Cookies Introduction
Our website uses several cookies. A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies.
A persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date. A session cookie will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
Cookies can be used by web servers to identity and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and identify users returning to a website.
Cookies We Use
Essential and Functional Cookies
We use these cookies to:
- maintain your settings and authenticate your identity while you are logged in to our services;
- ensure your journey through our sites and to our partners is seamless;
- access your information so we can provide you with personalised content and experiences;
- identify returning users and allow them to be presented with a personalised version of the site, plus eliminate the need for returning users to re-enter all their login details;
- understand which referral sites brought you to us;
- reward affiliates who have introduced you to us;
- support security measures and to assist in identifying possible fraudulent or abusive activities.
Analytical and Performance Cookies
We use these cookies to:
- measure users’ behaviour so we can keep our products and services relevant, easy to use and up to date;
- see which products and services are most popular, identify when and where errors occur, and test different versions of a page in order to provide an improved online experience;
- analyse and measure which pages on our site are interacted with, how long for and which links are followed;
- provide trends and usage patterns for business analysis, site/platform improvement and performance metrics and to inform our advertising and marketing strategies.
Targeting and Behavioural Advertising Cookies
We use these cookies to:
- deliver content and marketing communications tailored to your interests based on information from your visit;
- measure general user behaviour across our sites and third party sites to build a profile based on users’ browsing patterns so that we can target advertising to users that will be more relevant to their interests. For example, when you visit a page on insurance products then the cookie will collect this information and we may target you with advertising for insurance products on other sites;
- display relevant advertising to you on other sites, based on your web search activity;
- serve you personalised advertising on social media platforms, such as Facebook;
- track whether emails we send to you are opened or not and which links or URLs you might click on within those emails. We do this to determine the effectiveness of our communications and to help us better tailor emails and online advertising we may serve you in the future.
Third Party Marketing & Social Advertising Cookies
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage your Cookie preferences through your browser settings. Help and advice on how to do this can be obtained from the following website(s):
You can also update your cookie preferences by clicking the small green icon at the bottom left of your screen or by clicking the 'Cookie Settings' button below.
Note that all such Cookies will be blocked if you choose to ‘Decline’ Cookies through our site. We cannot control nor do we have access to any cookies placed on your computer by third party advertisers and sponsors.