The Cynnal Cymru website may store small amounts of data, known as cookies, on your device in order to provide functionality and to gather information about website usage, with the ultimate aim of enhancing the site. These cookies cannot be used to identify you personally.
There are two types of cookie that you may encounter when using the Cynnal Cymru website:
First party cookies are used by the software that powers the Cynnal Cymru website, and are owned and controlled by Cynnal Cymru. These cookies are used to provide website functionality only, and are not used to track website visitors in any way. The table below lists the first party cookies currently in use by the site.
| Name | Details | Typical Content | Expires |
| has_js | This cookie is used by the software that powers the website to maintain a cached value indicating whether or not the user has JavaScript enabled. This cookie is not used for tracking the user in any way. | Either the value 1 or the value 0 | When the browser is closed |
| SESS (etc) |
This cookie is used to keep track of user sessions. It enables the website to preserve certain information between subsequent page accesses and, for example, to provide user login functionality. Note that 'SESS' is the prefix of the name of this cookie and that the full cookie name may look something like: SESSf52bc6cf38cf94a- |
A random-looking 'session identifier' string such as: sr1ua0up390s1l- |
After 2000000 seconds (approximately 23 days) |
Third party cookies are controlled and used by other organisations and services, the functionality of which is used to enhance the Cynnal Cymru website. The table below lists the third party cookies that may be currently in use, along with links to each service's privacy policy. Please note that you will not necessarily encounter all of the cookies listed below as you use the website, and that their usage may depend on the features that you use and the pages that you visit.
| Source | Name | Details | More Information |
| AddThis | __atuvc _atshc ana_svc bt di dt loc siteaud ssc ssh sshs uid uit uvc (& Google Analytics Cookies) |
These cookies are used by the AddThis social media 'Share' button functionality. Note that this functionality may also make use of AddThis's own Google Analytics cookies. | AddThis Privacy Information |
| locale lsd datr reg_fb_gate reg_fb_ref wd |
These cookies are used by the website's Facebook social media functionality. | Facebook Privacy Information | |
| PREF NID |
These cookies are used by Google to store user preferences and information. | Google Privacy Policy | |
| Google Analytics | __utma __utmb __utmc __utmz |
These cookies are used by Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our site, to identify unique visitors, and to store the type of referral used by the visitor to reach the site (for example, whether the user arrived via a search engine or another website that links to cynnalcymru.com). | Cookies & Google Analytics |
| Google+ | BEAT ULS (& Google Analytics Cookies) |
These cookies are used by the website's Google+ social media functionality. Note that this functionality may also make use of Google+'s own Google Analytics cookies. | Google Privacy Policy |
| _twitter_sess guest_id k original_referer (& Google Analytics Cookies) |
These cookies are used by the website's Twitter social media functionality. Note that this functionality may also make use of Twitter's own Google Analytics cookies. | Twitter Privacy Policy | |
| Vimeo | aka_debug pl_volume (& Google Analytics Cookies) |
These cookies are used by Vimeo players that are embedded into the website. Note that this functionality may also make use of Vimeo's own Google Analytics cookies. | Vimeo Privacy Policy |
Your web browser may provide the capability to manage and block cookies. As each browser generally behaves in a slightly different way, please refer to the Help system or manual associated with your browser or device for specific information. Please be aware that blocking cookies may mean that you are not able to make full use of the functionality and features of this and other websites.
To learn more about cookies, how to manage them and how to block them them, please refer to AboutCookies.org.
Finally, if you have any questions about the usage of cookies by the Cynnal Cymru website, please get in touch.
Organisations which have chosen to put sustainability at the heart of their work
Bringing together communities acting on renewable energy and energy efficiency
A framework for the public and third sectors in Wales to commission support and advice on sustainable living