Cookie Notice

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The HPRA do not use cookies to identify individuals.  

Use of Cookies on this website includes:

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• Temporary "session" cookies which enable a visitor's web browser to remember which pages on this website have already been visited.
• Authentication Cookie which enables the CESP site authenticate the user who has logged into the CESP portal with valid credentials.
• Session Cookies which the CESP site and identifies a valid User of the site who has logged in with valid credentials.
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