Cookie Notice

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.


A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is downloaded on to your computer when you visit a website. Cookies are used by many websites and can do a number of things, e.g. remembering your preferences, recording what you have put in your shopping basket, and counting the number of people looking at a website.

We use the following cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. These essential cookies are always enabled because our website won’t work properly without them. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.

  • Performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily, track errors and improve insights into how the website is performing.

  • Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region) and deliver content and features tailored to you.

  • Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We will also share this information with third parties for this purpose so that they can serve you with relevant advertising on their websites.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by adjusting your choices through your browsers settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

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Cookie List

Strictly necessary cookies

fp_token_7c6a6574-f011-4c9a-abd-9894a102ccef

Iovation: Assists with device recognition and fraud prevention

io_token_7c6a6574-f011-4c9a-abdd-9894a102ccef

Iovation: Validates personal data to make sure you are who you are

sfdc-stream

Used to properly route server requests within Salesforce infrastructure for sticky sessions.

session

Session cookies expire once you log off or close the browser. They are only stored temporarily and are destroyed after leaving the page. They are also known as transient cookies, non-persistent cookies, or temporary cookies.

CookieConsentPolicy

Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.

SERVERID

Usually used for load balancing. Identifies the server that delivered the last page to the browser. Associated with the HAProxy Load Balancer software.

__cf_bm

This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.

receive-cookie-deprecation

This cookie is used to signal to the website owner about the deprecation of cookies being received by the system, ensuring compliance and adaptability with evolving web standards and privacy legislation.

LSKey-c$CookieConsentPolicy

This cookie is used to store the user's consent status for cookies on the website.

mv_tokens

This cookie is used for authentication and to facilitate user sessions by storing tokens. It supports secure login and data interactions by maintaining session state across page requests.

am_tokens_eu-v1

This cookie is used for authentication and to store a user's state across pages to improve their browsing experience.

opt_out

This cookie is used to track the user's decision to opt out of cookies on the website, indicating they have chosen not to have their data used for tracking and personalisation purposes.

renderCtx

Used to deliver requested pages and content based on a user's navigation.

am_tokens

This cookie is used to manage user tokens for authentication purposes, ensuring secure login and user session management across sessions.

mv_tokens_eu-v1

This cookie is used to manage user tokens for accessing specific content that requires user authentication and to ensure a secure user experience. It may store tokens or references to user sessions to facilitate secure exchanges between the client and the content server.

affirm-csrf-token

A secure random token (e.g., synchronizer token or challenge token) that is used to prevent CSRF attacks. A CSRF secure application assigns a unique CSRF token for every user session.

Affirm-Locale

Strictly necessary cookie for logged in - used to propagate localisation.

3060738.3440491

Necessary for the website’s payment-plan function upon checking out.

pctrk

Used to count page views by unauthenticated users against license usage.

__cfruid

Cookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, used to identify trusted web traffic.

DrupalVisitorMobile

Determines whether the visitor is originating from a mobile device and routes the user to a mobile version, if applicable. Used on our investors website.

cookietest

Checks to see if the browser is set to block or allow cookies.

JSESSIONID

Used to maintain an anonymous user session by the server.

sb.anonymousId2

Anonymous session for public visitor analytics for data user is interacting with.

GAESA

Session affinity cookie set with Google Cloud Platform Load balancer.

tracker_device

This cookie helps detect fraud and provides continuity between each of your checkout attempts with Affirm. This data is necessary for Affirm to improve your experience by understanding where you and other customers are experiencing friction as you use our product. 

Performance cookies

axp-override

Used for Affirm Analytic purposes.

fs_lua

Used for user session tracking and error debugging.

fs_uid

Used for user session tracking and error debugging.

_ga_xxxxxxxxxx

Used for Google Analytic purposes.

_ga_RYSKRPWCM9

This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.

_ga_D1YW74LCS3

This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.

_gid

This cookie is set by Google Analytics. It stores and updates a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track page views.

_ssuma

This cookie is used to track user interaction and detect potential problems. These help improve our services by providing analytical data on how users interact with the site.

_ga_LZLHRBEJ5N

This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.

ar_debug

This cookie is used for troubleshooting and analytical purposes, intended to track errors and improve services by providing insights into how the website is functioning.

