Please read this cookie policy (“cookie policy”, “policy”) carefully before using https://www.wshearing.co.uk/ website (“website”, “service”) operated by Worcester and Stratford Hearing Centres (“us”, ‘we”, “our”).
What are cookies?
Cookies are simple text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device by a website’s server. Each cookie is unique to your web browser. It will contain some anonymous information such as a unique identifier, website’s domain name, and some digits and numbers.
What types of cookies do we use?
Necessary cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site may not then work.
Performance and Analytics cookies
These cookies allow us to analyse visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
Advertisement and Targeting cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our social media providers and/or our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.
Functionality and Preferences cookies
These cookies allow us to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation by storing user preferences.
How to delete cookies?
If you want to restrict or block the cookies that are set by our website, you can do so through your browser setting.
Alternatively, you can visit www.internetcookies.com, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers and devices.
You will find general information about cookies and details on how to delete cookies from your device.
If you have any questions about this policy or our use of cookies, please contact us.
Cookies in use
Necessary cookies
| Name | Domain | Expiration | Path | Description |
|---|
__cf_bm
| .reviews.co.uk
| 1 day
| | Cloudflare / Reviews.io - Distinguishes between humans and bots; used to make valid reports on website usage
|
cf_clearance
| .reviews.co.uk
| 1 year
| | Cloudflare / Reviews.io - Bot challenge clearance cookie that distinguishes between humans and bots
|
pa_enabled
| .wshearing.co.uk
| Persistent
| | Solarwinds - Determines the device used to access the website to allow appropriate formatting (Local Storage)
|
config
| hearing-screener.beyondhearing.org
| Session
| | Beyond Hearing - Part of a bundle of cookies serving content delivery and presentation; keeps state of font, sliders, colour themes and other settings (Local Storage)
|
path
| hearing-screener.beyondhearing.org
| Session
| | Beyond Hearing - Necessary for the general functionality of the website (Local Storage)
|
fod_*
| hearing-screener.beyondhearing.org
| Session
| | Beyond Hearing - Device detection data for the hearing screener tool (Local Storage)
|
fod_*_parameters
| hearing-screener.beyondhearing.org
| Session
| | Beyond Hearing - Device detection parameters for the hearing screener tool (Local Storage)
|
fod_*_property_device.javascriptgethighentropyvalues
| hearing-screener.beyondhearing.org
| Session
| | Beyond Hearing - Device detection high entropy values for the hearing screener tool (Local Storage)
|
" Not~A Brand"~v
| hearing-screener.beyondhearing.org
| Session
| | Beyond Hearing - Browser client hint value used by the hearing screener (HTTP Cookie)
|
"Chromium"~v
| hearing-screener.beyondhearing.org
| 1 day
| | Beyond Hearing - Browser client hint value used by the hearing screener (HTTP Cookie)
|
answers
| hearing-screener.beyondhearing.org
| Session
| | Beyond Hearing - Stores hearing screener quiz answers during the session (Local Storage)
|
DAPROPS
| hearing-screener.beyondhearing.org
| 1 day
| | Beyond Hearing - Set by the hearing screener tool (HTTP Cookie)
|
results
| hearing-screener.beyondhearing.org
| Session
| | Beyond Hearing - Stores hearing screener results during the session (Local Storage)
|
screenerPath
| hearing-screener.beyondhearing.org
| Session
| | Beyond Hearing - Stores the user's navigation path through the hearing screener (Local Storage)
|
workflow
| hearing-screener.beyondhearing.org
| Session
| | Beyond Hearing - Stores hearing screener workflow state during the session (Local Storage)
|
51D_ThirdPartyCookiesEnabled
| 51degrees.com
| 1 day
| | 51Degrees - Device detection service cookie (HTTP Cookie)
|
fod_*
| 51degrees.com
| Session
| | 51Degrees - Device detection data (Local Storage)
|
fod_*_parameters
| 51degrees.com
| Session
| | 51Degrees - Device detection parameters (Local Storage)
|
fod_*_property_device.javascriptgethighentropyvalues
| 51degrees.com
| Session
| | 51Degrees - Device detection high entropy values (Local Storage)
|
pressidium_cookie_consent
| .wshearing.co.uk
| 1 year
| /
| Stores your cookie consent preference.
