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Cookies on the public website

The public Alderstead Council website does not use advertising cookies. Ordinary public pages are designed to work without requiring a user account.

Editor and administrator sessions

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Managing cookies

You can use your browser settings to view, block or delete cookies. Blocking cookies needed for an authenticated service may prevent that service from working correctly. Public information pages should remain available without signing in.

Changes to cookie use

If the council introduces a feature that uses additional cookies, the public information should be updated before or alongside that change. Optional cookies should be distinguished from cookies that are genuinely necessary for security or authenticated administration. The council should not describe analytics, advertising or third-party tracking as necessary merely because a supplier has enabled it by default.