Cookie Policy

Two types of cookies are used by us. The first are functional cookies. These are required to ensure our website functions properly.

Personal data refers to any kind of information that can be linked directly or indirectly to an individual.The Swedish Data Protection Authority
Stripe Cookies for payment processing
iGov.Direct uses Stripe to handle online payments and this requires use of cookies. Following is the list of cookies that Stripe sets when you access igov.direct:

_stripe_sid expires after 30 min and is used to manage the checkout process_stripe_mid expires after 1 year and is used to measure Stripe website usage

Both these cookies are used by the Stripe payment gateway to measure web traffic and to also handle user sessions. For more information refer to https://stripe.com/cookies-policy/legal

Other Cookies
These cookies are not required for our website to function correctly but do help us improve the website and identify how users use our website.

THE FOUNDATION FOR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY
THE FOUNDATION FOR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY

iGov.Direct® use Google Analytics software to collect information about how you use our website. We do this to help make sure our site meets the needs of our users and to help us make improve our site. Google Analytics stores information about:

  • the pages you visit on iGov.Direct®
  • how long you spend on each iGov.Direct® page
  • how you got to our site
  • what you click on while you’re visiting our site

This information cannot be used to identify who you are. Google Analytics sets the following cookies:

_ga expires after 2 years and helps Google count how many people visit iGov.Direct® by tracking if you’ve visited before

_gid expires after 24 hours and helps Google count how many people visit iGov.Direct® by tracking if you’ve visited before

_gat expires after 1 minute and is used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made

Disabling cookies
You may block cookies from in your browser settings or disable any cookies already stored on your computer, but these may stop our website from functioning properly. For instance, blocking cookies will stop our payment processor Stripe from functioning correctly. For information on how to enables cookie just for our site or to disable cookies in different browsers visit

https://www.wikihow.com/Disable-Cookies