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Table showing a list of non-essential cookies used on workingwales.gov.wales:
Cookie Name Purpose Expires
Google Analytics cookie (UA and GA4) -ga Used by Google Analytics to identify the user Expires after 2 years
Google Analytics cookie _gid Used by Google Analytics to identify the user Expires after 1 day
Google Analytics cookie _gat_UA-* Used by Google analytics to throttle the refresh rate Expires after 1 minute
Google Analytics cookie (GA4) _ga_GTM-P67487F Used by Google analytics to persist session state Expires after 2 years
Functionality cookie bw-cookieMessage Used to show or hide the cookie prompt Expires after 10 hours
Twitter targeting / advertising cookies Guest-id Used by twitter to identify and track the website visitor Expires after 1 month
LinkedIn usermatchhistory Used by LinkedIn to track visitors so that more relevant ads can be presented based on visitor preferences Expires after 1 month
Facebook Pixel (also known as the Facebook Retargeting Pixel) _fbp The code identifies anonymous visitors on the site and matches the data with the data available on each user on Facebook. Facebook reveals no personal information about the individuals that they collect through the pixel. Further information can be found on Facebook. Persistent cookie
ICC category: Targeting/Advertising Adnxs - uuid2 / _mkto_trk Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator's permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation. Data obtained by AppNexus are owned by their customers. Any data in the platform is retained in non-aggregated form for up to 12 months. Aggregated data, which AppNexus uses to create reports and analysis, may be stored for up to three years.
Ogury - ICC category: Targeting/Advertising ads-engagement.presage.io Used to track on site Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) of users including dwell time, page views, clicks, scroll, sessions and bounce rates. The cookie will stop tracking the individual user at the end of their session on the site.
Livechat cookie (customerID) __lc_cid (customerID) Used to verify the identity of a customer created in Livechat Expires after 2 years
Livechat cookie (customerSecureToken) __lc_cst (customerSecureToken) Used to verify the customer’s token in Livechat Expires after 2 years