Cookies on dwi.gov.uk
dwi.gov.uk puts small files (known as ‘cookies’) onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site. Find out more about the cookies we use, what they’re for and when they expire.
Strictly necessary cookies
These essential cookies do things like remember your progress through a form.
They always need to be on.
For this, the following cookies are set:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| cli_user_preference | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. It is set if additional cookies consent is given. | 6 Months |
| CookieLawInfoConsent | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. It is set if additional cookies consent is given. | 6 Months |
| viewed_cookie_policy | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. | 1 year |
| PHPSESSID | This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store and identify a users'' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The cookie is a session cookies and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed. | session |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Strictly Necessary". | 1 year |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Cookies that measure website use". | 1 year |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-cookies-that-help-with-our-communications-and-marketing | This cookies is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to remember the user consent for the cookies under the category "Cookies that help with our communications and marketing". | 1 year |
Cookies that measure website use
We use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on user needs.
Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information about:
- how you got to the site
- the pages you visit on dwi.gov.uk and how long you spend on each page
- what you click on while you're visiting the site
For this, the following cookies are set:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site''s analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. | 2 years |
| _ga_T2CBTHD90M | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site''s analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. | 2 years |
Cookies that help with our communications and marketing
Some dwi.gov.uk pages may contain content from other sites, like YouTube or Flickr, which may set their own cookies. These sites are sometimes called ‘third party’ services. This tells us how many people are seeing the content and whether it’s useful.
In addition, if you share a link to a dwi.gov.uk page, the service you share it on (for example, Facebook) may set a cookie. We have no control over cookies set on other websites - you can turn them off, but not through us.
For this, the following cookies are set:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| YSC | This cookies is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos. | session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | This cookie is set by Youtube. Used to track the information of the embedded YouTube videos on a website. | 5 months 27 days |
| IDE | Used by Google DoubleClick via YouTube and stores information about how the user uses the website and any other advertisement before visiting the website. This is used to present users with ads that are relevant to them according to the user profile. | 1 year 24 days |
| test_cookie | This cookie is set by doubleclick.net. The purpose of the cookie is to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. | 15 minutes |
| yt-remote-device-id | These cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos. | never |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | These cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos. | never |
Third Party Cookies
We occasionally link to third party websites. These websites may set their own cookies. We have no control over what cookies they set, though you’ll usually be asked which cookies you accept on their website.