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How cookies and browser storage are used on the Benchmark Public Sector website.
Current configuration
The Public Sector website does not load optional analytics, advertising pixels, embedded video trackers, or third-party chat tools. Fonts and visual assets are served with the site. The cookie notice therefore offers an essential-only setting rather than requesting permission for tracking that is not enabled.
Cookies and browser storage
Cookies are small values a website may store in your browser. Local storage is a separate browser feature. This site uses a local-storage entry named bps_cookie_choice to remember acknowledgment of the cookie notice. It contains the essential-only setting, a version, and a timestamp, rather than contact-form details. The notice asks again after 180 days or if the saved version is no longer current.
Necessary website functions
WordPress may use essential cookies for administrator sign-in and session management. Ordinary visitors do not need an account to read the site or submit an inquiry. Contact-form validation and abuse prevention operate on the server; the form does not enable advertising tracking.
Your controls
Use Cookie settings in the footer to review the current configuration. You can also clear local storage and cookies through your browser. Blocking necessary cookies can affect authenticated website functions. If browser storage is unavailable, the notice may reappear on subsequent visits.
Links to other websites
Following a link to USAC, the main Benchmark site, or another external resource takes you to a separate website with its own cookie practices. A link itself does not load that website’s optional tracking into this page.
Changes and questions
If optional tracking is introduced, this notice and the applicable controls should be updated before that tracking is enabled. For questions, contact csrs@itsbenchmark.com or use the Contact Us page.