_ga

This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the site's analytics reports.

_s

This cookie is associated with Shopify's analytics suite.

mp_xxxxxxx_mixpanel

Used to identify individual users. This tool is used to measure site performance and usage patterns

_dd_s

Datadog Cookie used to group all events generated from a unique user session across multiple pages. It contains the current session ID, whether the session is excluded due to sampling, and the expiration date of the session. The cookie is extended for an extra 15 minutes every time the user interacts with the website, up to the maximum user session duration (4 hours).

_gat

This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes.

s_cc

This cookie is associated with the Adobe Site Catalyst. It determines whether cookies are enabled in the web browser.

_pk_ses*

This cookie name is associated with the Piwik open source web analytics platform. It is used to help website owners track visitor behavior and measure site performance. It is a pattern type cookie, where the prefix _pk_ses is followed by a short series of numbers and letters, which is believed to be a reference code for the domain setting the cookie. It shows the visitor’s active session. If the cookie does not exist, it means that the session ended more than 30 minutes ago and was counted in the _pk_id cookie.This cookie name is associated with the Piwik open source web analytics platform. It is used to help website owners track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. It is a pattern type cookie, where the prefix _pk_ses is followed by a short series of numbers and letters, which is believed to be a reference code for the domain setting the cookie.

_pk_id*

This cookie name is associated with the Piwik open source web analytics platform. It is used to help website owners track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. It is a pattern type cookie, where the prefix _pk_id is followed by a short series of numbers and letters, which is believed to be a reference code for the domain setting the cookie. It is used to recognize visitors and hold their various properties.This cookie name is associated with the Piwik open source web analytics platform. It is used to help website owners track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. It is a pattern type cookie, where the prefix _pk_id is followed by a short series of numbers and letters, which is believed to be a reference code for the domain setting the cookie.

mp_5cb8cc91-e409-41c2-af0d-b337e1d966a7_perfalytics

Used to identify individual users. This tool is used to measure site performance and usage patterns

_hjSessionUser_xxxxxx

Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID.

_hjSession_xxxxxx

A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensures that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session.

_hjTLDTest

When the Hotjar script executes we try to determine the most generic cookie path we should use, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we try to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed.

BrowserId

Used for security protections.

Targeting cookies

_hjSession_1997848

A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensures that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session.

tv_UIDM

This cookie is used to track user interaction and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, tailoring advertising to user interests.

uids

This cookie is used to identify unique visitors by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier, enabling the tracking of user interactions with the website primarily for targeted advertising purposes.

tluidp

This cookie is used to store a unique user ID.

pid

This cookie lets website visitors use Twitter-related features from within the web page they are visiting.

personalization_id

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.

uuid2

This cookie allows targeted advertising through the AppNexus platform - collects anonymous data on ad views IP address, page views, and more.

_gcl_au

Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services

muc_ads

This cookie is used for targeting and advertising purposes. It helps track and personalize advertising content to enhance user experience.

_pin_unauth

Registers a unique ID that identifies and recognizes the user. Is used for targeted advertising.

_ljtrtb_16

This cookie is used to track visitors across websites to display more relevant advertising based on the visitor's preferences.

uid-bp-25522

This cookie is used for identifying the unique visitors to the website and tracking their behavior for advertising purposes. It helps in targeting ads to the right audience based on the user's interactions.

_uetsid

This cookie is used by Bing to determine what ads should be shown that may be relevant to the end user perusing the site.

tvid

This cookie is used for tracking user interaction and engagement with the website's content, helping in the improvement and optimization of online services provided. It may also be used for delivering personalized advertising experiences.

ssi

This cookie is typically used for tracking the user's movements across the website to optimize the user experience and serve targeted ads.

bcookie

This is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie for sharing the content of the website via social media.

MUID

This cookie is widely used my Microsoft as a unique user identifier. It can be set by embedded microsoft scripts. Widely believed to sync across many different Microsoft domains, allowing user tracking.

demdex

This cookie helps Adobe Audience Manger perform basic functions such as visitor identification, ID synchronization, segmentation, modeling, reporting, etc.

