Mind in Gwent Cookies Policy
Effective date: 29/7/25
This Cookies Policy explains how Mind in Gwent uses cookies and similar technologies on our website to enhance your browsing experience and gather information about how you use our services.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They help the website remember information about your visit, such as your preferences or login details, to improve your experience.
Cookies cannot access information on your device beyond what you choose to share with the website.
Types of Cookies We Use
- Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They enable core functions such as security, page navigation, and access to secure areas. Without these cookies, some services you request cannot be provided.
- Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are most frequently visited, to help us improve the site’s performance and user experience. For example, we use Google Analytics for this purpose.
- Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language or region) and provide enhanced, more personalised features.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies
We do not currently use cookies to track you for advertising purposes on third-party sites. If this changes, we will update this Policy accordingly.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies may be set by third-party services we use to help us deliver our services, such as Google Analytics or social media platforms. These third parties have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them.
Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
- Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences through their settings. You can set your browser to block or delete cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent.
- Please note that if you disable certain cookies, parts of our website may not function properly.
For guidance on how to manage cookies for popular browsers, please visit:
AboutCookies.org or your browser’s help pages.
Managing cookies
Essential
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| wpconsent_preferences | This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. | 30 days |
CloudFlare
CloudFlare provides web performance and security solutions, enhancing site speed and protecting against threats.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| __cfruid | Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. | session |
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare's bot products identify and mitigate automated traffic to protect your site from bad bots. Cloudflare places the __cf_bm cookie on End User devices that access Customer sites that are protected by Bot Management or Bot Fight Mode. The __cf_bm cookie is necessary for the proper functioning of these bot solutions. | session |
| _cfuvid | The _cfuvid cookie is only set when a site uses this option in a Rate Limiting Rule, and is only used to allow the Cloudflare WAF to distinguish individual users who share the same IP address. | session |
| cf_clearance | Whether a CAPTCHA or Javascript challenge has been solved. | session |
| __cfseq | Sequence rules uses cookies to track the order of requests a user has made and the time between requests and makes them available via Cloudflare Rules. This allows you to write rules that match valid or invalid sequences. The specific cookies used to validate sequences are called sequence cookies. | session |
| cf_ob_info | The cf_ob_info cookie provides information on: The HTTP Status Code returned by the origin web server. The Ray ID of the original failed request. The data center serving the traffic | session |
| cf_use_ob | The cf_use_ob cookie informs Cloudflare to fetch the requested resource from the Always Online cache on the designated port. Applicable values are: 0, 80, and 443. The cf_ob_info and cf_use_ob cookies are persistent cookies that expire after 30 seconds. | session |
| __cfwaitingroom | The __cfwaitingroom cookie is only used to track visitors that access a waiting room enabled host and path combination for a zone. Visitors using a browser that does not accept cookies cannot visit the host and path combination while the waiting room is active. | session |
| cf_chl_rc_i | These cookies are for internal use which allows Cloudflare to identify production issues on clients. | session |
| cf_chl_rc_ni | These cookies are for internal use which allows Cloudflare to identify production issues on clients. | session |
| cf_chl_rc_m | These cookies are for internal use which allows Cloudflare to identify production issues on clients. | session |
| __cflb | When enabling session affinity with Cloudflare Load Balancer, Cloudflare sets a __cflb cookie with a unique value on the first response to the requesting client. Cloudflare routes future requests to the same origin, optimizing network resource usage. In the event of a failover, Cloudflare sets a new __cflb cookie to direct future requests to the failover pool. | session |
WPForms
WPForms is a user-friendly WordPress plugin for creating custom forms with drag-and-drop functionality.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| wpfuuid | Used to track user interactions with forms. | 11 years |
Statistics
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| _gac_ | Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together. | 90 days |
| __utma | ID used to identify users and sessions | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmt | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests | 10 minutes |
| __utmb | Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 30 minutes after last activity |
| __utmc | Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session. | End of session (browser) |
| __utmz | Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server | 6 months after last activity |
| __utmv | Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmx | Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test. | 18 months |
| _gali | Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked | 30 seconds |
| _gid | ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager | 1 minute |
| _ga | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _ga_ | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
Changes to This Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Mind in Gwent
100–101 Commercial Street
Newport NP20 1LU
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01633 258741
