Cookies
What is a cookie?
- A cookie is a small text file that a website transfers to the browser on your computer's hard disk so that the site can remember who you are.
- A cookie will typically contain the name of the website from which the cookie has come, the "lifetime" of the cookie, and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number.
- We cannot identify you personally by using a cookie. Cookies store no personal data and are not used to gather personal information.
How we use cookies
We use cookies for a variety of important reasons, for example:
- To collect statistics about your use of our website, such as when you last visited the site. This information is used to improve the user experience on our website.
- To stop you being asked to log on repeatedly during your visit.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| | | |
| _utma | Google Analytics Contains a randomly generated number that is used to determine unique visitors to our site. | 02 years |
| _utmb | Google Analytics Contains a randomly generated number that works with _utmc to calculate the average length of time users spend on our site. | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | Google Analytics Contains a randomly generated number that works with _utmb to calculate when you close the average length of time users spend on our site your browser. | End of session |
| _utmz | Google Analytics Contains a randomly generated number and information about how the site was reached (e.g. direct or via a link, organic search or paid search). | 06 months |
Third party cookies
Some third party services embedded within this website set their own cookies. These are known as third party cookies because they are not set by our website. We have no control over the cookies that are set by third party services.
Enabling or disabling cookies
- We recommend that you allow all cookies set by this site as they help us provide you with a better service.
- If you decide to disable our cookies then you may not be able to access certain parts of our website.
- Information about how to enable or disable cookies is available on the All About Cookies website.
- Cookies used by surreycc.gov.uk, do not infringe on your privacy or threaten your computer's security.