Cookies

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.

• All about cookies

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 www.bradford.gov.uk asp 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 Council website. The cookie stores a randomly generated 20 character value. The cookie is deleted when you close the browser.
ASP.NET_SessionId	online bookings - sports and leisure		Deleted when browser closed
ASP.net Session ID	Pcbookings	30 min	Deleted when browser closed
cb-enabled	Cookie acceptance	This cookie is used by the website to check whether you have accepted cookies
ebaseCookieTest	Online.bradford.gov.uk (Online forms)	This cookie is used by the browser check to test for cookie support in the browser. It's harmless and contains no personal data. It's a session cookie and is deleted when you close your browser.
JSESSIONID	Capita Online payments	This cookie is essential for the correct functioning of the Capita payment application. It is deleted when you close your browser. It contains no data that could be used by other web sites, and the data cannot be used by this website once your payment is completed. It is deleted when you have completed your payment.	View an overview of privacy at Capita
JSESSIONID	myservice.bradford.gov.uk (Online benefits application forms)	This cookie sets a user session. It is destroyed when you close your browser
JSESSIONID	Online.bradford.gov.uk (Online forms)	This cookie sets a user session and communicates with the server. No personal data is stored. It is destroyed when you close your browser
JSESSIONID	Public Access (planning system)	This sets a user’s session and communicates with the server. No personal data is stored. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser
Session	Libraries Catalogue		Deleted on closure

ReachDeck (Browsealoud) cookies

Cookie name	Originator	Purpose	More information
TH_TOOLBAR_SETTINGS	ReachDeck (Browsealoud , Texthelp	Stores an object containing user specific settings for the Browsealoud toolbar such as dialog positions and button states. No personally identifiable data is stored. No expiration date. Cleared only through JavaScript, or clearing the Browser cache / Locally Stored Data JSON object	Texthelp website
API_SETTINGS V2]	ReachDeck (Browsealoud , Texthelp	Stores an object containing user specific API settings for the Browsealoud toolbar such as voice and language selection, user preferences set in the toolbar settings panel and selected styles for word highlighting. No personally identifiable data is stored. No expiration date. Cleared only through JavaScript, or clearing the Browser cache / Locally Stored Data JSON object	Texthelp website
audioalert	ReachDeck (Browsealoud , Texthelp)	Stores a value 'audioalert = true' after the first Browsealoud audio alert. No expiration date. Cleared only through JavaScript, or clearing the Browser cache / Locally Stored Data JSON object	Texthelp website

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

ESRI online form cookies

Visit the ESRI website for details of the cookies used by these forms:

• report a breach of planning control

Google Analytics and Site Analyze cookies

We use web analytics to help us improve the website.

Cookie name	Originator	Purpose	More information
nmstat	SiteAnalyze	This SiteAnalyze cookie contains a randomly generated ID used to recognise your browser when you read a page. The cookie contains no personal information and is used only for web analytics. This SiteAnalyze cookie is called ‘nmstat’ in the list of cookies and is set to expire 1,000 days after your last visit
_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.

Newsquest cookies

Cookie name	Originator	Purpose	More information
nq_pixel_consentnq_pixel_consent	Newsquest	Used for advertising	Find out how we use the Newsquest Pixel on our Clean Air Zone Privacy Notice page

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
eu_cn external_referer guest_id personalization_id pid tfw_exp ua	Twitter	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.

Newsroom cookies

For details of the cookies used on our Newsroom website, please visit the Vuelio cookie policy.

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.