What is a cookie?
Cookies are small anonymous text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit.
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences and generally improving your user experience.
Cookies can be categorised according to the purpose they serve. Some cookies are strictly necessary other are used to provide personalised functionality or to monitor the performance of the website.
Cookies on this site aren't used to identify you personally and they are not used to store any personal data. The collection of personal data is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation and explained in our site privacy policy.
We've provided links to useful websites that can explain cookies in more detail.
How to manage or delete cookies
- How to manage and delete them
- How to opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites
- How to manage your cookies – GOV.UK
How we use cookies
Bradford Council is committed to only using cookies that are either essential (they are required to make something work) or that help us to make your experience of using the website better.
Cookies used on this website
| Cookie Name | Function on the website | Purpose | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asp session cookie | Cookie set by Bradford ATR pages. | A cookie is stored on the user's PC to allow values to be passed from page to page, it does not contain any information that could identify the user. The cookie is automatically deleted if a user has not requested or refreshed a page in the online application for 20 minutes. | |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Essential site cookie | This cookie is essential for the website to operate and is set upon your arrival to the Bradford ATR. The cookie stores a randomly generated 20 character value. The cookie is deleted when you close the browser. | |
| cb-enabled | Cookie acceptance | This cookie is used by the website to check whether you have accepted cookies |
Email newsletter cookies: GovDelivery and Mixpanel
| Cookie Name | Originator | Purpose | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| mp_mixpanel_c | Email newsletter overlays | The overlay Mixpanel cookies collect information for the following uses: Newsletter topic User location, including city and region User experience, including screen height and width, device type, and browser version User behaviour, including page view and referring domain |
Google Analytics cookies
We use web analytics to help us improve the website.
| Cookie Name | Originator | Purpose | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| __utma __utmb __utmd __utmt __utmv __utmz _baga _ga _gat _gat_gtag _gid |
Google analytics | These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information anonymously, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. |
Social media cookies
We provide access to content from social media and networking websites such as YouTube and Twitter. Please check with these websites to find out how your information is used.
| Cookie Name | Originator | Purpose | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp from Facebook Pixel | Used for advertising on Facebook | Find out how we use Facebook Pixel on our Privacy Notice page | |
| eu_cn external_referer guest_id personalization_id pid tfw_exp ua |
Used on pages with Twitter feed | ||
| PREF from youtube.com | You tube embedded content | Expires 6 months | |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE from youtube.com | You tube embedded content | Expires 10 years | A cookie used to remember your previous selections or preferred settings made when looking at information or using a service. Cookies remain for up to eight months when they expire. They are then deleted. You can also delete these cookies at any time. |
SocialSignIn
SocialSignIn is a social media management platform.
| Cookie Name | Originator | Purpose | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| ssi_customer ssi_tracker |
SocialSignIn | These cookies enable us to see which social media posts brought visitors to this site and what pages were visited. You can delete these cookies at any time. |
Third party cookies
Some of our pages use content from other websites, such as Google Maps. Bradford Council does not have any control over these cookies. You should check the websites of these “third parties” to find out how your information is used.
| Cookie Name | Originator | Purpose | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREF,NID, SNID, MPRF | Google maps | A unique reference is given to each computer to allow analysis of requests to Google Maps. Data is only used for overall visitor analysis. Cookies remain for up to two years when they expire. They are then deleted. You can also delete these cookies at any time. |
How we use Google Analytics data
All of the data collected is anonymous and cannot identify an individual and no personal details are stored. We have given examples of how this data has helped us make improvements to our website.
Data collected on search terms
We review the search words and terms that uses put users put into our search engine and test these against the content on our website to ensure that the correct page content is being returned to the user.
Data collected on page views
We have used the data obtained on page views to analyse what task a user comes to the website to perform.
We are changing our website in a number of ways in order to promote this content and make it easier for you to find your way around our website.
Other data collected
We can use the data collected about browser version and devices that are being used by citizens to access Bradford Council's website to inform our web strategy and future development plans.