Cookies are used to enable a website to 'remember' whether a user has visited the site before. Cookies and the logging of Internet Provider (IP) addresses are used to allow Northamptonshire County Council to monitor the site traffic and record how many people are accessing the site, when and how. These statistics do not include any information that can be used to identify any individual.
Cookies are also used to store temporary information as a user moves from page to page within a site (items in a shopping basket etc.). Such cookies are erased when the user session ends. This information is converted to number format for statistical purposes, and all information relating to the individual is erased when the user session is ended.
Users can set their browser not to allow cookies to be stored in their computer. To do this, please follow the instructions provided with your web browser software.
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