Cookies
What are Cookies?
Cookies are files saved on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website.
We use cookies to store information about how you use the glasgow.gov.uk website, such as the pages you visit, to help us improve the functionality of the website.
Cookies on glasgow.gov.uk
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These cookies are essential to the operation of our website
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gi_consent_analytics These cookies are only set if a user accepts the relevant cookie categories via the Cookie Policy prompt.
goss-formsservice-clientid Set when a user interacts with a form to maintain their session.
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Google Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google. These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone, including the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited. These cookies can be switched off using the consent optiobs below.
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We have not enabled Google Analytics Advertising Features. Read Google's overview of privacy and safeguarding data.
Monsido
This website uses the Monsido app to report on UX across Web Accessibility, Content Quality Assurance, Data Privacy and Performance. You can read about the cookies Monsido uses here.
Embedded Content
Our site has a number of pages with embedded videos that utilise cookies from a third party to enable this. YouTube privacy policy.
Social Media
Links are included on our pages to allow them to be shared via social media (Twitter and Facebook). Glasgow City Council does not control the cookies on these websites. You should check the relevant third party website for more information about these.
How to Switch Off Cookies using your browser
Cookies can be deleted from your device and changing cookie settings in your browser can be done by following instructions at the relevant link below:
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Links
- Scottish Information Commissioner's page on cookies
- Information Commissioner's Office
- All About Cookies
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