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Cookie Notice.
Last updated · 24 August 2026
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Your current choices
You can change what you allow at any time. Your choice is stored in your browser, so you will need to set it again on each device or after clearing site data.
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Strictly necessary
These keep the service working and secure. They cannot be switched off, and no consent is required for them.
| Purpose | Set by | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Keeps you signed in and refreshes your session securely | CVES (authentication provider) | Session, up to 30 days |
| Protects forms and requests against cross-site abuse | CVES | Session |
| Records your cookie choice so we stop asking | CVES | 12 months |
| Load balancing and abuse prevention at the network edge | CVES hosting | Session |
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Preferences
Optional. These remember how you like the interface set up.
| Purpose | Set by | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Remembers light or dark appearance | CVES | 12 months |
| Remembers layout choices such as sidebar state and list or grid views | CVES | 12 months |
If you decline these, the site still works — it simply resets to defaults each visit.
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Analytics and performance
Optional, and off unless you allow them. We use aggregate measurement to see which pages are used and where the site is slow or failing. We do not use cookies for advertising, we do not build advertising profiles, and we do not sell any of this data.
| Purpose | Set by | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Counts page views and visits in aggregate | CVES analytics | Up to 12 months |
| Records errors and performance problems so we can fix them | CVES | Up to 12 months |
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Other browser storage
Some features use local storage rather than cookies. It behaves similarly and is covered by the same choices:
- Your cookie preference itself, so the banner does not reappear.
- Your signed-in session, held by the authentication library.
- Progressive web app data that lets the Workspace load quickly and survive a flaky connection.
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Managing cookies in your browser
Every major browser lets you block or delete cookies in its settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies will stop you from signing in to the Workspace. Clearing site data also clears your CVES cookie choice, so the banner will appear again on your next visit.
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More information
How we handle personal data more generally is set out in the Privacy Notice, and our position on clinical data is in the Registry Data Statement.
Questions about this page?
Data protection and rights requests: privacy@cves.org.uk. Terms, intellectual property and formal notices: legal@cves.org.uk.