|
Performance and Analytics cookies
Optional description of how analytics cookies are used on this site
| Name | Domain | Expiration | Path | Description |
|---|
_ga
| www.wshearing.co.uk
| 2 years
| | Google Analytics - Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels; sends data about the visitor's device and behaviour to Google Analytics
|
_ga_#
| www.wshearing.co.uk
| 2 years
| | Google Analytics - Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels; sends data about the visitor's device and behaviour to Google Analytics
|
pa
| www.wshearing.co.uk
| Persistent
| | Solarwinds - Registers the website's speed and performance; used in context with statistics and load-balancing (Local Storage)
|
Advertisement and Targeting cookies
| Name | Domain | Expiration | Path | Description |
|---|
_gcl_au
| www.wshearing.co.uk
| 3 months
| | Google Ads - Measures the efficiency of the website's advertisement efforts by collecting data on conversion rate across multiple websites
|
pagead/1p-user-list/#
| google.com
| Session
| | Google Ads - Tracks if the user has shown interest in specific products or events across multiple websites; used for measurement of advertisement efforts and referral-fee payments (Pixel Tracker)
|
_gcl_ls
| www.wshearing.co.uk
| Persistent
| | Google Ads - Tracks the conversion rate between the user and advertisement banners on the website to optimise ad relevance (Local Storage)
|
_uetsid
| .bat.bing.com
| 1 day
| | Microsoft (Bing Ads) - Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites in order to present more relevant advertisement; also limits repeat ad impressions
|
_uetsid_exp
| www.wshearing.co.uk
| Persistent
| | Microsoft (Bing Ads) - Contains the expiry date for the _uetsid cookie (Local Storage)
|
_uetvid
| .bat.bing.com
| 1 year
| | Microsoft (Bing Ads) - Used to track visitors on multiple websites in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences
|
_uetvid_exp
| www.wshearing.co.uk
| Persistent
| | Microsoft (Bing Ads) - Contains the expiry date for the _uetvid cookie (Local Storage)
|
MUID
| .bing.com
| 1 year
| | Microsoft (Bing Ads) - Microsoft User ID that identifies unique web browser visitors; used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes
|
__Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN
| .youtube.com
| 180 days
| | YouTube - Used to track the user's interaction with embedded YouTube content
|
__Secure-YEC
| .youtube.com
| Session
| | YouTube - Stores the user's video player preferences for embedded YouTube video
|
__Secure-YNID
| .youtube.com
| 180 days
| | YouTube - Used to track the user's interaction with embedded YouTube content
|
LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY
| .youtube.com
| Session
| | YouTube - Used to track the user's interaction with embedded YouTube content
|
LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore
| .youtube.com
| Persistent
| | YouTube - Used to track the user's interaction with embedded YouTube content (IndexedDB)
|
ServiceWorkerLogsDatabase#SWHealthLog
| .youtube.com
| Persistent
| | YouTube - Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video content on the website (IndexedDB)
|
TESTCOOKIESENABLED
| .youtube.com
| 1 day
| | YouTube - Used to track the user's interaction with embedded YouTube content
|
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
| .youtube.com
| 180 days
| | YouTube - Estimates the user's bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos
|
YSC
| .youtube.com
| Session
| | YouTube - Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what YouTube videos the user has seen
|
yt-icons-last-purged
| .youtube.com
| Persistent
| | YouTube - Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video content on the website (Local Storage)
|
YtIdbMeta#databases
| .youtube.com
| Persistent
| | YouTube - Used to track the user's interaction with embedded YouTube content (IndexedDB)
|
test_cookie
| .doubleclick.net
| 1 day
| | Google - Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies
|
Functionality and Preferences cookies
No cookies listed under the "preferences" category.