Leicestershire County Council Cookie Policy

[H1]Cookie policy

A cookie is a small file that is downloaded onto your device when you visit a website, which means the website can recognise your device if you return to it.

Cookies are used to:

recognise your device, so you don’t have to give the same information several times during the same online task
measure how you use the site, so it can be updated and improved based on your needs
provide data to help understand how a website and its services are used
recognise where you have already given your username and password, so you do not need to do it for every visit

Cookies cannot be used to identify you as an individual.

[H2]Essential cookies

Essential cookies are needed to ensure our website works properly. We do not need to ask permission to use these. They only apply when a user logs into this website.

Name	Purpose	Expires
wordpress_logged_in_{hash}	This cookie indicates who the logged-in user is.	14 days
wordpress_sec_{hash}	This cookie indicates who the logged-in user is.	14 days

[H2]Third-party cookies

There may be links within this website to other third-party websites. The suppliers of these websites may set cookies on your device when you visit their pages. These are known as third-party cookies. We have no control over third-party cookies.

You can read the third-party websites’ cookie policies for more information about the cookies they collect.

[H2]Further reading

Leicestershire County Council Data Protection and Privacy

Cookie policy updated on 5 August 2024