Cookies are small anonymous text files that are placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile phone by the websites that you visit. We are committed to only using cookies that are either essential (such as they are required to make something work) or that help us to make your experience of using our website better.
Cookies are categorised based on how they may affect your privacy. By using our website, you consent to us sending you exempt or minimally intrusive cookies. If you choose to take steps to prevent these types of cookies our site may not perform well for you. Some examples of what these are and what they do are listed below.
Exempt (necessary) cookies
These are exempt from privacy regulations and are necessary for the core functions of our website.
They may -
- identify you as being logged into a particular service
- allow access to secure areas of the website
- remember things like information you have entered into online forms when you navigate to different pages during a single visit
They will not -
- gather information that could be used to advertise products or services to you
- remember your preferences or username beyond your current visit (unless you request this)
Set by Hull Culture and Leisure
| Name | System |
|---|---|
| has_js, _ga, _gid, _gat | Jadu www.hcandl.co.uk |
| AWSELB, PHPSESSID, SESSIONCHECK, _utma, _utmb, _utmt, _utmz |
myAccount (Customer account) |
Set by other organisations on our behalf (Third party cookies)
| Name | System |
|---|---|
| JSESSIONID _KBCookie_/hull/events/, __atuvc, __atvus, __utma, __utmb, __utmc, __untmz, __utmv, __utmt | Events diary |
| firmstep2session | Forms |
| _activeintime_session, __utma, __utmb, __utmc, __untmz, __utmt, kvcd, km_lv | Active in Time |
| _trunk_session | GovDelivery |
| session_number, _utma, _utmb, _utmc, _utmz | Library catalogue - Sirsi |
| ASP.NET_SessionId, BIGipServerPOOL_A8 | CivicaPay |
Minimally intrusive (performance) cookies
These have a minimal affect on your privacy.
They may -
- provide statistics on how our website is used
- give feedback to partners that one of our visitors also visited their website allowing our partners to improve their website
- help us improve our website by measuring errors that occur
- test different website designs
- remember settings you've applied such as layout, text size, preferences and colours
- know if we have already asked you to fill in a survey
- show when you are logged in to services on our website
- share information with partners to provide a service on our website - the information shared is only used to provide the service product or function and for no other purpose
- help us to understand how effective our adverts are - this information is not used to target adverts to you either on our website or other websites
They will not -
- gather information that could be used to advertise products or services to you on other websites
- remember your preferences or username beyond your current visit (unless you request this)
- target adverts to you on any other website
Set by Hull City Council
| Name | System |
|---|---|
| _utma, _utmb, _utmc, _utmc, _utmz | Google Analytics statistics |
Set by other organisations on our behalf (Third party cookies)
Our site includes functionality provided by third parties, for example embedded Google Maps. Disabling these cookies will likely break the functions offered by these third parties
| Name | System |
|---|---|
| PHPSESSID, APP_LANG, AWSELB, SESSIONCHECK, SESSfsauthsession | myAccount |
| NID | Google Maps |
Moderately intrusive (targeting) cookies
These cookies have a greater effect on your privacy.
They may -
- link to social networks like Facebook, who may subsequently use information about your visit to target advertising to you on other websites
- provide advertising agencies with information on your visit so that they can present you with adverts that you may be interested in
Set by other organisations on our behalf (3rd party cookies)
| Name | System |
|---|---|
| IDE, test_cookie | Doubleclick.net |
| _twitter_sess, personalization_id, guest_id, external_referer, ct0, eu_cn | X (Twitter) |
| fr | |
| uvc, xtc, di2, bt2, uid, vc, loc | Events diary – Add This |
Turning cookies off
You can prevent cookies being set, or remove previously set cookies, by changing your browser settings –
Managing cookies (this is an external site that is not affiliated with HCAL)
Opt out of Google tracking cookies (this is an external site that is not affiliated with HCAL)
Cookies are used extensively across the web and disabling and/or preventing some cookies may affect your ability to use a website.