Cookie Policy
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We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.
The cookies that are categorized as “Necessary” are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site.
We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze how you use this website, store your preferences, and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you. These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent.
You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience.
For more information on how Google’s third-party cookies operate and handle your data, see: Google Privacy Policy
Cookie Notice
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This Cookie Notice explains how we use cookies and similar technologies when you visit or interact with our website.
It should be read together with our Privacy Notice, which explains how we process personal data more broadly.
- What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function efficiently, improve user experience, and provide information to website owners.
We may also use similar technologies such as pixels, tags, SDKs and local storage (together referred to in this notice as “cookies”).
- How we use cookies
We use cookies to:
- ensure the website functions properly
- maintain security and prevent fraud
- remember your preferences and settings
- understand how visitors use our website
- improve website performance and usability
- support marketing and advertising activities
Some cookies are set by us (first-party cookies) and others are set by third parties (third-party cookies).
- Your choices
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to:
- accept all cookies
- reject all non-essential cookies
- manage your cookie preferences by category
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by selecting the “Cookie Settings” link available on our website.
If you choose to disable certain cookies, some features of the website may not function as intended.
You may also be able to control cookies through your browser settings. For more information, visit your browser’s help pages.
- Categories of cookies we use
These cookies are required for the operation of our website and cannot be switched off in our systems.
They are typically set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as:
- maintaining secure sessions
- managing network traffic and load balancing
- storing your privacy preferences
- protecting against fraudulent or malicious activity
These cookies do not store information that directly identifies you and are not used for analytics or marketing purposes.
Legal basis: Legitimate interests / necessary to provide the service requested.
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as:
- remembering user preferences
- enabling embedded media content
- facilitating feedback or social sharing features
If you do not allow these cookies, some services may not function properly.
Legal basis: Consent
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, including:
- IP address (or truncated IP address where applicable)
- device and browser information
- pages visited and navigation paths
- time spent on pages
- interaction events
This information is used to produce aggregated statistical reports that help us understand website usage and improve our services.
Legal basis: Consent
These cookies help us monitor and improve website performance by measuring technical indicators such as:
- page loading times
- system errors
- traffic distribution
They help us maintain and optimise the reliability and efficiency of our website.
Legal basis: Consent
These cookies may be set by us or by third-party advertising partners.
They may be used to:
- build a profile of your interests
- deliver relevant advertisements on this and other websites
- measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
- limit the number of times you see an advertisement
These cookies may involve cross-site tracking.
Legal basis: Consent
Some cookies are placed by third-party service providers acting on our behalf or for their own purposes, such as analytics providers, advertising networks and content platforms.
These third parties may collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites.
For more information about how these providers process personal data, please refer to their respective privacy notices.
- Cookie duration
Cookies may remain on your device for different periods:
- Session cookies expire when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies remain until they expire or are deleted
Details of specific cookie durations are provided in the cookie table available via the Cookie Settings tool.
- Updates to this Cookie Notice
We may update this Cookie Notice from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law, or our data practices.
Any updates will be posted on this page.
- Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please refer to the contact details provided in our Privacy Notice.
