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Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

About this cookie policy.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them. You should read this policy to understand what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.

You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.
Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.
Your consent applies to the following domains: www.northantsfire.gov.uk

What are cookies ?

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. The cookies are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make the website more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.

How do we use cookies ?

As most of the online services, our website uses cookies first-party and third-party cookies for a number of purposes. The first-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies used on our websites are used mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

What types of cookies do we use ?

The cookies used on our website are grouped into the following categories.

The below list details the cookies used in our website.
CookieDescription
Non Necessary
test_cookieThis cookie is installed by by Google DoubleClick and is used to determine if the website visitor's browser supports cookies.
Analytics
_gaThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitors, sessions, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
_gidThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information about how visitors use a website, and helps in creating an analytics report about how the website is performing. The data collected includes the number of visitors, where they have come from and the pages visited. The data is anonymised.
_gat_gtag_UA_132885739_1Google uses this cookie to distinguish users.
GPSThis cookie is installed by YouTube and registers a unique ID for tracking users based on their geographical location.
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IDEThis cookie is installed by Google DoubleClick. It stores information about how the user accesses the website and is used for re-targeting, optimisation, reporting and attribution of online adverts.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVEThis cookie is installed by YouTube. It is used to track information about the use of embedded YouTube videos on a website.
Performance
YSCThis cookie is installed by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos.
Necessary
viewed_cookie_policyThis cookie is installed by this websites GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not a user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessaryThis cookie is installed by this websites GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessaryThis cookie is installed by this websites GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store user consent for the cookies in the category "Non Necessary".

How can I control the cookie preferences ?

You can manage your cookies preferences by clicking on the “Settings” button and enabling or disabling the cookie categories on the popup according to your preferences.

Should you decide to change your preferences later through your browsing session, you can click on the “Privacy & Cookie Policy” tab on your screen. This will display the consent notice again enabling you to change your preferences or withdraw your consent entirely.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. To find out more out more on how to manage and delete cookies, visit wikipedia.org, www.allaboutcookies.org.

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