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Some of our cookies are essential, and parts of the site won't work without them. We also use some non-essential cookies to anonymously track visitors. This helps us understand better how people use our site, so that we can improve it.

Managing your cookies

You can decide which kinds of cookies you would like to accept or block on our site by clicking the 'C' icon at the bottom of the screen.

You can also use your web browser to delete or block cookies, clear all cookies when you close the browser and open a 'private browsing'/'incognito' session, which allows you to browse the internet without storing local data.

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Cookies used on this website 

Name Expires Purpose
CookieControl 90 days Used to save cookie preferences
DYNSRV When you close your browser Manage server traffic demand
ARRAffinity   To manage and balance the website traffic load
ARRAffinitySameSite   To manage and balance the website traffic load
ASP.NET_SessionId   To identify the users session on the server

 

Google Analytics 

We use Google Analytics software to collect information about how you use our site. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements, for example improving site search. 

Google Analytics stores information about: 

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

We don’t collect or store your personal information (for example your name or address) so this information can’t be used to identify who you are. We don’t allow Google to use or share our analytics data. 

The following cookies are set by Google Analytics on https://fostering.islington.gov.uk and many of our other subdomains and web systems. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit Google Analytics opt-out tools.

Name Expires Purpose
_ga 2 years
_gid 24 hours
_gcl_au  

Facebook

Name Expires Purpose
 _fbp  3 months  To store and track visits across websites