Cookie policy
This website uses cookies and this policy tells you what cookies are, how we use them, how you can disable them, and the types of cookies we use.
By continuing to use our site, you agree to the placement of cookies on your device.
Our cookie policy should be read in conjunction with our site terms and conditions (view here) and privacy policy (view here).
Cookies are small text files (containing an arbitrary unique anonymous ID number) that are stored on your device when you visit our website; they allow information about your visit to be recorded and enable websites to recognise a user anonymously based on information stored in the cookie.
There are two broad categories of cookies:
Session Cookies
These remain on your device until you close your browser when they are automatically deleted; they are generally used in order for the site to operate.
Persistent Cookies
These remain on your device for a longer period and can be deleted manually or automatically depending on the duration rules.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- To let you do things on our website – for example, if you make a donation or shop and pay for goods via our online shop, cookies remember where you are in the process from page to page.
- To analyse the performance of our website – for example, collecting anonymous statistics on the use of our website; we use Google Analytics for this.
- To improve your experience of our website – for example, make navigation easier, allow our web pages to be displayed correctly, remembering your preferences, privacy/consent choices etc.
- Social media – for example, if you use Facebook, Twitter or other social media that we’re linked to, cookies can help smooth the sharing process between our site and your online feeds.
The cookies used by NWAA on this site are conceived so as to be used only by us or those 3rd parties working on our behalf.
No – cookie technology does not collect information that allows you to become personally identifiable. It might be used to identify you as a unique but anonymous visitor to a website.
You are free to disable and/or clear some or all of the cookies our website leaves on your device at any time; however, please note that the website may not work properly if you do this.
Simply use the available tools on your browser which allow you to do this, these are usually found in your browser’s ‘Options, Settings, or Preferences’ menu. You can also visit ‘All About Cookies’ www.allaboutcookies.org for further information.
- Category 1: Strictly necessary cookies
- Category 2: Performance cookies
- Category 3: Functionality cookies
- Category 4: Targeting cookies or advertising cookies
Category 1 cookies include cookies used for shopping carts or to allow access to secure areas of a
website once a user has logged on.
Category 2 cookies include those used to anonymously track visitors’ activity on a website. This
includes the cookies set by Google Analytics.
Category 3 cookies are used to store a visitor’s preferences and might hold information such as a
location for localisation, their preferred colour scheme, or the language they wish to view content in.
Category 4 cookies are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s
permission. They are used to show adverts that are relevant to a visitor’s interests.
| Cookie name | Category | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | 1 | Session | Native to PHP and enables the website to store serialised data. |
| north_west_air_ambulance_cookie | 1 | 1 month | Records the user’s choice about accepting non-essential cookies. |
| _gat_gtag_UA_[ID] | 2 | 1 minute | Set by Google Analytics for users who agree to the use of performance cookies. |
| _gid | 2 | 1 day | Set by Google Analytics and used to distinguish users. |
| _ga | 2 | 2 years | Set by Google Analytics and used to distinguish users. |
| _gat | 2 | 1 minute | Set by Google Analytics/Google Tag Manager to throttle request rate. |
| GPS | 3 | For the length of the session | Set by YouTube to store user location. |
| CONSENT | Unclear | Approximately 17 years |
Set by YouTube – the purpose of cookie unclear. |
| PREF | 3 | 2 years | Set by YouTube to store user’s preferences and other information. |
| YSC | 3 | For the length of the session |
Set by YouTube to store a unique user ID. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 3 | 6 months | Set by YouTube to estimate bandwidth. |
| _ga | 2 | 2 years | Set by MuchLoved and used for Google Analytics tracking. Widget usage data will be sent to Google Analytics on MuchLoved’s behalf. |
| _gid | 2 | 1 day | Set by MuchLoved and used for Google Analytics tracking. Widget usage data will be sent to Google Analytics on MuchLoved’s behalf. |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | 1 | Session | Set by MuchLoved and user to identify the user’s session. |
| CONSENT | Unclear | Approx 17 years | Set by Google where maps have been embedded – purpose of cookie unclear. |
| NID | 3 | 6 months | Set by Google where maps have been embedded to store user’s preferences and other information. |
| woocommerce_cart_hash | 1 | Session | Set by WooCommerce to determine when cart contents/data changes. |
| woocommerce_items_in_cart | 1 | Session | Set by WooCommerce to determine when cart contents/data changes. |
| wp_woocommerce_session_[ID] | 1 | 2 days | Set by WooCommerce for each customer so that it knows where to find the cart data in the database for each customer. |
This site also uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help the website analyse how users use the site.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
By using this site, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in this manner and for the purposes set out above.
Please use the appropriate contact details (email, phone, or mail) as shown here if you wish to exercise any of your rights or if you have any other questions relating to our use of your information.
NWAA may update this policy at any time, so please check this page regularly to ensure you are kept up–to–date. This policy was last updated on 04/03/2021.