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| 1 | Cookies are files saved on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website. | |
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| 3 | This page has a brief explanation of each type of cookie we use. If you want more details, [read our detailed cookie information](https://www.gov.uk/help/cookie-details). | |
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| 5 | ## Cookie settings | |
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| 7 | - reloading the page | |
| 8 | - turning on Javascript in your browser | |
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| 10 | You can also remove any previously stored cookies through your browser. Look for 'Preferences', 'Settings', or 'Options' in your browser menu. | |
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| 12 | ## Cookies that measure website use | |
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| 14 | These cookies collect information about: | |
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| 16 | - how you got to these sites | |
| 17 | - the pages you visit and how long you spend on each page | |
| 18 | - what you click on while you're visiting these sites | |
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| 20 | We also use LUX Real User Monitoring software cookies from SpeedCurve to measure your web performance experience while visiting GOV.UK. | |
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| 22 | LUX software cookies collect and store information about how well pages performed on your device, including whether there were any performance bottlenecks or JavaScript errors. | |
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| 24 | We do not allow Google or SpeedCurve to use or share this data for their own purposes. | |
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| 26 | ## Cookies that help with our communications and marketing | |
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| 28 | These cookies may be set by third party websites and do things like measure how you view YouTube videos that are on GOV.UK. | |
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| 30 | ## Cookies that remember your settings | |
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| 32 | These cookies do things like remember your preferences and the choices you make, to personalise your experience of using the site. | |
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| 34 | ## Strictly necessary cookies | |
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| 36 | These essential cookies do things like remember your progress through a form (for example a licence application) | |
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| 38 | They always need to be on. | |
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| 40 | ## Government services | |
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| 42 | Government digital services are run by different government departments, such as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). | |
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| 44 | These services may set additional cookies and, if so, will have their own cookie policy and banner linking to it. |