This page explains how we use cookies on www.somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk
Cookies on our website:
Cookies are small text files that may be placed on your computer when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work and to make them more efficient. Cookies also help website owners understand how you use the site so that they can make it easier to find what you’re looking for.
We use cookies on www.somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk to store information about how you use our website, such as the pages you visit.
Any other websites we link to may set additional cookies and if so, should have their own cookie policy and a banner linking to it.
You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the link below. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.
Cookie SettingsTypes of Cookies we use:
(1) Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are needed to make our website work. They allow us to edit content on our website and remember your cookie preferences.
They always need to be on.
(2) Functional cookies
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
(3) Cookies that measure website use and behaviour (analytics)
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Google Analytics (Universal Analytics):
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how you use this website (www.somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk). We do this to help make sure the site is meeting your needs and to make improvements based on our findings.
Google Analytics stores information about:
- the pages you visit on www.somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk
- the time you spend on each page
- how you got to the site
- what you click on while you’re visiting the site.
We don’t collect or store your personal information (for example your name or address) so we can’t identify who you are.
We don’t allow Google to use or share our analytics data.
You can opt out of Google Analytics cookies.
Hotjar:
We sometimes run studies using Hotjar, which is a tool that helps us understand how users interact with the website.
The technology gives us information such as how much time users spend on a page, and what they choose to click on so that we can see what’s working well and what isn’t. We use this information to make improvements to the site to help users find what they’re looking for as easily as possible. We also use Hotjar to get feedback from users.
Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect information on the user such as their:
- behaviour
- device type
- IP addresses (stored anonymously)
- screen size
- browser
- geographic location (country only)
- preferred language
Hotjar stores this information in a pseudonymized user profile. Neither Hotjar nor we will ever use this information to identify individual users or to match it with further data on an individual user. Find out how Hotjar manages data for more information.
(4) Advertisement cookies
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.