cookie policy

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​What's a cookie?
 
A "cookie" is a piece of information that is stored on your computer's hard drive if you agree to this and which records how you move your way around a website so that, when you revisit that website, it can present tailored options based on the information stored about your last visit. Cookies can also be used to analyse traffic and for advertising and marketing purposes.
 
Cookies are used by nearly all websites and do not harm your system.
 
We are required to obtain your consent for all non-essential cookies used on our website. You can block cookies (including essential cookies) at any time by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block essential cookies you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
 
How do we use cookies?
 
We use cookies to track your use of our website. This enables us to understand how you use the site and track any patterns with regards how you are using our website. This helps us to develop and improve our website as well as products and / or services in response to what you might need or want.
 
Cookies are either:

  • Session cookies: these are only stored on your computer during your web session and are automatically deleted when you close your browser – they usually store an anonymous session ID allowing you to browse a website without having to log in to each page but they do not collect any personal data from your computer;

  • Persistent cookies: a persistent cookie is stored as a file on your computer and it remains there when you close your web browser. The cookie can be read by the website that created it when you visit that website again.
  
Cookies can also be categorised as follows:

  • Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to use the website effectively, such as when buying a product and / or service. Without these cookies, the services available to you on our website cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.
 
  • Performance cookies: These cookies enable us to monitor and improve the performance of our website. For example, they allow us to count visits, identify traffic sources and see which parts of the site are most popular.
 
  • Functionality cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features. For instance, we may be able to provide you with news or updates relevant to the services you use. They may also be used to provide services you have requested such as viewing a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymised.
 
  • Targeting cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.
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  • First and third party cookies: First party cookies are cookies set by our website. Third party cookies are cookies on our website that are set by a website other than our website, such as where we have adverts on our website or use Facebook pixels so that we can show you relevant content from us when you are on Facebook.
 
We use third party cookies on our website and these are included in the table below.
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You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:

Cookie Name
Purpose
Expiry
CONSENT
Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website.
2 years
CookieConsent
Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.
1 year
is_mobile
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​This cookie is used to determine which type of device the visitor is using, so the website can be properly formatted.
Session
language
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Saves the user's preferred language on the website.
13 days
_snow_id.#
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Used by Snowplow Analytics to track how users are browsing and engaging with a website.
399 days
_snow_ses.#
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Used by Snowplow Analytics to track how users are browsing and engaging with a website.
1 day
_sp_root_domain_test_#
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​Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Session
sp
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​Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator.
1 year
snowplowOutQueue_#_post2
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Collects statistical data related to the user's website visits, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded. The purpose is to segment the website's users according to factors such as demographics and geographical location, in order to enable media and marketing agencies to structure and understand their target groups to enable customised online advertising.
Persistent
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
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Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.
179 days
YSC
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
Session
ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY
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​Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
Persistent
yt-remote-cast-available
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​Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
Session
yt-remote-cast-installed
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​Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
Session
yt-remote-connected-devices
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​Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
Persistent
yt-remote-device-id
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​Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
Persistent
yt-remote-fast-check-period
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​Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
Session
yt-remote-session-app
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Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
Session
yt-remote-session-name
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​Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
Session
DEVICE_INFO
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Used by YouTube to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
179 days
i/jot/embeds
(Twitter) Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. 
Session
​yt.innertube::nextId
(YouTube) Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. 
Persistent
yt.innertube::requests
(YouTube) ​Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
Persistent

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You can also control your cookie settings through your web browser.
You can opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, by going to http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
 
If you have any questions about the cookies that we use, feel free to email us at info@pathwayschurch.org.uk.