Cookies that measure website use (statistics)
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics cookies to collect information about how you use pah.nhs.uk. You can opt out of Google Analytics cookies by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. You can read Google’s overview of data practices within Google Analytics. Our Privacy Notice has more information about the data we collect using Google Analytics cookies and information we receive from other digital services. We use the following Google Analytics cookies on pah.nhs.uk:
| Name | Purpose | Category | Expires |
| _ga_<unique id> | Used by Google Analytics to store and count page views and tracking if you have visited before. | Statistics | 1 year |
| _ga, _gid,_gat | Used by Google Analytics to store and count page views and tracking if you have visited before. | Statistics | 2 years |
Cookies set by other websites (marketing)
Some of our pages may contain content from other sites, like YouTube or Vimeo, which may set their own cookies. These sites are sometimes called ‘third party’ services. This tells us how many people are seeing the content and whether it’s useful.
In addition, if you share a link to an Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust page, the service you share it on (for example, Facebook) may set a cookie. We have no control over cookies set on other websites – you can turn them off, but not through us.
YouTube
We use YouTube to show videos on some pah.nhs.uk pages. YouTube sets cookies when you visit one of these pages.
| Name | Purpose | Category | Expires |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Used by YouTube to count the views of embedded videos and provide bandwidth usage statistics. | Marketing | 6 months |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Used by YouTube to store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. | Marketing | 6 months |
| GPS | Stores location data of the current user based on geographical GPS location. | Marketing | Per session |
| YSC | Used by YouTube to prevent spam, fraud and abuse. The YSC cookie ensured that requests to YouTube and Google are being made by the user, and not by other sites. | Marketing | Per session |
| PREF | YouTube uses the ‘PREF’ cookie to store information such as your preferred page configuration and playback preferences like explicit autoplay choices, shuffle content, and player size. For YouTube Music, these preferences include volume, repeat mode, and autoplay. | Marketing | 8 months |
| AEC | Used by Google to detect spam, fraud, and abuse to help ensure advertisers are not incorrectly charged for fraudulent or otherwise invalid impressions or interactions with ads, and that YouTube creators in the YouTube Partner Program are remunerated fairly. | Marketing | 6 months |
| SOCS | Used by Google to store a user’s state regarding their cookies choices. | Marketing | 13 months |
| __Secure-ENID | Used by Google to remember your preferences and other information, such as your preferred language etc. | Marketing | 13 months |
Vimeo
We embed videos from our official Vimeo channel. When you press play Vimeo will drop third party cookies to enable the video to play and to collect analytics data such as how long a viewer has watched the video. These cookies do not track individuals.
| Name | Purpose | Category | Expires |
| __utm_player | Used by embedded Vimeo videos to monitor analytical data regarding the player performance. | Marketing | 10 minutes |
| vuid | Used by Vimeo to store a user’s usage history with relation to Vimeo embedded videos played by the user on this website. | Marketing | 2 years |
Strictly necessary cookies (functional)
Cookie consent management
You may see a banner when you visit pah.nhs.uk inviting you to accept cookies or review your settings. We’ll set cookies so that your computer knows you’ve seen it and not to show it again, and also to store your settings.
| Name | Purpose | Category | Expires |
| CookieControl | Used by the Civic Cookie Control consent system to store the accepted cookie policy ID. | Functional | 1 year |
| wp_consent_statistics | Used to help us track the type of consent you have provided and what statistics cookies the website will then use. | Functional | 30 days |
| wp_consent_marketing | Used to help us track the type of consent you have provided and what type of marketing cookies the website will then use. | Functional | 30 days |
| wp_consent_preferences | Used to help us track the type of consent you have provided and what type of preference cookies the website will then use. | Functional | 30 days |
Google reCAPTCHA cookies
In some limited circumstances, we may use Google reCAPTCHA to help us detect fraudulent activity. We also use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Some of the data collected by reCAPTCHA cookies is forwarded to Google. See the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Terms of Service.
| Name | Purpose | Category | Expires |
| rc::c | Used by Google reCAPTCHA to read and filter requests from bots. We use Google reCAPTCHA on this site to make sure that information (for example, in forms) is entered by a human and not by automated software. Some of the data collected by reCAPTCHA cookies is forwarded to Google. See the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Terms of Service. | Functional | Per session |
| rc::b | Used by Google reCAPTCHA to read and filter requests from bots. We use Google reCAPTCHA on this site to make sure that information (for example, in forms) is entered by a human and not by automated software. Some of the data collected by reCAPTCHA cookies is forwarded to Google. See the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Terms of Service. | Functional | Per session |
| rc::a | Used by Google reCAPTCHA to read and filter requests from bots. We use Google reCAPTCHA on this site to make sure that information (for example, in forms) is entered by a human and not by automated software. Some of the data collected by reCAPTCHA cookies is forwarded to Google. See the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Terms of Service. | Functional | Persistent |
| _grecaptcha | Used by Google reCAPTCHA to read and filter requests from bots. We use Google reCAPTCHA on this site to make sure that information (for example, in forms) is entered by a human and not by automated software. Some of the data collected by reCAPTCHA cookies is forwarded to Google. See the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Terms of Service. | Functional | 6 months |
Other essential cookies
Essential cookies keep your information secure while you use our website. We do not need to ask permission to use them.
| Name | Purpose | Category | Expires |
| wpe-auth | Used to store user status (strictly for logged in users). | Functional | Per session |
| wp_lang | Used by WordPress to store the user’s language preferences. | Functional | Per session |
| wp_data_user_* | Used by WordPress to provide administrative functionality | Functional | 15 days |
| wordpress_logged_in_* | Used by WordPress to store logged in users. | Functional | Persistent |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Used on sites built with WordPress. Tests whether or not the browser has cookies enabled. | Functional | Per session |
| wordpress_sec_* | Used by WordPress to provide protection against hackers and store account details. | Functional | 15 days |
| wordpress_settings_* | Used by WordPress to store user preferences. | Functional | 1 year |
| __cf_bm | Used by Cloudflare – strictly necessary to provide the services requested by users | Functional | 30 minutes |
| _cfuvid | Used by Cloudflare – strictly necessary to provide the services requested by users. | Functional | Per session |
| wfwaf-authcookie-* | Used by MFA users when logging in, this cookie allows them to log in with the same browser without requiring MFA each time. | Functional | 30 days |