Cookies
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser when you visit a website. We use cookies to:
- Help us improve the site; and
- Provide you with a more personalised experience.
The table below gives details of all cookies we set.
This website will function fully for you if you do not wish to accept our persistent cookies. If you choose to block session cookies, you may experience problems.
List of cookies set
| Cookie and name | Expires | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Browser - EdenCookie | 1 year | Used to identify if the message about cookies in the header should be shown. |
| Civica - ASPAUTH | Essential - Authentication Cookie. | |
| Civica - CookedAccepted | Essential - User accepted cookie on the site. | |
| Civica - _RequestVerificationToken | Essential - Token for a form on page to ensure it's the right form being posted back. | |
| Civica - ASP.NET_SessionId | Essential - User session. | |
| Crazy Egg - _ceir, is_returning | 1 year | Track whether a visitor has visited the site before. |
| Crazy Egg - _CEFT | 1 year | Store page variants assigned to visitors for A/B performance testing. |
| Crazy Egg - _cer.s | Expires when you close your browser. | Track a recording visitor session unique ID, tracking host and start time. |
| Crazy Egg - _cer.v | Up to 31 days (expires on the first of the month) | Track whether a visitor has visited the site before. |
| Crazy Egg - _ce.s | 1 year | Track a recording visitor session unique ID, tracking host and start time. |
| Crazy Egg - _ce.cch | 1 second | Used to check if cookies can be added. |
| Crazy Egg - _ce.gtld | 1 second | Used to identity the top level domain. |
| Crazy Egg - ce_need_secure_cookie | 1 second | Used to determine cookie security parameters. |
| Crazy Egg - ce_successful_csp_check | Used to determine if the page has a Content Security Policy rule that would prevent tracking. | |
| Google Analytics - _ga | 2 years | Used to distinguish users. |
| Google Analytics -_gat | 1 minute | Used to throttle request rate. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dc_gtm_<property- id>. |
| Google Analytics -_gid | 24 hours | Used to distinguish users. |
| Google Analytics -_ _utma | 2 years from set / update | Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing _ _utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
| Google Analytics -_ _utmt | 10 minutes | Used to throttle request rate. |
| Google Analytics -_ _utmb | 30 mins from set / update | Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing _ _utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
| Google Analytics -_ _utmc | Expires when you close your browser | Not used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the _ _utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit. |
| Google Analytics -_ _utmz | 6 months from set/update | Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
| Microsoft .NET websites - ASP.NET_SessionId | Expires when you close your browser. | Identifies your session to the server. |
| Modern.Gov - ASP.NET_SessionId | Expires when you close your browser. | A session cookie used to maintain the user's session while they navigate through Modern.gov. This cookie is essential for modern.gov to work. |
| Modern.Gov - _mglogon_ | Expires when you close your browser. | A session cookie used to maintain the user's session while they navigate through Modern.gov. This cookie is essential for modern.gov to work |
| My Account - SESSfsauthsession | Expires when you close your browser | The cookie is used to tell if you are logged into your My Account, and will notify you if you are logged in or not at the top of the page. |
| Licensing register - jsessionid | Expires when you close your browser | Identifies your session to the server. Necessary for the correct functioning of the register. |
| Planning Register - ASPSESSIONIDACQQDCQT | Expires when you close your browser | Identifies your session securely to the server. Necessary for the correct functioning of the planning register. |
| Online forms - JSESSIONID | Expires when you close your browser | Identifies your session securely to the server. Necessary for the correct functioning of online forms. |
| Selfservice server - ASP.NET_SessionId | Expires when you close your browser | Used to identify the user's session on the server. |
| Selfservice server - SERVERID | Expires when you close your browser | Used to identify the server the form was created from. |
| SiteImprove - nmstat | Expires after 1000 days | Used to help record the visitor’s use of the website. |
| Web mapping -atLocation | Expires when you close your browser. | Stores the most recently set address and coordinates. Allows us to show the maps as you left them when you return next time. |
| Web mapping -astun | Expires when you close your browser. | Version number of web mapping software. |
| Web mapping -astun:baseMap | Expires when you close your browser. | Stores the last map type used. Allows us to show the maps as you left them when you return next time. |
| Web mapping - astun:currentLocation | Expires when you close your browser. | Most recently set address and its coordinates (alternative cookie). |
| Web mapping - astun:layerPanelOpenGroups | Expires when you close your browser. | The last layer panel opened. Allows us to show the maps as you left them when you return next time. |
| Web mapping -astun:mapSource | Expires when you close your browser. | Identifier for map overlay configuration. |
| Web mapping - astun:mapView | Expires when you close your browser. | Location and extent of the most recent view of the map. Allows us to show the maps as you left them when you return next time. |
| Web mapping - astun:previousLocation | Expires when you close your browser. | Stores the address and coordinates of last location selected in My Maps. Allows us to show the maps as you left them when you return next time. |
| Web mapping- astun:vLyrs_ish_Eden_AllMaps | Expires when you close your browser. | Expires when you close your browser. |
| Web mapping - atMyCouncil | Expires when you close your browser. | Identifies the most recent tab you used on My Eden and changes to visibility of panels in My House and My Nearest. Allows us to show the maps as you left them when you return next time. |
What we won't do with the data from cookies
- We will not (and will not allow any third party) to use the statistical analytics tools we employ to track or to collect any personally identifiable information about visitors to our site
- We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source as part of our use of the Google statistical analytics tool
- Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by them
- We will not link, or seek to link, an IP address with the identity of a computer user.
How to stop cookies from being set
The Help menu on the menu bar of most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when a new cookie is received and how to disable cookies altogether.
Opt out of being tracked by Google analytics across all websites.
How to manage cookies in popular browsers
Last updated: Wednesday, 24 April, 2024.