We want to make services we deliver on the internet easy and our content richer and relevant. This sometimes involves placing cookies on your computer or mobile device.
Cookies are simple pieces of data stored on your hard drive. They are safe as they cannot be used to disseminate viruses and they can't be executed as code.
The cookies that we use cannot be used to identify you personally as no personal information such as telephone numbers or email addresses are stored within these cookies.
You can delete cookies stored on your computer at any time. You can also change your privacy settings to block websites from storing cookies on your computer by visiting your browser's website on how to manage cookies.
Information on how to opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites and Google use of cookies:
If you set your browser to refuse cookies, please be aware that there will be parts of this website that will not function correctly.
Our site has a number of pages with embedded videos or other content from a third party. Cookies placed on your computer or mobile device from a third party are not related to www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk.
The West Dunbartonshire Council does not control how a third party uses their cookies. Please check third party websites' privacy policies:
We will save the following cookies on your computer:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| ASP.NET_SessionId | A unique identifier given to you for the duration of your site visit. It is used to ensure that you and only you are shown information relevant to you. It contains no personally identifiable information, but is temporarily linked to your user account if you log in. | Until you close your browser |
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| ARRAffinity / ARRAffinitySameSite | Used to direct your request to the appropriate server. No personal information is contained or used | when you close your browser |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | A unique identifier given to you for the duration of your site visit. It is used to ensure that you and only you are shown information relevant to you. It contains no personally identifiable information, but is temporarily linked to your user account if you log in. | when you close your browser |
| firmstep2session | A unique identifier given to you for the duration of your site visit. It is used to ensure that you and only you are shown information relevant to you. It contains no personally identifiable information, but is temporarily linked to your user account when you log in. | when you close your browser |
| firmstep2server | Used to direct your request to the appropriate server. No personal information is stored. | when you close your browser |
You may see a pop-up welcome message when you first visit www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk. We'll store a cookie so that your computer knows you've seen it and knows not to show it again.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| cookie-msg-action | Saves a message to let us know your cookie preference | 1 month |
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| LoginForm | Cookies used when log in to your council tax account. | when you close your browser |
We use Google Analytics to collect statistical data about our visitors. We collect this information in a way that does not identify you and the data is not shared with anybody else.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users | 24 hours |
| _ga_<container-id> |
Used to persist session state | 2 years |
| _gac_gb_<container-id> | Contains campaign related information. If you have linked your Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts, Google Ads website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out. How Google Ads tracks website conversions. | 90 days |