Cookies are small pieces of data that are downloaded onto your computer or mobile device when you visit a website or application.
We use cookies in a variety of ways for example:
You can find out more about managing cookies at this web site.
First party cookies
These cookies are set by our website, and only that website can read them.
Third-party cookies
These cookies are not set by us. We have no control over third-party cookies – you can turn them off, but not through us.
Session cookies
These cookies last as long as your online session and disappear from your computer or device when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies
These cookies stay on your computer or device after your browser has been closed and last for a time specified in the cookie.
Functional and Performance cookies
These cookies let you use different parts of the website. Without them, services that you have asked may not be fully provided.
Analytical cookies
These cookies are used by us to analyse how our sites are used and how they are performing. For example, we use cookies from Google Analytics to obtain web analytics and intelligence about our site.
Cross-device tracking
Your browsing activity may be tracked across different websites and different devices or apps.
Cookies we use
The list below explains the type of cookies we use, why we use them and how long they last.
Cookie - exp_last_visit
Description - This cookie is used by the website Content Management System. This cookie is used Description - to store the last visit date of the registered users.
Duration - 1 year
Type – Analytics
Cookie - exp_last_activity
Description - This cookie is used by the website Content Management System. This cookie is used to record the time of last page load.
Duration - 1 year
Type – Analytics
Cookie - exp_tracker
Description - This cookie is used by the website Content Management System. This is a temporary cookie which expires when the visitor close the browser window. This cookie stores the last five pages viewed by the visitor for form or error message returns.
Duration - session
Type – Analytics
Cookie - exp_csrf_token
Description - This cookie is used for the purpose of website security that is Cross-Site-Request forgery prevention. It is used to identify the trusted web traffic.
Duration - 2 hours
Type – Necessary
Cookie - _ga
Description - The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.
Duration - 1 year 1 month 4 days
Type – Analytics
Cookie - _gid
Description - installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.
Duration - 1 day
Type - Analytics
Cookie - _gat_UA-*
Description - Google Analytics sets this cookie for user behaviour tracking.
Duration - 1 minute
Type - Analytics
Cookie - _ga_*
Type - Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.
Duration - 1 year 1 month 4 days
Type - Analytics
Cookie - rc::a
Domain - google.com
Description - This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.
Duration - never
Type - Necessary
Cookie - rc::c
Domain - google.com
Description - This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.
Duration - session
Type – Necessary
We will obtain consent from you to use analytical cookies. Consent will be obtained from you when you first enter our website.
You can prevent your browsing from being tracked generally by adjusting your browser settings, browsing in ‘private mode’ or using browser add-ons.
You can find out how to do this by visiting the relevant support page for your browser, or by using the help function on your browser.
Some sites use things like web beacons, clear GIFs, page tags and web bugs to understand how people are using them and to target advertising to them.
They usually take the form of a small, transparent image that is embedded in a web page or email. They work with cookies and capture data like your IP address, when you viewed the page or email, what device you were using and where you were.
For further information please contact DPO@ukfinance.org.uk.