Cookies

Cookies are files saved on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website.

We use cookies to store information about how you use the buckinghamshire.gov.uk website, such as the pages you visit.

Measuring website use

We use Google Analytics and Siteimprove to measure how you use the website, so that we can improve it. We do not allow Google or Siteimprove to use or share the data about how you use this site.

Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information about:

  • how you got to the site
  • the pages you visit on buckinghamshire.gov.uk and how long you spend on each page
  • what you click while your visiting the site
Cookies set by Google Analytics and Siteimprove
Name Purpose Expires

_ga

These help us track how many people visit buckinghamshire.gov.uk by tracking if you've visited before

2 years

_gid

These help us track how many people visit buckinghamshire.gov.uk by tracking if you've visited before

24 hours

_ga_6YT9KBTEKT
_ga_V27C6R86F5

These cookies helps us track website visitors across different sessions

2 years

AWSELB

These help to improve how quickly your browser connects with the website

When you close your browser

nmstat

These help us track what pages people enter on our website.

999 days

siteimproveses

Records information about how you use the website

When you close your browser

Cookies set for webchat (Click4Assistance)

We use Click4Assistance to provide a live chat feature on our website. Through using live chat, Click4Assistance can collect information around your browsing actions and patterns to provide functionality and make improvements.

Name Purpose Expires

_C4ATestS

Records if a browser allows cookies to be stored

Immediately

Cookies we set to remember your preferences

You may see a banner when you visit buckinghamshire.gov.uk inviting you to accept cookies.

We'll set cookies so that your computer knows you've seen it and not to show it again.

Name Purpose Expires

client-cookie

Saves your cookie consent settings

1 year

Strictly necessary cookies

We use cookies that are essential. These cookies do things like protect your data when you submit a form.

They always need to be on.

Name Purpose Expires

CSRF Token

Protecting form submissions from cross site request forgery

1 year

__cfduid

These are used by Cloudflare, to block malicious visitors to our websites and allow trusted visitors.

29 days

Cookies set to take payment (Pay360)

We use Pay360 to manage some of the payments on our website. Through making payments on Pay360, anonymous information can be collected on your session.

Name Purpose Expires

JSESSIONID

A platform cookie which is used to maintain your session when using the Pay360 payment system

When you close your browser

Cookies set for online forms (ItouchVision)

We use ItouchVision for some electronic forms on our website including contact us and waste services. By using these forms, anonymous information can be collected on your session.

Name Purpose Expires

ORA_WWV_APP_

This cookie is used to store current application ID

-

LOGIN_USERNAME_COOKIE

This cookie is used to store current username

-

244057E19D296667E053

2801A8C0D5103F3

This cookie is used to store current session ID

-

10AF4D783F0B15A3E0533390

3AD45EDD10AF4D783F0C15A

3E05333903AD45E103DD

This cookie is used to store remember me token

-

ORA_WWV_APP_105

This cookie is used to store current application ID

Session

Pixel tracking

To attract the widest number of applications we sometimes promote vacancies on third party recruitment sites. We do not use cookies for this but do use conversion pixels on our application pages to enable these sites to track when an application has been completed successfully.

Other services

We link to services that are on other websites, for example to pay your Council Tax online or report a road defect. These services may set additional cookies and, if so, will have their own cookie policy.

How to manage cookies

You can stop cookies being downloaded by using the relevant settings on your browser. If you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

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