Cookies on this website

Our Cookie Statement

Like most websites we use 'cookies' to collect anonymous statistics about how people use the site, and to help us keep it relevant for the user. Cookies 'remember' bits of information from your visit to the site.

A cookie is a simple text file that's stored on your computer or mobile device by a website's server. Only that server can retrieve or read the contents of that cookie. Each cookie is unique to your web browser. So if we put a cookie on your computer, it can't be read by any other website.

We use two types of cookie:

• 'session cookies' last as long as your current visit to the site, or for up to a limited amount of time if you keep the site open without using it. They mean you don't have to keep re-submitting information as you move through the site or carry out transactions.
• 'persistent cookies' remember information from previous visits, for example names and details for online forms. They are used to collect anonymous statistics about how many people use the site, and to maintain any settings (such as accessibility) you have changed.

How we use cookies to collect statistics

To improve our service we collect anonymous web statistics using programmes called Google Analytics and SiteImprove.

They store several cookies on users' computers or mobiles devices to tell us how many people have visited each web page, how they got there, and where they navigated to from there. The data collected is completely anonymous and does not store any personal details.

Changing your cookie settings

You can change your computer settings at any time to accept all cookies, to notify you when a cookie is issued, or not to receive cookies. How you do this depends on your web browser . . .

Find out more at www.aboutcookies.org

Our Site Cookies

Name	Description	Domain
CookiesAccepted	Persistent: Set if your browser is accepting cookies	.manchester.gov.uk
TEST_COOKIE	Session: Used to determine whether your browser has the ability to store cookies.	.manchester.gov.uk
__utma	Persistent: Google Analytics	.manchester.gov.uk
__utmb	Persistent: Google Analytics	.manchester.gov.uk
__utmc	Session: Google Analytics	.manchester.gov.uk
__utmz	Persistent: Google Analytics	.manchester.gov.uk
T9jAZCs6Brr4ceIj	Session: Set at the start of a user's session on the site to allow our website to remember certain settings between pages.	.manchester.gov.uk
nmstat	Persistent: SiteImprove - used to gather stats on web site journey	.manchester.gov.uk
ASP.NET_SessionId	Session: SiteImprove - used to gather stats on user's web site journey	.manchester.gov.uk
socitm_include_me(x)	Persistent: Set when customer has accepted the SOCITM survey invitation	.manchester.gov.uk
socitm_exclude_me(x)	Persistent: Set when customer has rejected the SOCITM survey invitation	.manchester.gov.uk
rwebooks-(x)	Persistent: To enable Browsealoud functionality	.manchester.gov.uk