Cookie Policy

The Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain takes the privacy of its members and website visitors very seriously. This Cookie Policy explains the ways in which the Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain uses cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files which store small pieces of information on your computer, smartphone or other devices. The sort of information stored varies between websites, but commonly includes details of certain preferences you have made previously so the site can provide you with more relevant content and details of items you have placed in your shopping basket. They can also be used to keep track of your “session” so you don’t have to keep providing the same information during your visit to the site.

What cookies do you use?

The Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain website uses the following types of cookies for the following reasons:

Name Provider Purpose Expiry
_ga Google Analytics Used to identify users and generates statistical data on the way they use our website. 2 years
_gid Google Analytics Used to identify users and generates statistical data on the way they use our website. 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics Used by Google Analytics to limit request rates. 10 minutes
_utma Google Stores the amount of visits, time of the first visit, the previous visit and current visit for each user. never
_utmb Google Used by Google to identify how long a user stays on the website end of session
_utmc Google Used by Google to identify how long a user stays on the website 30 minutes
_utmt Google Used by Google to limit request rates. 10 miuntes
_utmz Google Used by Google to identify how the user navigated to the website 6 months
DYNSRV website Used to manage load balancing to manage server traffic demand. session
ADMINDYNSRV website Used to manage load balancing to manage server traffic demand. session
cerber_groove website A security cookie used to validate the user session. 2 weeks
wordpress_test_cookie website Used to identify if the current browser supports the use of cookies. session
wordpress_logged_in_ website Used to identify if the current user is logged in. session
wordpress_sec_[hash] website Used to store authentication details. session
wp-settings- website Used to customize users view of the admin interface, and possibly the main site interface. session
wp-settings-time- website Used to customize users view of the admin interface, and possibly the main site interface. session
hidebanner website Stores the user’s cookie consent state for our website 1 year
MCPopupClosed website Used to identify if the user has seen/completed the mailchimp signup form 1 year
gwcc website Unclassified 3 months
wpe_auth website Provides administrators access to server related features from the CMS session
cookieconsent_dismissed website Stores the users cookie consent state for our website 1 year
october_session website Stores the last visitor session 2 hours
admin_auth website Stores the last administrator session 5 years
user_auth website Stores the last user session 5 years
wpSGCacheByPass website Used to improve the speed and performance of the website 1 hour
PHPSESSID website Stores a message when a form is submitted which can be displayed on a different page. session
XSRF-TOKEN website This cookie is written to help with site security in preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. End of session
_zlcmid website This cookie is managed by Zopim, a tool which enables us to provide our live chat service. It allows us to continue chatting with users across multiple pages. session
(random characters) website Used by the site firewall to prevent attacks to the site from malicious software and hackers 1 Day
woocommerce_cart_hash website Helps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes. 1 Day
woocommerce_items_in_cart website Helps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes. 1 Day
wp_woocommerce_session_ website Contains a unique code for each customer so that it knows where to find the cart data in the database for each customer. 2 Day
store_notice[notice id] website Allows customers to dismiss the Store Notice. Session
Session cookies

To enable the site to remember details of your current visit to the site (known as your current “session”), the site uses a “session cookie”. This cookie expires when you leave the website. The session cookie allows us to retain any products or services you may have added to your shopping basket to enable you to order or pay for things using our site. They also allow us to remember who you are once you have signed in, so you don’t have to re-sign in on every page you view.

How can I stop your site from using cookies?

You can choose to stop your web browser from accepting cookies, and delete all cookies currently stored on your browser. The method for doing this varies on the browser you are using; looking under your browser’s help menu will give you further details. However, please note that if you choose to disable cookies it may affect your ability to use this website.

If you have any concerns relating to this Cookie Policy then please contact us.