Data Protection

Cookies

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a piece of information in the form of a very small text file that is placed on a user's internet device (mobile phone, computer, tablet). It is generated by the web server that hosts the website. The information the cookie contains is set by the server and it can be used by that server whenever the user visits the site.

Cookies make the interaction between users and websites faster and easier. Without cookies, it would be very difficult for a website to allow a visitor to fill up a shopping cart or to remember the user's preferences or registration details for a future visit.

We encourage you to accept cookies from ribblevalley.gov.uk as they enable you to take advantage of the full functionality of the website and provide us with information we can use to enhance that experience. If you don't accept cookies from ribblevalley.gov.uk you will be unable to make full use of the online services provided.

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Operational Cookies

These cookies allow the user to experience the full functionality of the ribblevalley.gov.uk website.

Operational Cookies
 Name Type of cookie Website Duration cookie stored Purpose
 TestCookie  Session  ribblevalley.gov.uk At the end of session Used to determine whether a user's browser accepts cookies.
 AcceptCookie  Persistent  ribblevalley.gov.uk 20 years Used to determine whether the user accepts cookies from the ribblevalley.gov.uk domain.
 PHPSESSID  Session  ribblevalley.gov.uk At the end of session Used to determine whether a user is logged into the ribblevalley.gov.uk website. The cookie holds a random generated string and contains no personal information.

Accessibility Cookies

These cookies are used to remember user preferences set within the accessibility area of the ribblevalley.gov.uk website.

Accessibility cookies
 Name Type of cookie Website Duration cookie stored Purpose
userColourscheme Persistent ribblevalley.gov.uk 1 hour Used to determine the user's desired colour scheme.
userFontsize Persistent ribblevalley.gov.uk  1 hour Used to determine the user's desired font size.
userFontchoice  Persistent ribblevalley.gov.uk  1 hour Used to determine the user's desired font.
userLetterspacing  Persistent ribblevalley.gov.uk

1 hour

Used to determine the user's desired letter spacing.

 

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect statistical data about visits to the ribblevalley.gov.uk website. The cookies used by Google Analytics do not store personal information. This statistical information does not identify an individual and the data is not shared with anybody else. For more information on Google Analytics please visit http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html

Google Analytics cookies
Name Type of cookie Website Duration cookie stored Purpose
_utma Persistent ribblevalley.gov.uk 2 years Keeps track of the number of times a visitor has been to the site pertaining to the cookie, when their first visit was, and when their last visit occurred.
_utmb Persistent ribblevalley.gov.uk 30 minutes Records moment in time when a visitor enters a site and expires at the end of the session.
_utmc Session ribblevalley.gov.uk At the end of the session Records moment in time when a visitor leaves a site and expires after 30 minutes.
_utmz Persistent ribblevalley.gov.uk 6 months Keeps track of where the visitor came from, what search engine was used, what link was clicked and what keyword was used.

 

Third Party Cookies

Civica e-Payments

Our e-Payments provider (Civica) requires the following cookies to be set. These are cookies are essential for the operation of the e-Payments service.

Civica cookies
 Name  Type of cookie Website Duration cookie stored Purpose
 ASP.NET_SessionID Session civicaepay.co.uk At the end of the session Identifies the browsing session to the server. The cookie holds a random generated string and contains no personal information.
 TS1dc04e Session civicaepay.co.uk At the end of the session Identifies the browsing session to the server. The cookie holds a random generated string and contains no personal information.

YouTube Cookies

Ribblevalley.gov.uk uses embedded videos from Youtube using YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode. This mode set cookies only when the video is played.

YouTube cookies
 Name Type of cookie Website Duration cookie stored Purpose
use_hitbox Session youtube.com At the end of the session  To find out more about the cookies set by YouTube.com see http://www.youtube.com/t/privacy
VISITOR_INFO_LIVE Per youtube.com  
recently_watched_video_id_list Session youtube.com At the end of the session
PREF  Persistent youtube.com  

For more information on cookies see http://www.aboutcookies.org/