How we use cookies
Cookies and Privacy - Routes2Ride Wales.
Please note that when you use the Routes2Ride Wales website several cookies are copied onto your computer or device. A "cookie" is a small text file that holds some website settings and is not used to track you in any way and just helps manage your session on the site and is automatically removed soon after you leave. Registered users on the Routes2Ride Wales website also receive additional cookies to help manage your session and not for any other reason.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to block all cookies, parts of the Routes2Ride Wales website may not work properly.
You may configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set. Each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences. Click here for further information on how to prompt or block cookies on various browsers: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html
List of cookies that are used on the Routes2Ride Wales website:
- _utma - Used by Google Analytics to identify unique visitors v returning visitors
- _utmb - Used by Google Analytics for generally visitor tracking. __utmb takes a timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor enters a site
- _utmc - Used by Google Analytics for generally visitor tracking. __utmc takes a timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor leaves a site
- _utmz - Used by Google Analytics for tracking source visits (i.e. where the user came from)
- Exp_tracker - Used by Expression Engine CMS. Essential cookie which is required to direct user back to previous page after completing activity e.g. adding comment, log in/out, complete form, etc.
- NID and PREF. These are Google Maps third party cookies, which are unique identifiers to allow traffic analysis to Google Maps
- Demographics, SID, HSID, PREF, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE. These are YouTube third party cookies which are unique identifiers to allow traffic analysis to YouTube
- _unam, _utmz, _stid, _uset. These are ShareThis third party cookies which are unique identifiers to allow traffic analysis to ShareThis
- Exp_sessionID - Used by Expression Engine CMS. Essential cookie required for website to work
- Exp_expiration - Used by Expression Engine CMS. Cookie used by users who log in and choose "remember me" facility. This keeps the user logged in for a year unless they choose to log out (and then cookie is destroyed)
- Exp_userhash - Used by Expression Engine CSM. Cookies is created when a registered user logs into the website
- Exp_uniqueid - Used by Expression Engine CSM. Cookies is created when a registered user logs into the website
Google Analytics
Sustrans uses Google Analytics (which uses cookies), as a web analytics service, provided by Google, Inc ("Google"), to analyse the use of Sustrans' website.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
Google will store this information. Google's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ and http://www.google.com/analytics/support.html
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
