Cookies

Cookies are pieces of data that are often created when you visit a website, and which are stored in the cookie directory of your computer. A number of cookies are created when you visit the Worcestershire website.

The cookies do not contain any personal information about you, and they cannot be used to identify an individual user.

You can set your browser not to accept cookies. If you do not know how to do this, contact us, giving details on the type of browser you are using, and we will do our best to help. Please note that if you do set your browser not to accept cookies many of the enhanced features may not work correctly.

To delete cookies or reject cookies

We recommend you allow the cookies we set by this web site as they help us to provide you with a better service.

If you do not want to receive cookies from this website:-

• Select cookie settings under the privacy settings in your browser options
• Add our domain (www.worcestershire.gov.uk) to the list of websites you do not want to accept cookies from   
• Under settings you can also delete individual cookies or any cookies that your browser has stored

You can find more information on how to delete and control cookies at AboutCookies.org

If you set your browser to refuse cookies, please be aware that there may be functionality on various web sites that does not work.

Cookies used on worcestershire.gov.uk

SiteImprove

• Domain: siteimprove.com
• Purpose: Worcestershire County Council uses Siteimprove Analytics to gather information about how you use our site. Google set a cookie so we can see which pages people have landed on and how they have navigated through the site.
  This data enables us to understand:
• • Which pages people visit on the site
  • Which internet browsers are being used
  • What is popular
  • Which interactive tools are used
• For more information visit Siteimprove Privacy Policy

Talis

• Domain: talis.com
• Purpose: Talis provide the main library book search and renewal system. Cookies are used to allow you to log in to the system, see your personal lists, perform searches and renew loans.
• For more information visit Capita Software and Managed Services – Privacy Opens new window

Socitm

• Domain: socitm.net
• We use a Socitm survey to ask visitors their opinion of our site.  Socitm set a cookie to make sure that you are not asked to complete the survey every time you visit the site

Google maps

• Domain: maps.google.com
• Purpose: some Google maps are embedded on worcestershire.gov.uk. 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.
• For further information, read  Google Privacy Policy

YouTube (Google)

• Domain: youtube.com
• Purpose: some YouTube videos are embedded on worcestershire.gov.uk. A YouTube cookie is used to provide web analytics in terms of the number of times a video has been watched and/or shared.
• For further information, read Privacy at YouTube.

Twitter

• Domain: twitter.com
• We embed some Twitter feeds on our pages. Twitter then use cookies to determine who follows the various links contained in these embedded feeds.
• For further information read the Twitter Privacy Policy.

Facebook

• Domain: Facebook.com
• We embed some Facebook feeds on our pages. Facebook then use cookies to determine who follows the various links contained in these embedded feeds.
• For further information read the Facebook’s Privacy Policy.

This page was last reviewed 17 September 2012 at 13:05.
The page is next due for review 16 March 2014.