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Cookie statement for edinburgh.gov.uk/ccwel

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Cookies we use cannot be used to identify you personally as no personal information is stored within these cookies. 

Cookies we use

We save the following cookies on your computer:

Operational cookies

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This cookie is required for our site to operate and does not contain personal data. We therefore consider this cookies necessary in order to provide a service to the user.

Stats cookies

We use Google Analytics to collect statistical data about our visitors. We collect this information in a way that does not identify you and the data is not shared with anybody else.

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