Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer or mobile device by a website.
The cookie can only be read by the website that created it, and is used to measure how people are using that site so that the administrators are better able to maintain and improve it.
The cookie is also anonymous. It cannot be used to identify you personally.
Opting out of using cookies
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. You can set your browser to notify you before receiving a cookie so that you can decide whether to accept it or you can refuse all cookies although this may prevent the website from working properly.
- Manage cookies for your specific browser
- Opt out of Google Analytics cookies by installing a browser add-on
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Cookies we use
We have categorised the cookies we use as follows:
| Domain | Name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| www.babergh.gov.uk and www.midsuffolk.gov.uk | cookieconsent | This cookie has been created by Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils to record your decision whether to accept the use of all cookies on our website. |
| Domain | Name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| babergh.gov.uk and midsuffolk.gov.uk | _ga | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. |
| babergh.gov.uk and midsuffolk.gov.uk | _gat | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. |
| babergh.gov.uk and midsuffolk.gov.uk | _gid | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited. |
| babergh.gov.uk and midsuffolk.gov.uk | _hjid | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set when the customer first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the random user ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behaviour in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. |
| google.com | __Secure-HSID | Used for security purposes to store digitally signed and encrypted records of a user's Google account ID and most recent sign-in time which allows Google to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data from unauthorised parties. |
| google.com | SID | Used for session state management to keep track of a user's progress as they navigate through a website. |
| hotjar.com | _BEAMER_DATE | This cookie name is associated with Hotjar - a behaviour analytics and user feedback service that helps site owners to understand the behaviour of site users and get their feedback where requested. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. |
| hotjar.com | _BEAMER_FIRST_VISIT | This cookie name is associated with Hotjar - a behaviour analytics and user feedback service that helps site owners to understand the behaviour of site users and get their feedback where requested. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. |
| hotjar.com | _BEAMER_LAST_UPDATE | This cookie name is associated with Hotjar - a behaviour analytics and user feedback service that helps site owners to understand the behaviour of site users and get their feedback where requested. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. |
| hotjar.com | _BEAMER_USER_ID | This cookie name is associated with Hotjar - a behaviour analytics and user feedback service that helps site owners to understand the behaviour of site users and get their feedback where requested. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. |
| hotjar.com | _ga | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. |
| hotjar.com | _gid | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited. |
| hotjar.com | _hjid | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set when the customer first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the random user ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behaviour in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. |
| hotjar.com | _hjptid | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set when the customer first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the random user ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behaviour in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. |
| twitter.com | _ga | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. |
| twitter.com | eu_cn | Set by Twitter to allow the Twitter social plug-in to be used on a website. |
| twitter.com | guest_id | Set by Twitter to allow the Twitter social plug-in to be used on a website. |
| twitter.com | personalization_id | Set by Twitter to allow the Twitter social plug-in to be used on a website. |
| twitter.com | tfw_exp | Set by Twitter to allow the Twitter social plug-in to be used on a website. |
| Domain | Name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| google.com | 1P_JAR | This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. |
| google.com | ANID | This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. |
| google.com | APISID | This DoubleClick cookie is generally set through the site by advertising partners, and used by them to build a profile of the website visitor's interests and show relevant ads on other sites. This cookie works by uniquely identifying your browser and device. |
| google.com | CONSENT | This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. |
| google.com | HSID | This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to build a profile of the website visitor's interests and show relevant ads on other sites. |
| google.com | NID | This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to help build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites. |
| google.com | SAPISID | This DoubleClick cookie is generally set through the site by advertising partners, and used by them to build a profile of the website visitor's interests and show relevant ads on other sites. This cookie works by uniquely identifying your browser and device. |
| google.com | SIDCC | This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. |
| google.com | SSID | This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. |
| google.com | __Secure-3PAPISID | Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant and personalised Google advertising |
| google.com | __Secure-3PSID | Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant and personalised Google advertising |
| google.com | __Secure-APISID | Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant and personalised Google advertising |
| google.com | __Secure-SSID | Used to store information about how you use the website and any advertising that you may have seen before visiting this website, in addition to being used to help customise advertising on Google properties by remembering your most recent searches, your previous interactions with an advertiser's ads or search results and your visits to an advertisers website. |
| hotjar.com | _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
| hotjar.com | _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. |