Why we use cookies
Diabetes UK uses cookies on its website in order to:
- Enhance your web experience, by optimising our site to meet your computer’s browser and display settings.
- Allow us to use multimedia content on our site (e.g. Flash videos), via third-party cookies.
- Remember some of your choices – e.g. the items you put in the basket of our online shop, so you can access them later.
- Provide us with anonymised analytical information about how people use our website, e.g. number of visits to a page.
Whilst the cookies we use may collect information about your browsing habits, they do not retain any personal data about you.
Your choices
There are two types of cookies:Session cookies – which are temporary cookie files that are erased when you close your browser. Persistent cookies – these files stay in one of your browser's subfolders until you delete them manually or your browser deletes them based on the duration period contained within the persistent cookie's file. You can choose to block the setting of cookies, or remove any cookies that have been issued to your computer or device, at any time.
To do this, you should review your browser’s settings via the settings menu, and adjust your user preferences accordingly. For more information on how to do this, and for general guidance on cookies, please visithttp://www.aboutcookies.org
If you do not consent to our use of cookies, you must do one of the following:
- Avoid using our website.
- Take necessary steps to block the setting of the cookies we use (or all cookies) on your computer/device.
In accordance with ourPrivacy Policy, by continuing to use our website you are agreeing to the terms included within it, which includes the setting of cookies on your computer or device.
What cookies do we use?
The cookies we currently use on our website are listed below in the following table. Any changes to these will be updated on this policy:
| Name of cookie | Purpose |
|---|---|
| __utma | Google analytics – Used to identify unique visitors (see http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/ docs/concepts/gaConceptsCookies.html) |
| __utmb | Google analytics – Used to identify visitor session (see http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/ docs/concepts/gaConceptsCookies.html) |
| __utmc | Google analytics – Used to identify visitor session – deprecated (see http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/ docs/concepts/gaConceptsCookies.html) |
| __utmz | Used multiple times – Including being used in the standard site and also by embedded "Storify" and "slideshare" widgets on some news pages. Google analytics – Used to store site visit referral information (see http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/ docs/concepts/gaConceptsCookies.html) |
| __utmv | Google analytics – Used to store custom information (see http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/ docs/concepts/gaConceptsCookies.html) |
| ns_cookietest | Used to confirm browser is able to accept cookies. |
| APISD | Used by Google to store user preferences and information of Google maps for instance |
| HSID | Used by Google to store user preferences and information of Google maps for instance |
| NID | Used by Google to store user preferences and information of Google maps for instance |
| SAPSID | Used by Google to store user preferences and information of Google maps for instance |
| SID | Used by Google to store user preferences and information of Google maps for instance |
| SSID | Used by Google to store user preferences and information of Google maps for instance |
| CONSENT,DV | Used by Google to store user preferences and information of Google maps for instance |
| cookieconsent_dismissed | Cookie consent bar to say it's been approved |
| SSESS46211b26791f4c6c85830c89331342cc | Admin login |
| uvc | Targeting cookie to collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising relevant to you and your interests. |
| mp.super.properties | Used by Storify - used to track identify of user's session |
| reg_fb_gate | Used by Facebook when recommending a page (see http://dataprotection.ie/documents/facebook%20report/final%20report/Appendices.pdf). |
| reg_fb_ref | Used by Facebook when recommending a page (see http://dataprotection.ie/documents/facebook%20report/final%20report/Appendices.pdf). |
| YWP_VOLUME | Used by Yahoo webplayer on "Audio information" pages to store volume level |
| vwadp... | Two of these with different IDs are used by Yahoo webplayer on "Audio information" pages |
| fpc... | Two of these with different IDs are used by Yahoo webplayer on "Audio information" pages |
| rghash |
Blogs site - helps WordPress determine if it can store cookies |
| wp-settings |
Blogs site - Used by Wordpress of user's session |
| DntSession |
iRaiser - Used to track identity of user's session |
| xf_session |
Forum - Used to track identity of user's login session |
| X-Mapping-fjhppofk |
Riskscore - load balancing application for high traffic web services and sites. Used to route data and page requests to the correct server where a site is hosted on multiple servers |
| ASP.NET_SessionId |
Diabetes Watch - Used to maintain an anonymised user session by the server |
| iraiser_analytics_window_ |
iRaiser analytics window id |
| ci_session | Online lottery - Used to track identity of user's session |
| _atuvc | Used by "AddThis" social sharing function (see http://www.addthis.com/privacy) |
| _session_id |
unique token, sessional, Allows Shopify to store information about your session (referrer, landing page, etc) |
| _shopify_visit |
no data held, Persistent for 30 minutes from the last visit, Used by our website provider’s internal stats tracker to record the number of visits |
| _shopify_uniq |
no data held, expires midnight (relative to the visitor) of the next day, Counts the number of visits to a store by a single customer |
| cart |
unique token, persistent for 2 weeks, Stores information about the contents of your cart |
| _secure_session_id |
unique token, sessional |
| storefront_digest |
unique token, indefinite If the shop has a password, this is used to determine if the current visitor has access |
| PREF |
persistent for a very short period, Set by Google and tracks who visits the store and from where |
| Google Analytics |
It allows us to collect anonymous information about how people use our website and helps us to improve it. |
| Facebook Pixel |
To monitor how useful our Facebook advertising is to users and enable them to be served Facebook adverts that are relevant to them. |
For further information about this policy, pleaseContact Us.