Cookie Policy
Cookies
Cookies are small text files sent to your computer or mobile device by the websites that you visit. They help make websites work better and provide information to the owners of the site. For instance, this site uses YouTube cookies to embed videos in its pages and Google Analytics cookies to track users’ behaviour whilst on the site. By understanding how people use our site, we can improve the navigation and content to better meet people’s needs. The information collected by the Welsh Government includes IP address, pages visited, browser and operating system. The data will not be used to identify any user personally.
Web browsers allow some control of cookies through browser settings. To find out more about cookies and how to manage them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Cookies used on this site
Universal Analytics
| Cookie name | Description |
|---|---|
| _ga | This helps us count how many people visit this website by tracking if you've visited before |
| _gat | Used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made |
Google Analytics
| Cookie name | Description |
|---|---|
| _utma | Like _ga, this lets us know if you’ve visited before, so we can count how many of our visitors are new to this website or to a certain page |
| _utmb | This works with _utmc to calculate the average length of time you spend on this website |
| _utmc | This works with _utmb to calculate when you close your browser |
| _utmz | This tells us how you reached this website (eg from another website or a search engine) |
AddThis
| Cookie name | Description |
|---|---|
| __atuvc | Used by the AddThis social sharing buttons |
| __atuvs | Used by the AddThis social sharing buttons |
Cookie control widget
| Cookie name | Description |
|---|---|
| business-wales_cookiecontrol | Stores your cookie control preference. This is always set. |
Drupal Cookies
| Cookie name | Description |
|---|---|
| has_js | Drupal uses this cookie to indicate whether or not the visitors’ browser has JavaScript enabled. |
Drupal authenticated users
| Cookie name | Description |
|---|---|
| SESS* | Session cookie to store the authenticated user session |
| drupal.tabledrag.showweight | Sets whether table items are draggable |
| Drupal.toolbar.collapsed | Stores the preference to collapse the admin menu display |
Other tracking/monitoring on this website
We monitor user activity to enhance content provided on this site. This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ('Google'). Google Analytics uses 'cookies' and JavaScript code to help analyse user activity on websites. The information generated about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored on Google servers in the United States.
Google will use this information to produce user activity reports for this website. 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 previously held. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. Please note that if cookies are disabled, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Read Google's Privacy Policy and Google's Terms of Service for detailed information.
We also use software that checks your IP address and returns details of the businesses that visit our website. If you visit our website from a business or organisation, the details of your visit may be recorded. This includes the date and time of your visit, your business or organisation name, business address, business telephone number, business email address, your registered business number, your SIC code(s), the source of your visit, the number of pages you viewed and the amount of time you spent on our website. No details of personal users are tracked - we only receive generic business details if your business or organisation IP address is matched to a business database held by the software providers.