Cookies and privacy
The Swedish National Audit Office’s website uses cookies (small text-based files that are placed on the visitor’s computer), for the website to work as well as possible.
Here, you can find information on which cookies are used on riksrevisionen.se. You can easily disable the use of cookies in your browser.
How we use cookies
According to the Electronic Communications Act, as a visitor, you should be informed that the website uses cookies and what they are used for.
There are two types of cookies
- Session cookies, which are stored temporarily on your computer for the duration of your stay on the website. These are deleted when you close your browser.
- Cookies that are stored on your computer for a long time, until a predetermined expiration date. They are sometimes called persistent cookies.
Essential cookies
Essential cookies ensure that our services are secure and function properly. Therefore, they cannot be disabled. On this website, we use the publishing tool SiteVision and the essential cookies for this tool are listed in the table below.
Cookie | Supplier | Description | Persistence |
|---|---|---|---|
JSESSIONID | Sitevision | Used to associate the user with a session. The session is then used by SiteVision for a variety of functions related to the user. | Session |
SiteVisionLTM | Sitevision | SiteVision Cloud uses the unique cookie SiteVisionLTM to keep track of the underlying server with which the client should communicate. | Session |
sv-cookie-consent | Sitevision | Set when the user accepts cookies, used to keep track of the user's acceptance of cookies. | 1 year |
Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies give us information on how our website is being used. This allows us to maintain, operate and improve the user experience.
Cookie | Supplier | Description | Persistence |
|---|---|---|---|
sv-web-analytics | Sitevision | Used by SiteVision web analytics (Piwik PRO) if you have checked that you allow cookies. Not an actual cookie set by the browser but rather a service that allows cookies from Piwik PRO to be set. | Session |
pk_ses | Piwik PRO | Used to view the user’s active session. | 30 minutes |
stg_last_interaction | Piwik PRO | Indicates whether the last session is active or a new session has started. | 365 days |
pk_id | Piwik PRO | Used to store some details such as a unique visitor ID. | 13 months |
ppms_privacy_ | Piwik PRO | Stores the user's choices regarding data acquisition and usage in Piwik PRO. | 12 months |
All data that is collected and stored on Swedish servers is anonymised so that it is not possible to identify individuals.