Categories
Always Active
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
Cookies listed:
| Cookie Name | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | session | WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly. |
| cookieyes-consent | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors. |
| TS01* | session | Wix sets this cookie for security and anti-fraud purposes. |
| visid_incap_* | 1 year | Incapsula sets this cookie to provide cloud-based website security services. |
| incap_ses_* | session | This is an Incapsula DDoS Protection and Web Application Firewall cookie that is used to relate HTTP requests to a certain session. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. |
| nlbi_* | session | The Hotels Network sets this cookie to improve security and provide load-balancing to ensure that a client’s requests are sent to the same origin server. |
| m | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Stripe sets this cookie for fraud prevention purposes. It identifies the device used to access the website, allowing the website to be formatted accordingly. |
| OptanonConsent | 1 year | OneTrust sets this cookie to store details about the site’s cookie category and check whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent from the use of each category. |
| wordpress_test_cookie | session | WordPress sets this cookie to determine whether cookies are enabled on the users’ browsers. |
Functional cookies help perform functionalities like sharing content on social media, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
Cookies listed:
| Cookie Name | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| li_gc | 6 months | LinkedIn sets this cookie for storing visitor’s consent regarding using cookies for non-essential purposes. |
| lidc | 1 day | LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection. |
| visitorId | 1 year | ZoomInfo sets this cookie to identify a user. |
| sp_t | 1 year | The sp_t cookie is set by Spotify to implement audio content from Spotify on the website and also registers information on user interaction related to the audio content. |
| sp_landing | 1 day | The sp_landing cookie is set by Spotify to implement audio content from Spotify on the website and also registers information on user interaction related to the audio content. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Never Expires | This cookie is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user, helping improve future search results. |
| so7hi2fd | Session | A randomly generated session identifier used for maintaining session state |
| tfgvxui5 | 5 days | Cookie set up by the server to remember user’s preferences |
| _I_ | 1 year | Identifier used internally for session or request tracking |
| nevercache-b39818 | session | Set by caching/CDN system (WP Engine), used to bypass caching for certain sessions or users. |
| __Secure-BUCKET | 6 months | A security-focused cookie set by Google (often via YouTube or reCAPTCHA) that stores encrypted data to identify visitors, prevent fraudulent activity, and secure user sessions. |
| __Secure-YENID | 1 year 2 months | A security and functionality cookie set by Google (specifically YouTube) to detect spam, fraud, and abuse |
| __Host-device_id | session | A highly secure type of web cookie used to identify a specific device or browser session. |
| dd_testcookie | session | Set by Datadog to test whether cookies are supported; used for monitoring and security purposes. |
Analytical cookies help understand visitor interactions, providing information on metrics such as visitor numbers, bounce rate, traffic sources.
Cookies listed:
| Cookie Name | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _clck | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to retain the browser’s Clarity User ID and settings exclusive to that website. This ensures actions on subsequent visits are linked to the same user. |
| _clsk | 1 day | Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to store and consolidate a user’s pageviews into a single session recording. |
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data and track site usage. It stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
| _gid | 1 day | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website and helps create an analytics report. Data includes number of visitors, their source, and pages visited anonymously. |
| _gat_UA-* | 1 minute | Google Analytics sets this cookie for user behaviour tracking. |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| pardot | past | The pardot cookie is set while the visitor is logged in as a Pardot user. It indicates an active session and is not used for tracking. |
| YSC | session | YSC cookie is set by YouTube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on YouTube pages. |
| sp_tr | session | A session-based HTTP cookie associated with Anchor FM (a Spotify-owned podcasting platform). |
These cookies help analyze key performance indicators for improving user experience.
Cookies listed:
| Cookie Name | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _uetsid | 1 day | Bing Ads sets this cookie to engage with a user that has previously visited the website. |
| _uetvid | 1 year 24 days | Bing Ads sets this cookie to engage with a user that has previously visited the website. |
| _calendly_session | 21 days | Calendly sets this cookie to allow the meeting scheduler to function within the website and to add events into the visitor’s calendar. |
| WMF-Uniq | 1 year | First-party cookie implemented by the Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia) to improve site performance and security. |
| hcdn | session | Performance cookie set up by the Content Delivery system to optimize asset performances. |
Used to provide customized ads and measure ad campaign performance.
Cookies listed:
| Cookie Name | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| bcookie | 1 year | LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser IDs. |
| MUID | 1 year 24 days | Bing sets this cookie to recognise unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operations. |
| _gcl_au | 3 months | Google Tag Manager sets this cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. |
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user’s browser supports cookies. |
| _fbp | 3 months | Facebook sets this cookie to store and track interactions. |
| visitor_id* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Pardot sets this cookie to store a unique user ID. |
| IDE | 1 year 24 days | Google DoubleClick IDE cookies store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads according to the user profile. |
| iutk | 6 months | Issuu sets this cookie to recognise the user’s device and what Issuu documents have been read. |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to manage feature rollout and experimentation. It helps Google control which new features or interface changes are shown to users as part of testing and staged rollouts. |
| __Secure-YEC | past | Description is currently not available. |
| __Secure-YNID | 6 months | YouTube cookie used to protect user security and prevent fraud, especially during the login process. |
| _zitok | 1 year | Used by ZoomInfo tat acts as unique identifierfor website visotors |
| pi_opt_in730213 | 1 year | Tracking cookie is a persistent, functional cookie used by Salesforce Pardot (Account Engagement) to record a visitor’s consent preference for tracking. |