Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
In this Cookie Policy, any use of the words “you”, “yours” or similar expressions shall mean any user of this website whatsoever. Terms such as “we”, “us, “our” or similar expressions shall mean Western Province Professional Rugby (Pty) Limited.
Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. They are often used as a mechanism for websites to remember useful information, such as your login details, and can contribute to ease of use when navigating a website. Our cookies cannot identify you personally.
HOW WE USE COOKIES
Cookies on our website are used for a variety of different purposes, but generally speaking their use breaks down into the following categories:
- 1.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website.
- 1.2 Analytical/Performance Cookies: These allow us to recognise and count the number of users of our website and see how such users navigate through our website. This helps to improve how our website works, for example, by ensuring that users can find what they are looking for easily.
- 1.3 Functionality Cookies: These improve the functional performance of our website and make it easier for you to use. For example, such cookies are used to remember that you have previously visited the website and asked to remain logged in to it
- 1.4 Targeting Cookies: These record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will then use this information to make advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.
MANAGING COOKIES
1. WP Rugby and Stormers Website
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are required for the operation of our website. You may disable these using your internet browser but this may affect website functionality.
| Cookie/Domain Name | Purpose |
| cmplz | This cookie stores whether the user has accepted the usage of cookies. |
| SessionId | This cookie is a reference to a unique session for a current browsing session. No personal data is stored in it. The session is ended when a user’s browser is closed. |
| XSFR-TOKEN | This cookie is a unique token generated when a web form is loaded, and is validated on form submission to ensure that forms are submitted directly through the website and not through third party robots, external forms, etc. |
| _store-all-cookies | This cookie is used to notify whether to store all cookies or just essential cookies depending on how the user registers. |
| Datadome | This cookie is used to detect BOTS and malicious traffic. |
Non-essential Cookies
Non-essential cookies are set by thestormers.com and wprugby.com. They help us improve the functionality of our website by collecting information and reporting on your use of the website as well as improving your user experience.
| Cookie/Domain Name | Purpose |
| __gads | These cookies enable us to anonymously track how visitors access and browse our website, thereby enabling us to optimise and improve our service. Further information is available at: https://business.safety.google/adscookies/ |
| _gat | These cookies enable us to anonymously track how visitors access and browse our website, thereby enabling us to optimise and improve our service. Further information is available at: https://business.safety.google/adscookies/ |
| _ga | These cookies enable us to anonymously track how visitors access and browse our website, thereby enabling us to optimise and improve our service. Further information is available at: https://business.safety.google/adscookies/ |
| _gid | This cookie is associated with Google Universal Analytics and is used to compile statistical reports which help us to improve our website. |
| _dc_gtm_UA | These cookies enable us to anonymously track how visitors access and browse our website, thereby enabling us to optimise and improve our service. Further information is available at: https://business.safety.google/adscookies/ |
| Intercom-id | This is an anonymous visitor identification cookie. |
| __utmc | This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. It is not used in most sites but is set to enable interoperability with the older version of Google Analytics code known as Urchin. In this older versions this was used in combination with the __utmb cookie to identify new sessions/visits for returning visitors. When used by Google Analytics this is always a Session cookie which is destroyed when the user closes their browser. Where it is seen as a Persistent cookie it is therefore likely to be a different technology setting the cookie. |
| __utmz | This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour measure of site performance. This cookie identifies the source of traffic to the site – so Google Analytics can tell site owners where visitors came from when arriving on the site. The cookie has a life span of 6 months and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
| __utmt | This cookie is set by Google Analytics. According to their documentation it is used to throttle the request rate for the service – limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes |
| __utmb | This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie determines new sessions and visits and expires after 30 minutes. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. Any activity by a user within the 30 minute life span will count as a single visit, even if the user leaves and then returns to the site. A return after 30 minutes will count as a new visit, but a returning visitor. |
| __utma | This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie lasts for 2 years by default and distinguishes between users and sessions. It it used to calculate new and returning visitor statistics. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. The lifespan of the cookie can be customised by website owners. |
| _fbp | Used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services |
Third-party Cookies
Third-party cookies are set by another domain. They help us improve the functionality of our website by collecting information and reporting on your use of the website as well as improving your user experience.
You may disable these using your internet browser but this may affect website functionality.
| Cookie/Domain Name | Purpose |
| SSID | This cookie is used to store information about how you use the website and any advertising that you may have seen before visiting this website. |
| APISID & SAPISID | These cookies are used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising on other sites. |
| HSID & SID | These cookies contain digitally signed and encrypted records of a user’s Google account ID and most recent sign-in time. The combination of these two cookies allows us to block many types of attack, such as attempts to steal the content of forms that you complete on web pages. |
| Secure-3PSID | This cookie is used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising on other sites. |
| NID | This cookie is used to help customize ads on Google properties. |
| 1P_JAR | This cookie is used to store information about how you use the website and any advertising that you may have seen before visiting this website. |
| DV | This cookie is used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. |
| ANID | This cookie is used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising |
| IDE | This cookie is used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised advertising. |
| uid | This cookie provides a uniquely assigned, machine-generated user ID and gathers data about activity on the website. This data may be sent to a 3rd party for analysis and reporting. |
| _atssc | This cookie is associated with the AddThis social sharing widget. This enables visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. |
| _atuvc | This cookie is associated with the AddThis social sharing widget. This enables visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. |
| CONSENT | Used to store Google Network advertising preferences for use in targeted advertising. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_L IVE | This cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites;it can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the Youtube interface. |
| YSC | This cookie is set by YouTube to track views of embedded videos. |
2. WP Rugby and Stormers Magazine and Matchday Programs Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are required for the operation of our website. You may disable these using your internet browser but this may affect website functionality.
