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Cookie Purpose Link Link Destination
BNI-BARRACUDA_ LB_COOKIE= Used for load balancing which helps distribute website traffic efficiently across multiple servers, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load_balancing_(computing) Wiki
_utma= / _utmb= / _utmc= / _utmz= Tracks the exact moment when a visitor enters the site, expires at session end. https://www.google.com/analytics/analytics/ Google Analytics
TestCookie Whether a user's browser accepts cookies and can therefore log in. https://www.jadu.net/ Jadu
Geo Where a user is located. https://www.google.com/analytics/analytics/ Google Analytics
fixmystreet_app_session Stores the session identifier of a user. It expires when the browser is closed, or in 4 weeks if the "keep me signed in" box is checked. https://www.bromley.gov.uk/FIX
https://recyclingservices.bromley.gov.uk/waste
Fix my street / WasteWorks (Bromley)
JSESSIONID Used exclusively for session management. It holds only a session ID, with no user-specific information stored. Session cookies are deleted at the end of each user session. No persistent or third-party cookies are employed. https://www.bromley.gov.uk/websites/register-sign
https://www.pay360.com/
My Bromley Account Registration / Pay360 Payment Services
gtag Used by CAN Digital Solutions Limited (CAN) for targeted online advertising on the Google display network. https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/7582054 Google Tag Manager
fbp Used by CAN Digital Solutions Limited (CAN) for online advertising across Facebook and Instagram. https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217 Facebook
cf_bm Required for Cloudflare bot products. https://support.cloudflare.com/ Cloudflare
AEC Ensures that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, not by other sites. https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies Google
APISID Used to store user preferences and information while viewing pages with Google maps on them. https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies Google
CookieControl Stores your cookie preferences, such as which types of cookies you have accepted. https://www.civicuk.com/cookie-control Civic UK
HSID Used for security purposes to store digitally signed and encrypted records of a user’s Google account ID and most recent sign-in time. https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies Google
NID Contains a unique ID Google uses to remember your preferences and other information, such as your preferred language. https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies Google
OGPC Used by Google to store user preferences and information for Google services. https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies Google
OTZ Links user activity across devices and other Google services. https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies Google
PHPSESSID Maintains user session variables for security and login purposes. https://www.php.net/ PHP
SAPISID Used to store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them. https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies Google
SEARCH_SAMESITE Ensures that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, not by other sites. https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies Google
SID / SIDCC / SSID Used for security purposes to store digitally signed and encrypted records of a user’s Google account ID and most recent sign-in time. https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies Google
_Secure Used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests to show relevant and personalised Google advertising. https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies Google
_Secure-ENID Used to secure and protect user data. https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies Google
_ga Used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier, helping to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data. https://developers.google.com/analytics Google Analytics
_gat / _gat_gtag Used to throttle request rate to limit the collection of data on high traffic sites. https://developers.google.com/analytics Google Analytics
_gid Used to distinguish users and track user behaviour on the website. https://developers.google.com/analytics Google Analytics
_hjSession Helps to understand user behaviour by generating analytics. https://help.hotjar.com/ Hotjar
_ssuma Collects data to measure and improve the performance of advertising campaigns. https://basis.com/ Basis / SiteScout
ar_debug Helps to understand and debug Google Analytics configurations. https://developers.google.com/analytics Google Analytics
d / mc Collects data on user behaviour and interaction to optimise the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. https://www.quantcast.com/ Quantcast
nmstat Used to record the visitor’s use of the site for statistics and analytics purposes. https://help.siteimprove.com/support/home SiteImprove
ssi Collects data on user behaviour and interaction to optimise the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. https://basis.com/ Basis / SiteScout