Cookies
When we provide services we want to make them easy, useful and reliable. When we deliver these services and information through our website this sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your device, for example, your computer or mobile phone. These include small files known as cookies. They cannot be used to identify you personally.
These pieces of information are used to improve services for you through, for example:
- enabling a service to recognise your device so you don't have to give the same information multiple times during one task,
- measuring how many people are using services so we can make sure that there is enough capacity to make them work efficiently, and look at ways we can make them easier to use.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Session cookies
A session cookie is a reference to you for the duration of your visit on the site. It enables us to secure our forms by checking that no one else is pretending to be you. The cookie only lasts as long as your visit.
Remember my details
When you select "Use a cookie to remember this" we set a cookie to remember who you are. This might be, for example, when entering your postcode to search My North West Leicestershire or, if you are a site administrator, logging in to the site. This cookie will last for 1 year from when it is first set. After this time, or if you delete the cookie yourself, you will need to re-enter your details on your next visit.
YouTube cookies
We embed videos from our official YouTube channel using YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode. This mode may set cookies on your computer once you click on the YouTube video player, but YouTube will not store personally-identifiable cookie information for playbacks of embedded videos using the privacy-enhanced mode.
In-site search engine
We use Google’s site search tool to enable our users to search within our websites for the information they need. This tool handles the indexing and searching of our site and does not pass any information to any third party, including Google.
Online Surveys of Website Usage
The cookie used by our survey tool is used to count the total number of unique visitors who are accessing the website over a particular period of time and to identify web visitors who have already been offered the survey so that they are not prompted to participate a second time within any three month period.
Cookies used by North West Leicestershire District Council’s websites
The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
|
Name |
Description |
Purpose |
How long does this cookie stay on my computer? |
|
permitCookies |
Site cookie acceptance |
This cookie is used to record when a user has accepted the use of cookies on this website. |
1 year |
|
ccmssessid |
Content Management System cookie |
This cookie is used to secure parts of the site (such as online forms) and will only be set if required for security purposes. |
Until you close your browser |
|
my_location |
My North West Leicestershire location cookie |
This cookie remembers the location you enter into My North West Leicestershire. |
If you tick ‘Remember’ this will be stored for 1 year. Otherwise this will be deleted when you close your browser. |
|
_utma |
Google Analytics cookies |
If you allow us to set them, these third-party cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where vistors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. |
_utma: 2 years |
|
PREF |
Google Translate cookie |
This third-party cookie is used to remember your language preferences if you choose to translate any pages. If you block this cookie the language will default to English and the site will work normally. However, if you want to use the translate feature on more than one page at a time you will need to enable the cookie. |
Until you close your browser |
Last updated: Fri 6th July, 2012 @ 14:13
