small text files that are saved on the visitor's computer. The cookies are used to give the visitor access to functions and to collect visitor statistics.

So-called cookies are used on jordbruksverket.se. Some cookies are necessary for the website and our e-services to function. They are temporarily stored on your computer and disappear when you close your browser. If you reject other cookies, a number of services and functions on the website will not work as intended.

According to the Electronic Communications Act, you who visit a website must actively approve that the website saves cookies on your computer. The cookies we use are for function, web analysis and load balancing.

Two types of cookies

One type of cookie is called a permanent cookie. This cookie is saved on the visitor's computer for a specified period of time. It is used, for example, to be able to adapt the website to the visitor's wishes, choices and interests.

The second type is called a session cookie. While a visitor is on a web page, it is temporarily stored in the visitor's computer's memory. Session cookies disappear when you close your browser. No personal information, such as e-mail or name, is saved about you.

Four different categories of cookies

Necessary

Description of the necessary cookies on the website

Name

Identifier

The purpose of the cookie

How long the cookie is being saved

JSESSIONID

jordbruksverket.se

Is used to identify logged in users and provide correct authorization. The cookie is created by the Tomcat web server to tie the user to a session.

During the session

CookieConsent

jordbruksverket.se

Set when the user accepts cookies. Is used to keep track of the user's acceptance of cookies.

1 year

BIGipServer#

jordbruksverket.se

Is used to distribute traffic to the website across multiple servers to optimize response time.

During the session

Functional

Description of the functional cookies on the website

Name

Identifier

The purpose of the cookie

How long the cookie is being saved

Sessions­lagring

jordbruksverket.se

Is only used when we have a website survey pop-up posted on the website. Is used for saving the answer from the user for answering the survey on the next visit.

During the session

Lokal lagring

jordbruksverket.se

Is only used when we have a website survey pop-up posted on the website. Is used for saving the answer from the user for answering the survey now, on the next visit or not to answer it at all.

Deleted on return visits to the website after the pop-up survey is completed.

Analytic

Description of the analytic cookies on the website

Name

Identifier

The purpose of the cookie

How long the cookie is being saved

image.aspx

Siteimprove

Records statistics about the visitor's behavior on the website, such as which pages are visited and for how long.

During the session

heat.aspx

Siteimprove

Registers statistics about the visitor's behavior on the website.

During the session

nmstat

Siteimprove

Is used to track the visitor's use of the website. The cookie generates a random and anonymous ID for each visitor's browser. It does not contain any personal information from the visitor. The information is used to improve our visitors' experience of the website.

1 000 days

AWSELB/AWSELBCORS

Siteimprove

Is used to register and distribute traffic between server clusters and to be able to register all page views made by one and the same visitor to the same session. The cookies do not contain any personal information from the visitor.

During the session

Marketing

Is not used on the website.

More information about cookies

General information about cookies and about the Electronic Communications Act can be found on the Swedish Post and Telecommunications Authority's website.

Web analysis

We use the web analysis tool Siteimprove Analytics. The aim is to get basis for the work with ongoing web development.

To protect the privacy of our visitors, we use IP anonymization during data collection. This means that the visitors' IP numbers are removed during collection.

Revision date: 2024-01-15