Cookie Preferences
Account, contact and case information is used to administer applications, verify evidence, issue notices and handle requests. Uploaded reports are restricted to authorised access unless separately approved for publication. Language preference is stored for 180 days; sessions and security controls use necessary storage. Optional updates are separate from assessment. Access, correction and deletion requests can be submitted through the privacy request channel; legal and case-retention duties may limit deletion.
Necessary storage
Necessary website functions support account security, sessions and the language preference actively chosen by the user. On first entry through the default English route, country or region information supplied at the network edge may prompt a corresponding language choice. The website does not switch automatically, and its database does not store the full IP address. A functional cookie retains the language choice for 180 days; it can be changed in the top menu or deleted in the browser. Access to public information and searches is not conditional on accepting optional advertising or analytics technology.
Working preference controls
Preference changes must actually be saved and affect the relevant behaviour. Clearing storage may sign the user out or remove unsaved state. An ineffective “allow all tracking” button must not be provided where no corresponding scripts exist.
Accessibility assistance
Provide clear labels, keyboard operation, visible focus, contrast and alternative explanations for reports. Barriers may be reported with the specific address, device and problem. Unconditional conformity that has not been fully assessed is not claimed.
Necessary functions
Necessary functions may support security, authentication, sessions or actively selected preferences, and are limited to those purposes. Public award searches require no applicant account and are not conditional on accepting optional advertising or analytics technology.
Optional technologies
Optional analytics and third-party content must be described according to actual use, not classified as necessary merely for operational convenience. Saved choices govern these options. Failure to save a choice prompts a retry.
Set preferences
Optional technologies may be accepted, rejected or changed in preference settings. Applicable necessary functions may continue operating. Rejection must be as convenient as acceptance, and must not prevent access to public rules or certificate searches.
Report previews and external content
Report previews use files authorised for public display. Visiting an original website or loading embedded third-party content may send requests to the relevant site or enable tracking. Where applicable, loading follows confirmation under the user’s preferences, with another available viewing method retained.
Saving preferences and enquiries
A preference is shown as saved only after successful storage. Failure prompts a retry. Questions may be raised through the privacy-contact channel. Browser settings may affect storage but do not remove the website’s responsibility to implement its stated preferences.