S4C's website uses cookies. By using the site you are consenting to S4C's use of cookies in line with the guidelines below.
Cookies record information about your online preferences. The main purpose of cookies is to identify users and maybe prepare customized pages for them. When you go to a website that uses cookies, you may be asked to fill out a form providing information such as your name and interests. This information is packaged into a cookie and sent to your web browser which stores it for later use. The next time you go to the same site, your browser will send the cookie to the web server. The server can use this information to present you with custom web pages. For example, instead of seeing just a generic welcome page you might see a welcome page with your name on it.
| Origin | Cookie name | Purpose | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| S4C website | accepted_cookies | Site personalisation | Indicates that the cookie alert has been closed and prevents it from being shown again. |
| Clic | S4C-seek-xx | Site personalisation | Records the time line of the program being watched, on return to the programme viewing is continued from this point. |
| S4C-parental-em | Site personalisation | Encrypted email address for parental control, this is stored locally and not collected by S4C. | |
| S4C-parental-hash | Site personalisation | Encrypted password for parental control, this is stored locally and not collected by S4C. | |
| S4C-parental-lock | Site personalisation | Indicates whether the parental lock is engaged or not. | |
| Rygbi & Caban | _icl_current_language | Site personalisation | Stores the language preference. The site defaults to this selection on return. |
| Production Site | PID | Site personalisation | Tracks the language being used. |
| Learners | s4c_dysg_sid | Session tracking | Tracks the session on the website. |
| s4c_dysg_lefel | Site personalisation | Tracks the level of Welsh that the user has selected. | |
| Weather | s_cc | Site personalisation | Indicates whether other cookies are permitted to be stored by the weather site. |
| s_sq | Site personalisation | Tracks the previous link clicked within the weather site. | |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Session tracking | ASP.NET session id, contains no user information | |
| myLocationDetails | Site personalisation | Allows the ability to save and address/postcode so that weather information can be localised. | |
| Cymorth | PHPSESSID | Session tracking | PHP session ID, created by default by the system. Holds no user information. |
| Origin | Cookie name | Purpose | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyw | cyw | Site personalisation | If logged in stores the username for use on the site, otherwise the username of guest_xx is assigned. |
| Stwnsh | stwnsh | Site personalisation | If logged in stores your username for use on the site, otherwise the username of guest_xx is assigned. |
| Origin | Cookie name | Purpose | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Networking | c_user, csm, datr, locale, lu, s, xs | Site personalisation | Facebook connect cookies which allow you to share content with your social networks, express interest in content and connect with your social media networks
To delete Facebook cookies please visit http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=185360664848864 |
| Google Analytics | __utma | Website usage statistics | Stores the amount of visits, and the time of the first visit, the previous visit, and the current visit. |
| __utmb and __utmc | Website usage statistics | Checks the duration of a visit: when a visit starts, and approximate end. | |
| __utmz | Website usage statistics | Stores the location of a visit.
To delete Google cookies please visit http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html |
Users have the opportunity to set their computers to accept all cookies, to notify them when a cookie is issued, or not to receive cookies at any time. The last of these, of course, means that certain personalised services cannot then be provided to that user and accordingly you may not be able to take full advantage of all of the features on S4C's websites. Each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.
If you have set your computer to reject cookies you can still browse S4C's websites anonymously until such time as you wish to register for services on S4C's websites. For further information on cookies and how to delete them, please visit www.aboutcookies.org.
