Cookies
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your computer or mobile device. They are safe and cannot spread viruses. Cookies do not contain personal information such as telephone numbers or email addresses, so they cannot be used to identify you personally.
Some cookies are essential for website functions, such as logging in (operational cookies). Other cookies help us understand how visitors use our site, enabling us to improve content and navigation.
To learn more about cookies, including how to control and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
How do I change cookie settings?
You can change your cookie preferences anytime by clicking on the ‘C’ icon located at the bottom left of the page. Here, you can adjust your preferences or click the ‘X’ at the top right to exit. If you do not select an option, only necessary cookies will be set.
Most web browsers also allow you to control cookies through their settings. To learn more and see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Managing cookies on popular browsers
For other browsers, visit the developer’s website.
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking across websites, visit the Google Analytics Opt-out.
How we use cookies
Necessary or operational cookies
If you register on our site via Scotland’s myAccount service to facilitate form filling, a cookie keeps you signed in during your session. These cookies do not contain personal data and are deleted when you close your browser.
Neccessary cookies for highland.gov.uk
Recite.Persist
- Type: 1st party
- Expiry: 365 days
- Purpose: Allows the Recite Me Toolbar to persist across subsequent web pages on the website once the Toolbar launched.
- Category: Strictly necessary
- Secure: FALSE
- Same site: Strict
Recite.Preference
- Type: 1st party
- Expiry: 365 days
- Purpose: Allows user-selected settings to auto-load on subsequent web pages when the Recite Me Toolbar is active.
- Category: Strictly necessary
- Secure: FALSE
- Same site: Strict
Neccessary cookies for My Highland
AWSALB
- Type: 1st party
- Expiry: End of session
- Purpose: Used to ensure you are directed to the same server on our platform.
- Category: Strictly necessary
- Secure: FALSE
AWSALBCORS
- Type: 1st party
- Expiry: End of session
- Purpose: Used to ensure you are directed to the same server on our platform.
- Category: Strictly necessary
- Secure: FALSE
PHPSESSID
- Type: 1st party
- Expiry: End of session
- Purpose: Used to identify your session.
- Category: Strictly necessary
- Secure: TRUE
SimpleSAMLSessionID
- Type: 1st party
- Expiry: On browser closure
- Purpose: Used to identify your session.
- Category: Strictly necessary
- Secure: TRUE
SESSfsauthsession
- Type: 1st party
- Expiry: End of session
- Purpose: Used in processes that require a payment to maintain a secure, authenticated state.
- Category: Strictly necessary
- Secure: TRUE
SimpleSAMLAuthToken
- Type: 1st party
- Expiry: End of session
- Purpose: Used to identify your authenticated session after login.
- Category: Strictly necessary
- Secure: TRUE
_lastlogin
- Type: 1st party
- Expiry: End of session
- Purpose: Stores the last time you logged in.
- Category: Strictly necessary
- Secure: TRUE
CookieControl
- Type: 1st party
- Expiry: 90 days
- Purpose: Used to record your actions on our cookie control for the use of cookies.
- Category: Strictly necessary
- Secure: FALSE
- Same site: Lax
localtime
- Type: 1st party
- Expiry: On browser closure
- Purpose: Used to calculate local time from UTC time.
- Category: Strictly necessary
- Secure: FALSE
product
- Type: 1st party
- Expiry: 24 hours
- Purpose: Identifies the website product you are accessing.
- Category: Strictly necessary
- Secure: TRUE
APP_LANG
- Type: 1st party
- Expiry: 24 hours
- Purpose: Identifies the language used to view our website.
- Category: Strictly necessary
- Secure: TRUE
AchieveFormsRedirectLink
- Type: 1st party
- Expiry: 24 hours
- Purpose: Stores the form redirect URL.
- Category: Strictly necessary
- Secure: TRUE
SESSIONCHECK
- Type: 1st party
- Expiry: 6 hours
- Purpose: Used for tracking session id when widgets are used.
- Category: Strictly necessary
- Secure: TRUE
Website usage and analytics
We use Google Analytics to gather anonymous data on how visitors use our website. These temporary cookies collect standard behaviour information and help us improve our site, such as identifying popular content.
The cookies include:
- _ga - expires after two years
- _gid - expires after 24 hours
- _gat - expires after one minute
For information on opting out of Google Analytics tracking and how Google uses cookies, visit Google Analytics Opt-out, How Google uses cookies, and Google’s privacy pages.
Third-party cookies
When visiting our website, you may see cookies from other services, such as YouTube, Twitter, or Facebook, which are embedded in our pages. We do not control these cookies - please review their privacy policies directly on the third-party sites.