{"id":"https://www.gov.uk/api/help%2Fcookies.json","content_id":"d6d6caaf-77db-47e1-8206-30cd4f3d0e3f","web_url":"https://www.gov.uk/help/cookies","title":"Cookies","format":"help_page","owning_app":"publisher","in_beta":false,"updated_at":"2016-06-02T17:06:17+01:00","tags":[],"related":[{"id":"https://www.gov.uk/api/help%2Fabout-govuk.json","content_id":"464c5c16-dcdb-4ed0-9ba7-341ee652038a","web_url":"https://www.gov.uk/help/about-govuk","title":"About GOV.UK","format":"help_page","owning_app":"publisher","in_beta":false,"updated_at":"2014-06-27T13:56:04+01:00","group":"other"},{"id":"https://www.gov.uk/api/help%2Fterms-conditions.json","content_id":"df47bc71-2e96-4993-8342-11b4ba464f1d","web_url":"https://www.gov.uk/help/terms-conditions","title":"Terms and conditions","format":"help_page","owning_app":"publisher","in_beta":false,"updated_at":"2015-10-06T14:20:07+01:00","group":"other"},{"id":"https://www.gov.uk/api/help%2Fprivacy-policy.json","content_id":"333f53c7-36a2-47b9-b52d-e249929f6ef1","web_url":"https://www.gov.uk/help/privacy-policy","title":"Privacy policy","format":"help_page","owning_app":"publisher","in_beta":false,"updated_at":"2014-12-09T13:53:05+00:00","group":"other"}],"details":{"need_ids":[],"description":"GOV.UK uses cookies to collect information about how users browse the site","language":"en","need_extended_font":false,"body":"\n\u003cdiv class=\"summary\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGOV.UK puts small files (known as ‘cookies’) onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCookies are used to: \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003emeasure how you use the website so it can be updated and improved based on your needs\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eremember the notifications you\u0026rsquo;ve seen so that we don\u0026rsquo;t show them to you again\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv role=\"note\" aria-label=\"Information\" class=\"application-notice info-notice\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGOV.UK cookies aren’t used to identify you personally.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou\u0026rsquo;ll normally see a message on the site before we store a cookie on your computer.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFind out more about \u003ca rel=\"external\" href=\"http://www.aboutcookies.org/\"\u003ehow to manage cookies.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow cookies are used on GOV.UK\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMeasuring website usage (Google Analytics)\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe use Google Analytics software to collect information about how you use GOV.UK. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements, eg \u003ca rel=\"external\" href=\"https://insidegovuk.blog.gov.uk/2015/03/26/new-tool-to-see-trending-searches/\"\u003eimproving site search.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGoogle Analytics stores information about:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ethe pages you visit on GOV.UK \u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ehow long you spend on each GOV.UK page\u2028\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ehow you got to the site \u2028\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ewhat you click on while you\u0026rsquo;re visiting the site\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe don\u0026rsquo;t collect or store your personal information (eg your name or address) so this information can\u0026rsquo;t be used to identify who you are. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv role=\"note\" aria-label=\"Information\" class=\"application-notice info-notice\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe don\u0026rsquo;t allow Google to use or share our analytics data.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGoogle Analytics sets the following cookies:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eUniversal Analytics\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003cthead\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003eName\u003c/th\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003ePurpose\u003c/th\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003eExpires\u003c/th\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n  \u003c/thead\u003e\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003e_ga\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eThis helps us count how many people visit GOV.UK by tracking if you\u0026rsquo;ve visited before\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003e2 years\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003e_gat\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eUsed to manage the rate at which page view requests are made\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003e10 minutes\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n  \u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGoogle Analytics\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003cthead\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003eName\u003c/th\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003ePurpose\u003c/th\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003eExpires\u003c/th\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n  \u003c/thead\u003e\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003e_utma\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eLike _ga, this lets us know if you’ve visited before, so we can count how many of our visitors are new to GOV.UK or to a certain page\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003e2 years\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003e_utmb\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eThis works with _utmc to calculate the average length of time you spend on GOV.UK\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003e30 minutes\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003e_utmc\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eThis works with _utmb to calculate when you close your browser\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003ewhen you close your browser\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003e_utmz\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eThis tells us how you reached GOV.UK (eg from another website or a search engine)\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003e6 months\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n  \u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGOV.UK events\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003cthead\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003eName\u003c/th\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003ePurpose\u003c/th\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003eExpires\u003c/th\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n  \u003c/thead\u003e\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eanalytics_next_page_call\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eThis lets us know the next page you visit on GOV.UK, so we can make journeys better\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003ewhen you close your browser\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003egovuk_contact_referrer\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eThis lets us know the last page you visited before using the contact GOV.UK form\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003e1 day\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n  \u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can \u003ca rel=\"external\" href=\"https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout\"\u003eopt out of Google Analytics cookies.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOur introductory message\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou may see a pop-up welcome message when you first visit GOV.UK. We’ll store a cookie so that your computer knows you’ve seen it and knows not to show it again.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003cthead\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003eName\u003c/th\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003ePurpose\u003c/th\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003eExpires\u003c/th\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n  \u003c/thead\u003e\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eseen_cookie_message\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eSaves a message to let us know that you\u0026rsquo;ve seen our cookie message\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003e1 month\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n  \u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eYour progress when applying for a licence\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you apply for a licence using the \u0026lsquo;apply for a licence\u0026rsquo; service, we\u0026rsquo;ll set a cookie to remember your progress through the forms. These cookies don\u0026rsquo;t store your personal data and are deleted once you\u0026rsquo;ve completed the transaction.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003cthead\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003eName\u003c/th\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003ePurpose\u003c/th\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003eExpires\u003c/th\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n  \u003c/thead\u003e\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003elicensing_session\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eSet to remember information you\u0026rsquo;ve entered into a form when applying for a licence\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eWhen you close your browser\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n  \u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eYouTube videos\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe use YouTube to provide videos on some pages of the site. YouTube sets cookies when you visit one of these pages.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003cthead\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003eName\u003c/th\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003ePurpose\u003c/th\u003e\n      \u003cth\u003eExpires\u003c/th\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n  \u003c/thead\u003e\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003e_use_hitbox\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eThis is a randomly generated number that identifies your browser\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eWhen you close your browser\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eVISITOR_INFO1_LIVE\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003eLets Youtube count the views of embedded Youtube videos\u003c/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd\u003e9 months\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\n  \u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGovernment services\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost services we link to are run by different government departments, eg HM Revenue and Customs (\u003cabbr title=\"HM Revenue and Customs\"\u003eHMRC\u003c/abbr\u003e) or the Home Office. 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