Cookies
To make christchurch.gov.uk easier to use, we place small files on your device (for example your iPad or laptop) called cookies. Most big websites do this too.
Cookies improve things by:
- remembering the things you’ve chosen while on our website, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you visit a new page
- remembering data you’ve given (for example, your address) so you don’t need to keep entering it
- measuring how you use the website so we can make sure it meets your needs.
By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.
We don’t use cookies on this website that collect information about what other websites you visit (often referred to as privacy intrusive cookies).
Our cookies aren’t used to identify you personally. They’re just here to make the site work better for you. You can manage and/or delete these files as you wish.
Find out more about how to manage cookies.
Cookies used on Christchurch.gov.uk
The table below explains the cookies we use and why:
Cookies on Christchurch.gov.uk
| Name | Purpose | Expires | Company |
|---|
| Christchurch |
Indicates whether the cookie bar has been accepted. |
Session |
Zengenti |
| hidden |
Registers whether an alert has been read and hidden. |
Session |
Zengenti |
| localisedData |
Deals with the localisation in the header. |
Session |
Zengenti |
| shortlist |
Deals with the Adult social care shortlist. |
Session |
Zengenti |
Cookies across all sites
Cookies
| Name | Purpose | Expires | Company |
|---|
| nmsat |
Analytics |
33 months |
Siteimprove |
| _ga |
Analytics |
02 years |
Google |
| _gid |
Analytics |
24 hours |
Google |
| _gat |
Analytics |
1 minute |
Google |
Website cookies used on our branded applications
A summary of cookies used by our specific branded applications. These will be updated as and when the web services change. Please note that most of them also use Google Analytics cookies, just as our main site does.
Persistent cookies
These remember your preferences from visit to visit, for example, if you have changed the font size and whether you have JavaScript enabled on your computer. These will remain on your computer unless you delete them.
Session cookies
These cookies are deleted when you leave christchurch.gov.uk:
Third party cookies
These are cookies set by other websites whose services we use:
Google Analytics - we use Google Analytics to gather aggregated information to understand how visitors engage with us. Knowing which areas of content are most popular allows us to organise our content accordingly, making it easier for customers to find what they are looking for. The data is collected anonymously, reporting website trends without identifying individual visitors. The data collected is very helpful to us in improving this website, but you can opt out if you wish.
Google maps - we embed some Google maps on our pages to show the location of various facilities. Google uses cookies to manage locations and to provide web analytics in terms of the number of times a map has been viewed and/or shared.
YouTube (Google) - we embed some videos from our christchurch.gov.uk YouTube account to provide add value to certain areas of content. A YouTube cookie is used to provide web analytics in terms of the number of times a video has been watched and/or shared.
Twitter - we embed some Twitter feeds on our pages. There is also the option to share a page to Twitter. Twitter uses cookies to determine who follows the various links contained in these embedded feeds.
Facebook - we embed some Facebook feeds on our pages. There is also the option to share a page to Facebook. Facebook uses cookies to determine who follows the various links contained in these embedded feeds.
LinkedIn- there is the option to share a page to LinkedIn. LinkedIn uses cookies to determine who follows the various links.