A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that are stored on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you consent.
Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and allows us to improve our site.
What cookies we use
We use the following cookies on norfolksuffolk-msa.gov.uk:
- Strictly necessary cookies: These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
- Analytical or performance cookies: These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below:
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | 1 hour |
Used by Cloudflare's Bot Management to protect sites from malicious bots |
| cf_clearance | 1 year |
Used for Cloudflare's security and Bot Management (preventing malicious bots) to store proof of passed challenge. |
| cookieyes-* | 1 year |
CookieYes sets this cookie for consent solution management. |
Analytics cookies
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
International Transfers
For providers such as Google (who provide Google Analytics and Tag Manager) your personal information (IP Address) will be transferred outside of the UK, namely to the United States of America. These transfers are subject to an adequacy decision, in the form of the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
Your choices
You can reject non-essential cookies by using the Cookie Control tool on this website.
You may also be able to disable cookies within your internet browser settings. Please note, if you block all cookies (including essential cookies) the website may not work as intended.
Useful resources
- A number of websites provide detailed information on cookies, including AboutCookies.org and AllAboutCookies.org.
- The European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance website Your Online Choices allows you to install opt-out cookies across different advertising networks.
- Google has developed a browser add-on to allow users to opt-out of Google Analytics across websites. You can also find the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on in the Chrome Web Store.
- Some browsers include a feature known as 'Do Not Track' or DNT. This allows you to indicate a preference that websites should not track you. However, whilst DNT is available in many browsers, websites are not required to recognise its request, so it may not always work. You can get help on how to use DNT in:
- For more information on how private browsing works as well as its limitations, visit the support pages for your browser:
Changes to this notice
We update this document from time to time, so please review it often. The date below is updated every time this privacy notice is updated.
This document was updated in October 2026.