This is mostly for anybody from the UK: Councils, Privacy and Google - My Tiny Dick Forum

hoverfly · 10-25-2011, 01:07 PM

This is the reply received yesterday regarding the above contact I made with them. This is not the outcome of my Freedom of Information Act request, that is still pending.

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Dear Hoverfly,

Thank you for your recent email in respect of the above. I am sorry for the delay in my replying.

The Council is currently reviewing its privacy statement in line with the latest guidance in relation to the use of cookies including Google Analytics. The review will include a revised Council privacy statement and an overview of privacy at Google.

In respect of Google Analytics, these cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.

For your information, I have attached a link to Google's privacy overview below.

http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/anal...yoverview.html

In the interim, I have asked the Council’s Web Services Manager to amend the current privacy statement, to reflect your concerns.

In answer to your remaining questions, these will also feature as part of the review and I will ensure that you receive a response once this review has concluded.

Yours sincerely

Group Manager - Information and Governance |Information and Governance