Cookies
Like many other websites, we place small information files called 'cookies' on your computer.
Why do we use cookies?
To remember your settings, for example your language and location. This means you don’t have to keep entering these details when you visit a new page.
To find out how you use the site to help us update and improve it.
How do I change my cookie settings?
You can change the settings of your web browser so that it won’t accept cookies. For more information visit AboutCookies.org.
But, doing this may stop you from using some of the online features and services on this website.
Cookies we use
Cookies do a lot of different jobs, and we use 2 types of cookies:
Required functionality cookies – these cookies are essential for the website to work.
Performance and feature cookies – these cookies help to improve the performance and feel of this website, for example providing you with personalised services.
Take a look at a list of cookies we use on our website:
| Name | Type | How we use it | How long we use the information for |
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| Name
ASP.Net_Sessions
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Type
Required functionality
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How we use it
An automatic cookie set by our software.
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How long we use the information for
Just for the time you are on our website.
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| Name
ServerID
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Type
Required functionality
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How we use it
An automatic cookie set by our software.
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How long we use the information for
Just for the time you are on our website.
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| Name
_ga
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Type
Required functionality
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How we use it
To track the effectiveness of our website using Google Analytics.
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How long we use the information for
2 years
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| Name
saved-pages
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Type
Performance and feature
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How we use it
To save the pages that you visit by clicking the heart at the top of the page.
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How long we use the information for
1 month
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| Name
geoPostcode
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Type
Performance and feature
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How we use it
This stores your postcode (or partial postcode) when we ask you for your location.
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How long we use the information for
Just for the time you are on our website or 30 days (you choose this).
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| Name
geoCoordinates
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Type
Performance and feature
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How we use it
This stores your location as a pair of latitude / longitude coordinates.
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How long we use the information for
Just for the time you are on our website or 30 days (you choose this).
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| Name
reckonerName-history
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Type
Performance and feature
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How we use it
This keeps a history of all answers submitted to the ready reckoner.
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How long we use the information for
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.
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| Name
reckonerName-content
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Type
Performance and feature
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How we use it
This keeps a history of what content cards are clicked on when using the ready reckoner.
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How long we use the information for
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.
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| Name
SQ_SYSTEM_SESSION
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Type
Required functionality
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How we use it
This used to track user sessions on forms hosted on eservices.hertfordshire.gov.uk
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How long we use the information for
Just for the time you are on our website.
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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 |
|---|
| Service name
Google analytics (_utma/b/c/z)
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Purpose
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.
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More information
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.
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| Service name
Google Translation - googtrans
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Purpose
This cookie is used to remember which language to translate each page into if you have chosen to do so.
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More information
It expires at the end of your browser session.
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| Service name
Bing
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Purpose
We use a Bing cookie to track the success of our marketing campaigns and make them more efficient.
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More information
Visit Bing to find out more about their cookies.
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| Service name
Google
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Purpose
We use a Google cookie to track the success of our marketing campaigns and make them more efficient.
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More information
Visit Google to find out more about their cookies.
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| Service name
Facebook
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Purpose
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.
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More information
Visit Facebook to find out more about their cookies.
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| Service name
Twitter
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Purpose
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.
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More information
Visit Twitter to find out more about their cookies.
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| Service name
YouTube
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Purpose
We have a YouTube channel, which we may link to. YouTube may set some of its own cookies if you follow those links.
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More information
Visit YouTube to find out more about their cookies.
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| Service name
Netloan
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Purpose
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.
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More information
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| Service name
HotJar
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Purpose
This session cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate funnels.
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More information
Visit HotJar to find out more about their cookies.
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| Service name
Siteimprove
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Purpose
These cookies are set to help us report on how people are using the site so we can improve it.
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More information
Visit Siteimprove to learn more about their cookies.
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