Cookie Notice


Digital Places — digitalplaces.org.uk

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to improve performance, and to provide information to the website owner.

2. How we use cookies

The Digital Places website (digitalplaces.org.uk) uses cookies to:

  • Ensure the website functions correctly

  • Understand, in aggregate, how visitors use the website so we can improve it — this data is not used to identify individual visitors

We do not use cookies for advertising or to track you across other websites.

3. Types of cookies we use

Below is a list of the cookies used on this website, their purpose, category, and how long they are retained. Necessary cookies are always active. Performance and Analytics cookies are switched off by default and are only set if you actively enable them via the cookie consent banner.

Cookie name: ss_cid
Category: Necessary
Purpose: Identifies a unique visitor for security and session management. This cookie is necessary for the site to function. If the user enables Performance and Analytics cookies, it also contributes to analytics reporting.
Retention: 2 years

Cookie name: ss_cookieAllowed
Category: Necessary
Purpose: Records the visitor’s cookie consent preference
Retention: 1 year

Cookie name: ss_cvr
Category: Performance & Analytics
Purpose: Distinguishes between new and returning visitors to support aggregated analytics reporting. Not used to identify individual visitors.
Retention: 2 years

Cookie name: ss_cvisit
Category: Performance & Analytics
Purpose: Tracks the current visit session to support aggregated analytics reporting. Not used to identify individual visitors.
Retention: 30 minutes

Cookie name: ss_cpvisit
Category: Performance & Analytics
Purpose: Records the date and time of the last visit to support aggregated analytics reporting. Not used to identify individual visitors.
Retention: 2 years

Cookie name: ss_cvt
Category: Performance & Analytics
Purpose: Tracks time spent on the website to support aggregated analytics reporting. Not used to identify individual visitors.
Retention: 30 minutes

4. Your cookie choices

When you first visit this website, you will be shown a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can also manage your preferences at any time by clicking the “Manage cookies” option in the banner. Essential cookies cannot be declined as they are required for the website to function. You can also control cookies through your browser settings, though please note that blocking essential cookies may affect how the website works for you.

5. Changes to this cookie notice

We may update this cookie notice from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated date.

This notice was last updated: June 2026.

6. Contact us

If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us at: info@digitalplaces.org.uk

Spirit Public Sector Ltd, 2 Plassey Square, Penarth, CF64 1HB.

7. Sources and references

Cookie information in this notice is based on the following official sources: