Access log and Cookie information

IMPORTANT - this document relates to the technical operation of Vfrac. For information on how data submitted while using the planning tool is used please refer to the information provided to you by the Vfrac research team

The Vfrac project is conducted by researchers at the University of Bristol and the Vfrac application is hosted at the University of Bristol. If you have questions about data protection please refer to the information provided to you by the research team. For additional information please see Data Protection information provided by the University of Bristol.

Access logs

We automatically receive and save certain types of information whenever you interact with this website. We use the information to monitor website traffic and to assist with security and user experience of the website.

Information that we will automatically receive includes:

• Requested URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
• IP (Internet Protocol) address (this may or may not identify a specific computer)
• Domain name from which you access the internet
• Referring URL
• Software (browser/operating system) used to access the page
• Date and time pages were visited

Cookies

If your web browser allows the setting of cookies (small files stored on your device) then Vfrac may set the following (first-party) cookies:

• csrftoken - this cookie is used to prevent a type of security attack called a Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF). The presence of this cookie is a security measure and helps mitigate against this sort of attack, we consider this a required cookie.
• testcookie - a cookie used to test if your browser settings allow the setting of cookies. This cookie is only used very rarely.
• sessionid - used to store session information for admin users only.