What type of cookies do we use?

Cookie type	Name	Where we use it	Why we use it and how long it lasts
First-party cookie	_dc_gtm_xxxxxx	Google Tag Manager	To identify visitors by age, gender or interests in Google Tag Manager. Expires after each visit.
First-party cookie	_ga-	Google Analytics	To identify unique users. Expires after two years.
First-party cookie	_gat	Google Analytics	To limit requests to Google Analytics. Expires after one minute.
First-party cookie	_gid	Google Analytics	To distinguish different users by a non-personal random number, instead of using personal information. Expires after 24 hours.
First-party cookie	cusid	ClickDimensions	To uniquely identify visitors by a non-personal random number, instead of using personal information. Expires after 30 minutes.
First-party cookie	_gcl_au	The People’s Pension Website	Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.
First-party cookie	catAccCookies	The People’s Pension Website	Used to prevent the cookie notification from coming up again.
First-party cookie	laravel_session	The People’s Pension Website	This cookie is used for tracking the session. It tracks user data, such as logged in credentials.
First-party cookie	lh_slider_103538	The People’s Pension Website	This cookie is used for tracking the session. It tracks user data, such as logged in credentials.
First-party cookie	mf_user	The People’s Pension Website	This mouseflow cookie establishes whether the user is a returning or first time visitor. This is done simply by a yes/no toggle – no further information about the user is stored. This cookie has a lifetime of 90 days.
First-party cookie	PHPSESSID	Google Tag Manager	To store a simple message when a form is submitted that can be displayed on a different page.
First-party cookie	rated_3680	Google Analytics	This cookie is used to remember a user response when they rate an article on the website
First-party cookie	Recite.Persist	Google Analytics	This stores a flag to indicate whether toolbar should persist between pages or not.
Third-party cookie	IDE	doubleclick.net	To measure visitors’ actions after they click through from an advert. Expires after one year.
Third-party cookie	Fr	Facebook	To track advertising opt-outs on Facebook. Expires after four months.
Third-party cookie	1P_JAR	Google Analytics	Google cookie. These cookies are used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates.
Third-party cookie	bcookie	LinkedIn	Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.
Third-party cookie	bscookie	LinkedIn	Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.
Third-party cookie	CONSENT	Google Analytics	Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website.
Third-party cookie	flashtalkingad1	Flashtalking	This cookie identifies users anonymously, builds out retargeting segments, and attributes conversions to marketing channels.
Third-party cookie	GPS	Youtube	Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location.
Third-party cookie	IN_HASH	LinkedIn	This cookie is used to identify the visitor through an application. This allows the visitor to login to a website through their LinkedIn application for example.
Third-party cookie	lidc	LinkedIn	Linkedin cookie used for routing from share buttons and ad tags
First-party cookie	mf_d80daa54-ad56-420b-a91c-01c0ff0cd730	The People’s Pension Website	A mouseflow cookie for identifying the browser session.
Third-party cookie	NID	Google	Google uses cookies, like the PREF cookie, NID and SID, to contribute to the personalization of the ads in Google properties, like Google search.
Third-party cookie	PREF	Youtube	This cookie allows YouTube to collect usage information for YouTube hosted videos
Third-party cookie	Recite_Session	ReciteMe	These are a form of session-ID that is used for API requests to validate users, there is no data transferred other than a true or false value
Third-party cookie	test_cookie	DoubleClick	To measure the visitors’ actions after they click through from an advert. Expires after one year.
Third-party cookie	VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	Youtube	This cookie allows YouTube to collect usage information for YouTube hosted videos
Third-party cookie	YSC	Youtube	This cookie allows YouTube to collect usage information for YouTube hosted videos

First-party cookies

We set first-party cookies on behalf of the website you are visiting.

Third-party cookies

Third-party cookies collect and use anonymous information about your visits and interactions with our websites. We use third-party cookies to serve and personalise advertisements for our products and services. They also ensure we implement opt-outs made via the third party.

Social website cookies

So you can easily ‘Like’ or share our content on social networks (such as Facebook and Twitter) we’ve included sharing buttons on our websites. These are set by ShareThis, AddThis and Twitter.

The privacy implications will vary from social network to social network. They depend on the privacy settings you’ve chosen on these networks.

Anonymous visitor statistics cookies

We use cookies to compile visitor statistics – such as how many people have visited our website, how long they spend on the site and what pages they look at.

We use Google Analytics to provide these statistics, which help us to continuously improve our website. They also tell us, on an anonymous basis, how people reached our websites (for example from a search engine) and whether they’ve visited before.

You can opt-out of Google Analytics by using Google’s opt-out tool.

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What to do about unwanted cookies?

Deleting cookies. Some web browsers allow you to delete cookies. If your browser allows this, you’ll be able to change your settings so that whenever you close your browser, it will delete any cookies that have been put on during that session of browsing.

Refusing cookies. Just remember that if you change your browser settings to refuse all cookies – in other words, websites won’t be able to put them on your device at all – you won’t be able to access your Online Account with us. If you’re worried about ‘spyware’, then rather than refusing all cookies, you may find you can use anti-spyware software to achieve the same goal by automatically deleting cookies it thinks are invasive.

Getting a warning about cookies. You can change your browser settings to warn you before cookies are used (and get the option of using them or not). You can do this by following the instructions in your browser. These are normally in the Help, Tools, or Edit menus.

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How to stop unwanted adverts

Opting out of online adverts. To stop getting online interest-based advertisements from Facebook and other participating companies, visit the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance You’ll need to opt out separately with each browser you use.

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Where to go for more information about cookies

Visit allaboutcookies.org

Or check out the Information Commissioner’s Office website

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Download our cookie policy as a PDF

Download our cookie policy

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