Cookie Policy
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your registered account(s) and preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to visitor needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Cookies used
Necessary (1)
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Name: DYNSRV
Provider: wickhamhistory.org.uk
Cookie purpose description: This cookie is used in context with load balancing – This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple network links or servers.
Type: HTTP
Expiry: Session
Statistics (4)
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Name: _ga
Provider: wickhamhistory.org.uk
Cookie purpose description: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
Type: HTTP
Expiry: 2 years
Name: _gat
Provider: wickhamhistory.org.uk
Cookie purpose description: Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.
Type: HTTP
Expiry: Session
Name: _gid
Provider: wickhamhistory.org.uk
Cookie purpose description: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
Type: HTTP
Expiry: Session
Name: collect
Provider: google-analytics.com
Cookie purpose description: Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.
Type: Pixel
Expiry: Session
