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This Cookie Policy was last updated on 4th November 2020 and applies to citizens of the United Kingdom.
1. Introduction
Our website, https://www.wihb.scot.nhs.uk (hereinafter: “the website") uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of programme code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Save preferences", you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.
5.1 Manage your consent settings
6. Cookies
6.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
6.2 Social media buttons
On our website we have included buttons for Facebook and Twitter to promote webpages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. These buttons work using pieces of code coming from Facebook and Twitter themselves. This code places cookies. These social media buttons also can store and process certain information, so a personalized advertisement can be shown to you.Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook and Twitter are located in the United States.
7. Placed cookies
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics (anonymous) | ||
| _ga | 2 years | |
| Statistics | ||
| __utmc | 30 minutes | Store time of visit |
| __utma | persistent | Calculate days and time to purchase |
| __utmz | 6 months | Store used keyword and search engine |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.
AddThis
We use AddThis for providing social share buttons. Read more| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose pending investigation | ||
| __atuvc | 13 months | Store performed actions on the website |
| at-lojson-cache-ra-* | persistent | |
| ouid | 1 year | |
| na_tc | ||
| na_id | ||
| mus | 1 year | |
| loc | 13 months | Store location data |
| cw_id | ||
| uit | ||
| psc | ||
| at-rand | persistent | |
| at-lojson-cache-wp-* | persistent | |
| _at.cww | ||
| __atssc | ||
| __atuvs | 1 year | |
| Statistics | ||
| uid | 1 year | Store a unique user ID |
Sharing
For more information, please read the AddThis Privacy Statement.
WordPress
We use WordPress for website development. Read more| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Functional | ||
| wordpress_test_cookie | none | Check if cookies can be placed |
| wordpress_logged_in_* | persistent | Keep users logged in |
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
GDPR Cookie Consent
We use GDPR Cookie Consent for cookie consent management. Read more| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Functional | ||
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | session | Check if cookies can be placed |
| viewed_cookie_policy | persistent | Store if a message has been shown |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary | session | Check if cookies can be placed |
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| rc::c | session | Filter requests from bots |
| rc::b | session | Filter requests from bots |
| rc::a | persistent | Filter requests from bots |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.
| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| actppresence | 1 year | Manage ad display frequency |
| _fbc | 2 years | Store last visit |
| fbm* | 1 year | Store account details |
| xs | 3 months | Store a unique session ID |
| fr | 3 months | Enable ad delivery or retargeting |
| _fbp | 3 months | Store and track visits across websites |
| datr | 2 years | Provide fraud prevention |
| sb | 2 years | Store browser details |
| *_fbm_ | 1 year | Store account details |
| Functional | ||
| wd | 1 week | Determine screen resolution |
| act | 90 days | Keep users logged in |
| c_user | 90 days | Store a unique user ID |
| csm | 90 days | Provide fraud prevention |
| presence | session | Store and track if the browser tab is active |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.
| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Functional | ||
| local_storage_support_test | persistent | Load balancing functionality |
| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| metrics_token | persistent | Store if the user has seen embedded content |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Twitter Privacy Statement.
Miscellaneous
| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose pending investigation | ||
| d5ec6c3f3671f838f257d718887fdc2d | ||
| _gali | ||
| _gat | ||
| _gid | ||
| complianz_policy_id | 365 days | |
| _at.hist.0828 | ||
| acf | ||
| _at.hist.0831 | ||
| _at.hist.0825 | ||
| WP_DATA_USER_1 | ||
| wp-api-schema-modelhttps://www.wihb.scot.nhs.uk/wp-json/wp/v2/ | ||
| wp-autosave-block-editor-post-8106 | ||
| complianz_consent_status | 365 days | |
| cmplz_stats | 365 days | |
| cmplz_marketing | 365 days | |
| _at.hist.0901 | ||
| 142625e9892072fa4b970e01a370209e | ||
| jpanesliders_panel-sliders | ||
| jpanesliders_position-icon | ||
| PHPSESSID | ||
| _at.hist.0906 | ||
| _at.hist.0915 | ||
| _at.hist.0916 | ||
| _at.hist.0928 | ||
| _at.hist.1026 | ||
| _at.hist.1027 |
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
8. Your rights with respect to personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
- Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
- Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
- If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
- Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
- Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)).
9. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our websites again.
10. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:NHS Western Isles
37 South Beach, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, HS1 2BB
United Kingdom
Website: https://www.wihb.scot.nhs.uk
Email: wi.dpo@nhs.scot
Phone number: 01851 708037
This Cookie Policy was synchronised with cookiedatabase.org on 4th November 2020
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