A cookie is information that a website puts on your hard disk so that it can remember something about you at a later time.
There are two primary types of 'cookie' used on websites:
Permanent cookies
These are cookies that are stored on your computer to track repeat visits and site navigation. They are primarily used to help speed up or enhance your experience of services or functions offered on the site.
Temporary cookies (or Session cookies)
These cookies are deleted when you shut down your browser.
Websites typically use temporary cookies to ensure that you are recognised when you move from page to page within one site and that any information you have entered is remembered during that particular visit..
Deleting and controlling cookies
Your browser allows you to delete or control cookies. North Lincolnshire Council's web site uses both temporary and permanent cookies to help manage its website. As a result if you do delete or control cookies our web site may not function 100%.
The AboutCookies.org website provides a comprehensive guide to how you can delete and control the cookies that are stored on your computer, as well as lots of other useful information about cookies in general.