Cookies
Improved experience & analytics
Last updated June 24, 2025
How we use cookies on our website
Halifax Web Services puts small files (known as ‘cookies’) on your computer.
These cookies are used across the Halifax Web Services website.
We only set cookies when JavaScript is running in your browser and you’ve accepted them. If you choose not to run Javascript, the information on this page will not apply to you.
Find out how to manage cookies from the Information Commissioner's Office.
Essential cookies (strictly necessary)
We use an essential cookie to remember when you accept or reject cookies on our website.
Essential cookies we use
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| hws_cookies_policy | Saves your cookie consent settings | 1 year |
Analytics cookies (optional)
We use Google Analytics software to understand how people use the Halifax Web Services website. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements.
We do not collect or store your personal information (for example your name or address) so this information cannot be used to identify who you are.
We do not allow Google to use or share our analytics data.
Google Analytics stores information about:
- the pages you visit
- how long you spend on each page
- how you arrived at the site
- what you click on while you visit the site
- the device and browser you use
Analytics cookies we use
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga Helps us count how many people visit the Halifax Web Services Website by telling us if you’ve visited before. | 2 years | |
| ga_[random number] | Used to reduce the number of requests. | 2 years |
Marketing and Communications Cookies
These cookies may be set by third party websites and do things like measure how you view YouTube videos.
Marketing and Communications cookies we use
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| campaign | Indicates that you consent for cookies to be set by third party websites such as YouTube. | 2 years |