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Head of the Lay Observer Secretariat
9th Floor, Post Point 9.52
The Tower
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
We use small files called ‘cookies’ on layobservers.org to give you the best experience on our site. Some are essential to make the site work, and some help us understand how people use the site so that we can improve your experience. You can choose to turn off the non-essential cookies. Which cookies are you happy for us to use?
We use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on user needs. We do not allow Google Analytics to use or share the data about how you use this site.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | These help us count how many people visit on layobservers.org by tracking if you’ve visited before | 2 years |
| _gid | These help us count how many people visit on layobservers.org by tracking if you’ve visited before | 24 hours |
| _gat | These help us to manage how we collect analytics when we have lots of visitors on the site at one time | 10 minutes |
Always on
These cookies will always need to be on because they make our site work.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress_test_cookie | This is used to test whether the browser accepts cookies | When you close your browser |
| PHPSESSID | This is used to link your device to the information sent to the server from your browser. It is typically used to avoid you having to retype information when moving from one page to another. | When you close your browser |
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress_[hash] | This authenticates you when you log in to the admin area | When you close your browser |
| wordpress_logged_in | This shows the site that you’re logged in and who you are so you can access the functions you need | When you close your browser |
| wordpress_sec | If you are logged in as a site admin, this stores your authentication details. | When you close your browser |
| wp-settings-{time}-[UID] | The number on the end [UID] is your individual user ID from the users database. | 1 year |
We embed videos from our official YouTube channel using YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode. This mode may set cookies on your computer once you click on the YouTube video player, but YouTube will not store personally-identifiable cookie information for playbacks of embedded videos using the privacy-enhanced mode.
We have no control over cookies set on other websites - you can turn them off, but not through us.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| PREF* | Allows you to view embedded YouTube videos and lets Youtube count video views. | 8 months |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE* | Allows you to view embedded YouTube videos and lets Youtube count video views. | 8 months |
| VSC* | Allows you to view embedded YouTube videos and lets Youtube count video views. | When you close your browser |
| remote_sid* | Allows you to view embedded YouTube videos and lets Youtube count video views. | When you close your browser |
Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and your rights.
Head of the Lay Observer Secretariat
9th Floor, Post Point 9.52
The Tower
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