Cookies

When we deliver services and information through our website we want to make sure these are useful, reliable and easy to use. To make this happen, it sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your device, for example, your 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 the website to recognise your device so you don't have to give the same information multiple times during one task,
measuring how many people are using online services so we can make sure that there is enough capacity to make them work efficiently, and look at ways we can make them easier to use.
measure how you use the site so it can be updated and improved based on your needs
provide data to help understand how a website and it's services are used

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org.

Session Cookies

A session cookie is a reference to you for the duration of your visit on the site. It enables us to secure our forms by checking that no one else is pretending to be you. The cookie only lasts as long as your visit.

Remember My Details

When you select "Use a cookie to remember this" we set a cookie to remember who you are. This might be, for example, when entering your postcode to find local information or logging in to the site. This cookie will last for 1 year from when it is first set. After this time, or if you delete the cookie yourself, you will need to re-enter your details on your next visit.

In-Site Search Engine

We use Google's site search tool to enable our users to search within our websites for the information they need. This tool handles the indexing and searching of our site and does not pass any information to any third party, including Google.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics software to collect information about how you use this site. We do this to make sure the site is meeting the needs of our users and to help us improve it.

Every time you visit our site, Google Analytics software creates 'anonymous analytics' cookies. These cookies are used to tell us:

how many people are using our site and how long they are using it for
the different ways people have used to get to our site

Google analytics cookies from this website

Name	Purpose	Expires
_utma	Used to determine the number of unique visitors to the site	2 years
_utmb	This works with _utmc to calculate the average length of time you spend on our site	30 minutes
_utmc	This works with _utmb to calculate when you close your browser	When you close your browser
_utmv	This provides information about how you reached our site (eg from another website or a search engine)	2 years
_utmz	Used to store variable data by visitor	6 months

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

AddThis Cookies

AddThis is the software we use to allow users to share pages and information on our website via their preferred social media outlets. Information about AddThis's cookies and privacy policy can be found on their website.

Cookies which may be set by leicestershiremusichub.org
Name	Description	Purpose	How long does this cookie stay on my computer?
cP_Session	Content Management System cookie	This cookie will only be set if required for security purposes e.g. when you log in to the site.	Until you close your browser.