Cookies
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by
websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites
work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the
owners of the site, such as the number of visitors. Most major websites
use cookies.
Types of cookies used on our website
Our own cookies, as well as third party cookies, are listed below. If you use our website, you agree to our use of cookies.
'Strictly necessary' cookies
Some cookies on our website are essential for us to be able to provide
you with a service you have requested. If you prevent these cookies, via
your browser for example, we can't predict how our website will perform
during your visit. Some services may stop working.
We use 'strictly necessary' cookies for things like:
- online forms and payments
- searching the burials records system
- searching the council minutes and agendas system
'Analytics' cookies
We use analytics cookies to help us understand how users engage with
our website. They also allow us to see which features are most popular
and make them better, and remove the features that nobody uses. We would
find it difficult to analyse how well our website was performing and
improve it without these cookies.
Information collected is only used to help us improve how our website works.
We use 'analytics cookies' for recording things like:
- the number of visitors to our website
- the type of device used to access our website such as PC, mobile phone or iPad
These are considered non-essential cookies. Learn how to disable these cookies.
'Social sharing' cookies
We use cookies to allow you to share content directly to social
networking sites such as Facebook. These are generally third party
cookies set by external companies such as AddThis, Facebook and Twitter.
These are considered non-essential cookies. Learn how to disable these cookies.
List of our cookies
Strictly necessary cookies
| Cookie |
Name |
What does this do?
|
BCC site cookie
|
BCCCookies
|
This cookie is used to record if a user has closed the cookies message
on our website, and therefore will not be shown again for another two
years (or if you clear your cookies via your browser). |
| ASP session cookie |
ASPSESSIONISAABATSAB
|
This session cookie is used by our server and is required so that our web pages function properly.
It will expire when the browser is closed. |
| Online forms and payments |
TSfe1b89
ASP.Net_SessionId
firmstep2session
firmstep2server
|
These session cookies allow users to fill out our online forms.
They maintain the state of the page and store values entered as you progress between screens.
They will expire when the browser is closed. |
| Minutes and agendas system |
ASP.NET_SessionID
ASPSESSIONIDAADSRCTT
TS2b825e |
These session cookies allow users to search our council minutes and agendas system.
They will expire when the browser is closed. |
| Burial records system |
TS612450
WWV_CUSTOM-F_1279624288055311_109
WWV_CUSTOM-F_1279624288055311_102
|
These session cookies allow users to search our burial records system.
They will expire when the browser is closed. |
Analytics cookies
| Cookie |
Name |
What does this do? |
More information |
| Google Analytics |
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_utma
_utmz
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ga
|
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our
website. We use the information to analyse site usage, compile reports and help us to improve the site. The cookies collect
information such as the number of visitors to the site and the pages
they visited.
|
View Google Analytics privacy policy
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, please visit tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout |
| SiteAnalyze |
nmstat |
This cookie is used to collect information about how visitors use our
website. We use the information to analyse site usage, compile reports and help us to improve the site. The cookie collects
information such as the number of visitors to the site and the pages
they visited. |
|
Third party cookies
Some
of the cookies used on our website are stored on your machine by third
parties. We have no control over these cookies or how the third parties
use them.
They are used to allow that third party to provide a service to us, for example maps and photo galleries.
For more information on these cookies and how to disable them, please
see the third party's individual privacy policy listed below.
Disable all cookies
For information on how to disable all cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org
If you disabled all cookies on our website, some services will not work properly, for example online forms and payments.
More information
Useful information about cookies can be found at www.allaboutcookies.org
If you have a query about our use of cookies, please email
webmaster@belfastcity.gov.uk
We may update this policy from time to time. We last changed this policy on 28 May 2020.