Cookie Policy
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device to help the site function, improve user experience, and collect analytics data. Some cookies are essential for the website to operate, while others help us understand how visitors use our site or enable advertising.
Types of cookies we use
| Category | Purpose | Example Cookie |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Essential for site operation (e.g., security, navigation). | sessionid, csrftoken |
| Functionality | Remember user preferences and choices to enhance your experience. | language, theme |
| Analytics/Performance | Collect information about how visitors use our site to help us improve it (e.g., Google Analytics). | _ga, _gid, _gat |
| Marketing/Targeting | Track browsing habits to deliver relevant ads or limit ad frequency. | _fbp, _gcl_au |
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. Google Analytics sets cookies (_ga, _gid, _gat) to gather data such as pages visited, duration of visits, and referring sites. This information helps us analyze site usage and improve our services.
- Legal Basis: We only set Google Analytics cookies with your explicit consent, in accordance with UK and EU law.
- Data Collected: Google Analytics may collect your IP address (anonymized), browser type, device information, and browsing behavior.
- Data Sharing: Data collected by Google Analytics may be transferred to and stored by Google on servers outside the UK/EU.
- Opt-Out: You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie banner or by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- More Information: For details on how Google uses data, visit Google’s Privacy & Terms.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by:
- Adjusting settings in our cookie consent banner
- Changing your browser settings to block or delete cookies
- Withdrawing consent for analytics cookies
Cookie Table Example
| Cookie Name | Provider | Category | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Analytics | 2 years | Distinguishes users for analytics | |
| _gid | Analytics | 24 hours | Distinguishes users for analytics | |
| _gat | Analytics | 1 minute | Throttles request rate | |
| ai, AspNet | Microsoft | Identity | 24 hours | Authentication token for the registered user when "remember me" is checked |
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies. This Cookies Policy was created with the help of the Cookies Policy Generator.
More Information
Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren't sure whether you need or not it's usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site.
For more general information on cookies, please read the Cookies Policy article.
However if you are still looking for more information then you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods:
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Oxforshire Liberal Democrats, Unit C5, Grange Court Business Park, Barton Lane, ABINGDON, Oxfordshire, OX14 3NB, GB
Last updated
31st May 2024