Cookie Policy

Cookies

We use cookies so that you do not need to enter information again if you return to some pages. We do not use information gathered by cookies for any other reason. Cookies are used in our web applications to keep track of your preferences, your logins, enabling the web site to run efficiently and collecting data on how people use our web site. When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable. Where services are delivered on the internet, this sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your device as well as analysing your journey through the site, to help us improve your experience as a user. 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 several times during one task.
• recognising that you may already have given a username and password so you don’t need to do it for every web page requested.
• measuring how many people are using online services, to help us improve the website

This is done through small files known as cookies. They cannot be used to identify you personally. A cookie is a small text file usually containing a random and unique identifier that is sent to your browser from a web server and then stored onto your computer’s hard drive. They are used to store information about you on your computer.

Cookies we use

We use Google Analytics to collect information about how people use this site. We do this to make sure the site is meeting our users’ needs and to understand how we could make improvements to the sites user experience. Google Analytics store information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on. We do not collect or store your personal information (eg your name, address or IP address) so this information can’t be used to identify who you are. We do not allow Google to use or share our Analytics data.

Google Analytics

The following cookies are set by Google Analytics:

YouTube cookies

Blocking cookies

If you don’t want to receive cookies, you can change the settings in your browser so it notifies you when cookies are sent to it and can refuse them. You can also delete cookies that have already been set – the Help function in your browser should tell you how. Further information on controlling cookies is available at AboutCookies.org.uk (external link) . If you elect to block cookies, the form cookies should be white-listed and allowed to remain, so you can you the booking system.

Blocking Google Analytics

Some modern browsers make it possible to block the Google Analytics cookie from collecting data. This is done by installing an add-on to your browser. Browsers that offer this are Internet Explorer v8 to v11, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera. Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (external link) Please note: If you choose to disable cookies you will lose some features and functionality on the council’s website.​​

Further Information

For further information on how cookies work and how to block them visit Wikipedia cookies (external link) To see how to control cookies in your browser visit the following website: All about cookies (external link) .