Cookies

We want to make services we deliver on the internet easy to use and our content richer and relevant.  This sometimes involves placing cookies on your computer or mobile device.

Cookies are simple pieces of data stored on your hard drive. They are safe as they cannot be used to disseminate viruses and they can't be executed as code.

Cookies we use cannot be used to identify you personally as no personal information such as telephone numbers or email addresses are stored within these cookies. 

Statistics cookies

We use Google Analytics to collect statistical data about our visitors. We collect this information in a way that does not identify you and the data is not shared with anybody else.

• __utmaKeeps track of the number of times a visitor has been to the site pertaining to the cookie, when their first visit was, and when their last visit occurred.
• __utmbRecords moment in time when a visitor enters a site and expires at the end of the session.
• __utmc Records moment in time when a visitor leaves a site and expires after 30 minutes.
• __utmzKeeps track of where the visitor came from, what search engine was used, what link was clicked on and what keyword was used.

Third party cookies

Our site has a number of pages with embedded videos or other content from a third party. Cookies placed on your computer or mobile device from a third party are not related to edinburgh.gov.uk.
The City of Edinburgh Council does not control how a third party uses their cookies. Please check third party websites' privacy policies:

Twitter privacy policy

FaceBook Data use policy

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YouTube privacy policy