Cookie policy
This service puts small files (known as ‘cookies’) on your phone, tablet or computer to collect information about how you browse the website. Find out more about the cookies we use, what they are for and when they expire.
Cookies message
When you first use the service we show a message inviting you to accept cookies or review your settings. We’ll set cookies so that your computer knows you have seen the message and not to show it again, and also to store your settings.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| analytics-settings | Stores your cookie settings | 1 year |
Strictly necessary cookies
When you use the service, we set cookies to remember the answers you give to the questions. This is so that we can give you relevant information based on your answers.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| eligibility-responses | Helps us calculate your eligibility when you check if you are eligible to buy a shared ownership home | At the end of your session |
Cookies that measure website use
We use third party services (Google Analytics) to collect anonymised information about how you use this service so we can improve it.
They are not allowed to use or share the data about how you use the service.
They store information about:
- how you got to the site
- pages you visit and how long you spend on them
- what you click on while you’re visiting the site
No personal details are stored with this information, so you cannot be identified.
They set the following cookies.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| ai_session | Helps us recognise actions as part of the same session | At the end of your session |
| ai_user | Helps us recognise users anonymously on returning visits over time | 1 year |
| __ga* | Helps us recognise users anonymously on Google Analytics | 2 years |