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Cookies are small data files that websites generate and ask to store on your computer. Most websites use cookies in one form or another. They are typically used to:
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Google Analytics
Google Analytics is in use to collect information about how visitors use this site. This provides us with important information that can enable the site to work better. We do not link this information to your name or address.
The following cookies are used by Google Analytics:
| Name | Typical content | Cookie expires after |
|---|---|---|
| _utma | Randomly generated ID | 2 years |
| _utmb | Randomly generated ID | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | Randomly generated ID | When you close your web browser |
| _utmz | Randomly generated ID | 6 months |
For more information on the cookies set by Google Analytics please go to:
http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/concepts/gaConceptsCookies.html
Google has also created their own opt-out plugin which you can get from:
http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Essential Cookies in use on this website
1. e.g. b67d77b7cb9e4fd2b733afe6eabf293a - This is a session cookie, which is a randomly set of generated numbers and letters. It is used to identify user sessions between page loads. This helps ensure that a web page does not ask for the same information many times.This cookies has no information to identify the person accessing the site and is destroyed each time you close your browser.
2. westfield_ha_tpl - This is a standard template cookie that allows users to set template preferences such as text size and colour where available, these settings are remembered for future visits. This cookie expires in 1 year and contains no personal information.
Third Party Cookies
| Name | Set By | Typical content | Cookie expires after |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREF | Google Maps | Randomly generated ID | 2 years |
| testcookie | Google Maps | 1 | When you close your web browser |
| khcookie | Google Maps | Randomly generated ID | When you close your web browser |
| testcookie | Google Maps | 1 | When you close your web browser |
| testcookie | Google Maps | 1 | When you close your web browser |
| testcookie | Google Maps | 1 | When you close your web browser |
| testcookie | Google Maps | 1 | When you close your web browser |
| testcookie | Google Maps | 1 | When you close your web browser |
| NID | Google Maps | Randomly generated ID | 2 years |
Google Maps uses cookies for remembering your user preferences and to provide links to other videos that are relevant to you. Westfield Housing Association does not set and cannot access the information in Google Maps cookies.
For more information an how Google/Google Maps uses cookies visit
http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
For more information about cookies and their uses visit All About Cookies.
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