UK Sport uses cookies on our website. This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third parties we may partner with may use cookies on our website, how to update your cookie preferences and further information about cookies.
This policy was last updated in June 2026.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file (typically made up of letters and numbers) that is placed in the memory of your browser or device when you visit a website.
Cookie information perform functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
We use the following cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are necessary for our website to function and are always active. They help make the website usable by enabling you to navigate and access all areas of our website. We may also use these cookies to prevent fraudulent activity. Without these cookies, you cannot use the UK Sport website.
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Name
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Provider
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Purpose
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Expiry
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ASP.NET_SessionId
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uksport.gov.uk
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Preserves the visitor’s session state across page requests.
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Session
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CookieConsent
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uksport.gov.uk
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Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain
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1 year
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shell#lang
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uksport.gov.uk
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Stores the visitor's language preference so the site is displayed in the correct language.
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Session
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_GRECAPTCHA
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uksport.gov.uk
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Set by Google reCAPTCHA to tell humans and bots apart and protect our online forms from spam and abuse.
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6 months
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Analytical/performance cookies: These cookies allow us to cope with the volume of users and correct errors by understanding how visitors interact with and move around our website. They allow us to count unique visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. These tags are managed through Google Tag Manager and are only loaded after you have accepted analytics cookies.
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Name
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Provider
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Purpose
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Expiry
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_ga
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uksport.gov.uk
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Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
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2 years
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_gat
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uksport.gov.uk
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Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate
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1 day
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_gid
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uksport.gov.uk
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Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
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1 day
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IDE
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doubleclick.net
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Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user.
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1 year
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test_cookie
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doubleclick.net
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Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies.
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1 day
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uuid
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ads.avct.cloud
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This cookie is used to optimise ad relevance by collecting visitor data from multiple websites – this exchange of visitor data is normally provided by a third-party data-centre or ad-exchange.
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1 year
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Functionality cookies. These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by a third party provider whose services we have added to our website. If you do not allow these cookies then some areas of the website may not function properly. For example, we may embed videos on our website that are hosted on YouTube’s servers, when you press play on an embedded video, YouTube will drop third party cookies to enable the video to play and to collect analytics data such as how long a viewer has watched the video.
The YouTube videos are embedded onto our website using its ‘privacy enhanced mode’. By using this mode, YouTube will not set cookies on your device until you press play on the YouTube video player. Please see Embed videos and playlists - YouTube Help (google.com) for more information regarding YouTube’s privacy enhanced mode.
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Provider
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Purpose
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Expiry
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VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
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youtube.com
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Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.
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179 days
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YSC
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youtube.com
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Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
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Session
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yt.innertube::nextld
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youtube.com
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Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
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Persistent
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yt:innertube::requests
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youtube.com
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Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
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Persistent
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yt-remote-cast-installed
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youtube.com
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Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
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Session
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yt-remote-connected-devices
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youtube.com
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Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
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Persistent
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yt-remote-device-id
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youtube.com
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Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
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Persistent
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yt-remote-fast-check-period
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youtube.com
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Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
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Session
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yt-remote-session-app
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youtube.com
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Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
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Session
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yt-remote-session-name
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youtube.com
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Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
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Session
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Accessibility and other website services. To make our website easier to use, we load a small number of third-party services on every page. These include Browsealoud / ReachDeck (provided by Texthelp), which reads page content aloud and provides reading support, and Adobe Fonts, which delivers the typefaces used across the site. These services may set cookies or use similar technologies to remember your preferences and deliver their content. We also use Google reCAPTCHA on pages that contain forms to protect against spam and abuse.
Third Party Cookies
We use third party links and cookies on the website that aren’t related to UK Sport. These links may collect personal data and we are not responsible for these cookies. Please check the third-party website for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.
All these third-party cookies we use are detailed below:
- Google Analytics
- DoubleClick
- YouTube
- Facebook
- X.
Setting your preferences
Please be aware that restricting cookies may have a significant impact upon the functionality of our website.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by deleting cookies using your browser and refreshing the page on our website.
You can also learn more about cookies, including information on how to block or opt-out of cookies from the following third-party websites:
These links open in a new window - please note that we can't be responsible for the content of external websites.
Contact us
If you have any questions or concerns about cookies or your privacy when using our website, please contact us at legal@uksport.gov.uk
Useful links
Google Analytics – safeguarding your data
Google Analytics – opt-out browser add-on
Facebook – Cookies
YouTube – Privacy and safety centre
YouTube – embed videos and playlists
Google – privacy and terms
Texthelp (Browsealoud / ReachDeck) – privacy policy
Adobe Fonts – privacy policy