Cookies on southglos.gov.uk
Southglos.gov.uk puts small files called cookies onto your computer to:
- remember settings on the website so you do not need to keep re-entering them whenever you visit a new page
- remember certain information so you do not need to keep entering it
- measure how you use the website so we can make sure it meets your needs
These cookies are not used to identify you personally. They help make the website work better for you. You can manage and delete these files as you wish. If you delete or disable our cookies however, you might not be able to use some of our online features.
There are two types of cookies:
- session cookies – these are deleted when you close your web browser
- persistent cookies – these last longer and expire after a certain amount of time
Cookies that measure website use
We use Google Analytics cookies and Siteimprove to collect information about how you use southglos.gov.uk.
The following Google Analytics cookies are used on southglos.gov.uk:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | These help us count how many people visit southglos.gov.uk by tracking if you have visited before | 2 years |
| _gat | This helps to control how often Google Analytics requests are made | 1 minute |
| _gid | These help us count how many people visit southglos.gov.uk by tracking if you have visited before | 24 hours |
| __utma | Used to count how many people visit southglos.gov.uk by tracking if you have visited before | 2 years |
| __utmb | Used to count each user session when you are using our website | 30 minutes |
| __utmc | Used to determine the end of a browser session | After browser session ends |
| __utmz | Used to determine the type of referral when you visit our website | 6 months |
The following Siteimprove cookies are used on southglos.gov.uk:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| nmstat | These help us understand when a visitor last visited one of our website pages | 1000 days |
| siteimproveses | These track the sequence of pages visited by a user on our website | After browser session ends |
Other digital services we provide
Other council digital services linked from southglos.gov.uk may also use cookies. Each service has its own consent mechanism and cookie policy that provides information on its use of cookies. Some of the more popular services are included below.
The following Inovem cookies are used when visiting consultations.southglos.gov.uk:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| Inclusionware_Logon | These help to keep you logged in to consultations when visiting different pages within a session | 14 days |
The following cookies are used on homechoice.southglos.gov.uk:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| ASP.NET_SessionId | These are used to distinguish you anonymously from other users of the website. These are essential for this website to work correctly. | After browser session ends |
| _RequestVerificationToken | These help protect the website from unauthorised data submissions. | After browser session ends |
| .ASPXAUTH | These indicate that you have securely logged in to your account | After browser session ends |
| NHX2HideCookieBanner | These indicate that the cookie information banner has been hidden by the user | One year |
| UseFullSite | These indicate if you have chosen to use the full version of the website, even if browsing from a mobile device. | 7 days |
| NHX2LanguageSelector | These indicate your language preference for our translation tool. | 30 days |
The following cookies are used on council.southglos.gov.uk:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| ASP.NET_SessionId | These are used to distinguish you anonymously from other users of the website. They are essential for this website to work correctly. | After browser session ends |
| Set_Me | Used by the web application for proper functioning within a user session | After browser session ends |
| ARRAffinity | Used by Microsoft Azure web applications to prevent the user getting a random instance of the app each time during a session | After browser session ends |
| ARRAfinnitySameSite | Used by Microsoft Azure web applications to restrict the cookie to the same site | After browser session ends |
The following cookies are used by find-information-for-adults-children-families.southglos.gov.uk:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _pbjs_userid_consent_data | used by the cookies consent tool | 1 month |
| JSESSIONID | Used by the web application for proper functioning within a user session | After browser session ends |
| _KBCookie__/southglos/directory/ | Used by the web application for proper functioning within a user session | After browser session ends |
| euconsent-v2 | used by the cookies consent tool | 1 year |
The following cookies are used by Capita when using their online payment services from our website.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| JESSIONID | These are used by the web application to hold non-sensitive and non-personal data when the user moves between pages in the application. | After browser session ends |
The following cookies are used by our webforms on account.southglos.gov.uk.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| ContextLanguageCode | Default language code for web application | After browser session ends |
| isDSTObserved | Set to true if Daylight Savings Time is observed | After browser session ends |
| timezoneoffset | Value for Daylight Savings Time | After browser session ends |
| OpenIdConnect.nonce. | Used by Microsoft Azure web applications to manage responses within a user session | After browser session ends |
| ARRAffinitySameSite | Used by Microsoft Azure web applications to restrict the cookie to the same site | After browser session ends |
| timeZoneCode | Set to country time zone value | After browser session ends |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | These are used to distinguish you anonymously from other users of the website. These are essential for this website to work correctly. | After browser session ends |
| x-ms-cpim-trans | Used for tracking transactions (number of authentication requests to Azure AD B2C) and the current transaction. | After browser session ends |
| _RequestVerificationToken | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CRSF) token used for CRSF protection. | After browser session ends |
| isDSTSupport | Used by Daylight Savings Time | After browser session ends |
| Dynamic365PortalAnalytics | Used to measure web application usage | After browser session ends |
| x-ms-cpim-cache | Used for maintaining the request state by the web application. | After browser session ends |
| ARRAffinity | Used by Microsoft Azure web applications to prevent the user getting a random instance of the app each time during a session | After browser session ends |
| x-ms-cpim-csrf | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CRSF) token used for CRSF protection. For more information, read the Cross-Site request forgery token section on the Microsoft website. | After browser session ends |
The following cookies are used when you access services on revsbens.southglos.gov.uk:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| ASP.NET_SessionId | These are used to distinguish you anonymously from other users of the website. These are essential for this website to work correctly. | After browser session ends |
| sgcrevsbens | Used to distinguish user session from others | After browser session ends |
The following cookies are also used by some of our online forms:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| ASP.NET_SessionId | These are used to distinguish you anonymously from other users of the website. These are essential for this website to work correctly. | After browser session ends |
| _InfoPath_Sentinel | We use a secure website with InfoPath forms to ensure information you enter is kept secure. These cookies are essential for these forms to work correctly. | After browser session ends |
| _InfoPath_CanaryValue | We use a secure website with InfoPath forms to ensure information you enter is kept secure. These cookies are essential for these forms to work correctly. | After browser session ends |
The following cookies are used by the Citizen Portal (for example when applying for school places), oneb2b.southglos.gov.uk:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _RequestVerificationToken_ | These are used to distinguish you anonymously from other users of the website. These are essential for this website to work correctly. | After browser session ends |
| SGC_EXTERNALVIP | These are used to distinguish you anonymously from other users of the website. These are essential for this website to work correctly. | After browser session ends |
| SGC_ONEB2BLIVE | These are used to distinguish you anonymously from other users of the website. These are essential for this website to work correctly. | After browser session ends |
| CookiesPolicyDismiss | Indicates the cookie policy notification has been acknowledged by the user | one year |
| ASP.NET_SessionID | These are used to distinguish you anonymously from other users of the website. These are essential for this website to work correctly. | After browser session ends |
Advertising cookies
We use the Council Advertising Network (CAN) to delivery advertising across our websites. For more information visit our Advertising on the council website page.
You can read CAN’s privacy policy which includes cookie information and details on how to opt out. You can also change your advertising cookie preferences at any time using the pop-up privacy tool at the bottom of any of our web pages.
Other website cookies
Some southglos.gov.uk pages may contain content from other sites, like YouTube, Facebook or Twitter. These websites may set their own cookies. We have no control over cookies set on other websites. For more information refer to the cookie policies for:
Cookie preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time for this website by selecting the privacy tool at the bottom of any of our pages.
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