Cookies for the Cambridge Enterprise Academic Portal
This site is provided by Cambridge Enterprise (www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk).
The landing page of portal.enterprise.cam.ac.uk will set cookies on your device, either because they are necessary to make the portal work and keep it secure, or if you give your consent for site usage measurement.
About cookies
Cookies are small files which sit on your computer, phone or tablet. This information is collected by Cambridge Enterprise to record and store information about how you use portal.enterprise.cam.ac.uk. Information is shared within Cambridge Enterprise, and in limited cases, with third parties.
Below is more detail about the cookies we use, what they record and who the information is shared with.
For more information on how Cambridge Enterprise processes personal data on this careers site, please visit Cambridge Enterprise’s Privacy Policy here.
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies maintain the security of our website’s connection to you. They also make our site work. They always need to be on. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARRAffinity | Microsoft Azure App Service | ARRAffinity cookie is set by Azure app service, and allows the service to choose the right instance established by a user to deliver subsequent requests made by that user. | Expires when your web session on our site ends | Microsoft Azure Policy definitions |
| ARRAffinity SameSite | Microsoft Azure App Service | This cookie is set by Windows Azure cloud, and is used for load balancing to make sure the visitor page requests are routed to the same server in any browsing session. | Expires when your web session on our site ends | Microsoft Azure Policy definitions |
| ContextLang uageCode | Dynamics 365 Portal | This cookie name is used to store the default language of the user accessing the website within a session and across webpages, and to set the preferred language upon the visitor's re-entry. | Expires when your web session on our site ends | Dynamics 365 cookie use information |
| DeferredLocal LoginCookie | Microsoft Entra | This is a cookie used by websites to remember a user's login state, but it's designed to be set and used later, or "deferred," rather than immediately after login. This approach is often used to enhance user experience by allowing users to navigate the site without constant re-authentication, especially after a period of inactivity. | Past | Microsoft Entra authentication information |
| Dynamics365 PortalAnalytics | Dynamics 365 Commerce SDK (Microsoft) | This cookie name is used to analyse service usage anonymously and aggregated for statistical purposes. | 2 months | Dynamics 365 cookie use information |
| timezoneoffset | Cambridge Enterprise | PowerApps sets this cookie to to determine whether a specific date and time are inside the DST range. | Expires when your web session on our site ends | Cambridge Enterprise's Privacy Policy. |
| __RequestVeri ficationToken | ASP.NET MVC/Web Pages (Server-side) | This cookie is set by web application built in ASP.NET MVC Technologies. This is an anti-forgery cookie used for preventing cross site request forgery attacks. | Expires when your web session on our site ends | XSRF/CSRF prevention in ASP.NET MVC and web pages |
Site usage measurement / analytical cookies
Unless you opt in to receive ‘site usage measurement’ cookies, we will not set these cookies on your device. Site usage measurement cookies allow us to analyse anonymised navigation patterns, to learn how people use our website and to make it better for our users. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _pk_id* _pk_ref* _pk_ses* | Cambridge Enterprise Matomo (from InnoCraft Limited) | We use Matomo to help us improve our website. Matomo set these cookies to store a unique user ID and anonymised information about how you use our website, such as how you got to the website, the pages you visit and how long you spend on each page. | Up to 1 year and 1 month | Cookie information for Matomo |
Social and marketing cookies
Unless you opt in to receive ‘social and marketing’ cookies, or interact with these features, we will not set these cookies on your device. Also known as functional cookies, social and marketing cookies on our site connect to third-party providers, such as Vimeo and YouTube. These cookies will be set when you take an action, such as watching an embedded video. Data will be passed back to the third-party provider, allowing that organisation to record how you use their service on our site and show you relevant content, including advertising.
| Name | Used by | Description | Duration | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| isDSTObserved | Cambridge Enterprise | PowerApps sets this cookie to determine whether the user is in daylight saving time by storing a value. | Expires when your web session on our site ends | Cambridge Enterprise's Privacy Policy. |
| isDSTSupport | Cambridge Enterprise | PowerApps sets this cookie to to determine whether a specific date and time are inside the DST range. | Expires when your web session on our site ends | Cambridge Enterprise's Privacy Policy. |
| visitorId | Dynamics 365 Outbound Marketing (Microsoft) | Identifies a unique visitor for tracking and analytics purposes. | Never expires | Dynamics 365 cookie use information |
How to disable cookies
Your web browser will have an option you select which will limit or block cookies. Below are links to popular web browsers, and how to block cookies using them.
- Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Safari
- Other web browsers – see the Information Commissioner’s Office’s website
Page last updated: 27 August 2025