What are cookies?

Cookies are datafiles that are stored on a web-user’s computer when visiting a website that requires cookies. Cookies record basic details related to website visits. This information is then used in many ways including tailoring content to users on subsequent visits, website performance measurement and marketing campaigns.

First-party cookies are placed on a web-user’s computer by the website they are visiting. Third-party cookies are placed on a web-user’s browser by someone else with the permission of the website owner.

Please note that the cookies used by MeetInWales.com do not record sensitive information such as a visitor’s name or address. Where personal information is requested through entry forms such as a prize draw entry or brochure request, please refer to the Privacy Policy for more information on how this meets GDPR.

Managing cookies

Cookies can be managed via the cookie control banner in the bottom left hand of your screen. Some of these cookies are essential to make our site work and cannot be deactivated. Others help us to improve by giving us some insight into how the site is being used and can be managed via the cookie control banner. 

Alternatively, Cookies can be blocked completely by a web browser, or selectively via the web browser’s cookie manager. 

To learn more about cookies in general or how to manage them, visit: www.aboutcookies.org

If you wish not to receive online advertisements, you can opt-out of cookies by going to the Network Advertising Initiative website.

How MeetInWales.com use cookies for measurement

MeetInWales.com uses Google Analytics to provide statistics on website traffic and its sources. This includes data on daily visits, pageviews, entry page, landing page, time on site, referrers, traffic type, clicks, click-through rate, page exit ratio, and bounce rate. 

MeetInWales.com use this data to understand how visitors interact with its website in order to improve user experience.

Necessary cookies used on MeetInWales.com

Cookie Name

Purpose of the Cookie

animations_agreed This cookie logs when the user has turned on or off the animations of the site.
date_policy_accepted This cookie logs when the date that the user has accepted the Policy.
privacy_and_settings_agreed This cookie logs if the user has accepted the privacy and settings policy.

 

Marketing, analytics and tracking cookies used on MeetInWales.com

Cookie Name

Purpose of the Cookie

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_fbp These Cookies are used to store and track visits across websites - 3rd Party cookie.

 

Tracking Technologies

Here is a list of tracking technologies we use on MeetInWales via a 3rd party tag tool.

  • Google Analytics

  • Google AdWords

  • Twitter

  • DotMailer

  • Pinterest

  • DoubleClick

  • Facebook

  • Bing

  • Outbrain

  • Youtube

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Meet In Wales Privacy Notices

The Meet In Wales team at the Welsh Government, respect and wish to protect the privacy of the users of our services. The privacy notices below set out the details in relation to information collected.