About cookies

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer and contains information. Cookies are used to improve the user experience for visitors.

Necessary cookies

In order for the website to function well and to regulate the traffic to the website, the following cookies are used.

  • dataportal_routing
  • TS01abb057

No personal data is stored in these cookies.

Tools for analysis

The website uses Matomo to collect and analyze usage statistics. These statistics are used to develop and improve the website. Matomo is hosted in Sweden and the data that is collected is anonymized. The following cookies are used:

  • _pk_id – sets a unique, randomly created user ID
  • _pk_ses – saves momentary data about the visit on the website
  • _pk_ref – attribution information regarding reference to the website
  • _pk_cvar – saves data about the visit on the website
  • matomo_sessid – is used to momentary prevent CSRF security issues
  • matomo_ignore – impersonal value saved when choosing exclusion from being tracked
  • mtm_consent, mtm_consent_removed and mtm_cookie_consent – is created when visitors are asked for consent to be tracked

Community

There are specific cookies for the community. These cookies are used for functionality and safety reasons.

  • _csrf – is used to prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
  • express.sid – is used to keep track of the session when a user visits the community

No personal data is stored in these cookies.

To avoid cookies

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Q&A about cookies on the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority´s website.