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ACOSTS — ASEAN Council for Offshore Safety and Training Standards
Last updated: 10 June 2026
This Cookies Policy explains how ACOSTS — ASEAN Council for Offshore Safety and Training Standards — uses cookies and similar technologies on its website and digital platforms.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, mobile phone, tablet or other device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, to make them work more efficiently, to improve user experience, to remember user preferences, to support website security, and to provide information to the owners of the website.
By continuing to use the ACOSTS website, you agree that cookies may be used in accordance with this Cookies Policy, subject to your browser settings and any cookie preference options made available on the website.
In this Cookies Policy, "ACOSTS", "we", "us" or "our" refers to ASEAN Council for Offshore Safety and Training Standards, including its authorised regional offices, representatives, digital platforms and administrative functions.
Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device, remember your actions or preferences, help pages load correctly, support secure form submissions, and collect information about website performance.
Cookies may be set directly by the website you are visiting, known as first-party cookies, or by other organisations that provide services to the website, known as third-party cookies.
Remain in your browser during your browser session only and are normally deleted when you leave the website or close your browser. These help the website function during a single visit.
Remain in your browser after the session ends unless deleted by you or until they expire automatically. May be used to remember preferences, recognise returning visitors or maintain cookie consent settings.
Required for the website to work properly. May be used for security, page navigation, session management, form validation, certificate verification, login areas and prevention of unauthorised access. The website may not function correctly without these cookies.
Collect information about how visitors use the website, such as which webpages are visited most often, whether users receive error messages, how long users remain on pages, and how visitors move around the website.
Allow the website to remember choices you make, such as language preferences, region, text size, saved preferences, customised pages or form settings.
Help ACOSTS understand how users interact with the website. They may collect information about page visits, traffic sources, user journeys, device type, browser type and website performance.
Help protect the website, forms, login areas, certificate validation tools and digital systems from misuse, spam, unauthorised access, fraudulent activity or cyber threats.
Where ACOSTS uses social media integrations, embedded content, advertising pixels or campaign tracking tools, third-party cookies may be used by platforms such as LinkedIn, Meta/Facebook, Instagram or other advertising networks.
ACOSTS may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
The following table explains the way in which ACOSTS may use cookies on this website. The actual cookies used may change depending on website updates, analytics tools, security tools, social media integrations and third-party services enabled on the website.
| Provider | Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | _ga | Used to distinguish users and collect website analytics information. | Up to 2 years |
| Google Analytics | _gid | Used to distinguish users for analytics purposes. | 24 hours |
| Google Analytics | _gat / _gat_<property-id> | Used to throttle request rate and manage analytics data collection. | 1 minute |
| Google Analytics 4 | _ga_<container-id> | Used to maintain session state and support analytics reporting. | Up to 2 years |
| ACOSTS Website | ACOSTS_SESSION | Used to maintain a secure website session and support navigation, forms, user sessions or restricted-access areas. | End of session |
| ACOSTS Website | CSRF_TOKEN | Security cookie used to protect forms and website submissions from cross-site request forgery. | End of session |
| ACOSTS Website | cookie_consent | Used to remember your cookie preference or consent choice. | 6 months to 1 year |
| ACOSTS Website | Certificate validation cookie | Used to support certificate validation, prevent misuse and maintain session integrity. | End of session |
| JSESSIONID, lang, lidc, bcookie, bscookie | Used by LinkedIn to maintain sessions, set locale, support routing and identify browsers. | Session to 1 year | |
| UserMatchHistory, li_fat_id | Used by LinkedIn Ads for conversion tracking, retargeting and analytics. | As set by LinkedIn | |
| Meta / Facebook | _fbp, datr | Used by Meta/Facebook where embedded services, sharing tools or advertising pixels are enabled. | Up to 3 months |
| YouTube / Google | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC, PREF | May be used where YouTube videos are embedded on the website. | As set by Google |
| Google reCAPTCHA | _GRECAPTCHA | Used to protect forms from spam, bots and abuse. | As set by Google |
| Hosting / Security Provider | Various | Used by the hosting or security provider to support website delivery, performance and protection. | Session or as configured |
You can manage, control, block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view, delete, block or clear cookies. If you disable cookies, some parts of the ACOSTS website may not work properly — including forms, portals, restricted-access areas, certificate validation tools and security features.
Where required by applicable law, ACOSTS may display a cookie banner or consent tool allowing users to accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies.
Strictly necessary cookies may be placed without consent where they are required for the website to function or remain secure. Analytics, advertising or third-party cookies may require consent depending on applicable laws and the user's location.
Some browsers may send "Do Not Track" signals. There is currently no uniform industry standard for responding to such signals. ACOSTS may respond to browser settings, cookie consent tools or preference management features where technically available and legally required.
ACOSTS may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, cookies used, website functionality, legal requirements, analytics tools, advertising tools, certificate validation features or third-party integrations. The latest version of this Cookies Policy will be published on the ACOSTS website with an updated date.
If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy or how ACOSTS uses cookies, please contact: