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You may have heard about cookies recently. We've put together the information below to explain what they are and how they are used. 

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Why are cookies essential to how customers use the West Berkshire Directory?

This Site, along with most other major websites, uses cookies. Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to the cookie file on your computer. Cookies enable users to navigate around websites and (where appropriate) enable West Berkshire Council to tailor the content to fit the needs of visitors who have accessed the Site and help West Berkshire Council improve the user experience. Without cookies enabled we cannot guarantee that the Site and your experience whilst visiting it will be as we intended it to be. Any cookies used are for the benefit of the user's experience on the Site and are not used to provide advertising.

For more information about cookies and how to control and delete them please see the following site: www.aboutcookies.com

Cookies are used for the following purposes:

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