Cookies & privacy
This site is owned by Association of Directors of Adults Social Services (ADASS). This cookie policy applies to this website.
Cookie Policy
Like most websites, this one uses cookies.
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer by your browser. They’re used for many things, such as remembering whether you’ve visited the site before, so that you remain logged in – or to help us work out how many new website visitors we get each month. They contain information about the use of your computer but don’t include personal information about you (they don’t store your name, for instance).
This policy explains how cookies are used on this website in general – and, below, how you can control the cookies that may be used on this site.
Our use of cookies
When you visit the website for the first time, a pop up banner will appear asking you to choose your cookie preferences. ADASS members can change their cookie preferences at any time via their privacy settings on their profile.
The cookies allow us to identify your computer and find out details about your last visit.
You can choose not to allow cookies. If you do, we can’t guarantee that your experience with the Website will be as good as if you do allow cookies.
The information collected by cookies includes general information about your computer settings, your connection to the Internet e.g. operating system and platform, IP address, your browsing patterns and timings of browsing on the Website and your location.
Most internet browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can change the settings of your browser to erase cookies or prevent automatic acceptance if you prefer.
Types of cookie that may be used during your visit to the ADASS Website:
The following types of cookie are used on this site.
First Party cookies
These Cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of this application and are used to store sessions and preferences.
Third-party cookies
Some of our web pages contain content from other sites like YouTube and Twitter, which may set their own cookies. As well as this, if you share a link to one of our pages, the service you choose to share to via addthis.com (e.g. Facebook) may set a cookie on your browser. Please note that we have no control over third-party cookies. You may disable them, but you will need to check the relevant third party site to find out how to do this.
Cookies used on our website
The below list details the cookies used in our website, grouped into the following categories.
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Necessary | |||
| CookieLawInfoConsent | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to record the default button state of the corresponding category and the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie records the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category. | |
| rc::a | never | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | |
| rc::c | session | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | |
| __cf_bm | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. | |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 0 | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 0 | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 0 | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 0 | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 0 | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 0 | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| Functional | |||
| _cfuvid | session | Used by Cloudflare WAF to distinguish individual users who share the same IP address and apply rate limits. | |
| yt-remote-device-id | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | never | The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. | |
| yt-player-headers-readable | never | The yt-player-headers-readable cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences related to video playback and interface, enhancing the user's viewing experience. | |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | session | The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | |
| yt-remote-session-app | session | The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. | |
| yt-remote-session-name | session | The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | |
| yt-remote-cast-available | session | The yt-remote-cast-available cookie is used to store the user's preferences regarding whether casting is available on their YouTube video player. | |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | session | The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. | |
| Analytics | |||
| _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. | |
| Advertisement (Third Party) | |||
| YSC | session | Youtube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. | |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. | |
| yt.innertube::requests | never | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | |
| yt.innertube::nextId | never | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | |
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. | |
Managing your cookie options
When you visit our website you will see a popup asking for your consent to use optional cookies – remember this is set against your devices or browsers so accessing this website on different machine will mean we ask you each time for your consent. Whilst we realise this might be slightly excessive we want to be sure you accept the use of this cookies as they are set against your devices.
You can access the cookies settings menu via the link below
Cookie SettingsThere are several other ways to manage cookies. You can:
- set your browser to prevent cookies from being accepted. More information should be in your browser’s “help” menu. How to adjust your browser will depend on which browser you’re using.
- set some browsers to send you an alert when a website is trying to place a cookie on your browser.
- block cookies by activating the setting on your browser to refuse all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies including strictly necessary cookies, site access and features can be limited or not available.
- delete cookies stored in your browser by “clearing cookies”. This will only delete cookies already stored. It won’t prevent new ones being accepted unless you change the acceptance settings. Also, clearing your cookies on one browser of one device does not automatically clear them on another. You need to clear all browsers on all devices, independently.
- refuse specific cookies, by using that cookie’s opt-out process, in the table at the end of this notice.
More information about cookies is available on external websites such as www.aboutcookies.org. For help with how to manage and delete cookies, visit aboutcookies.org. Further information about advertising cookies, and how to manage them, can be found at youronlinechoices.eu (EU based), or aboutads.info (US based).
We are not responsible for the content or cookies from external websites. If you follow a link from our site to a third party site, they will have their own privacy and cookie notices.
Please bear in mind that if you restrict or disable cookies it can limit functionality and prevent sites from working properly at all.
Copyright
All content of this web site is © Copyright to ADASS. Unless otherwise stated, the design and layout of this website and any material published (including text, graphics, logos, images and attached documents) is the property of ADASS.
We authorise users to view and download material from this site only for your personal, non-commercial use. You must keep the Copyright or other notices contained in the original material on anything that you download.
All photographic images, icons, artworks and other graphical images within the domain are © ADASS unless otherwise explicitly stated under Section 17 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. Copyright in all photographs, logotypes and all other promotional logos displayed in this site is owned by ADASS and/or registered organisations and/or the photographer and so photographs and logos may not be used unless a licence is obtained. Unauthorised use of these by others is prohibited. Any unauthorised publication, copying, hiring, lending or reproduction is strictly prohibited and constitutes a breach of copyright.
Disclaimer
Whilst every care has been taken in the compilation of this website, and every attempt made to present up-to-date and accurate information, we cannot guarantee that inaccuracies will not occur. ADASS or any affiliated organisation will not be held responsible for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused as a result of any inaccuracy or error within these pages.
Accessibility
ADASS is committed to ensuring that this website is accessible to the widest possible range of people, regardless of technology or disability. We are therefore actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and ensure that it adheres to the available standards and guidelines. Some parts of our web site are provided via third party applications. Whilst we make every effort to integrate these with our main site it is not always possible.
Should you have any difficulties in accessing or using our site please use the email: team@adass.org.uk to let us know.