Cookies Used by Dundee City Council

We want to make your experience of using our website as rewarding as possible. This sometimes involves placing cookies on your computer or mobile device.

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. They can also enable the provision of usage statistics to the owners of the site. The cookies we use are safe and anonymous.

What are Cookies and Similar Technology? Find out all about it on the Information Commissioner's Office website.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.

Analytics cookies

We'd like to set Google Analytics cookies to help us to improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone.

The Cookies and Similar Technologies we use and why

Usage

Name

DomainPurposeExpiry
Universal Analytics (Google)_ga
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.google.comThese cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile usage statistics, which help us improve the website. [Anonymous] [Optional]Persistent
Cookie Preferencehas_consent_newwww.dundeecity.gov.ukThis cookie is used to remember a user’s choice about cookies on our website. [Anonymous] [Necessary]100 days
Content Managementhas_jswww.dundeecity.gov.ukUsed by Drupal Content Management System (CMS) to determine whether the web browser has JavaScript enabled [Anonymous][Necessary]Session
default language, used by Xlang.x.comHelps X remember your preferred language for the country you are in [Anonymous][Necessary]Session

 

How do I change my cookie settings?

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the "Allow Tracking Cookies" or "Disable Tracking Cookies" button on our Privacy page

You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.

Alternatively, most web browsers allow some control of cookies through browser settings. 

To opt-out of Google Analytics measurement for all sites, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.