Privacy statement
Log files
Like many other websites, our site makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks. This information is used to analyse trends, administer the site, track user movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Cookies
We use cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customise web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.
We give you the option to opt out where a third party service embedded in our website, such as YouTube or Flickr, uses cookies.
To be a member of the site and to create an account, and subsequently log-in to the site, we need to use cookies to provide this service. By using this facility you are giving consent to store cookies.
Google Analytics
Usage of the South Gloucestershire Safeguarding website is monitored through a web analytics service provided by Google known as Google Analytics.
Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.