Cookies help us collect data about how our website is used. This is done by either storing small pieces of information in your browser or retrieving certain details about your computer, tablet, or mobile phone.
Some cookies are strictly necessary for our website to function, and these cannot be opted out of. In addition, we use optional cookies that enable us to improve our website. These are linked to analytics tools and user surveys. By accepting optional cookies, you help us improve ssb.no.
Which cookies do we use?
Optional cookies for analytics tools and user surveys
Ssb.no uses the analytics tools Google Analytics, Siteimprove and Contentsquare (Hotjar), each of which sets its own cookies.
We do not store your full IP address or any information that could identify individuals. Statistics Norway does not use the collected data for marketing purposes, nor is it shared across your devices.
We collect the following information:
- Number of users (devices)
- Number of sessions and their duration
- Approximate geolocation (town/city, county, country, continent)
- Browser type
- Device information (mobile, desktop, etc.), such as model, brand, device name, operating system, and screen resolution
- Clicks on links and downloads
We also occasionally use cookies in connection with our own user surveys to determine whether you have already been invited to participate in a survey.
| Name | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
_ga | 2 years | Google Analytics. Distinguishes between unique users over time and collects anonymous statistics about user navigation on the website. |
_ga_RWG24LNZ9T | 2 years | Google Analytics. Differentiates between unique users and tracks user sessions on the website. It helps understand how the website is used by storing information about the time of visits and activity during the visit. |
| nmstat | Approx. 2,7 years | Siteimprove. Collects information about the user's interaction with the website over time. Used to improve the website’s functionality and performance. |
sz-feedback-should-hide | Session | Siteimprove. This cookie is used to hide/close a feedback widget for specific sessions. |
_si_ctxm | Session | Siteimprove. Used to identify the same active session across different windows and tabs within the same browser. This information is used to display page views in the correct sequence within the Session replays feature. This is only set for visits that are being recorded for Session replays. |
_cs_id | 13 months | Contentsquare. Stores technical user data |
_cs_s | 30 minutes | Contentsquare. Stores session data |
_cs_c | 13 months | Contentsquare. Stores user consent on use of session data use within replays (not masked vs. full masked) |
_cs_cvars | Session length
| Contentsquare. Stores the URL-encoded custom variables from the session
|
_cs_optout | 13 months | Contentsquare. When set, the user is opted-out from tracking |
_cs_t | Immediately removed | Contentsquare. Checks if the browser supports cookies and sets flags |
_cs_same_site | Immediately removed | Contentsquare. Checks if the browser supports the SameSite flag |
_cs_root-domain | Immediately removed | Contentsquare. Stores the URI-encoded main domain name of the site |
_cs_debug | Session length | Contentsquare. Enables/disables specific behavior of the Tag for debugging purposes |
_hjHasCachedUserAttributes | Session length | Contentsquare. Specifies whether the data set in _hjUserAttributes local storage item is up to date or not |
_hjUserAttrbutesHash | 2 minutes, extended every 30 seconds | Contentsquare. Specifies whether any user attribute has changed and needs to be updated |
_hjUserAttributes | No explicit expiration | Contentsquare. Local storage item containing user attributes sent through the Identify API |
_hjClosedSurveyInvites | 365 days | Contentsquare. Ensures the same invite does not reappear if it has already been shown. Set when a user interacts with a Link Survey invitation modal. |
_hjDonePolls | 365 days | Contentsquare. Ensures the same Survey does not reappear if it has already been filled in. |
_hjMinimizedPolls | 365 days | Contentsquare. Ensures that the Survey stays minimized when the user navigates through your site. Set when a user minimizes an on-site Survey. |
_cs_mk_ga | 30 minutes | Contentsquare. Ensures Google Analytics dimensions and eVars are set only once every 30 minutes. |
Google Analytics Cookie Usage on Websites (google.com)
Siteimprove: Manage and protect personal data on your website (siteimprove.com)
How Contentsquare uses cookies (contentsquare.com)
Essential Cookies
These cookies are always enabled and are essential for our services to function properly.
Name | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
X-Identity | Session | StatBank. Used for load balancing to ensure the user is always connected to the same server in a server cluster during their session. |
ASP.NET_SessionId | Session | StatBank. Identifies the user's session in StatBank and enables navigation such as moving between tables and selecting variables. |
rxid | Session | StatBank. Identifies the user's session in StatBank and allows working with multiple tables simultaneously (in tabs or separate windows). |
hidePopup | 1 week | User surveys. Checks whether the user has already responded to the survey or closed it. |
layoutCookie | 370 days | StatBank. Stores display settings. |
Accept all or only essential cookies
When you visit ssb.no for the first time, you can choose whether to accept all cookies or only the essential ones. If you accept all, we will delete the optional cookies after 90 days and ask for your consent again.
You can change your consent at any time by clicking the link ‘Manage cookie settings’ at the bottom of the page, in the footer.
It is also possible to adjust your cookie settings in your browser (nettvett.no).