Privacy
Find out more about Devon County Council’s privacy policy here
Cookies
This site uses cookies. A cookie is a text file that identifies your computer to our server. Unless you are signed in, cookies in themselves do not identify the individual user, just the computer used. You have the opportunity to set your computer to accept all cookies, to notify you when a cookie is issued, or not to receive cookies at any time. The way in which you do this depends upon the web browser which you use. Please refer to the “Help” function for your browser or visit www.allaboutcookies.org. If you accept cookies, they may remain on your computer, unless you delete them. Please note that turning off cookies may limit your use of our website and website services.
Cookies used by this site:
This website uses cookies to deliver the best possible browsing experience. Here is a summary of the cookies used by the site.
| Cookie Types | Cookie Names | Essential to site operation | Purpose |
| Website | PHPSESSID | Yes | Identifies your current web session to our server. It is set upon your arrival to our site and deleted when you leave. It holds no personally identifiable information. |
| Google Analytics | _utma _utmb _utmc _utmz |
No | These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where vistors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. |
| WordPress | wp-settings-1 wp-settings-time-1 wpfilebase wordpress_test_cookie |
Yes | These cookies are required by our Blogging software and hold no personally identifiable information. |
| Website | cookieNoticeAuth | No | These cookies are used to display the Privacy Policy and Cookie Usage/Opt-In message to the user, and indicate if the message is visible. They hold no personally identifiable information. |
| Website | Generic Session Cookie (JSESSIONID) | Yes | This cookie is essential for various parts of the website to function properly. This cookie expires when you close your browser. |
| Website | KB5 Cookies (__KBCookie__ and __KBLoggedIn__) | Yes | KB5 manages the display of the website. These two cookies are essential for various parts of the website to function properly. __KBCookie__ contains a unique string to identify your session and __KBLoggedIn__ flags your authentication status. These cookies expire when you close your browser. |
| Website | __KBConsent__ | Yes | This cookie is set at the point that the website has informed you of its use of cookies. It expires 1 year after it was first created. |
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
Managing cookies
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.