Cookie Notice
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- Finance and Procurement
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- Corporate Peer Challenge
- Modern Slavery Act Statement
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- Safeguarding
- Equality and Diversity
- Wychavon's 50th Anniversary
When someone visits our website we log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns.
We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site, but:
- We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone.
- We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website.
- We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source.
If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website (in a form, for example), we will be up front about this.
We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.
Cookies and the law
The EU law states that we must:
- Tell you that the cookies are there
- Explain to you what the cookies do
- Obtain your consent to store a cookie on your device
You can find more information about cookies and the law on these websites:
- Information on cookies from the Information Commissioner's Office (opens in new window)
- pdf Guidance on the rules on use of cookies and similar technologies, from the Information Commissioner's Office (PDF) (798 KB)
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 the All About The Cookies website (opens in new window).
Opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites:
Opt out of Google Analytics (opens in new window)
Use of cookies by the council
You may delete and block all cookies from this site, the following table shows you which cookies we currently use.
Other cookies may be set when you visit the Worcestershire County Council website from the links in our site (to pages such as job listings).
Cookies used by our website
A list of all cookies used by our website and its purpose.
Cookie | Name | Purpose |
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Cookie alert |
acceptCookies
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This cookie stores whether the user has accepted the cookie notice to prevent the user being prompted more than once in a 30 day period. |
Current page |
rl_modals
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This cookie stores the ID of the current page so that the user can be returned to this page if required they are required to log in. This cookie is not essential for any user that will not log into the website. |
General |
_hjid Random alphanumeric code |
These cookies are created by default and are not required to use the site. They create non-essential session IDs. |
Google Analytics |
_ga
_gat
_gid
_utma
_utmb
_utmc
_utmz
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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 visitor have come to the site from and the pages they visited. |
Logged in |
joomla_user_state |
This cookie stores the login status for a session. |