Information about how we use cookies.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we put on your computer if you agree. These cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users of our website, which helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
The cookies we use are “analytical” cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
We use the following 6 cookies at www.western.co.uk:
Category: 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.
Cookie name: ASP.NET_SessionId
Cookie purpose: Preserves the visitor’s session state across page requests.
Initiator: Webserver
Data is sent to: United Kingdom (adequate)
Category: Statistics (5)
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Cookie name: __utm.gif
Cookie purpose: Google Analytics Tracking Code that logs details about the visitor’s browser and computer.
Initiator: Inline script, page source line number 159-162
Data is sent to: United States (adequate)
Cookie name: __utma
Cookie purpose: Collects data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. Used by Google Analytics.
Initiator: Page source line number 159-162
Data is sent to: United Kingdom (adequate)
Cookie name: __utmb
Cookie purpose: Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user accessed the website. Used by Google Analytic s to calculate the duration of a website visit.
Initiator: Page source line number 159-162 Source: Inline script
Data is sent to: United Kingdom (adequate)
Cookie name: __utmc
Cookie purpose: Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user leaves the website. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a website visit.
Initiator: Page source line number 159-162
Data is sent to: United Kingdom (adequate)
Cookie name: __utmz
Cookie purpose: Collects data on where the user came from, what search engine was used, what link was clicked and what search term was used. Used by Google Analytics.
Initiator: Page source line number 159-162
Data is sent to: United Kingdom (adequate)
You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site. We work with third-party suppliers who may also set cookies on the website which, for example, we may use to display video content. These third-party suppliers are responsible for the cookies they set on our website. If you want further information, please go to the website for the relevant third party.
Any changes we make to our Cookie Policy will be published here. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes.
This Cookie Policy was last updated on 24th May 2018.
