Cookie Policy
We take your online privacy very seriously, and want you to be confident about the
way we handle your information on our website. We have created this policy
to outline some of the areas where we are committed to protecting your information.
What information we collect about you
My Traffic Scotland
By registering or logging in, you are accepting the terms as laid out in the privacy policy
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file, stored on your computer when you visit a website.
Cookies often store your settings for a website, and help us make your experience
more efficient by providing information to us about your visit. They cannot be used
to identify you personally.
To make full use of the features on this site, your computer, tablet or mobile phone will
need to accept cookies. Some features of this website may be restricted by disabling
them.
First party cookies:
Here's a list of the cookies we use, and what we use them for:
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Cookie
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Name
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Purpose
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Session
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ASP.NET_Session
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We use one ASP.NET session cookie, which is used to remember who the user is throughout
the website. This cookie is deleted when the session expires.
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Cookies
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AspNet.ApplicationCookie
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Used to remember a user who is logged in to the My Traffic Scotland service. The cookie contains the username and display name of a logged in user.
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Cookies
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cookie_accept
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Used to suppress the cookie information warning.
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Layout
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switchCookie
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Records your selected preference on which page layout to use when accessed via a
mobile device.
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Entered Location
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TSManualllocation
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Our
what's near me page service uses a cookie to remember your location when you manually enter
it. On the desktop this is retained and can be deleted from the what's near me page at any time. On the mobile site this cookie is deleted when the session expires. |
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Last location |
TSLastLocation |
The last displayed location on the what's near me page. This is set to allow the display of your last previous selection when returning from other pages. |
| Bookmark |
CameraBookmark |
Our desktop site uses this cookie to remember your bookmarked cameras so they will continue to be bookmarked when you return to the site. |
| Bookmark |
JourneyTimeBookmark |
Our desktop site uses this cookie to remember your bookmarked Journey Time routes so they will continue to be bookmarked when you return to the site. |
| Bookmark |
ParkandRideBookmark |
Our desktop site uses this cookie to remember your bookmarked Park and Rides so they will continue to be bookmarked when you return to the site. |
| Bookmark |
VMSBookmark |
Our desktop site uses this cookie to remember your bookmarked Variable Message so they will continue to be bookmarked when you return to the site. |
| Bookmark |
WeatherRegionBookmark |
Our desktop site uses this cookie to remember your bookmarked Weather Regions so they will continue to be bookmarked when you return to the site. |
| Bookmark |
WeatherStationBookmark |
Our desktop site uses this cookie to remember your bookmarked Weather Stations so they will continue to be bookmarked when you return to the site. |
| Bookmark |
PortBookmark |
Our desktop site uses this cookie to remember your bookmarked Ports so they will continue to be bookmarked when you return to the site. |
| Bookmark |
RailheadBookmark |
Our desktop site uses this cookie to remember your bookmarked Railheads so they will continue to be bookmarked when you return to the site. |
| Bookmark |
AirportBookmark |
Our desktop site uses this cookie to remember your bookmarked Airports so they will continue to be bookmarked when you return to the site. |
| Bookmark |
LorryParkingBookmark |
Our desktop site uses this cookie to remember your bookmarked Lorry Parking facilities so they will continue to be bookmarked when you return to the site. |
| Bookmark |
IndustrialEstateBookmark |
Our desktop site uses this cookie to remember your bookmarked Industrial Estates so they will continue to be bookmarked when you return to the site. |
| PageSortOrder |
displaySortOrder |
Our desktop site uses this cookie to remember your sort order of the bookmarks page, so the page will continue to be ordered the same way when you return to the site. |
Third party cookies:
When you visit our site you may notice some cookies that aren't related to Traffic
Scotland. If you go on to a web page that contains embedded content you may be sent
cookies from these websites. We don't control the setting of these cookies. You
should check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies.
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Cookie
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Name
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Purpose
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Google location service
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NID, pref, HID, ASIDAS
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We offer location based services. If you use these services we may receive information
about your location, or information that can be used to approximate a location.
We only use this to tailor the service to provide information relevant to your current
position. We never use this information to identify you, or share this information
with anyone else. These services use Google Location Services to determine
your latitude and longitude against our mapped data. For more information about
the information used by Google see the
Google Privacy Policy
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Managing cookies:
To manage cookies (e.g. block, delete or restrict cookies) from this site, or any
other website, you can use your browser. Each browser is different, so check the
'Help' of your particular browser or mobile phone's handset to learn how to change
your cookie preferences.
How to check cookies are enabled for your browser:
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Google Chrome
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Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select Options
Click the 'Under the Hood' tab, locate the 'Privacy' section, and select the 'Content
settings' button
Now select 'Allow local data to be set'
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select 'Internet options'
, then click on the 'Privacy' tab
Ensure that your Privacy level is set to Medium or below, which will enable cookies
in your browser
Settings above Medium will disable cookies
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Mozilla Firefox
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Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select Options
Then select the Privacy icon
Click on Cookies, then select 'allow sites to set cookies'
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Safari
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Click on the Cog icon at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences'
option
Click on 'Security', check the option that says 'Block third-party and advertising
cookies'
Click 'Save'
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 on OSX
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Click on 'Explorer' at the top of your browser window and select 'Preferences' options
Scroll down until you see 'Cookies' under Receiving Files
Select the 'Never Ask' option
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Safari on OSX
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Click on 'Safari' at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences'
option
Click on 'Security' then 'Accept cookies'
Select the 'Only from site you navigate to'
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Mozilla and Netscape on OSX
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Click on 'Mozilla' or 'Netscape' at the top of your browser window and select the
'Preferences' option
Scroll down until you see cookies under 'Privacy & Security'
Select 'Enable cookies for the originating web site only'
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Opera
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Click on 'Menu' at the top of your browser window and select 'Settings'
Then select 'Preferences', select the 'Advanced' tab
Then select 'Accept cookies' option
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All other browsers
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Please consult your documentation or online help files.
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If you'd like to learn more about cookies in general and how to manage them, visit
www.aboutcookies.org.