Cookies

How cookies are used on this site

We use Google Analytics to collect information about how you use CDReporting.co.uk. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements, for example improving site search.

  • the pages you visit on CDReporting.co.uk
  • how long you spend on each CDReporting.co.uk page
  • how you got to the site
  • what you click on while you’re visiting the site

We don't collect or store your personal information (for example your name or address) so this information can't be used to identify who you are.

Google Analytics sets the following cookies:

Name Purpose Expires
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Preventing malicious attacks

We use a cookie to try to prevent cross site request forgery (CSRF) attacks through form submissions.

Name Purpose Expires
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Website

We use cookies to help increase the user experience of this website.

Name Purpose Expires
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How to control and delete cookies

We will not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you.

However, if you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by our websites, or indeed any other website, you can do this through your browser settings. The ‘Help’ function within your browser should tell you how.

Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your machine as well as more general information about cookies.

Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact on the functionality of our website.

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