Cookie Policy
This website uses cookies
We use cookies to personalize content, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media partners, who may combine it with other information you have provided to them or that they have collected from your use of their services.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites you visit. They are widely used to enable websites to operate, or operate more efficiently, and to provide information to site owners. The cookies we use enable us, among other things, to improve your experience when using our website and to ensure that the website functions as you expect it to.
What are the different types of cookies?
A cookie can be classified according to its lifespan and the domain to which it belongs.
Depending on its lifetime, a cookie is either:
- a session cookie that is deleted when the user closes the browser; or
- a persistent cookie that remains on the user's computer/device for a predefined period of time.
With regard to the domains to which they belong, there are two types:
- First party cookies : These are cookies set directly by the website or domain the user is visiting.
- Third-party cookies: These are cookies set by a domain other than the one the user is visiting. This typically occurs when the website incorporates elements from other sites, such as images, social media plugins or advertising. When the browser or other software fetches these elements from the other sites, they can set cookies as well
What categories of cookies are used on our website?
We use 5 categories of cookies on our website:
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Essential cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the functioning of the website to which you, as a user, have requested access. Essential cookies also include cookies intended for communication purposes only (for the sole purpose of transmission over the network). These essential cookies are exempt from consent.
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Cookies for audience measurement
These cookies make it possible to generate statistics on visits in order to improve the website. The solution used for this (Google Analytics) anonymizes IP addresses. These cookies are disabled by default.
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Cookies related to social network sharing plugins
These third-party cookies are set by social networks to use your browsing data in accordance with their terms, when you interact with sharing buttons of these networks integrated on the site.
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Functional cookies
These cookies are used to personalize your user experience.
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Video cookies.
These cookies are set by a third-party service (Youtube) to use your navigation data in accordance with their conditions, when playing videos of the service embedded on our site.
We incorporate videos on our site using the "privacy- enhanced" mode proposed by Youtube. This means that when viewing the embedded videos, no activity data is collected to personalize the Youtube viewing experience.
Understand how and why we use cookies
The tables below detail the cookies we use and their purposes.
COOKIES EXEMPT FROM CONSENT (ESSENTIAL COOKIES) |
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| Type | Name of the cookie | Session / Persistent | First-party / Third-party | Lifespan | Purpose |
| Essential | |||||
| ci_session | Persistent | First Party | 2 hours | Cookie normally associated with the CodeIgniter framework for building PHP based applications. Usually used to maintain a user state during a browser session for consistancy of user experience. By default the cookie is destroyed when the browser session ends, in which case it can be Strictly Necessary. However, it can optionally be stored in a database and be used for tracking users or other purposes, in such cases a category of Strictly Necessary will probably not apply. | |
| incap_ses_* | Session | First Party | Preserves users states across page requests. | ||
| SERVERID | Session | First Party | Session | Usually used for load balancing. Identifies the server that delivered the last page to the browser. Associated with the HAProxy Load Balancer software. | |
| visid_incap_* | Persistent | First Party | Preserves users states across page requests. | ||
| CookieControl | Persistent | First Party | 1 year 29 days | This cookie stores acceptance of cookie policy. | |
| checkForPermission | Persistent | Third Party | Determines whether the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box. | ||
| AWSALB | Persistent | Third Party | Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience. | ||
| trustedsite_visit | Persistent | Third Party | 1 day | The cookie is necessary for secure log-in and the detection of any spam or abuse of the website. | |
| _pinterest_ct_ua | Persistent | Third Party | 1 year | This cookie is being set in relation to Pinterest Marketing | |
| AWSALBCORS | Persistent | Third-Party | 7 days | For continued stickiness support with CORS use cases after the Chromium update, we are creating additional stickiness cookies for each of these duration-based stickiness features named AWSALBCORS (ALB). | |
| incap_ses_128_667726 | Session | First Party | Session | N/A | |
| trustedsite_tm_float_seen | Persistent | First party | 5 minutes | N/A | |
| visid_incap_667726 | Persistent | First Party | 12 months 4 days | N/A | |
| CookieControl | Persistent | First party | 1 year 1 month | N/A | |
| trustedsite_visit | Persistent | Party | 1 day | N/A | |
COOKIES REQUIRING CONSENT |
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| Type | Name of the cookie | Session / Persistent | First-party / Third-party | Lifespan | Purpose |
| Audience measurement | |||||
| _ga | Persistent | First Party | 2 years | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | |
| _gat | Persistent | First Party | 1 minute | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | |
| _gid | Persistent | First Party | 24 hours | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | |
| _at.hist.# | Persistent | First Party | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis to store the user's usage history of the AddThis sharing widget | ||
| Functional (Management of widgets for contests, newsletter subscriptions or other third party functions) | |||||
| 1P_JAR | Persistent | Third Party | 30 days | This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. | |
| ANID | Persistent | Third Party | 13 months EEA UK / 24 months elsewhere | Campaign Manager, Display & Video 360, Google Ads, Search Ads 360. | |
| APISID | Persistent | Third Party | This DoubleClick cookie is generally set through the site by advertising partners, and used by them to build a profile of the website visitor's interests and show relevant ads on other sites. This cookie works by uniquely identifying your browser and device. | ||
| HSID | Persistent | Third Party | This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to build a profile of the website visitor's interests and show relevant ads on other sites. | ||
| NID | Persistent | Third Party | 6 months | This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to help build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites. | |
| SAPISID | Persistent | Third Party | This DoubleClick cookie is generally set through the site by advertising partners, and used by them to build a profile of the website visitor's interests and show relevant ads on other sites. This cookie works by uniquely identifying your browser and device. | ||
| SIDCC | Persistent | Third Party | This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. | ||
| SSID | Persistent | Third Party | This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. | ||
