As with most websites we use cookies to improve your user experience. There are two different types of cookies - first party (which we own) and third party (where we allow a third party to set cookies on your computer or mobile device).
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, storing your preferences, and generally improving your experience of a website. Cookies make the interaction between you and the website faster and easier. If a website doesn't use cookies, it will think you are a new visitor every time you move to a new page on the site. Although the cookies we use on this website are quite harmless and do not reveal your identity, not everyone wishes to have text files downloaded onto their computer or mobile device. If you prefer, it is possible to block some or all cookies, or even to delete cookies that have already been set; but you need to be aware that you might lose some functionality on this website.
You can manage how cookies engage with your computer or mobile device via your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Android), so you are alerted when cookies are sent or you can refuse cookies altogether. You can also delete cookies which have already been set.
Cookies on our website
On this website we use only a small number of cookies. They are:
_ga, _gat, _gid
Registers a unique id to generate statistical data on website usage via Google Analytics. These are third party cookies associated with the Environment Agency flooding widget.
UUID#[abcdef0123456789]{32}
Universally Unique Identifier. This cookie does not contain or represent any personal information or entry details whatsoever. It is deleted at the end of each browsing session.