| Cookie/Domain Name | Purpose |
| cmplz | This cookie stores whether the user has accepted the usage of cookies. |
| SessionId | This cookie is a reference to a unique session for a current browsing session. No personal data is stored in it. The session is ended when a user’s browser is closed. |
| XSFR-TOKEN | This cookie is a unique token generated when a web form is loaded, and is validated on form submission to ensure that forms are submitted directly through the website and not through third party robots, external forms, etc. |
| _store-all-cookies | This cookie is used to notify whether to store all cookies or just essential cookies depending on how the user registers. |
| Datadome | This cookie is used to detect BOTS and malicious traffic. |
| JSESSIONID | General purpose platform session cookie, used by sites written in JSP. Usually used to maintain an anonymous user session by the server. |
Non-essential Cookies
Non-essential cookies are set by www.wprugbymag.co.za, www.stormersmagazine.com, venues.iamastormer.com, wprugbymatchday.pubhub.studio, stormers-matchday.pubhub.studio, and newlandslibrary.pubhub.studio. They help us improve the functionality of our website by collecting information and reporting on your use of the website as well as improving your user experience.
| Cookie/Domain Name | Purpose |
| __gads | These cookies enable us to anonymously track how visitors access and browse our website, thereby enabling us to optimise and improve our service. Further information is available at: https://business.safety.google/adscookies/ |
| _gat | These cookies enable us to anonymously track how visitors access and browse our website, thereby enabling us to optimise and improve our service. Further information is available at: https://business.safety.google/adscookies/ |
| _ga | These cookies enable us to anonymously track how visitors access and browse our website, thereby enabling us to optimise and improve our service. Further information is available at: https://business.safety.google/adscookies/ |
| _gid | This cookie is associated with Google Universal Analytics and is used to compile statistical reports which help us to improve our website. |
| _dc_gtm_UA | These cookies enable us to anonymously track how visitors access and browse our website, thereby enabling us to optimise and improve our service. Further information is available at: https://business.safety.google/adscookies/ |
| Intercom-id | This is an anonymous visitor identification cookie. |
Third-party Cookies
Third-party cookies are set by another domain. They help us improve the functionality of our website by collecting information and reporting on your use of the website as well as improving your user experience.
You may disable these using your internet browser but this may affect website functionality.
| Cookie/Domain Name | Purpose |
| SSID | This cookie is used to store information about how you use the website and any advertising that you may have seen before visiting this website. |
| APISID & SAPISID | These cookies are used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising on other sites. |
| HSID & SID | These cookies contain digitally signed and encrypted records of a user’s Google account ID and most recent sign-in time. The combination of these two cookies allows us to block many types of attack, such as attempts to steal the content of forms that you complete on web pages. |
| Secure-3PSID | This cookie is used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising on other sites. |
| NID | This cookie is used to help customize ads on Google properties. |
| 1P_JAR | This cookie is used to store information about how you use the website and any advertising that you may have seen before visiting this website. |
| DV | This cookie is used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. |
| ANID | This cookie is used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising |
| IDE | This cookie is used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised advertising. |
| uid | This cookie provides a uniquely assigned, machine-generated user ID and gathers data about activity on the website. This data may be sent to a 3rd party for analysis and reporting. |
| _atssc | This cookie is associated with the AddThis social sharing widget. This enables visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. |
| _atuvc | This cookie is associated with the AddThis social sharing widget. This enables visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. |
| CONSENT | Used to store Google Network advertising preferences for use in targeted advertising. |
| .newrelic.com | These cookies are used by New Relic which is a monitoring tool that tracks web applications’ performance metrics and other data. |
HOW TO CLEAR COOKIES Chrome
- Click on the lock icon at the left of the address bar
- Select “Cookies and site data”
- Select “Manage cookies and site data”
- Click on the three vertical dots to the right of the domain name to change your cookie preferences for that domain OR click on the trash can icon to the right of the domain name to delete all cookies associated with that domain
Firefox
- Click on the lock icon at the left of the address bar
- Select “Clear cookies and site data…”
Safari
- Click on Safari > Settings
- Select “Privacy”
- Select “Manage Website Data…”
- Search for the current website’s domain
- Select the current domain in the search results
- Click on the “Remove” button in the bottom left corner
CHANGES TO THIS COOKIES POLICY
Our policies and procedures are under continual review. We may, from time to time, update our cookies policy. Any such changes will be posted on this page.
CONTACT
Questions, comments and requests regarding this Cookie Policy should be addressed to [email protected] or call +27 21 659 4600.
This Website is run by Stormers based in South Africa at:
Western Province Professional Rugby, Newlands Rugby Stadium, Boundary Road, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa.