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| Name of cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Required consent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
web rest wwwarbeitsagentur | Own cookie | This cookie helps to establish a “data centre affinity” for an optimised response time. The cookie does not contain any personal information. | Session (until browser is closed) | No |
| LANG | Own cookie | This cookie saves the language setting. | Session (until browser is closed) | No |
| cookie_consent | Own cookie | This cookie saves the consent status for cookies and the participation in the web analysis according to the GDPR. | 30 days (extends for another 30 days after another visit within 30 days) | Yes |
| personalization_consent | Own cookie | This cookie saves the consent status for cookies for personalisation purposes. | 30 days (extends for another 30 days after another visit within 30 days) | Yes |
| marketing_consent | Own cookie | This cookie saves the consent status for advertising cookies. | 30 days (extends for another 30 days after another visit within 30 days) | Yes |
BA-SessionId
| Own cookie | Reference to the current user session for single sign-on (SSO) | Session (until browser is closed) | No |
| BA_SessionCookie | Own cookie | Reference and information about the current user session for security checks on the API Gateway | Login Session Duration | No |
| oiamsession | Own cookie | Login Session Information | Session (until browser is closed) | No |
| AUTH_SESSION_ID | Own | Reference to an ongoing sign-in process This cookie is set by the sign-in system (Keycloak) during the authentication flow (Auth-Flow). It uniquely identifies a user's current login session. This cookie is required solely for the technical processing of the login procedure. Keycloak stores a server-side session reference there, which ensures that multiple requests made during the login process can be associated with the same login session. Without this cookie, successful authentication is technically impossible. It does not contain any personal data but is used to link the browser to the login status on the server. | Session (until browser is closed) | No |
| KC_AUTH_SESSION_HASH | Own | Hash value of the current login session for integrity checking This cookie stores a cryptographic hash value of the current login session and serves as an integrity check as part of the authentication process. The login system uses this cookie to ensure that login requests in the browser are consistent and have not been tampered with. The hash value itself cannot be traced back to personal data; it merely refers to the state of the server-side login session. | 1 hour | No |
| KC_RESTART | Own | Status of an ongoing navigation login process (Back / Cancel / Reload) This cookie temporarily stores the status of an interrupted or canceled login process. The authentication system (Keycloak) can use this cookie to restore the user's state without requiring the user to start the entire login process over from the beginning. This is required if a user interrupts the sign-in process, reloads the sign-in page, or navigates back to certain pages in the sign-in process (e.g., using the browser's Back button). The cookie contains technical status information about the current login process. The cookie does not contain any personal data; however, it is technically necessary to ensure the stability of the login process. | Session (until browser is closed) | No |
| KEYCLOAK_IDENTITY | Own | Reference to a current user session This cookie is the central session token for the identity and access management system (Keycloak). It is issued after successful authentication and contains a signed JSON Web Token (JWT) or a reference to it, which verifies the identity of the logged-in user to Keycloak. This cookie allows Keycloak to recognize in subsequent requests that the user has already been successfully authenticated. In addition to the user account reference, it includes, in particular, issuer and time information to limit its validity and scope. | No | |
| KEYCLOAK_SESSION | Own | Reference to an OpenID Connect session The cookie represents the user's server-side session in the context of the OpenID Connect protocol. It links the user's browser to the server-side session in the identity and access management system (Keycloak). In addition, Keycloak uses this cookie to ensure that outdated or competing sessions are detected and invalidated when a user logs in again. The cookie is not directly linked to a specific user session; rather, it is technically necessary to invalidate the technical session framework of the user session on the server side. | Maximum login session duration (12 hours) | No |
| loginmethod | Own | Preferred login method in the "Forgot Login Credentials" process for a one-time, upcoming login attempt The cookie is set exclusively during the "Forgot Login Credentials" self-service process and has a very short lifespan. Its purpose is to temporarily store the login method selected as part of this specific process, in order to allow direct, one-time access to the recovery procedure without requiring the user to make the selection again. This cookie is technically necessary to transfer information from the self-service system to the login system. It does not contain any persistent user data. The cookie is set only if the user explicitly selects that login method. It is valid for 2 minutes, since selecting it triggers the redirection to the login system. | 2 minutes | No |
| setas_authorization | Own | Information from the registration session The cookie is set by a service within the Check-U and meinBERUF portal applications. Check-U and meinBERUF are part of the “School, Vocational Training, and College” section. The cookie contains the user's session information and ensures that the user is not prompted to log in again while using the applications, as long as their session is valid—even if the applications span multiple tabs in the browser. This cookie is technically essential and cannot be read by the browser code. | Session (until browser is closed) | No |
| setas_info | Own | Information from the registration session The cookie is set by a service within the Check-U and meinBERUF portal applications. Check-U and meinBERUF are part of the “School, Vocational Training, and College” section. The cookie contains the user's session information and ensures that the user is not prompted to log in again while using the applications, as long as their session is valid—even if the applications span multiple tabs in the browser. This cookie is technically essential and can be read by the browser to provide session information to the portal applications. | Session (until browser is closed) | No |
Web analytics cookies
These cookies collect information on how you use our website. They do not contain any information that enables the personal identification of the visitors. The information collected through these cookies is aggregated, and therefore anonymous. We use the collected anonymous data to continuously improve our online services.
