What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device by websites that you visit.
Why we use cookies?
We use cookies to help us improve the performance of our sites.
The cookies are used to collect information to analyse which parts of the website are most useful to our visitors. The information is used only for web analytics and no personal details are stored as all data in Google Analytics is aggregated and anonymised.
What information we collect?
The information we collect includes:
- the name of your internet service provider and the internet protocol (IP) address you are using
- the date and time you visit our website, and the pages you look at
- the internet address of any websites which have linked you directly to our site
What cookies we set up?
Google Analytics including Google Analytics Advertising Features
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. The cookies will not be used for advertising but instead provide us with more information about who visits our site and what they look at, in order to provide us with information and make improvements to the website. The information collected by these cookies cannot identify individuals. Within Advertising Features we have implemented Demographics and Interests reports.
Domain: worcestershire.gov.uk
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We embed some Facebook feeds on our pages. Facebook then use cookies to determine who follows the various links contained in these embedded feeds.
Domain: facebook.com
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Google Maps
We embed some Google maps on our pages. 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.
Domain: maps.google.com
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We embed some Twitter feeds on our pages. Twitter then use cookies to determine who follows the various links contained in these embedded feeds.
Domain: twitter.com
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YouTube
We embed some YouTube videos on our pages. A YouTube cookie is used to provide web analytics in terms of the number of times a video has been watched and/or shared.
Domain: youtube.com
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How to delete cookies or reject cookies?
We recommend you allow the cookies we set by this website 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 website (opens in a new window)
- Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (opens in new window)
If you set your browser to refuse cookies, please be aware that there may be functionality on various websites that does not work.