Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

Submit Financial Data (SFD) service uses necessary cookies to make our site work. Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management and accessibility. They always need to be on. Cookies are used to manage your session and security during your use of the service.

Submit Financial Data service cookies aren't used to identify you personally. We record tracking information anonymously, so cookies do not track your personal data, only your activity on the site.

Necessary cookies

Necessary session cookies

The session stores information about the steps you have completed on the task list.

Our service sets the following necessary session cookies:

Cookie name Cookie purpose Cookie expiration
.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.[generated] Anti-forgery prevention End of session. Browser shut down.
.AspNetCore.Session Session management End of session. Browser shut down.
RequestVerificationToken Site security management End of session. Browser shut down.
ARRAffinity Host Environment Management End of session. Browser shut down.
ARRAffinitySameSite Host Environment Management End of session. Browser shut down.
BNES_.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.[generated] Site security management End of session. Browser shut down.
BNES_.AspNetCore.Session Site security management End of session. Browser shut down.
BNES_ARRAffinity Site security management End of session. Browser shut down.
BNES_ARRAffinitySameSite Host Environment Management End of session. Browser shut down.
BNES_sfd-auth-cookie Site security management End of session. Browser shut down.
BNES_sfd-auth-cookieC1 Site security management End of session. Browser shut down.
BNES_sfd-auth-cookieC2 Site security management End of session. Browser shut down.
sfd-auth-cookie Authentication Management End of session. Browser shut down.
sfd-auth-cookieC1 Authentication Management End of session. Browser shut down.
sfd-auth-cookieC2 Authentication Management End of session. Browser shut down.
BNIS_vid Site security management End of session. Browser shut down.
BNIS___utm_is1 Site security management One year.
BNIS___utm_is2 Site security management One day.
BNIS___utm_is3 Site security management End of session. Browser shut down.

In order for you to use this service, these necessary session cookies always need to be on.

Analytics cookies (optional)

We use Google Analytics software to understand how people use the Submit Financial Data form. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements.

We do not collect or store your personal information (for example your name or address) so this information cannot be used to identify who you are.

We do not allow Google to use or share our analytics data.

Google Analytics stores information about:

  • the pages you visit
  • how long you spend on each page
  • how you arrived at the site
  • what you click on while you visit the site
  • the device and browser you use
Analytics cookies we use
Name Purpose Expires
_ga Helps us count how many people visit the Submit Financial Data Form by telling us if you’ve visited before. 2 years
_ga_[random number] Used to reduce the number of requests. 2 years
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Last updated 10 September 2025