Cookies

Cookies are files saved on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website.

We use cookies that help protect your data and store information about how you use the West Northamptonshire Council website, so we can make it better.

Cookies that remember your preferences

When you visit this website, you may see a banner that invites you to accept cookies. If you choose to accept, we'll set cookies so that your web browser knows you've seen the banner and won’t show it to you again.

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Cookies that measure how you use the website

We use Google Analytics to measure how you and other visitors use this website. We do not allow Google to use or share any of that data.

Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information that includes:

how you got to the site
the pages you visit on the site
how long you spend on each page
what you click while you are visiting the site

Google Analytics cookies:

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_ga - Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website

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We use a third party tool called Silktide to monitor website performance for statistical purposes.

Cookies on other sites we link to

Sometimes, we include links to services on other websites that are not controlled by West Northamptonshire Council. Those websites will likely set their own cookies, for example YouTube, who and have their own cookie policy.

Cookies that enable Google Translate functionality

We have implemented a Google Translate widget to help users access our website in different languages. This feature uses cookies to function properly. These cookies store information that helps Google Translate provide accurate translations and maintain your language preferences.

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How to manage cookies

You can stop cookies being downloaded by changing the settings on your browser. If you do this, you may not be able to use every feature on this website.

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Last updated 05 February 2025