Our Cookies

Cookies are text files that are placed on to your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to collect standard information and track how you use websites for examples the pages you visit.

 

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Make our website work, for example by keeping it secure
  • Measure how you use our website, such as which links you click on (Google Analytics - 3rd party)
  • Remember which pop-ups you've seen
  • Allow you to use User Way accessibility options (third party)
 

Cookies Used on This Website

Cookie Purpose Type Expires
_ga These help us count how many people visit the website by tracking if you've visited before 3rd Party 2 years
_gat Used by Google Analytics. Sets a unique ID for your session to help tell us how you use our website 3rd Party 1 minute
_gid Used by Google Analytics. Used by Google Analytics. Helps stop Google Analytics web servers crashing when collecting information on how you use our website 3rd Party 24 hours
PHPSESSID This cookie stores the identifier for your current session in PHP Necessary at end of session

These cookies are required for the site to function. They are exempt from consent under PECR Regulation 6(4) because they are essential to deliver the service you have requested. The list below reflects what is actually set on this site.

Name Purpose Type Lifetime
wwwwoodlandsmedicalcentrecom_session Identifies your server session. First-party 120 minutes
wwwwoodlandsmedicalcentrecom_portal_session Keeps you signed in to the patient portal, where you read and reply to messages about a form you submitted. First-party 30 minutes
XSRF-TOKEN Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection. First-party 120 minutes
bs_cookie_consent Stores your cookie choice and the date it was made. First-party 12 months
reCAPTCHA Anti-bot protection for the site's forms. Loaded on every page, so the protection is ready wherever a form appears. Treated as strictly necessary because the forms cannot accept submissions without it. Third-party Varies (Google)
Algolia Site search. The words you type into the search box are sent to Algolia to find matching pages. Third-party No cookie (browser storage only)
OpenStreetMap Map tiles on pages with a map. Your browser loads them from OpenStreetMap, which receives your IP address. Third-party No cookie

Optional cookies and third-party services

These cookies and services are only loaded when you have accepted optional cookies. You can withdraw consent at any time from the Cookie settings link in the footer; non-essential cookies will be deleted from your browser and the corresponding scripts will stop loading.

Name Purpose Type Lifetime Provider
_ga, _gid, _gat, _ga_* Google Analytics — measures site usage anonymously. Third-party Up to 2 years Google
Userway Accessibility widget. May set cookies or send identifiers to the provider. Third-party Varies (Userway) Userway
Google Translate On-page translation. Loaded only when you click the language selector. Third-party Varies (Google) Google