Last updated: 26 September 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Snowdonia Donkeys (registered charity in England and Wales 1176577) (“we”, “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies on snowdoniadonkeys.com. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal information more generally.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website saves in your browser. They let the site remember things, such as your choices, and can help the site owner understand how the site is used. Similar technologies, such as your browser’s local storage, work in a similar way; in this policy “cookies” covers them too.
How we use cookies
Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK GDPR, we can set cookies that are strictly necessary for the website or a service you ask for without asking first. All other cookies are optional: we only set them if you agree.
When you first visit, a cookie banner lets you Accept all, Reject all or Manage your choices. Optional cookies stay off until you accept them, and nothing optional is pre-selected.
The types of cookies we use
- Strictly necessary: needed for the site, forms and payments to work and to keep them secure. These are always on.
- Analytics: help us understand how visitors use the site (Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics). Off unless you accept.
- Embedded videos: YouTube videos on our pages. YouTube (Google) may set cookies and track viewing when a video loads, so videos only load when you accept or click to play. Off unless you accept.
Cookies used on this website
The tables below list the cookies we found on this website when we checked it on 26 September 2026, with everything accepted and with everything rejected. Cookie names ending in * have a varying suffix. Third-party providers may change their cookies from time to time.
Strictly necessary cookies
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
cc_consent |
snowdoniadonkeys.com (this website) | Remembers your cookie choices so we don't ask on every page. | 6 months |
__stripe_mid |
Stripe | Fraud prevention for card payments. | 1 year |
__stripe_sid |
Stripe | Fraud prevention for card payments (this visit). | 30 minutes |
m |
Stripe (m.stripe.com) | Fraud prevention: recognises the device used for a payment. | Up to 13 months |
hmt_id, __cf_bm, __cflb |
hCaptcha (hcaptcha.com) | Spam and bot protection on our online forms. | Up to 30 days (__cf_bm 30 minutes) |
g_state |
Google (Sign in with Google, via Site Kit) | Remembers whether you closed or used the Sign in with Google prompt. | 6 months |
googlesitekit_auth_nonce |
snowdoniadonkeys.com (Site Kit by Google) | Security check for Sign in with Google. | Session |
NID |
Google (google.com) | Set by Google when a Google service on the page loads (for example the Google Pay check on the payment form). Google uses it to remember preferences and for security. | 6 months |
The Stripe and hCaptcha cookies come from our secure donation form (GiveWP with Stripe) and its spam protection. The Google cookies are set when Google services on the page load, such as Sign in with Google, Google Pay, Google Maps or Google Translate.
Analytics cookies (only with your consent)
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga, _ga_* |
Google (Google Analytics via Google Tag Manager) | Tells visits apart and counts page views so we can see which pages are useful. | Up to 2 years |
Google Tag Manager (which can load Google Analytics) only loads after you accept analytics cookies.
Embedded videos cookies (only with your consent)
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
YSC, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, __Secure-YNID and similar |
YouTube (Google) | Set by YouTube when a video loads: remembers player settings, counts views and may be used by Google for advertising. | Session to 6 months |
Until you accept embedded videos, each video shows a “Load video” button instead.
Third-party features
- Google Translate: if you use the language switcher, Google receives the page content and your IP address and sets a
googtranscookie (for this visit) to remember the language. - Google Maps: our Visit Us page shows an embedded Google map. Google receives your IP address when the map loads and may set its own cookies.
Changing or withdrawing your consent
You can change your mind at any time. Use the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page to reopen your choices, then turn optional cookies on or off, or choose Reject all. Your choice is saved for 6 months, after which we will ask again.
Withdrawing consent stops optional cookies being used from that point on. It does not affect anything that happened before. Optional cookies already in your browser stay there until they expire or you delete them (see below).
Controlling cookies in your browser
Most browsers let you see, block and delete cookies in their settings, usually under “Privacy” or “Cookies and site data”. Your browser’s help pages explain how. If you block all cookies, parts of this site (such as donations and signing in) may not work. You can also install Google’s Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The Information Commissioner’s Office has more guidance on cookies at ico.org.uk.
Changes to this policy
We will update this page if the cookies we use change. The date at the top shows when it was last updated.
Contact us
If you have questions about cookies or your personal information, email info@snowdoniadonkeys.com. For more about how we use personal information and your rights, including your right to complain to the ICO, see our Privacy Policy.