Last updated: 7 March 2025
Next review: 5 February 2026
Cookies are small files saved on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website.
We use cookies on our sites to:
- Store information needed to make the site work properly
- Remember your preferences and data you’ve given (for example, your address) so you don’t need to keep entering it
- Find out how people are using the site
Our cookies aren’t used to identify you personally.
Unless the law allows us to, we do not:
- Share any of the data we collect about you with others, or
- Use this data to identify individuals
Cookies on this site: Essential cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features.
| Name | Description | Provider | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18fb947babb8dbd25b4dbbc650206fbe | Cookie needed by Monsido, our quality assurance tool, for it to work. | Monsido | Session |
| AI_buffer | Used in context with the "AI_buffer" in order to limit the number of data-server-updates (Azure). This synergy also allows the website to detect any duplicate data-server-updates. | Microsoft Power BI | Session |
| AI_sentBuffer | Used in context with the "AI_buffer" in order to limit the number of data-server-updates (Azure). This synergy also allows the website to detect any duplicate data-server-updates. | Microsoft Power BI | Session |
| ARRAffinity | Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimise response times. | Microsoft Power BI | Session |
| ARRAffinitySameSite | Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimise response times. | Microsoft Power BI | Session |
| ARRAffinitySameSite | Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimise response times. | Microsoft Power BI | Session |
| ARRAffinitySameSite | Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimise response times. | Microsoft Power BI | Session |
| CONSENT | Indicates acceptance of YouTube's privacy policy. | YouTube | 2 years |
| device | This cookie is used to determine which type of device the visitor is using, so the website can be properly formatted. | Council website | 1 day |
| device_type | Determines the device used to access the website. This allows the website to be formatted accordingly. | Council website | 1 day |
| has_js | Registers whether or not the user has activated JavaScript in the browser. | Council website | Session |
| session | Cookie required by Monsido, our quality assurance tool, for it to work. | Monsido | 30 minutes |
| _trunk_session | Cookie required by govDelivery, our e-newsletter system to work. | Granicus GovDelivery | Session |
| waltham-forest-council_cookiecontrol | Used by cookie message banner to record whether a user has seen it's message. | Council website | 3 months |
Personalisation cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name or language) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
| Name | Description | Provider | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| `` | Used by Microsoft PowerBI to store setting information and user preferences. | Microsoft Power BI | Persistent |
| yt-remote-cast-available | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | YouTube | Session |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | YouTube | Session |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | YouTube | Persistent |
| yt-remote-device-id | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | YouTube | Persistent |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | YouTube | Session |
| yt-remote-session-app | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | YouTube | Session |
| yt-remote-session-name | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | YouTube | Session |
Analytics cookies
These cookies help us understand how the website is working, how people interact with it, and whether there may be technical issues.
| Name | Description | Provider | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Helps to store and track a person's visits across websites. | 3 months | |
| _fbc | Helps to capture information about the device a person is using when they visit a website. | 2 years | |
| fr | Used to deliver, measure and improve the relevancy of Facebook ads. | 3 months | |
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | Google Analytics | 2 years |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | Google Analytics | 1 day |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | Google Analytics | 1 day |
| collect | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Google Analytics | Session |
| monsido | Used by Monsido, our quality assurance tool, to capture data on how people are using our website. | Monsido | 1 month |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | YouTube | 180 days |
| vuid | Collects data on the user's visits to the website | Vimeo | 2 years |
| WFESessionId | Stores data on the time spent on the website and its sub-pages | Microsoft Power BI | Session |
| YSC | Assigns a unique ID to keep statistics of what YouTube videos a user has seen. | YouTube | Session |
| yt.innertube::nextId | Assigns a unique ID to keep statistics of what YouTube videos a user has seen. | YouTube | Persistent |
| yt.innertube::requests | Assigns a unique ID to keep statistics of what YouTube videos a user has seen. | YouTube | Persistent |
Marketing cookies
These cookies are used to deliver marketing that is more relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement or information, and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
| Name | Description | Provider | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| i/jot | Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. This pairing service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers. | Session | |
| NID | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads. | Google Search | 6 months |
| SRM_B | Tracks the user’s interaction with the Bing's search-bar-function. This data is used to present the user with relevant products or services. | Microsoft Bing | 1 year |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Stores details of the consent a user has given for this site. | YouTube | 3 months |
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