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Cookies
A cookie is small file of letters and numbers downloaded onto a device (computer etc.) when a user accesses certain websites. Cookies help a website to function properly by allowing the website to recognise a user's device for the purpose of remembering the devices site preferences/details.
Bexley Council uses cookies on this website and does not permit the use of cookies or any other devices that collects and stores information, which either on its own or when combined with other information identify an individual.
There are different types of cookies
Session - this type of cookie is stored in the computer's memory only during a user's browsing session and are automatically deleted from the user's computer when the browser is closed. They do not collect any information from the user's computer. E.g. remembering what a user has put in their shopping basket as they browse around a website
Permanent - this type of cookie is stored on your computer and are not deleted when the browser is closed. These cookies can remember your settings the next time you come back to the web site. E.g. remembering what language you have selected
Flash cookies - Local shared objects (LSOs), commonly called flash cookies, are data files that can be created on your computer by the sites that you visit. These are most often used to enhance your web-browsing experience. E.g. you may ask a site to remember your login name, that information is stored in the cookie, so on your next visit, the website displays your name in the login field.
First party - this type of cookie is set on a user's computer by the website that you are visiting. E.g. when visiting our site, we will directly place a cookie on your computer. This cookie can only be read by our site; the information that the cookie contains cannot be accessed or read by any other website.
Third party - this type of cookie is issued by a website other than the one you are currently visiting. E.g. when visiting a site that displays advertising, that advertising company could issue you with a cookie, which is known as a third party cookie.
You can find our more information about cookies at All About Cookies.org
To remove or reject cookies from this website
If you do not want to receive cookies from this website, you can control cookies through your web browser settings, allowing you to decide if you want to access sites that use cookies.
To find out how to allow, block, delete and manage cookies, visit How to control cookies and select the browser you are using. Alternatively, you can also read your browser's own online help for more information.
We recommend you allow the cookies set by this website as they help the web site to function correctly proving you with a better web experience. If you set your browser to refuse cookies, please be aware that certain functions of our web site may cease to function correctly.
EU Cookie directive
The law relating to cookies has changed. The Information Commissioner's Office has issued guidance on the changes and Bexley Council is in the process of updating its Cookie Policy to reflect the changes.
Our use of cookies
The lists below show all the cookies that are set by this website and the third-party services that we use. Please contact the web team if you have any queries about these cookies or would like more information about them.
We have a number of Services being delivered through the Bexley.gov.uk domain that use cookies, information about cookies on these domains can be found here.
Cookies set by Google Analytics
Bexley Council does allow the use of Google Analytic cookies to gather data on a totally anonymous basis in order to help us accurately monitor the number of visitors to our website and volumes of usage.
Please refer to the Google code website for further details on the cookies set.
Cookies used by Google Analytics
| Cookie name | Type | Description | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
__utma | Other | This cookie is typically written to the browser upon the first visit to your site from that web browser. | 2 years |
__utmb | Other | This cookie is used to establish and continue a user session with your site. | 30 minutes |
__utmc | Session | Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether or not to establish a new session for the user. | When you close your browser |
__utmz | Other | This cookie stores the type of referral used by the visitor to reach your site, whether via a direct method, a referring link, a website search, or a campaign such as an ad or an email link | 6 months |
Cookies set by Socitm/ROL
The Socitm ( Society of IT Management) Insight Website take-up service survey uses cookies to determine if a customer has participated in our web site survey or has rejected taking part.
The survey uses cookies to prevent customers from being asked to participate in the same survey multiple times.
If a customer visits a subscriber's website from a different system or using a different user name then they may be invited to participate again.
If a user has cookies turned off then the system will never invite them to participate in the survey.
The system places multiple cookies, all of which only contain a true or false value. In all cases, the last character (x) refers to the version of the survey, currently version 9.
The survey is administered by Socitm Insightand is provided by rol solutions ltd.
Please refer to the SOCITM privacy and cookie policy for further details on the cookies set.
Cookies used by the SOCITM survey
| Cookie name | Type | Description | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
Socitm_include_me(x) | 3rd Party | Indicates that a customer has accepted the survey and is either in the process of completing it or has completed it. The customer will not be asked to participate in this version of the survey again. | 1 year |
| Socitm_exclude_me(x) | 3rd Party | Indicates that a customer has rejected the survey and will not be invited to participate in this version of the survey again until the cookie expires. This cookie is also placed when the system processes the code to invite a customer to participate but detects the socitm_include_me[x] cookie while doing so and does not present the survey again as a result. | 1 year |
Cookies used by YouTube
YouTube videos are available to watch on our website.
| Cookie name | Type | Description | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
VISITOR_INFO_LIVE | 3rd Party | We embed videos from our official YouTube channel using YouTube privacy-enhanced mode | 6 months 2022 When you close your browser |
Please refer to YouTube help for further details on the cookies set.
Cookies for managing your current visit
We use a number of cookies to remember your selections or preferences that your have made when looking at the information on this website (www.bexley.gov.uk).
| Cookie name | Type | Description | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Session | Stores the session id of a user. | When you close your browser |
| Clientvars | 1st Party | Used to logon to the website via the logon screen. | 2 days |
| Fontsize | Session | Used to adjust and remember the font size setting of the website | When you close your browser |
| mode | 1st Party | Used to adjust and remember the normal and high contrast setting of the website | 3 months |
| TextOnlyX | 1st Party | Text only version of website | Immediately |
Cookies used by third party advertising
Bexley Council has permitted the use of controlled advertising on its website and has allowed the use of third party cookies. These cookies do not contain any Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
Our agents Newsquest Digital Media coordinate our advertising and are required to only use carefully selected types of organisations in line with our Website Advertising Policy.
A number of service providers are used and may set cookies on their respective websites in order to offer you the services that they are providing.
If you would like more information about cookies used by third parties, as well as information on how to opt-out please see details below for instructions from each of the service providers.
| Third Party | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Quantcast | An independent measurement and research company, which gathers data regarding the visitors to the Bexley Council's website on Newsquest's behalf using cookies and code, which, is embedded on our website. Newsquest uses this type of information to help improve the services it provides to its users. How to reject or delete these cookies. |
Omniture | Omniture provides anonymous statistical information to Newsquest. They process IP addresses and information from other cookies so Newsquest knows, for example, how many page views it has, the number of users, what browsers users are using and in which country, city or region users are located. How to reject or delete this cookie. |
Ad Serving (targeted) | Tags potential customers with an anonymous cookie and tracks the product they have shown interest in. Users are identified and retargeted via an anonymous cookie. No personally identifiable information (PII) is stored. How to reject or delete these cookies. |
| Ad serving (targeted) AudienceScience Inc. | This company uses cookies to discover general information about the pages on the Bexley Council's website that you visit and it also processes IP addresses to collect other non-personally identifiable information in order to place you in a "market segment". It then places advertisements onto the website, which it believes people in your market segment will find relevant. How to reject or delete these cookies. |
| Ad Serving (non-targeted) | The advertisements seen on the Bexley Council's website are served by a number of third party ad serving providers, including DoubleClick, 247realmedia.com, Atlas (atdmt), Mediaplex (ValueClick) and MediaMind (Eyeblaster), tag.admeld.com amongst others. |
