How do we use cookies?
Cookies enable us to identify your device, or you when you have logged in. We use cookies that are strictly necessary to enable you to move around the site or to provide certain basic features. We use cookies to enhance the functionality of the website by storing your preferences, for example. We also use cookies to help us to improve the performance of our website to provide you with a better user experience.
We don't sell the information collected by cookies, nor do we disclose the information to third parties, except where required by law (for example to government bodies and law enforcement agencies).
If you wish to control what cookies are set on your device through the Hampshire Constabulary website then you can find out how to do this in below.
Managing cookies
If you don't want to receive cookies, you can modify your browser so that it notifies you when cookies are sent to it or you can refuse cookies altogether. You can also delete cookies that have already been set.
If you wish to restrict or block web browser cookies which are set on your device then you can do this through your browser settings; the Help function within your browser should tell you how. Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of desktop browsers.
Most pages on the Hampshire Constabulary website work without cookies, but you may lose some features and functionality if you choose to disable cookies. For example, you won't be able to save your home page layout or set your local neighbourhood.
Strictly necessary cookies
Some cookies are strictly necessary in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features. Without these cookies, we will not be able to determine the number of unique users of the site or provide certain features, such as automatic sign in to the some of our services.
Functionality cookies
Functionality cookies record information about choices you've made and allow us to tailor the website to you. For example, if you set your neighhbourhood on the homepage in order to receive your local news and events information, we use cookies to save your location preference. Functionality cookies may also take the form of Flash cookies, which are stored in your Adobe Flash Player rather than your browser. These are used to provide features such as auto-resume on iPlayer, by remembering the point to which you played a programme, and for saving preferences such as your volume setting.
Performance cookies
We use Performance cookies across our webiste for internal purposes to help us to provide you with a better user experience. Information supplied by cookies helps us to understand how our visitors use our website so that we can improve how we present our content to you. They also allow us to test different design ideas for particular pages, such as the Hampshire Constabualry Homepage. We generally contract with independent measurement and research companies to perform these services for us and when this is the case, these cookies may be set by a third party company (third party cookies). Third party cookies are identified in the list below, together with information as to how you can opt out of receiving them.
Cookies settings
If you don't want to receive certain categories of cookies on this website, you can configure your browser so that it will not accepty cookies, or warn you when a cookie is being set. Where you choose to accept cookies, we will need to set a cookie so that we can remember your choices when you next visit the website from the same browser. At the present time it is not technically possible for us to allow you to carry your settings with you between your browsers and devices so you will need to change these settings from each browser you use.
Please also be aware that we make every effort to respect your choices, however, there is the possibility that not all cookies will be captured. If this is a concern then we would recommend that you change your cookie settings via your browser; your browser help function will tell you how.
Note: most features of this website do work without cookies, but you will lose some features and functionality if you choose to disable cookies. For example, you won't be able to set the neighbourhood for your chosen location.