Cookies
Use of cookies by Merthyr Tydfil Public Library Service
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
The tables below explains the cookies we use and why.
Necessary Cookies
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _GRECAPTCHA | This cookie is used by Google reCAPTCHA to prevent spam and abuse on websites that use Google reCAPTCHA. | 179 days |
| _AspNetCore_Antiforgery_* | An antiforgery system for ASP.NET Core designed to generate and validate tokens to prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. | End of browser session |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | This Cookie is used by YouTube to store your cookie consent choice for our Website. | 179 days |
Analytics (optional)
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | To show us when you visit one of our webpages for the first time. | 2 years |
| _ga_* | To show us when you visit one of our webpages for the first time. | 1 year |
| YSC | Used by YouTube to track views of embedded videos on websites outside of YouTube, allowing them to gather statistics and tailor user experiences. | End of browser session |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | This cookie is used by YouTube to track user behaviour and interactions, particularly with embedded content. This data can then be used to analyse trends and improve the overall user experience. | 180 days |
Advertising (optional)
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | To show us when you visit one of our webpages for the first time. | 180 days |
*indicates cookies that contain additional letters, numbers or symbols in their name.
How can I change my cookie preferences?
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the Cookie icon. You can adjust the available sliders to ‘On’ or ‘Off’, then press the ‘X’ icon.
Most web browsers are set up to accept cookies. If you do not wish to receive cookies, you may be able to change the settings of your web browser to refuse all cookies or to notify you each time a cookie is sent to your computer, giving you the choice whether to accept it or not.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Notification of Changes
As Merthyr Tydfil Public Library Service creates new services, this may generate a need to amend this Cookie Policy. If our Cookie Policy changes at any time in the future, it will be posted on this page.
Your Rights
You have the right to ask Merthyr Tydfil Public Library Service not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if Merthyr Tydfil Public Library Service intend to use your data for such purposes or if Merthyr Tydfil Public Library Service intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes.
You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms Merthyr Tydfil Public Library Service use to collect your data.
You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at Email: information.security@merthyr.gov.uk Tel.: 01685 725000.
You can view the Council’s Privacy Notices via the following link: https://www.merthyr.gov.uk/council/data-protection-and-freedom-of-information/privacy-notices/
Merthyr Tydfil Public Library Service website may, from time to time, contain links to and from other websites. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that Merthyr Tydfil Public Library Service do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
Under Data Protection Regulations you have the right to access information held about you. Any access request can be made to data.protection@merthyr.gov.uk or via the following link https://www.merthyr.gov.uk/council/data-protection-and-freedom-of-information/data-protection-requests/