What are cookies ?
How do we use cookies ?
As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website. Learn how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.
Your consent applies to the following domains: stca.co.uk
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Cookies that measure website use
The below list details the cookies used in our website:
| Cookie Name | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CookieLawInfoConsent | 1 year | Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 1 year | This cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the “Necessary” category . |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 1 year | Record the user consent for the cookies in the category “Functional”. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 1 year | This cookie is used to store the user consent for cookies in the category “Performance”. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 1 year | This cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the “Analytics” category . |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | 1 year | This cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the “Advertisement” category . |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 1 year | This cookie is used to store the user consent for cookies in the category “Others”. |
| connect.sid | 1 month | This cookie is used for authentication and for secure log-in. It registers the log-in information. |
| YSC | session | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 5 months 27 days | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| yt-remote-device-id | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. |
| yt.innertube::requests | never | This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt.innertube::nextId | never | This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. |
| _ga_3WQ26Z9KJD | 2 years | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. |
| _ga | 2 years | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. |
| _gid | 1 day | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
| _gat_gtag_UA_19569740_1 | 1 minute | Set by Google to distinguish users. |
| CONSENT | 2 years | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data. |
| ajs_anonymous_id | 1 year | This cookie is set by Segment to count the number of people who visit a certain site by tracking if they have visited before. |
| ajs_user_id | never | This cookie is set by Segment to help track visitor usage, events, target marketing, and also measure application performance and stability. |
| ajs_group_id | never | This cookie is set by Segment to track visitor usage and events within the website. |
| vuid | 2 years | Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos to the website. |
| wow.anonymousId | 2 years | This is a analytic cookie used to store anonymous visitor ID. It tracks the visitor uniquely between visits. |
| wow.session | 20 minutes | This cookie is set by the provider Communigator.This cookie is used to track the Internet Information Services(IIS) session state. |
| wow.utmvalues | 20 minutes | This cookie is from Communigator. This cookie is used to store UTM values for the session.UTM values are specific text strings that are appended to URLs that allow Communigator to track the URLs and the UTM values when they get clicked on |
| __cf_bm | 30 minutes | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| __sharethis_cookie_test__ | session | ShareThis sets this cookie to track which pages are being shared and by whom. |
| wow.schedule | 20 minutes | This cookie is set by the provider Communigator. This cookie is used to track the Load Balance Session Queue. |
| MoneypennyAgentAvatar | 16 minutes | Provides information on visitors interacting with the online chat facility hosted by Moneypenny. |
| isProactiveInvite | session | No description |
| MoneypennyRef | 2 hours | Provides information on visitors interacting with the online chat facility hosted by Moneypenny. |
| MoneypennyHistory | 1 year | Provides information on visitors interacting with the online chat facility hosted by Moneypenny. |
| MoneypennyUserAlias | 1 year | Provides information on visitors interacting with the online chat facility hosted by Moneypenny. |
| MoneypennyVisit | session | Provides information on visitors interacting with the online chat facility hosted by Moneypenny. |
| loom_anon_comment | session | No description available. |
| mkjs_group_id | never | No description available. |
| debug | never | No description available. |
| loglevel | never | No description available. |
| mkjs_user_id | never | No description available. |
| quform_session_de4ffb3d0081a27fa67a7170994b49fa | session | No description |
| DEVICE_INFO | 5 months 27 days | No description |
| loom_referral_video | session | No description |
We use Google Analytics software (Universal Analytics) to collect anonymised information about how you use stca.co.uk. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements. Our analytics service provider’s policy can be viewed here.
If you wish to opt-out of Google Analytics completely regardless of the website you are on, please visit the following link here to install an addon within Google Chrome’s browser to disable Google Analytics.
As the site is developed via WordPress, there are plugins which create cookies that help with website performance and security.
WordFence is a security plugin used by WordPress to block malicious attacks made to the website. More info on the cookies they set can be seen here.
Litespeed is a website performance plugin used by WordPress to cache webpages to help better website load times.
| Service | Cookie Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | wordpress_sec | This cookie stores a visitor’s unique, randomly generated, session id and is used to pass information between content management system called WordPress to enable it to function correctly. It is forcibly expired when the user closes the browser. | Expires on browser close |
| WordPress | wordpress_logged_in_xxxx | Creates a session of the user currently logged into the stca.co.uk website through the WordPress login page. | 48 hours |
| WordPress | wp-settings-x | WordPress sets a few wp-settings-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. This cookie is only applied to persons logging into the website through WordPress. | Expires on browser close |
| WordPress | wp-settings-time-x | WordPress sets a few wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. This cookie is only applied to persons logging into the website through WordPress. | Expires on browser close |
| WordPress | _icl_current_language | This cookie allows the built in WordPress Multilanguage plugin, to store the user’s current language. This is critical for allowing the site to function properly. | 1 day |
| WordFence | wfwaf-authcookie-(hash) | This cookie is used by the Wordfence firewall to perform a capability check of the current user before WordPress has been loaded. This cookie will only be applied for users who have logged into the website. | Expires on browser close |
| Litespeed | _lscache_vary | This cookie allows Litespeed to store the user’s login status, the role of current user and if it has admin bar showing or not. | 2 days |
| Litespeed | ls_smartpush | This cookie allows Litespeed to store server settings to help with performance. | 2 days |
Managing Cookies in Your Browser
You can use your browser settings to set whether cookies are enabled or not. Please bear in mind that doing this can have an adverse effect on how the Seymour Taylor website performs.