To make the Wellingborough Area site work better, we sometimes place small data files known as cookies on your computer.
Cookies improve the user experience on the site by:
- remembering settings, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you visit a new page
- measuring how you use the website so we can make sure it meets your needs.
Our cookies are not used to identify you personally. They’re only used to make the site work better for you. You can manage and/or delete these small files as you wish.
How we use cookies
Wellingborough Area website uses cookies in several places. The list below shows more details of where we use them and how long they will last for.
Allowing users to log in to the site
Name |
Used for |
Expires after |
Our website gives you the option of registering on the site and logging in once you have registered. As standard, these two cookies are set to enable this functionality. |
TestCookie |
Determines whether a user’s browser accepts cookie and can therefore log in |
End of session |
ASP.NET_SessionId |
Determines whether a user is logged on to the website |
End of session |
Accessibility settings
Name |
Used for |
Expires after |
Our website gives you the option of making changes to the way the site displays to make it easier for users with specific needs. If you change any of these settings, we will set cookies to remember how you want the site to display. |
userColourscheme |
Remembers the background colour a user selected in the Accessibility settings |
One hour |
userFontchoice |
Remembers the font choice a user selected in the Accessibility settings |
One hour |
userFontsize |
Remembers the font size a user selected in the Accessibility settings |
One hour |
userLetterspacing |
Remembers the letter spacing a user selected in the Accessibility settings |
One hour |
Website usage and analysis
Name |
Used for |
Expires after |
We use Google Analytics and Crazy Egg to collect information about how people use this site. We do this to make sure it is meeting its users’ needs and to understand how we could do it better. Google Analytics stores information about which pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on. This information cannot be used to identify you and we do not allow Google to use our analytics data. Crazy Egg stores information about where you click within a page. Again, the information cannot be used to identify you and we do not share it with anyone. |
_utma |
Tracks the number of times a visitor has been to the site, when their first visit was, and when their last visit occurred |
2 years |
_utmb |
Takes a timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor enters a site |
30 minutes |
_utmc |
Takes a timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor leaves a site |
End of session |
_utmv |
Classifies a visitor using custom settings |
2 years |
is_returning |
Tracks whether a visitor is new or returning |
5 years |
In My Area (mapping pages)
Name |
Used for |
Expires after |
LocalView |
This cookie is used by our online mapping facility to store the last viewed map extent |
2 years |
View and comment on planning applications (Public Access)
Name |
Used for |
Expires after |
JSESSIONID |
Used to make sure that the correct web session is used |
End of session |
ASP.NET_SessionId |
Determines if a user is logged in. |
End of session |
asav |
Information to follow |
1 year |
Online account management (council tax, business rates, benefits, direct debit)
Name |
Used for |
Expires after |
JSESSIONID |
Used to make sure that the correct web session is used |
End of session |
AcademyGlobal |
Used to make sure that the correct web session is used |
End of session |
ecitizenReqId |
Used to make sure that the correct web session is used |
End of session |
Online payments
Name |
Used for |
Expires after |
JSESSIONID |
Used to make sure that the correct web session is used |
End of session
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