How we use cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work more efficiently, and sometimes provide useful information to the owners of the site.
There are some cookies necessary to this site functioning, such as interacting with our accessibility toolbar. These cookies will usually remove themselves when you close your browsing session. More information can be found in the ‘Necessary cookies’ section.
We use some additional cookies, such as Google Analytics, to help us gather information and improve the website. You have the option to deny use of these cookies; more information can be found in the ‘Additional cookies’ section.
You can find out more information on cookies from the Information Commissioners Office.
Necessary cookies
The following cookies are necessary to our site functioning.
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| cookieconsent_status | Persistently records your option regarding additional cookies. | 1 year |
Necessary accessibility cookies
The following necessary cookies allow the functions within our accessibility toolbar to work optimally.
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| accessibility-controls | Records option regarding additional cookies. | End of browsing session |
| saveFontSize | Allows the website (CMS) to record of the user’s font size selection. | End of browsing session |
| contrast-mode | Allows the website (CMS) to record the user’s contrast mode selection. | End of browsing session |
| googtrans | Allows the language of page content to be changed and records the language selected. | End of browsing session |
Additional cookies
The following third-party cookies are used for analytical and media purposes.
If you do not accept use of these additional cookies, some third-party media content – such as YouTube, Vimeo or Google Maps – may not load on this website.
Analytics cookies
In order to help us to improve the content, format and structure of this website we record and analyse how visitors use the using Google Analytics. These cookies function as small trackers that enable Google Analytics to provide us with insights such as page views and user journeys without directly identifying individual users.
We will regularly review Analytics data from Google Dashboard to understand user access and navigation routes and we will review the reports on website performance, user activity, or other relevant data to inform and improve the usability of the OT Support Hub.
Regular reporting on analytics will be provided to the Whole System Oversight Meeting for the OT Transformation Programme to evidence use of the OT Support Hub site.
You can read Google’s extensive information on data practices in Google Analytics.
You can opt-out of Google Analytics on our website by denying additional cookies or by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| _ga |
Used to distinguish users for Google Analytics. |
2 years |
| _ga_{ID} | Stores session state for newer versions of Google Analytics. | 2 years |
Embed cookies
Our site contains some video content. If you consent enable video player cookies, you'll see videos embedded in our pages and YouTube and Vimeo may receive information about the videos you watch for analytics and advertising purposes.
Where possible, we will use privacy-oriented settings to ensure as few cookies as possible require consent.
These additional cookies that remain, and the content from which they stem, will not display on the site unless you choose to ‘Accept additional cookies’.
| Cookie | Source | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONSENT | YouTube (.youtube-nocookie.com) |
We embed videos from the official YouTube channel using YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode. You can read about YouTube’s embedding videos information page. If you visit a page containing a YouTube video and are logged in to a YouTube or Google account, Google may use cookies for security purposes, remember your preferences, and receive information about the videos you watch for analytics and advertising purposes cookies and collect data linked to your Google account. For more information, see the Google Privacy Policy. |
2 years |
| CONSENT | Google Maps (.google.com) | Google cookie tracking consent with analytics and/or ad integration. | 2 years |
| __cf_bm | Vimeo (.vimeo.com) |
We embed videos from the official Vimeo channel. using Vimeo’s Do Not Track setting. You can read about this on Vimeo’s embedding videos page. Vimeo may use cookies to enable the video to play, remember your preferences and maintain the security of its service. If you visit a page containing a Vimeo video and you are logged in to your Vimeo account or if you’ve visited the Vimeo website before the ICO website, Vimeo may use cookies eg to keep you logged in, for analytics and advertising purposes, and collect data linked to your Vimeo account. For more information, see the Vimeo cookies policy. |
30 minutes |
Captcha cookies
We use Google reCAPTCHA in order to verify whether or not you are a human when submitting data to the website. Most of the time, this will only be present on pages containing forms.
| Cookie | Source | Path | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _GRECAPTCHA _grecaptcha |
Google (www.google.com) | /recaptcha |
The website will have a contact form allowing users to submit information and contact details to the service. This will protect the site from spam and abuse. It uses advanced risk analysis techniques to tell humans and bots apart. Provides risk analysis to Google spam protection. For more information, please visit the reCAPTCHA website. |
6 months |