Summary
Identifies you as a unique user.

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
This cookie identifies you as a unique user whilst you are browsing our site. This loads the site faster. No personal information is stored.

Is it necessary?
Yes, the site will be slower to load.

Summary
Remembers which tab you last opened.

Type
Persistent

Expires
After 30 minutes on our site.

What it does
Stores which tab you had open so it remains open the next time you visit that page.

Is it necessary?
No, but it makes using the 'find your nearest pages' much easier to use.

Summary
Provides us with visitor statistics (Google Analytics)

Type
Persistent

Expires
After 2 years, after 30 minutes, when you close your browser, after 6 months (respectively).

What it does
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. 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.

Is it necessary?
No, but the council gets vital yet anonymous, information from this cookie which helps us improve the website for our users.

Summary
Uses your postcode

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
Uses your MyEastriding postcode to show you the nearest NHS services

Is it necessary?
Yes, this part of MyEastriding will not sork without this cookie.

Summary
Google.com

Type
Persistent

Expires
After 2 years.

What it does
Stores your chosen language, if you decide to change it from English.

Is it necessary?
No, however, you will not be able to use google translate on our website without acepting cookies.

Summary
Stores your chosen language (Google Translate)

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
Stores your chosen language, if you decide to change it from English.

Is it necessary?
No, however, you will not be able to use google translate on our website without acepting cookies.

Summary
Stores your chosen language (Google Translate)

Type
Persistent

Expires
After 2 years.

What it does
This cookie is used to remember your language preferences if you choose to translate any pages.

Is it necessary?
No, however, you will not be able to use google translate on our website without acepting cookies.

Summary
Remembers if you have completed a user survey (SOCITM)

Type
Persistent

Expires
After 1 month.

What it does
Remembers your decision when asked if you wish to complete the council’s user survey. The cookie is stored in your browser for one year, so you are not asked the question again.

Is it necessary?
No, but you may get asked to complete the survey every time you visit the website.

Summary
Provides us with visitor statistics (Yahoo Analytics)

Type
Persistent

Expires
After 2 years (for 'B') and when you close your browser (for the others).

What it does
Like Google, these cookies collect data on how visitors use our sites. It is used to compile reports and to help us improve our sites. The information they collect is anonymous and include the number of visitors to a site, where they have come from and the pages they visited. Overview of privacy at Yahoo

Is it necessary?
No, but the council gets vital yet anonymous, information from this cookie which helps us improve the website for our users.

Summary
Recruit East Riding

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
These cookies identify you as a unique user whilst you are browsing the Recruit East Riding website. No personal information is stored.

Is it necessary?
Yes.

Summary
For internal users

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
This cookie stores your account information when you log into the Admin section of the site.

Is it necessary?
No.

Summary
Online forms

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
Our online forms have access to multiple servers. They use a 'load balancer' to distribute the work evenly across these servers. This cookie is used to track to which server the load balancer has allocated your session.

Is it necessary?
No.

Summary
Online forms

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
As we use multiple servers, the software must know which one is dealing with your form. This cookie remembers the name of the server your form is connected to.

Is it necessary?
No.

Summary
Online forms

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
This cookie identifies you whilst filling out a form.

Is it necessary?
No.

Summary
Planning ( Public Access)

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
This cookie identifies you as a unique user whilst you are browsing our site. No personal information is stored.

Is it necessary?
No.

Summary
Online forms

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
This cookie identifies you as a unique user whilst you are browsing our site. No personal information is stored.

Is it necessary?
No.

Summary
Helps you complete online surveys

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
This cookie identifies you as a unique user whilst you are browsing our site. No personal information is stored. Visit the Microsoft website

Is it necessary?
No.

Summary
Library catalogue

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
This cookie identifies you as a unique user whilst you are browsing our site. No personal information is stored. Visit the Microsoft website

Is it necessary?
No.

Summary
Library catalogue

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
Records your account details when you log in to the site, including book reservations.

Is it necessary?
No.

Summary
House exchange facility

Type
Session

Expires
After 6 months.

What it does
These cookies allow traffic analysis to Google Maps. Google Privacy Policy

Is it necessary?
No.

Summary
Parking payments

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does

Is it necessary?

Summary
elps us track your usage on the site

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
This cookie identifies you as a unique user whilst you are browsing our site. No personal information is stored.

Is it necessary?
Yes. If this cookie isn't used then...

Summary
Asks for permission to use cookies

Type
-

Expires
-

What it does
When you first enter the site you are asked if you want to allow cookies to be used. If you allow them, then this decision will be stored so you don't get asked again.

Is it necessary?
No, but you will be asked each time you visit whether you want to allow us to use cookies.

Summary
Stores preferences for mobile phone users

Type
-

Expires
-

What it does
Visitors using mobile phones will be asked when visiting the site if they want to view the normal website, or a version which has been designed for viewing on a mobile phone. This cookies remembers your choice.

Is it necessary?
No, but you will be asked each time you visit which site you would prefer to use.

Summary
Stores your polling status

Type
-

Expires
-

What it does
Stores whether you have already voted in a poll.

Is it necessary?
No, but it means you could vote multiple times giving false results.

Summary
Remembers which tab you have open

Type
-

Expires
-

What it does
Stores which tab you had open so it remains open the next time you visit that page.

Is it necessary?
No.

Summary
Lets you set your location

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
The software within the Data Observatory website has the ability to allow a user to change their locale. This cookie saves that change. However the Humber Observatory is always set to ‘en’ by default, and cannot be changed. It is removed when you close your browser. Used only on the Data Observatory websites. Visit the GeoWise Privacy Policy

Is it necessary?
No.

Summary
Remembers your details

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
This cookie remembers your details when you login to the website. Used only on the Data Observatory websites. Visit the GeoWise Privacy Policy

Is it necessary?
Yes.

Summary
Remembers your page listing preferences

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
This cookie remembers how many items you like to see in results list be default. It is removed at the end of your browsing session. Used only on the Data Observatory websites. Visit the GeoWise Privacy Policy

Is it necessary?
No.

Summary
Helps you complete online consultations

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
It is the server within the cluster that is processing with the client's requests. This is used so that the load balancer will route the next request back to the same server (subject to server availability and load) in order to optimise the processing (as information will be temporarily cached on the server for that session). No user data is held in that cookie. Only used in Local Development Framework Consultation (external East Riding website)

Is it necessary?
Yes.

Summary
Bridlington Spa ticket booking

Type
Session

Expires
When you close your browser.

What it does
Remembers your details when you book and event.

Is it necessary?
Yes.

Summary
Provides us with visitor statistics (Google Analytics)

Type
Persistent/Session

Expires
After 2 years, after 30 minutes, when you close your browser, after 6 months (respectively).

What it does
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. 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.

Is it necessary?
No, but the council gets vital yet anonymous, information from this cookie which helps us improve the website for our users.