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Cookies used on swedenabroad.se

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ai_user
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TiPMix
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ARRAffinity
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/devschool/2015/06/19/azure-arraffinity-makes-affinity-cookies/

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ASP.NET_SessionId
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Google Analytics cookies

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Microsoft Clarity cookies

Microsoft Clarity is a web analytics service used to collect and analyse information about how visitors interact with a website. The aim is to improve user experience of the website. We use Microsoft Clarity cookies to help us understand how Sweden Abroad is used and to make necessary improvements.

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clsk
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CLID
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ANONCHK
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MR
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MUID
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SM
Used in synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains.

EPiserver Forms

https://world.episerver.com/documentation/developer-guides/forms/managing-cookies/

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.EPiForm_BID
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New Relic

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The New Relic service is used to ensure that the website works as expected by monitoring, for example, how long page loads take.

See the link above for which cookies New Relic uses.

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Read more about cookies and the Electronic Communications Act on the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) website

Last updated 16 May 2023, 06.23