| Name of cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Required consent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _pk_id.{num}.{alphanum} | Own cookie | The _pk_id cookie is used for the collection of anonymous usage data in the context of the Matomo web analysis software. It is used to recognise visitors by creating and saving a unique anonymous ID and to record first and last visit data. This information is used to analyse user behaviour. | 30 days (extends for another 30 days after another visit within 30 days) | Yes |
| _pk_ses.{num}.{alphanum} | Own cookie | The pk_ses cookie associates the activities of the users of the website during the course of an individual session with the pk_id cookie. | Session (until browser is closed) | Yes |
Personalisation cookies
These cookies help the Federal Employment Agency provide you with optimal support when you use our website. We can offer you information that matches up with your needs and concerns and can save your settings, simplifying your next visit to the online portal.
| Name of cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Required consent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS_VARY_ML | Own cookie | The cookie generates an anonymous user ID (UUID) and therefore serves to anonymise visitors. | 1 year (extends for another year after another visit within one year) | Yes |
| dropsolidCapture | Own cookie | The cookie saves the UUID and the associated domain as well as the ID of the CDP platform in order to anonymise visitors. | Session (until browser is closed) | Yes |
| context-profile-id | Own cookie | The cookie saves the generated UUID for the anonymous profile in the CDP platform. | 1 year (extends for another year after another visit within one year) | Yes |
| mtc_id | Own cookie | We use these cookies to document visits to the website and create a profile in the marketing automation software Mautic. | Session (until browser is closed) | Yes |
| mtc_sid | Own cookie | We use these cookies to document visits to the website and create a profile in the marketing automation software Mautic. | Session (until browser is closed) | Yes |
| mtc_device_id | Own cookie | We use these cookies to document visits to the website and create a profile in the marketing automation software Mautic. | Session (until browser is closed) | Yes |
| mautic_referer_id | Own cookie | Saves a reference to the last page you visited. Mautic uses this information to determine when the visitor leaves the website. | Session (until browser is closed) | Yes |
Advertising cookies
These cookies are used to show you marketing content tailored to your needs and interests. Moreover, we would like to measure the effectiveness of our communication activities and control the ad frequency according to your needs in order to provide you information that is as relevant as possible. This is done on the basis of interest profiles which are categorised into segments. The cookies are based on the unique identification of your web browser and device. However, no personal data is saved and no conclusions can be drawn about you as an individual person.
| Name of cookie | Domain and provider | Purpose | Duration | Required consent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UserID1 | ADITION | The cookie is used to optimise advertisements based on your browsing behaviour. It helps to display personalised and relevant advertisements that match your interests, as well as to control the frequency of advertisements and measure their success. This ensures that you do not see the same advertisements too often and that the advertising is more relevant to you. | 90 days | Yes |
| UserID2 | Rosenborggade 15, 2nd floor | The cookie is used to optimise advertisements based on your browsing behaviour. It helps to display personalised and relevant advertisements that match your interests, as well as to control the frequency of advertisements and measure their success. This ensures that you do not see the same advertisements too often and that the advertising is more relevant to you. | 60 days | Yes |