Cookies - East Lothian Council Webcasting
Cookies
This website puts small files, known as ‘cookies’, on to your computer. These files are used:
- To make the website function quickly and efficiently
- To remember your preferences and permissions
- To collect information about how you browse the site
- To enable features from third-party services such as Facebook and Twitter
You can control these cookies at any time by changing your web browser settings.
Cookies used on this site
Functional cookies
These cookies are required to make the website work smoothly on your computer.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Expires after |
|---|---|---|
| __Secure-ci_session | Identifies you as a unique visitor each time you visit the site, so that we can load your content quickly and remember your login settings | 30 minutes |
Cookies for preferences and permissions
These cookies remember preferences and permissions that you’ve set on previous visits.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Expires after |
|---|---|---|
| __Secure-user_has_accepted_cookie | Tells us that you’ve seen the cookie message and clicked on the OK button so that it is no longer displayed | 1 year |
| __Secure-video_definition | Remembers your video quality setting: High Definition (HD) or Standard Definition (SD) | 1 year |
| __Secure-video_display_subtitles | Remembers your setting to display or not display video subtitles | 1 year |
Third-party cookies
This website includes a number of ‘widgets’ from external services, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Disqus and CoveritLIve. These small pieces of code connect to the external service and add a feature to the site, such as a button to share a webcast on Facebook or tweet about it on Twitter.
These external services place their own cookies on your computer. For more information about these third-party cookies, click on the links below:
| Service | Usage on this website | Link to find out more |
|---|---|---|
| Quick login with Facebook | Facebook – cookies and other storage technologies (opens in new window) | |
| Quick login with Twitter, Share and Tweet buttons | Twitter – our use of cookies and similar technologies (opens in new window) | |
| YouTube (Google) | Embedded YouTube videos | How Google uses cookies (opens in new window) |
| Disqus | Live commenting | Disqus – use of cookies (opens in new window) |
How you can control cookies
You can control the cookies placed on your computer by changing settings in your web browser. You can use these settings to:
- Block all cookies or third-party cookies only
- Clear all cookies when you close the browser
- Delete all cookies
- Open a 'private browsing' or 'incognito' session that stores no local data
Instructions on how to do this for the most popular browsers are available below:
- Google Chrome (opens in new window)
- Microsoft Edge (opens in new window)
- Mozilla Firefox (opens in new window)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (opens in new window)
- Opera (opens in new window)
- Apple Safari (Mac) (opens in new window)
- Apple Safari (iPhone, iPad) (opens in new window)
Contact us about cookies
If you have any concerns about how cookies are used on this site, you can contact the Public-i Data Protection Officer at privacy@public-i.info.