Cookies

When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable.  This sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your device, for example, computer or mobile phone.  These include small files known as cookies.  They cannot be used to identify you personally. 

These pieces of information are used to improve services for you through, for example

• enabling a service to recognise your device so you don’t have to give the same information during one task
• measuring how many people are using services, so they can be made easier to use and that there is enough capacity to ensure they are fast.

You can manage these small files yourself and learn more about them from AllAboutCookies.org

Our use of cookies

The list below shows all of the cookies that are set by the Scottish Accessible Information Forum.  If you have any queries about these cookies or would like more information about them, please get in touch.

 

Cookie	Tracking	Session	Notes
Google Analytics	Yes		Third party – all pages. Provides details of visits, referring sites, pages viewed etc.
PHP Session		Yes	First party – all pages.  Used to store session information.
Accessibility Session		Yes	First party – stores accessibility settings.

 

Cookies for improving service

Google Analytics sets cookies to help us accurately estimate the number of visitors to the website and volumes of usage.  This is to ensure that the website is available when you want it and to help us understand what you want to use. For further details ono the cookies set by Google Analytics, please refer to the Google Code website.