Cookies used on this website
www.herefordshire.gov.uk puts small files (known as 'cookies') onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site. Find out more about the cookies we use, what they're for and when they expire.
Cookies that measure website usage
| Cookie | Name | Purpose | Type of cookie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | ga gat gid |
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 in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. Find out more in the Google privacy policy | ga - Persistent (+2 years) gat - Session gid - Persistent (+1 day) |
Cookies that remember your settings
| Cookie | Name | Purpose | Type of cookie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generic authorisation/roles cookie | .ASPXAUTH .ASPROLES HerefordshireAuth |
It is set when you log into a secure area of the site, for example my account, Ofsted secure area etc. It contains information about your login expiry and roles. The information is encrypted. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. | Session |
| Results per page | planningSearchResultsPerPage locationsSearchResultsPerPage libraryCatalogueSearchResultsPerPage prisonerRegisterSearchResultsPerPage willsSearchResultsPerPage |
These cookies remember the number of results to display per page in the associated search. | Persistent (+10 years) |
Cookies that are essential for using this website
| Cookie | Name | Purpose | Type of cookie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential site cookie | PHPSESSID | The technology running most of the website sets a session marker to identify you while you are browsing our site. No personal information is stored. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. | Session |
| Essential site cookie | TestCookie | It determines if a browser accepts cookies. | Session |
| Essential site cookie | ASPSESSIONIDXXXXXXXX | The technology running most of the website (pages with filenames ending in .asp) sets a session marker to identify you while you are browsing our site. No personal information is stored. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. | Session |
| Essential site cookie | ASP.NETSessionId | The technology running most of the website (pages with filenames ending in .aspx) sets a session marker to identify you while you are browsing our site. No personal information is stored. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. | Session |
| Essential site cookie | RequestVerificationToken | This cookie is set to protect users from Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. | Session |
| Essential site cookie | SERVERID | This is used for load balancing between web servers. | Session |
Third-party cookies
This website also contains third-party cookies. They are:
- Better Off Benefits Calculator
- Capita self service for managing your Council Tax, benefits and business rates accounts
- Gov Delivery email subscription service
- Synergy by Servelec childcare directory
- Embedded content and social media
Cookies placed on your computer or mobile device from a third-party are not related to herefordshire.gov.uk. The council does not control how a third-party uses their cookies. Please check the third-party website's privacy policy.
Embedded content and social media cookies
Our site has a number of pages with embedded videos or other content that utilise cookies from a third-party to enable this.
Further information
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit all about cookies.org.