Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that is sent to your computer's hard drive when you visit a website. When you visit the website again, the cookie allows that site to remember who you are.

A cookie typically contains the name of the website form which it has come, the lifespan of the cookie and a value. The value is usually a unique code that will only make sense to the website that has issued it.

Cookies remember things like your colour scheme preferences, what's in your shopping cart or that you've already logged in so you don't need to do it for every page you visit on a website.

Cookies can also be used to measure how people use websites and what kind of browsers or devices they're using.

Controlling and deleting cookies

You can set your web browser to accept or reject cookies, or tell you when a cookie is being sent. You can also delete cookies from your computer. But note, some websites may not work properly with the cookie option turned off.

The AboutCookies.org website tells you how to control and delete cookies on most browsers.

How to control cookies (AboutCookies.org, external website)

How to delete cookies (AboutCookies.org, external website)

Why we use cookies

We use cookies on this website to make your web experience quicker and easier. For example, My Wycombe uses cookies to remember the property address you have entered as you move through the different areas of the My Wycombe site.

We also use cookies to measure how and how many people are using our web services. You can view our web statistics here: Web statistics

We do not use cookies to store personal data and or collect personal information.

Below is a list of the cookies used on this website. It will be updated as and when web services change or are added.

Cookies used on this website

Name: ASP.NET_SessionId
Description: Random string identifying browsing session to server
Expires: When user exits browser

Cookies for measuring use of the website

SiteAnalyze

Name: nmstat
Description: Collects statistics about site usage. Contains a randomly generated ID used to recognise your browser when you read a page.
Expires: 1000 days after your last visit

Google Analytics

The following web services use Google Analytics cookies:

• Wycombe District Council main website
• My Wycombe
• Jobs
• Public Access for planning, building control and licensing
• Councillors and meetings (ModernGov)

Name: _utma
Expires: 2 years

Name: _utmb
Expires: 30 minutes

Name: _utmc
Expires: When user exits browser

Name: _utmz
Expires: 6 months

For a full explanation of Google Analytics cookies see Cookies & Google Analytics (Google.com external website).

Services hosted by third parties

My Wycombe

Name: ASP.NET_SessionId
Description: random string identifying browsing session to server
Expires: when user exits browser

Name: astun
Description: Version number of Astun iShare web application
Expires: After one month

Name: astun:baseMap
Description: Identifier for most recently selected base map in My Maps
Expires: After one year

Name: astun:currentLocation
Description: Most recently set address and its coordinates
Expires: After one month

Name: astun:mapSource
Description: Identifier for map overlay configuration in My Maps
Expires: After one year

Name: astun:mapView
Description: Location and extents of the most recent view of the map in My Maps
Expires: After one year

Name: astun:previousLocation
Description: Address and its coordinates of last location in My Maps
Expires: After one month

Name: atMyCouncil
Description: Identifier of most recent tab visited by user and changes to visibility of panels in My House and My Nearest
Expires: After one month

Name: atMyLocation
Description: Most recently set address and its coordinates
Expires: After one month

Name: jQuery-ui-panelsCollapseStatus
Description: IDs of collapsed panels in My Maps
Expires: After one week

Name: myAlerts
Description: Encrypted user logon details
Expires: After 90 days

Name: panelsaccordionstatus
Description: number identifying last opened panel in My Nearest
Expires: After 300 days

Jobs

Name: ASP.NET_SessionId
Description: Random string identifying browsing session to server
Expires: When user exits browser

Name: VisibilityCookie
Expires: When user exits browser

Name: FrontEndSysUser_I
Expires: After 26 days

Name: FrontEndSysUser_T
Expires: After 26 days

Online payments (Civica e-payments)

Name: ASP.NET_SessionId
Description: Random string identifying browsing session to server
Expires: When user exits browser

Name: TS1dc04e
Expires: When user exits browser

Public Access for planning, building control and licensing

Name: ASP.NET_SessionId
Description: Random string identifying browsing session to server
Expires: When user exits browser

Name: JSESSIONID
Description: Identifies browsing session to server
Expires: When user exits browser

Councillors and meetings (ModernGov)

Name: ASP.NET_SessionId
Description: Random string identifying browsing session to server
Expires: When user exits browser

Name: TextSize
Expires: After one year

Third party cookies

Third party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other than the one being visited by the user.

Cover it Live

On our website we use a service called "Cover it Live" for live online discussions. If you visit our Planning live page, Cover it Live sets the following cookies:

Google Analytics cookies

Name: sessionid_796514
Description: Random string identifying browsing session to server
Expires: 5 days

Please read their privacy policy to see the type of information they collect using cookies. Cover it Live privacy policy (external website).