Cookies

When we provide services we want to make them easy, useful and reliable.

Cookies are small files which allow us to store small pieces of information about which of our pages you have visited.

Cookies also allow our website to recognise your device so you don't have to give the same information multiple times during one task and measure how many people are using services.

You can control which types of cookies you'd like us to set at the Cookie Preferences page. Most web browsers also allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. For more information visit www.aboutcookies.org.

Cookies which may be set by our websites

cookies_policy

• Description: Site cookie acceptance
• Purpose: This cookie is set to store your cookie preferences when you accept or reject additional cookies
• How long does this cookie stay on my computer: 1 year
• Control: This is a strictly necessary cookie so that we can know not to repeatedly show the Cookies prompt once you've made your policy choice.

ccmssessid and cp_session

• Description: Content Management System cookies
• Purpose: Secures parts of our sites (such as online forms)
• How long does this cookie stay on my computer: Until you close your browser
• Control: When used, these are strictly necessary cookies to provide specific website functionality.

my_location

• Description: My Charnwood location cookie
• Purpose: This cookie remembers the location you enter into My Charnwood
• How long does this cookie stay on my computer: If you tick ‘Remember’ this will be stored for 1 year or until you click the "Change address" link. Otherwise this will be deleted when you close your browser
• Control: You have the option to use a temporary cookie by not selecting the "Remember me with a cookie" checkbox.

ASP.NET_SessionId, firmstep2session, firmstep2server

• Description: AchieveForms cookies.

• Purpose: Please refer to the AchieveForms website for their cookie information

• How long does this cookie stay on my computer: Until you close your browser

• Control: When used, these are strictly necessary cookies to provide specific website functionality.

address-lookup::token 

• Description: cGov eForms address lookup cookie

• Purpose: Secures the address lookup functionality available in some online forms

• How long does this cookie stay on my computer: Until you close your browser

• Control: When used, these are strictly necessary cookies to provide specific website functionality.

AWSELB ServMetric

• Description: Load Balancing Cookie.
• Purpose: This cookie helps the ServMetric (smiley faces) tool work more efficiently by distributing demand across multiple web servers.
• How long does this cookie stay on my computer: Until you close your browser.
• Control: Opt in or out of the "Did you find this information useful" feedback tool with the "Cookies the measure website usage" setting.
  

_ga, _gat, _gid

• Description: Google Analytics cookies

• Purpose: To collect anonymous information including: the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. Read Google's Privacy Policy

• How long do these cookies stay on my computer: Depends on the type

• Control: Opt in or out of these cookies with the "Cookies the measure website usage" setting.

__cfduid, uvc

• Description: AddToAny cookies

• Purpose: These third-party cookies are used to remember your social sharing preferences

• How long do these cookies stay on my computer: __cfduid: 1 years, uvc: 1 day

• Control: Opt in or out of the AddToAny functionality with the "Cookies that help with our communcations and marketing" setting.

fb, sr, datr

• Description: Facebook cookies

• Purpose: These third-party cookies are used by facebook on pages where we show Like buttons or links to pages on Facebook.

• How long do these cookies stay on my computer: Depends on the type

• Control: Opt in or out of Facebook embedding functionality with the "Cookies that help with our communcations and marketing" setting.