When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable. Where services are delivered on the internet, this sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your device, for example, your computer or mobile phone. These small amounts of information are known as cookies.
What are cookies?
Cookies are pieces of data created when you visit a site, and contain a unique, anonymous number. They are stored in the cookie directory of your device. Some expire at the end of your website session; others remain on your device for longer. You may refuse the use of cookies on our websites by choosing the appropriate settings, however some website functionality may be lost.
How are cookies used?
Cookies are used to improve our website and your experience when using it through, for example:
● measuring how many people are using our web pages, so they can be made easier to use and there's enough capacity to ensure they are fast;
● analysing data to help us understand how people interact with our web pages so we can make them better.
How does the Children’s Sector Led Improvement Portal website use cookies?
We use cookies that are strictly necessary to enable you to move around the site or to provide certain basic features. We use cookies to enhance the functionality of the website by storing your preferences, for example attached to your user account. We also use cookies to help us to improve the performance of our website to provide you with a better user experience. We don’t sell the information collected by cookies, nor do we disclose the information to third parties.
What cookies do we use?
Google analytics
Our website uses Google analytics to measure how many people are using our web pages and to help us understand how people interact with our web pages so we can make them better. Google uses a cookie to enable us to gather this information.
Hotjar
Our website uses Hotjar to measure how many people are using our web pages and to help us understand how people interact with our web pages so we can make them better. Hotjar uses a cookie to enable us to gather this information.
Google maps
Our website contains some pages that display a Google map. When viewing these pages Google uses a cookie to store preferences and information.
Twitter
Our website contains pages that allow you to post to Twitter. This functionality will occasionally use a cookie to facilitate this.
Facebook
Our website contains pages that allow you to post to Facebook. This functionality will occasionally use a cookie to facilitate this.
Instagram
Our website contains pages that allow you to post to Instagram. This functionality will occasionally use a cookie to facilitate this.
YouTube
Our website contains links to and embeds from YouTube. This functionality may place a cookie on your device.
How to manage your cookies
Web browser cookies
If you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by our website, or indeed any other website, you can do this through your browser settings. The 'Help' function within your browser should tell you how. You can also reject cookies being set on the site on your initial visit.
Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org which contains comprehensive information on how to block cookies on a wide variety of browsers. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your device as well as more general information about cookies.
Feedback
If you have any questions about how we use cookies on our website please contact us [LINK].