Most websites you visit will use cookies in order to improve your user experience by enabling that website to ‘remember’ you, either for the duration of your visit (using a ‘session cookie’) or for repeat visits (using a ‘persistent cookie’).
What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small file, typically of letters and numbers, downloaded on to a device when the user accesses certain websites. Cookies allow a website to recognise a user’s device.
How does Welsh Triathlon use cookies?
Cookies enable us to identify your device, or you when you have logged in. We use cookies that are strictly necessary to enable you to move around the site or to provide certain basic features. We use cookies to enhance the functionality of our website by storing your preferences, for example. We also use cookies to help us to improve the performance of our website to provide you with a better user experience.
If you wish to control which cookies are set on your device you can do this through your web browsers settings, this varies between different device and browser types.
Cookies used on our website:
| Name | Essential to the users | Supplied from | Expiry length | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Yes | .welshtriathlon.org | Browsing session only | Used to keep track of your browsing session. |
| btf_eu_cookie_b | No | .welshtriathlon.org | No expiry | Acknowledgement that you agree to our cookie policy. |
| _ga | No | .welshtriathlon.org | 2 years | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. |
| _gat | No | .welshtriathlon.org | 10 minutes | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. |
| btf_survey | No | .welshtriathlon.org | Browsing session only | Acknowledges if you have agreed to complete our servey |
| btf_survey_last_shown_at | No | .welshtriathlon.org | 30 Days | Added so our website survey is only shown once every 30 days |
| smcx_224919_last_shown_at | No | .welshtriathlon.org | Browsing session only | Added once the survey is shown. |
| Survey Monkey (Multiple) | No | Survey Monkey | Variable | Added on completion of our site survey. Find out more about Survey Monkey cookies here |
