Cookies

Like most websites, we place small information files called 'cookies' on your computer.

We use cookies to:

  • remember your settings, such as your location and language. This means you don’t have to keep entering these details when you visit a new page

  • find out how you use the site – this helps us update and improve it.

 

Other cookies we use

The 2 types of cookies we use are:

  • required functionality cookies – essential for the website to work.
  • performance and feature cookies – these help to improve the performance and feel of this website, for example, providing you with personalised services.

The cookies message you might have seen at the bottom of your screen uses cookies itself.

Take a look at a list of cookies we use on our website:

Name

Type (required functionality or performance and feature)

How we use it

How long we use the information for 

ASP.Net_Sessions

 

Required functionality

This cookie is necessary for site functionality. It stores a unique identifier for each visit to retain session state across multiple pages.

Just for the time you are on our website.

ServerID

 

Required functionality

This cookie is necessary for site functionality to provide load balancing functionality.

Just for the time you are on our website.

_ga

Required functionality

To track the effectiveness of our website using Google Analytics. 

2 years

saved-pages

Performance and feature

To save the pages that you visit by clicking the heart at the top of the page. 

1 month

geoPostcode

Performance and feature

This stores your postcode (or partial postcode) when we ask you for your location.

Just for the time you are on our website or 30 days (you choose this).

geoCoordinates

Performance and feature

This stores your location as a pair of latitude / longitude coordinates.

Just for the time you are on our website or 30 days (you choose this).

reckonerName-history

Performance and feature

This keeps a history of all answers submitted to the ready reckoner.

This is set in the control for each ready reckoner. If you haven't interacted with the ready reckoner for the set amount of days, the cookies are deleted.

reckonerName-content

Performance and feature

This keeps a history of what content cards are clicked on when using the ready reckoner.

This is set in the control for each ready reckoner. If you haven't interacted with the ready reckoner for the set amount of days, the cookies are deleted.

 SQ_SYSTEM_SESSION

Required functionality

This used to track user sessions on forms hosted on eservices.hertfordshire.gov.uk

Just for the time you are on our website.


Third party cookies

There are links and content from other sites and services on our website. These sites and services set their own cookies.

Below are a list of cookies that the other sites and services use:

Service name

Purpose

More information

Google analytics (_utma/b/c/z/_ga/_gid/_gat)

These are used to compile reports for us on how people use this site.

Cookies of the same names are also used for the same purpose by other websites such as Building Futures, Countryside Management Service and Hertfordshire LIS.

Visit the Google Analytics website for more information about the cookies they use.

You can prevent data from being collected and used by Google Analytics by installing Google's Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Google Translation - googtrans

This cookie is used to remember which language to translate each page into if you have chosen to do so.

It expires at the end of your browser session.

Bing

We use a Bing cookie to track the success of our marketing campaigns and make them more efficient.

Visit Bing to find out more about their cookies.

Google

We use a Google cookie to track the success of our marketing campaigns and make them more efficient.

Visit Google to find out more about their cookies.

Facebook

We have a number of presences on Facebook, which we may link to. Facebook may set some of its own cookies if you follow these links.

We use Facebook Pixel to track the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and make them more efficient.

Visit Facebook to find out more about their cookies.

Twitter

We have a number of presences and feeds on Twitter, which you may wish to follow or read from this website. Twitter may set some of its own cookies.

Visit Twitter to find out more about their cookies.

YouTube

We have a YouTube channel, which we may link to. YouTube may set some of its own cookies if you follow those links.

Visit YouTube to find out more about their cookies.

Netloan

This ASP.NET_Sessionid cookie is essential for the Netloan secure online payments website to work, and is set when you arrive to the site. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser.

 

LuckyOrange

This session cookie is set to let Lucky Orange know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate heatmaps and funnels.

Visit Lucky Orange to find out more about their cookies.

Microsoft Clarity

This session cookie is set to let Microsoft Clarity know whether that visitor is included to generate heatmaps and funnels.

Visit Microsoft Clarity to find out more about their cookies.

Siteimprove

These cookies are set to help us report on how people are using the site so we can improve it.

Visit Siteimprove to learn more about their cookies. 

 

How to change your cookies settings

You can change the settings of your web browser so that it won’t accept any cookies. For more information, visit AboutCookies.org.

However, doing this might stop you from using some of the online features and services on this website.