Cookies

Cookies are small files saved on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website.

Cookies have been placed on your device to improve your browsing experience on this website. These cookies do not store personally identifiable information.

The law states that websites can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of the site. For all other types of cookies, your permission is needed before websites can use them on your device.

By using this website, you consent to the use of cookies. Guidance on how to mange or disable cookies can be found at the bottom of this page.

How the website uses cookies

This website uses cookies provided by Squarespace (the website builder), Google (the internet services provider) and AddThis (the social sharing service) to:

• make this website work effectively, for example by keeping it secure

• remember which pop-ups you've seen

• allow you to share this website on social media, via text message and email

• measure how you use this website, such as which links you click on

We do not use cookies for marketing purposes. Cookies placed by AddThis are used by third-party services to show you personalised content and targeted advertisements.

Squarespace, Google and AddThis have their privacy policies and practices which may be different from ours. We recommend that you carefully review the policies of these providers connected to this website.

Squarespace Privacy Policy

Google Privacy Policy

AddThis Privacy Policy

Cookies placed on your device

The cookies placed on your device will vary depending on how you use this website, the browser used, and the privacy settings enabled in your browser.

Here is a list of the main cookies placed on your device:

Name: crumb
Category: Functional
Description: Ensures visitor browsing security by preventing cross-site request forgery (CSRF). Essential for the security of the website and visitors. Provided by Squarespace.
Expiry: End of browser session

Name: test
Category: Functional
Description: Investigates if the visitor’s browser supports cookies and prevents errors. Provided by Squarespace.
Expiry: End of browser session

Name: ss_cookieAllowed
Category: Functional
Description: Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the Cookie Policy in the cookie banner. Necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website. Provided by Squarespace.
Expiry: 30 days

Name: ss_cvisit
Category: Functional
Description: Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions. Provided by Squarespace.
Expiry: 30 minutes

Name: squarespace-announcement-bar
Category: Functional
Description: Prevents the announcement bar from displaying if a visitor dismisses it. Provided by Squarespace.
Expiry: Persistent

Name: squarespace-likes
Category: Functional
Description: Shows when a visitor has already ‘liked’ a blog post. Provided by Squarespace.
Expiry: Persistent

Name: squarespace-popup-overlay
Category: Functional
Description: Prevents the promotional pop-up from displaying if a visitor dismisses it. Provided by Squarespace.
Expiry: Persistent

Name: _at.cww
Category: Functional
Description: Determines when to show the social sharing side banner. Provided by AddThis.
Expiry: Persistent

Name: at-lojson-cache-#
Category: Functional
Description: A cached version of the social sharing side banner. Provided by AddThis.
Expiry: Persistent

Name: at-rand
Category: Functional
Description: Used for A/B testing of the social sharing side banner. Provided by AddThis.
Expiry: Persistent

Name: ss_cid
Category: Analytics
Description: Identifies unique visitors. Calculates visitor, session and campaign data for website analytics. Provided by Squarespace.
Expiry: 2 years

Name: ss_cpvisit
Category: Analytics
Description: Identifies unique visitors. Calculates visitor, session and campaign data for website analytics. Provided by Squarespace.
Expiry: 2 years

Name: ss_cvr
Category: Analytics
Description: Identifies unique visitors. Calculates visitor, session and campaign data for the website analytics. Provided by Squarespace.
Expiry: 2 years

Name: ss_cvt
Category: Analytics
Description: Identifies unique visitors. Calculates visitor, session and campaign data for website analytics. Provided by Squarespace.
Expiry: 30 minutes

Name: _ga
Category: Analytics
Description: Identifies unique visitors. Calculates visitor, session and campaign data for the website analytics. Provided by Google.
Expiry: 2 years

Name: _gid
Category: Analytics
Description: Identifies unique visitors. Calculates visitor, session and campaign data for website analytics. Provided by Google.
Expiry: 1 day

Name: _gat or _dc_gtm_<property-id>
Category: Performance
Description: Used to throttle request rate. Provided by Google.
Expiry: 1 minute

Name: notice_gdpr_prefs
Category: Social sharing
Description: Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the AddThis Privacy Policy. Necessary for GDPR-compliance of the social sharing side banner. Provided by AddThis.
Expiry: 13 months

Name: notice_preferences
Category: Social sharing
Description: Stores the visitor’s usage preferences of the features used within the the social sharing side banner. Provided by AddThis.
Expiry: 13 months

Name: __atuvc
Category: Social sharing
Description: Updates the counter of the social sharing side banner. Provided by AddThis.
Expiry: 13 months

Name: __atuvs
Category: Social sharing
Description: Ensures that the updated counter of the social sharing side banner is displayed if a page is shared. Provided by AddThis.
Expiry: 1 month

Name: sshs
Category: Social sharing
Description: Enables the social sharing side banner to connect with the desired feature (Facebook, Twitter, SMS, WhatsApp, email and print facility). Provided by AddThis.
Expiry: 13 months

Name: loc
Category: Marketing
Description: Identifies a visitor’s geolocation, and how visitors who share information with each other are geographically located (county level). Provided by AddThis.
Expiry: 13 months

Name: uvc
Category: Marketing
Description: Detects how often the same visitor is encountered. Provided by AddThis.
Expiry: 13 months

Name: xtc
Category: Marketing
Description: Registers the visitor’s sharing of content via social media. Provided by AddThis.
Expiry: 13 months

Manage your cookies

For the most common browsers, you can:

• see which cookies are active in your browser’s settings

• clear cookies from your browser or device, either globally or from a specific website

For help locating cookies on your device, visit your browser's documentation:

Chrome

Firefox

Safari

Microsoft Edge

Internet Explorer

Opera

Once you have located the cookies on your device, the cookies placed whilst using this website may be found grouped together by searching these terms:

• talkingchange.nhs.uk

• analytics.google.com

• addthis.com

We encourage you to check back periodically to review this policy for any changes since your last visit. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us.

Effective date: 02/07/2020