Cookies

What Are Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that may be stored on your computer or mobile device that contains data related to a website you visit. It may allow a website to “remember” your actions or preferences over a period of time, or it may contain data related to the function or delivery of the site. Cookies can be set by the owner of the website or in some cases by third party services the website owner allows to present other information, run content or advertisements, or provide other functionality such as analytics. Further information on cookies and cookie notices can be found at the following link to the European Commission’s webpage on cookies and EU law.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the best experience on our website, including social media features and to analyse traffic. For more information see a detailed description of the different types of cookies below. Within the Preference Centre, by clicking “Allow All” you agree to our use of all cookies. To alter the types of cookies we use click on the tabs on the left hand side of the ‘Preference Centre’. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site.

The Cookies We Set

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work.

Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to count 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. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.

Targeting/Advertising Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by 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. These cookies are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

Social Media Cookies

These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.

Third Party Cookies

In some cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; Facebook, Twitter, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

More Information

If you would like to control your cookie settings via your browser, you can use the links below and follow the steps provided for each browser.

Internet Explorer

Firefox

Chrome

Safari

Hopefully this has clarified the use of cookies on the LD2 Digital website, however if you would like further information then you can contact us on digital@ld2.com.

Our website is scanned with our cookie scanning tool regularly to maintain a cookie list as accurate as possible.


Cookies used on LD2 Digital

Host Name Description
Necessary Cookies
digital.ld2.com elementor description: Used in context with the website’s WordPress theme. The cookie allows the website owner to implement or change the website’s content in real-time. Duration: Persistent
Statistics Sookies
ld2.com _ga This cookie name is asssociated with Google Universal Analytics – which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners. Duration: 2 years
ld2.com _gid Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Duration: 1 day
Marketing Cookies
Third party cookie – facebook.com _fbp Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. Duration: 3 months.
Third party cookie – facebook.com fr This domain is owned by Facebook, which is the world’s largest social networking service. As a third party host provider, it mostly collects data on the interests of users via widgets such as the ‘Like’ button found on many websites. This is used to serve targeted advertising to its users when logged into its services. In 2014 it also started serving up behaviourally targeted advertising on other websites, similar to most dedicated online marketing companies. Contains browser and user unique ID combinaton, used for targeted advertising Duration: 3 months.
Third party cookie – facebook.com tr Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party
advertisers. Duration: Session.
Third party cookie – youtube.com yt-remote-cast-installed Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. Duration: session.
Third party cookie – youtube.com yt-remote-connected-devices Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. Duration: Persistent.
Third party cookie – youtube.com yt-remote-device-id Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. Duration: persistent.
Third party cookie – youtube.com yt-remote-fast-check-period Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. Duration: session.
Third party cookie – youtube.com yt-remote-session-app Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. Duration: session.
Third party cookie – youtube.com yt-remote-session-name Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. Duration: session.