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Google Analytics 4
This site uses Google Analytics 4 to collect information about how you use this website. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements.
Google Analytics 4 stores information about:
- how long you spend on the site
- how you got to the site
- what you click on while you’re visiting the site
We do not 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 do not allow Google to use or share our analytics data. Google Analytics 4 sets the following cookies:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | This helps us count how many people visit the site by tracking if you’ve visited before. | 2 years |
| _ga_<container-id> | This works in conjunction with _ga, to help us count how many people visit the site by tracking if you’ve visited before. | 2 years |
| _gid | This helps us count how many people visit the site by tracking if you’ve visited before. | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made. | 10 minutes |
Facebook Pixel
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _fbp [x3] | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 3 months |
| lastExternalReferrer | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. | Persistent |
| lastExternalReferrerTime | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. | Persistent |
LinkedIn Partner
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| TBC |
Polylang
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| pll_language | Remembers the language settings that you select. | 1 year |
Youtube
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If you choose to navigate to YouTube from this site, Counter Terrorism Policing is not responsible for any cookies placed by YouTube. You should choose your cookie settings on the YouTube platform.