Cookie Policy

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a text-only string of information that a website transfers to the cookie file of the browser on a computer’s hard disk, so that the website can remember who you are.

Some of our web pages use cookies. Details of the cookies used across all of our websites can be found below.

Please note: The content on this page is best viewed on a desktop or laptop screen.

Cookies used by this website

PATROL website (www.patrol.gov.uk) 

Name of cookie Expiration Time Data Stored Purpose
patrolsession 1 Month Unique Session Identifier Session cookie for the website.
pll_language 1 Year Language Prefence This cookie is used to determine the preferred language of the visitor and sets the language accordingly on the website, if possible.
patrol_PM_XTk 1 Day Randomly generated alphanumeric values Used to distinguish logged in users and non-logged in visitors
patrol_dnyUzmGvhIJbREuj 1 Day Randomly generated alphanumeric values Used to distinguish logged in users and non-logged in visitors
patrol_jtbIZ-iUaE 1 Day Randomly generated alphanumeric values Used to distinguish logged in users and non-logged in visitors
patrol_zitRUCBArdKcj 1 Day Randomly generated alphanumeric values Used to distinguish logged in users and non-logged in visitors
cookie_notice_accepted 1 Year Randomly generated alphanumeric values To verify if a visitor has acknowledged that this site uses cookies to store data.

Third-party cookies used by this website

Google / Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, LLC.

These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website.

Name of cookie Expiration Time Data Stored Purpose
_ga 2 years Google Analytics Unique ID number Tracking data for Google Analytics. Helps calculate unique visitor numbers.
_git 24 Hours Google Analytics Unique ID number Used to distinguish users.
_gat 1 Minute Google Analytics Unique ID number Tracking data for Google Analytics. Helps calculate visitor session length.

Disabling / enabling cookies on this website

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies when visiting this website, or by modifying the settings in your browser. For more details about cookies and details of how to delete and disable cookies you can visit the All About Cookies website.