About cookies
Our website puts small files (known as ‘cookies’) onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site. Find out more about the cookies we use, what they are for and when they expire.
Cookies that measure website use
We use Google Analytics software (Universal Analytics) to collect anonymised information about how you use crawley.gov.uk.
We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements to the site.
We do not allow Google to use or share the data about how you use crawley.gov.uk.
Google Analytics stores information about:
- how you got to the site
- the pages you visit on crawley.gov.uk and how long you spend on them
- what you click on while you’re visiting the site
Google Analytics sets the following cookies:
Cookies that help with our communications and marketing
Some pages may contain content from other sites, like YouTube, which may set their own cookies. These are sometimes called ‘third party’ services. This tells us how many people are seeing the content and whether it’s useful.
In addition, if you share a link to a crawley.gov.uk page, the service you share it on (for example, Facebook) may set a cookie. We have no control over cookies set on other websites - you can turn them off, but not through us.
YouTube videos
We use YouTube to show videos on some pages. YouTube sets cookies when you visit one of these pages.
Strictly necessary cookies
Cookies message
You may see a banner when you visit our website inviting you to accept cookies or review your settings. We will set cookies so that your computer knows you have seen it and not to show it again, and also to store your settings.
Website monitoring
We use New Relic to provide us with information about the performance of this site. With this information we can make changes to make the site perform more efficiently.
Content Management System
We use a Content Management System to manage content on our website which maintains a user session.
Changing your browser settings for cookies
You can adjust the settings in your web browser to determine whether sites can set cookies on your computer. If you've visited this website before, there may be previously set cookies on your computer. You can find out how to delete them from the sites listed below:
Opt out of Google Analytics
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