Discover Cookie Policy
Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) • 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, smartphone, or tablet when you visit websites. They are widely used to ensure websites function efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide analytical data to site operators.
2. How We Use Cookies on Discover Yorkshire
We use cookies on discover-yorkshire.com to deliver a seamless browsing experience. The cookies we utilize are categorized into:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for core website operations, such as security, mobile menu state, and session routing. These do not require user consent under PECR.
- Functional & Preference Cookies: Allow our site to remember your choices (e.g., active filter selections in our catalog) to provide an enhanced user experience.
- Performance & Analytics Cookies: Help us understand aggregate visitor behavior, popular travel guides, and page loading speeds to optimize content delivery.
3. Cookies Used on Our Site
| Cookie Name | Category | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| __dy_session | Strictly Necessary | Session | Maintains user navigation state and security tokens. |
| __dy_pref | Functional | 30 Days | Stores UI preference settings and active catalog view choices. |
| __dy_analytics | Analytics | 1 Year | Anonymized visitor traffic counts and performance metrics. |
4. Managing and Disabling Cookies
Most modern web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences through their settings menu. You can block or delete cookies at any time. However, disabling essential cookies may impact certain interactive features on our site, such as modal dialogs and catalog filter functions.
5. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this policy periodically to reflect statutory changes in UK data protection regulations. The current version was published in July 2026.