Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) – Cookie Policy
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
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A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.
We use the following cookies:
- Essential cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. These allow you to browse the site, ensure the security of the site and enable you to access the various products and services on the site. If You refuse these cookies by modifying your browser settings, FORS cannot guarantee the full functioning of its Site during your visit.
- Functional cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
- Analytical cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
- Marketing cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
You will find below the list of cookies we use on our site. Some cookies may be third-party cookies, and some may transfer tracking data outside of the UK for processing.
Essential Cookies
| Cookie Type/Purpose | Cookie Name | Retention Period | Data Retained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services set this cookie for load balancing. | AWSALBCORS | 7 days | IP address, and details of device used, such as OS version and type. |
| AWSALB is an application load balancer cookie set by Amazon Web Services to map the session to the target. | AWSALB | 7 days | IP address, and details of device used, such as OS version and type. |
| Off-loads content on the website – and stores images to ensure quality website usage. | gstatic | Session | Images download and CSS. |
| This cookie is set by the Google reCAPTCHA service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | rc::a | Never | N/A |
| This cookie is set by the Google reCAPTCHA service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | rc::c | Session | N/A |
| To identify, the user who is trying to log in, filled the Captcha or not | captcha_* | 24hrs | IP address, and device and activity of visitor. |
| This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. | __cf_bm | 30 mins | IP address, and device and activity of visitor. |
| Contains Session ID, making it empty on logout | FORS | Session | IP Address and site preferences. |
| Google Analytics cookie for tag manager to store cookie preferences. | ga-disable-UA-* | 90 Days | Stores site preferences on cookie on your machine that Google Analytics then refers to before activating its cookies. |
| Google Analytics cookie for tag manager to store cookie preferences. | ga-disable-G-* | 90 Days | Stores site preferences on cookie on your machine that Google Analytics then refers to before activating its cookies. |
Functional Cookies
| Cookie Type/Purpose | Cookie Name | Retention Period | Data Retained |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | yt-remote-device-id | Never | N/A |
| The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. | ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Never | N/A |
| The yt-player-headers-readable cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences related to video playback and interface, enhancing the user’s viewing experience. | yt-player-headers-readable | Never | N/A |
| YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | yt-remote-connected-devices | Never | N/A |
| The yt-player-bandwidth cookie is used to store the user’s video player preferences and settings, particularly related to bandwidth and streaming quality on YouTube. | yt-player-bandwidth | Never | N/A |
| The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. | yt-remote-session-app | Never | N/A |
| The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | yt-remote-cast-installed | Never | N/A |
| The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | yt-remote-session-name | Never | N/A |
| The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. | yt-remote-fast-check-period | Never | N/A |
| We use Webtrends Optimize to provide graphical overlays for our website and website functionality. They also provide basic website analytics to complement other analytical services that we use on the website. | _wt_user-* | 2 months | N/A |
| We use Webtrends Optimize to provide graphical overlays for our website and website functionality. They also provide basic website analytics to complement other analytical services that we use on the website. | _wt_control-* | 2 months | N/A |
| We use Webtrends Optimize to provide graphical overlays for our website and website functionality. They also provide basic website analytics to complement other analytical services that we use on the website. | _wt_mode-* | Session | N/A |
| WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly. | wpEmojiSettings Supports | 60 Days | Emoji information. |
| New Relic uses this cookie to store a session identifier so that New Relic can monitor session counts for an application. | JSESSIONID | Session | IP Address, Geographical location and device information. |
| Cookie is only set when a site uses this option in a Rate Limiting Rule, and is only used to allow the Cloudflare WAF to distinguish individual users who share the same IP address. Visitors who do not provide the cookie are likely to be grouped together and may not be able to access the site if there are many other visitors from the same IP address. | _cfuvid | Session | IP Address. |
Analytical Cookies
| Cookie Type/Purpose | Cookie Name | Retention Period | Data Retained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics cookie that enables usage of consent with other Google Analytical cookies. | CONSENT | 2 years | IP Address and consent choice. |
| Google Analytics sets these cookies to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. | _ga*_ | 2 years | N/A |
| Google Analytics cookies used to identify the user. | _gid | 1 day | IP Address and device requirements. |
| Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos on the website. | vuid | 2 years | IP Address, geographical location, device and browser details and activity. |
| A range of cookies that monitor traffic and visitor habits and preferences. | ContentSquare | Up to 1 year, 1 month | N/A |
Marketing Cookies
| Cookie Type/Purpose | Cookie Name | Retention Period | Data Retained |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on YouTube pages. | YSC | 1 year, 1 month | N/A |
| YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | IP Address, device used, and Videos viewed. |
| Twitter sets this cookie to identify and track the website visitor. It registers if a user is signed in to the Twitter platform and collects information about ad preferences. | guest_id | 2 years | IP Address, browser type and IP address where Twitter is registered. |
| PREF cookie is set by YouTube to store user preferences like language, format of search results and other customizations for YouTube Videos embedded in different sites. | PREF | 8 months | IP Address, device and video selection. |
| Used to deliver ads relevant to user interests and track user activity across websites. | _Secure-1PAPISID | 1 year, 1 week | IP Address, Geographical location and device information. |
| Used to improve advertising targeting and track user interactions with ads | _Secure-1PSID | 1 year, 1 week | IP Address, Geographical location and device information. |
| Used to manage user authentication and session information, and deliver ads based on user preferences and monitor ad-related interactions. | _Secure-1PSIDCC | 1 year | IP Address, Geographical location and device information. |
| Used in delivering targeted advertisements and monitoring user actions for ad personalization. | _Secure-1PSIDTS | 1 year | IP Address, Geographical location and device information. |
| Used to support personalized ad delivery and track user activity to enhance ad relevance. | _Secure-3PAPISID | 1 year, 1 week | IP Address, Geographical location and device information. |
| Used for personalized ad targeting and tracking user engagement with ads. | _Secure-3PSID | 1 year, 1 week | IP Address, Geographical location and device information. |
| Used for managing ad settings and ensures the delivery of tailored ads to users. | _Secure-3PSIDCC | 1 year | IP Address, Geographical location and device information. |
| Used to deliver ads based on user preferences and monitor ad-related interactions. | _Secure-3PSIDTS | 1 year | IP Address, Geographical location and device information. |
Please note that third parties (including, for example, social networks, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, web beacons or other methods of gathering information, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.
Below you will find a list of third-party cookies as well as a link to their privacy policy giving information on how to set their cookies:
- Google Maps: https://maps.google.com/help/terms_maps/?hl=fr
- YouTube: https://policies.google.com/privacy?
- Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/privacy
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/fr/privacy
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?
- Facebook: https://fr-fr.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
- Quantcast: https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out/
- Eloqua: https://www.oracle.com/fr/legal/privacy/privacy-policy.html
How can you manage cookies on our site?
To allow you to review the cookies we use on our site, we have integrated the “Cookie Management” section in the footer on all pages, allowing you to manage your preferences.
The “Cookie Management” banner is shown to you when you access our site and invites you to configure the various cookies, including third-party cookies, after having read their privacy policy accessible via a link in the banner.
If You refuse the cookies, they will not be installed unless they are strictly necessary (e.g. the cookie to save your refusal).
Please note, however, that if you choose to delete or decline certain cookies, this may affect certain features or services on our site.
You can also block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. You can find more information here.