| ___utmvc | Persistent | First Party | Collects information on visitor behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used on the website, in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement. | ||
| __atuvc | Persistent | First Party | 11 months 8 days | Updates the counter of a website's social sharing features. | |
| __atuvs | Persistent | First Party | Ensures that the updated counter is displayed to the user if a page is shared with the social sharing service, AddThis. | ||
| __widgetsettings | Persistent | Third Party | Collects data through a range of plug-ins and integrations, that is primarily used for tracking and targeting. | ||
| _at.cww | Persistent | First Party | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis. | ||
| _fbp | Persistent | First Party | 3 months | Used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | |
| _pin_unauth | Persistent | Party | 1 year | Registers a unique ID that identifies and recognizes the user. Is used for targeted advertising. | |
| _gcl_au | Persistent | First Party | 3 months | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | |
| ActivityInfo2 | Persistent | Third Party | 29 days 23 hours | This cookie is used to track conversions associated with a unique visitor and is used for attribution and ROI measurement. | |
| ad-id | Persistent | Third Party | 8 months 15 days | This cookie is generally provided by amazon-adsystem.com for advertising purposes. | |
| ad-privacy | Persistent | Third Party | 1 year 1 month | This cookie is generally provided by amazon-adsystem.com for advertising purposes. | |
| at-rand | Persistent | First Party | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis. | ||
| fr | Persistent | First Party | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | ||
| GPS | Persistent | First Party | Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location. | ||
| IDE | Persistent | First Party | 13 months EEA UK / 24 months elsewhere | Campaign Manager, Display & Video 360, Google Ad Manager, Google Analytics, Search Ads 360 | |
| loc | Persistent | Third Party | Geolocation, which is used to help providers determine how users who share information with each other are geographically located (state level). | ||
| local_storage_support_test | Persistent | Third Party | The cookie is used in context with the local-storage function in the browser. This function allows the website to load faster by pre-loading certain procedures. | ||
| OT_695 | Session | Third Party | Collects visitor data related to the user's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded, with the purpose of displaying targeted ads. | ||
| OT2 | Persistent | Third Party | Collects visitor data related to the user's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded, with the purpose of displaying targeted ads. | ||
| pagead/1p-user-list/# | Session | Third Party | Generated by Google pagead dynamic marketing to track events such as conversions or other meaningful user interactions. | ||
| r/collect | Session | Third Party | This cookie is used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. It tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | ||
| rc::c | Session | Third Party | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | ||
| t1 | Persistent | Third Party | Collects information on visitor behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used on the website, in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement. | ||
| TapAd_DID | Persistent | Third Party | Used to determine what type of devices (smartphones, tablets, computers, TVs etc.) is used by a user. | ||
| TapAd_TS | Persistent | Third Party | Used to determine what type of devices (smartphones, tablets, computers, TVs etc.) is used by a user. | ||
| test_cookie | Persistent | Third Party | 1 month | This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to determine if the website visitor's browser supports cookies. | |
| tr | Session | Third Party | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | ||
| u2 | Persistent | Third Party | 29 days 23 hours | This cookie collects information regarding the website visitor's navigation throughout the site and the efficacy of the advertisements shown to the visitor during their navigation. | |
| uid | Persistent | Third Party | Collects visitor data related to the user's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded, with the purpose of displaying targeted ads. | ||
| uvc | Persistent | Third Party | Detects how often the social sharing service, AddThis, encounters the same user. | ||
| xtc | Persistent | Third Party | Registers the user's sharing of content via social media. | ||
| ps-uid | Session | First Party | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. | ||
| SZMKSessionId | Persistent | First Party | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. | ||
| ps-location | Persistent | First Party | Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement - This also allows the website to limit the number of times that the visitor is shown the same advertisement. | ||
| auid | Persistent | Third Party | Registers a unique user ID that recognises the user's browser when visiting websites that show ads from the same ad network. The cookie is used to collect statistical data of the visitor's movements and to generate targeted ads. | ||
| bito | Persistent | Third Party | Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. This pairing service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers. | ||
| bitoIsSecure | Persistent | Third Party | Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. This pairing service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers. | ||
| log/cnv | Session | Third Party | Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. This pairing service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers. | ||
| bt-es-15295 | Session | Third Party | Bidtellect’s proprietary algorithm [is] used to measure and analyze user engagement and post-click activity. | ||
| test_cookie | Persistent | First Party | Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. | ||
| displayed_tnc_popup_footer | Persistent | First Party | Session | This cookies is used for website to check the popup was displayed. | |
| Video | |||||
| PREF | Persistent | Third Party | Registers a unique ID that is used by Google to keep statistics of how the visitor uses YouTube videos across different websites. | ||
| YSC | Session | Third Party | Session | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Persistent | Third Party | 180 days | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | |
| yt-remote-device-id | Persistent | Third Party | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | ||
| yt-remote-connected-devices | Persistent | Third Party | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | ||
| yt-remote-cast-installed | Session | Third Party | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | ||
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | Session | Third Party | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | ||
| yt-remote-session-app | Session | Third Party | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | ||
| yt-remote-session-name | Session | Third Party | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | ||
| yt-player-headers-readable | Persistent | Third Party | Used to determine the optimal video quality based on the visitor's device and network settings. | ||
How do I change my cookie settings?
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Changes to the Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Please check this Cookie Policy regularly to ensure that you are aware of the most recent version.
Last updated: 24-April-2023
