Cookie Policy

About this cookie policy.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them. You should read this policy to understand what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.

You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website. Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.

Your consent applies to the following domains: www.stmodwen.co.uk

 

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. The cookies are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make the website more secure, provide a better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyse what works and where it needs improvement.

How do we use cookies?

Like most online services, our website uses cookies first-party and third-party cookies for a number of purposes. The first-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data. The third-party cookies used on our websites are used mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

What types of cookies do we use?

The cookies used on our website are grouped into the following categories.

The below list details the cookies used in our website.

CookieDescription
Necessary
stmodwen_announcement_closedThis cookie is set when the user closes the announcement element, so the announcement will not show for the remainder of the session.
JCS_INENREFThe cookie is a part of the website security measures and is used for anti-spam purposes.
JCS_INENTIMThe cookie is a part of the website security measures and is used for anti-spam purposes.
_wpss_p_Used by WP-Spamshield to stop spam in forms and also enhances the security of our websites.
AWSELBThis cookie is associated with Amazon Web Services and is used for managing sticky sessions across production servers.
__cfduidThe cookie is set by CloudFare. The cookie is used to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address d apply security settings on a per-client basis. It doesnot correspond to any user ID in the web application and does not store any personally identifiable information.
Country-CodeISO country code of the country selection made by the visitor.
viewed_cookie_policyThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
viewed_cookie_policyThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessaryThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Necessary”.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessaryThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Non Necessary”.
Performance
BIGipServerZebedeeF5 BIG-IP load balancing cookie.
_wpss_h_Used by WP-Spamshield to stop spam in forms and also enhances the security of our websites.
vuidThese cookies are used by the Vimeo video player on websites.
AWSALBThe AWSALB cookie allows us to deliver our service seamlessly from multiple services using a load balancer, so the cookie simply records which server cluster is serving you.
ASP.NET_SessionIdWhen a user browses to the website, a unique session ID will be associated with the user to keep track of any information that is stored for that session. This information is stored on the Web Server (known as storing information in session) and is identified via a GUID. The GUID is stored in the Cookie (known as the ASP.NET_SessionID) and is essential for any ASP.NET website to function correctly. If nothing is put in the session however, no cookie will be sent to the browser so this cookie will only be created when it is needed.
Analytics
_gaThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
_gidThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the wbsite is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages viisted in an anonymous form.
_gat_gtag_UA_40602258_2Google uses this cookie to distinguish users.
_gat_UA-40602258-3Google uses this cookie to distinguish users.
sc_anonymous_idWhen you visit any of our pages that contain an embedded audio clip, SoundCloud will set this cookie to enable the SoundCloud player to deliver audio content to you.

 

How can I control the cookie preferences?

You can manage your cookies preferences by clicking on the “Settings” button and enabling or disabling the cookie categories on the popup according to your preferences.

Should you decide to change your preferences later through your browsing session, you can click on the “Cookie Settings” tab on your screen. This will display the consent notice again enabling you to change your preferences or withdraw your consent entirely.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites.

You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies.

To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/online/cookies/