Cookies

We want you to understand how and why we use cookies on our website. This page explains what they do, how they improve your experience, and the choices you have about using them.

Central Bedfordshire Council uses small files called cookies on your computer or mobile device. 

We use cookies to: 

  • Make the website work properly
  • Understand how people use it so we can improve it 
  • Show relevant content where applicable

We do not use cookies to identify you personally or collect personal information about you. 

You can choose which cookies we use at any time.

Manage your cookie preferences

Some cookies are essential for the website to work and cannot be switched off. This cookie statement applies to www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk. It does not apply to external websites. We recommend reviewing their cookie and privacy policies when you leave our site.

Cookies we use

Read on to find out more about the cookies we use, what they are for, and when they expire. There are three types of cookies which are shown below, you can view details of the cookies we use below. Select a category to see what each cookie does and when it expires.

Necessary Cookies (always active)

Necessary cookies are essential for the website to work. They allow basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas, and cannot be switched off.

AWSALB

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: kuula.co
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimise user experience.
  • Expiry: 7 days

AWSALBCORS

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: kuula.co
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimise user experience.
  • Expiry: 7 days

CookieConsent

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: Central Bedfordshire Council
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain
  • Expiry: Session

kuulaembed

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: static.kuula.io
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Used in context with the 3D-view-function on the website.
  • Expiry: Session

PHPSESSID

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: Central Bedfordshire Council
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Preserves user session state across page requests.
  • Expiry: Session

TestCookie

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: Central Bedfordshire Council
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: This cookie determines whether the browser accepts cookies.
  • Expiry: Session
  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: doubleclick.net
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Unclassified
  • Expiry: 1 day

yt-remote-cast-available

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
  • Expiry: Session

yt-remote-cast-installed

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
  • Expiry: Session

yt-remote-connected-devices

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
  • Expiry: Persistent

yt-remote-device-id

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
  • Expiry: Persistent

yt-remote-fast-check-period

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
  • Expiry: Session

yt-remote-session-app

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
  • Expiry: Session

yt-remote-session-name

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
  • Expiry: Session

yt.innertube::nextId

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
  • Expiry: Persistent

yt.innertube::requests

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
  • Expiry: Persistent

ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
  • Expiry: Persistent

YtIdbMeta#databases

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: IndexedDB
  • Cookie purpose description: Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
  • Expiry: Persistent

__cf_bm

  • Category: Necessary
  • Cookie provider: fonts.net
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Unclassified
  • Expiry: 1 day

Analytical Cookies (optional)

Analytics cookies help us understand how people use the website. We use this information to improve the site based on how visitors interact with it.

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  • Category: Analytical
  • Cookie provider: googletagmanager.com
  • Cookie type: Pixel
  • Cookie purpose description: Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator.
  • Expiry: Session

vuid

  • Category: Analytical
  • Cookie provider: vimeo.com
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Collects data on the user's visits to the website, such as which pages have been read.
  • Expiry: 2 years

_pk_id#

  • Category: Analytical
  • Cookie provider: Central Bedfordshire Council
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Collects statistics on the user's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read.
  • Expiry: Session

_pk_ses#

  • Category: Analytical
  • Cookie provider: Central Bedfordshire Council
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Used by Piwik Analytics Platform to track page requests from the visitor during the session.
  • Expiry: Session

Marketing Cookies (optional)

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. They help show adverts that are more relevant to you and your interests.

#-#

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Unclassified
  • Expiry: Session

ads/ga-audiences

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: google.com
  • Cookie type: Pixel
  • Cookie purpose description: Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites.
  • Expiry: Session

elfsight_viewed_recently

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: core.service.elfsight.com
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Determines which products the user has viewed, allowing the website to promote related products.
  • Expiry: 1 day

i/jot

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: twitter.com
  • Cookie type: Pixel
  • Cookie purpose description: Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. This pairing service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers.
  • Expiry: Session

IDE

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: doubleclick.net
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Unclassified
  • Expiry: 1 year

iU5q-!O9@$

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
  • Expiry: Session

lastExternalReferrer

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: connect.facebook.net
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address.
  • Expiry: Persistent

lastExternalReferrerTime

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: connect.facebook.net
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address.
  • Expiry: Persistent

LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
  • Expiry: Session

LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: IndexedDB
  • Cookie purpose description: Unclassified
  • Expiry: Persistent

nextId

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
  • Expiry: Session

pagead/1p-user-list/#

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: google.com
  • Cookie type: Pixel
  • Cookie purpose description: Unclassified
  • Expiry: Session

pagead/landing

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: googlesyndication.com
  • Cookie type: Pixel
  • Cookie purpose description: Tracks the conversion rate between the user and the advertisement banners on the website - This serves to optimise the relevance of the advertisements on the website.
  • Expiry: Session

remote_sid

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website.
  • Expiry: Session

requests

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
  • Expiry: Session

sa-user-id (Central Bedfordshire Council)

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: Central Bedfordshire Council
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences.
  • Expiry: Session

sa-user-id (stackadapt.com HTTP)

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: stackadapt.com
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences.
  • Expiry: 1 year

sa-user-id (stackadapt.com HTML)

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: stackadapt.com
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences.
  • Expiry: Persistent

sa-user-id-v2 (stackadapt.com HTML)

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: stackadapt.com
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences.
  • Expiry: Persistent

sa-user-id-v2 (stackadapt.com HTTP)

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: stackadapt.com
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences.
  • Expiry: 1 year

sa-user-id-v2 (Central Bedfordshire Council)

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: Central Bedfordshire Council
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences.
  • Expiry: Session

sa-user-id-v3 (HTTP)

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: stackadapt.com
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Unclassified
  • Expiry: 1 year

sa-user-id-v3 (HTML)

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: stackadapt.com
  • Cookie type: HTML
  • Cookie purpose description: Unclassified
  • Expiry: Persistent

ServiceWorkerLogsDatabase#SWHealthLog

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: IndexedDB
  • Cookie purpose description: Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website.
  • Expiry: Persistent

TESTCOOKIESENABLED

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
  • Expiry: 1 day

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Unclassified
  • Expiry: 180 days

VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.
  • Expiry: 180 days

YSC

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: youtube.com
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Unclassified
  • Expiry: Session

_fbp

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: Central Bedfordshire Council
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.
  • Expiry: 3 months

_ga

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: Central Bedfordshire Council
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.
  • Expiry: 2 years

_ga_#

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: Central Bedfordshire Council
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.
  • Expiry: Session

_gcl_au

  • Category: Marketing
  • Cookie provider: Central Bedfordshire Council
  • Cookie type: HTTP
  • Cookie purpose description: Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.
  • Expiry: 3 months

To learn more about how cookies work, access the official guidance from the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) 

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