COOKIES POLICY

1.         Introduction

1.1     Our website uses cookies.

1.2     [We will ask you to consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy when you first visit our website. / By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.]

2.         About cookies

2.1     A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

2.2     Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.

2.3     Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

2.4     Cookies can be used by web servers to identity and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and identify users returning to a website.

3.         Our cookies

We use both session and persistent cookies on our website.

3.2     The names of the cookies that we use on our website, and the purposes for which they are used, are set out below:   

 

Name of Cookie	Purpose	Strictly Necessary
PHPSESSID	Only used for site admins who login to the site to make changes.	Yes
hidden_henfield_session	Same as above, but created by the Laravel framework
cookieConsent	To show/hide Cookie dialogue box at bottom of website page	Yes
XSRF-TOKEN	Protects the user from cross site script attacks, keeping anything they submit via the websites forms safe.
1P_JAR, ANID, APISID, CONSENT, DV, HSID, NID, OTZ, SAPISID, SID, SIDCC, SSID	Google reCAPTCHA	Used on contact forms to determine whether or not the user is human

 

4.         Analytics cookies

4.1     We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website.

4.2     Our analytics service provider generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies.

4.3     The analytics cookies used by our website have the following names:

Name of Cookie	First/Third Party	Provider	Purpose
_ga	First	Google	Used to distinguish users
_gat	First	Google	Used to throttle request rate
_gid	First	Google	Used to distinguish users

 

4.4     The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website.

4.5     Our analytics service provider's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

5.         Third party cookies

5.1     Our website also uses third party cookies.

5.2     [[We publish Google AdSense interest-based advertisements on our website. These are tailored by Google to reflect your interests. To determine your interests, Google will track your behaviour on our website and on other websites across the web using the DoubleClick cookie. / We publish Google AdSense advertisements on our website. To determine your interests, Google will track your behaviour on our website and on other websites across the web using the DoubleClick cookie. This behaviour tracking allows Google to tailor the advertisements you see on other websites to reflect your interests (we do not publish interest-based advertisements on this website).] You can view, delete or add interest categories associated with your browser by visiting: http://www.google.com/settings/ads/. You can also opt out of the AdSense partner network cookie using those settings or using the NAI's (Network Advertising Initiative's) multi-cookie opt-out mechanism at: http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/. However, these opt-out mechanisms themselves use cookies, and if you clear the cookies from your browser your opt-out will not be maintained. To ensure that an opt-out is maintained in respect of a particular browser, you may wish to consider using the Google browser plug-in available at: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin.]

6.         Blocking cookies

6.1     Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies; for example:

(a)      in Internet Explorer (version 10) you can block cookies using the cookie handling override settings available by clicking "Tools", "Internet Options", "Privacy" and then "Advanced";

(b)      in Firefox (version 24) you can block all cookies by clicking "Tools", "Options", "Privacy", selecting "Use custom settings for history" from the drop-down menu, and unticking "Accept cookies from sites"; and

(c)      in Chrome (version 29), you can block all cookies by accessing the "Customise and control" menu, and clicking "Settings", "Show advanced settings" and "Content settings", and then selecting "Block sites from setting any data" under the "Cookies" heading.

6.2     Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.

6.3     [If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.]

7.         Deleting cookies

7.1     You can delete cookies already stored on your computer; for example:

(a)      in Internet Explorer (version 10), you must manually delete cookie files (you can find instructions for doing so at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835);

(b)      in Firefox (version 24), you can delete cookies by clicking "Tools", "Options" and "Privacy", then selecting "Use custom settings for history", clicking "Show Cookies", and then clicking "Remove All Cookies"; and

(c)      in Chrome (version 29), you can delete all cookies by accessing the "Customise and control" menu, and clicking "Settings", "Show advanced settings" and "Clear browsing data", and then selecting "Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data" before clicking "Clear browsing data".

7.2     Deleting cookies will have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.

8.         Cookie preferences

8.1     You can manage your preferences relating to the use of cookies on our website by visiting: [URL]

9.         Our details

9.1     This website is owned and operated by Henfield Community Partnership.

9.2     [We are registered in [England and Wales] under registration number 5977880, and our registered office is at Henfield Community Partnership, c/o Henfield Parish Office, Coopers Way, Henfield, West Sussex. BN5 9DB

9.3     Our principal place of business is at Henfield Community Partnership, c/o Henfield Parish Office, Coopers Way, Henfield, West Sussex. BN5 9DB

9.4     You can contact us by writing to the business address given above.