To improve the user experience when using our site we sometimes place small data files on your device (computer, smart phone, tablet, etc). These are known as cookies. Most websites uses cookies.

They improve the experience by:

• Remembering settings so you don’t have to keep re-entering them. (E.g. English or Welsh language preference)
• Remembering information you’ve provided so you don’t have to keep entering it. (E.g. contact details).
• Measuring how our website is used so we can prioritise improvements.

You can manage and/or delete these small files as you wish. To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, visit www.aboutcookies.org|. Below we describe how and where we use cookies.

How we use cookies

This website uses cookies in several places – we’ve listed each of them below along with more details about why we use them and how long they will last.

In most cases we will let you know before we store a cookie on your device.

Storing your language preference

Our splash page allows you to specify your preferred language (Welsh or English). When you select a preferred language we save it to a cookie. This means that on repeat visits you do not have to choose a language. 

Note: If you tick “Remember my language” or “Cofiwch fy newis iaith” you are consenting to a cookie being written to your device for this purpose.

Language cookie

Name	Typical Content	Expires
Language	The two character ISO language codes CY or EN	14 days

Storing your feedback preference

Most pages on our website will randomly show a pop up box that asks if you would like to complete the SOCITM Insight website take-up survey. When you select an option from this pop up we store a cookie to remember your choice so we do not show you the box again. A cookie is also stored once you’ve completed the survey so you are not prompted to complete the survey again. SOCITM Insight provides more details on the SOCITM privacy and cookie policy page|.

Feedback cookie

Name	Typical Content	Expires
Socitm_include_me[x] Socitm_exclude_me{x] Socitm_exclude_alt[x]	True or false	365 days

Storing your eForm preference

Our web forms use cookies to store contact details so you do not have to enter these details every time you complete one of our web forms. If you do not tick the box on our forms to store details then no cookie is written to your device and you will have to enter contact details every time one of our web forms is completed. This form could potentially contain personally identifiable information so the cookie is encrypted. 

Note: If you tick “Remember me” you are consenting to a cookie being written to your device for this purpose.

eForm cookie

Name	Typical Content	Expires
Smrof_tcr	Encrypted contact details	365 days

Measure website usage and identify issues (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics cookies to collect information about how visitors use this site and when issues are encountered (such as broken links). Google analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you were on the site, how you got here and what you click on. We do not store your personal information so this information cannot be used to identify who you are.    We do not allow Google to use or share our data.

We use Google Analytics to make sure our website is meeting our users’ needs and to help prioritise improvements. Google provides more details on the Google privacy and cookie policy page|. Google also provides a browser add-on| which allows you to opt out of Google Analytics across all websites.

Google Analytics cookies

Name	Typical Content	Expires
_utma	randomly generated number	2 years
_utmb	randomly generated number	30 minutes
_utmc	randomly generated number	When you close your browser
_utmz	randomly generated number and information on how the site was reached (e.g. direct or via a link, organic search or paid search)	6 months

Sections that require you to register or log in

Should a section of our website require you to register or log in AND it uses cookies please read the terms and conditions clearly marked on the registration and/or log in screen as by registering or logging in you are consenting to a cookie or cookies being written to your device to support this functionality.