TestIfCookieP

This cookie is used to make advertising messages more relevant to website visitors.

ljt_reader

Collects data related to reader interests, context, demographics and other information on behalf of the Lijit platform.

_rxuuid

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.

ab

This cookie is used for targeting and advertising purposes, enabling the website to present personalized advertising to the user based on their browsing behavior and preferences. 

csync

Optimises the visualisation of ads according to combined user movement and various campaigns

TapAd_TS

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.

dpm

Adobe Audience Manager - data management platform uses this cookie to record information around synchronisation of IDs.

_fbp

Used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.

tluid

This cookie is used to identify the visitor and optimize ad-relevance by collecting visitor data from multiple websites – this exchange of visitor data is normally provided by a third-party data-center or ad-exchange.

i

This cookie is often used for advertising purposes, to make advertising messages more relevant to the user. It may be involved in delivering targeted advertising based on user behavior and preferences.

CMPS

These cookies are linked to advertising and tracking the products users were looking at.

anj

This cookie contains data denoting whether a cookie ID is synced with an AppNexus partner.

visitor_id778433

This is a cookie pattern that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 10 years.

tuuid_lu

Contains a unique visitor ID, which allows Bidswitch.com to track the visitor across multiple websites. This allows Bidswitch to optimize advertisement relevance and ensure that the visitor does not see the same ads multiple times.

t_v2_s

A tracking cookie to allow consistent tracker device id in the backend.

IDE

This cookie is set by Doubleclick and 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.

CMID

These cookies are linked to advertising and tracking the products users were looking at.

_uetvid

This is a cookie utilised by Microsoft Bing Ads and is a tracking cookie. It allows us to engage with a user that has previously visited our website.

lidc

This is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie that ensures the proper functioning of this website.

TapAd_3WAY_SYNCS

TapAd sets this cookie for data synchronization with advertising networks.

CMPRO

These cookies are linked to advertising and tracking the products users were looking at.

UID

This cookie provides a uniquely assigned, machine-generated user ID and gathers data about activity on the website. This data may be sent to a 3rd party for analysis and reporting.

_gat_gtag_UA_33675760_15

This cookie is part of Google Analytics and is used to limit requests (throttle request rate).

tuuid

This cookie is mainly set by bidswitch.net to make advertising messages more relevant to the website visitor.

TapAd_DID

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.

XANDR_PANID

This cookie is used to deliver ads more relevant to you and your interests. It is also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign.

_gat_gtag_UA_33675760_4

This cookie is part of Google Analytics and is used to limit requests (throttle request rate).

ab

This cookie is generally provided by agkn.com and is used for advertising purposes.

UID_EXT_54

This cookie is used to gather information on user preferences and behavior on the website to provide targeted advertising based on those interactions.

tv_UICT

This domain is owned by Tremor Video which provides a marketplace for online video based cross-device advertising.

centro

This domain is associated with Mediavine, Inc. which provides website monetisation services, including advertising optimisation for publishers.

lpv778433

This domain is owned by Pardot, a marketing automation platform which provides lead generation services to businesses.

_gat_gtag_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Used for Google Analytics.

visitor_id778433-hash

This is a cookie pattern that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 10 years.

ajs_user_id

This cookie helps track visitor usage, events, target marketing, and can also measure application performance and stability. Cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 1 year.

visitor_id

This is a cookie pattern (visitor_id) that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have lifespans of 10 years.This is a cookie pattern that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 10 years.

pardot

Cookie name associated with services from marketing automation and lead generation platform Pardot.

_gat_UA-XXXXXX-X

Used for Google Analytics.

AMCVS_

This is a pattern type cookie name associated with Adobe Marketing Cloud. It stores a unique visitor identifier, and uses an organisation identifier.

AMCV_

This is a pattern type cookie name associated with Adobe Marketing Cloud. It stores a unique visitor identifier, and uses an organisation identifier to allow a company to track users across their domains and services.

OAID

Adswizz is an online advertising business specialising in audio advertising.

_GRECAPTCHA

This domain is owned by Google Inc. Although Google is primarily known as a search engine, the company provides a diverse range of products and services. Its main source of revenue however is advertising. Google tracks users extensively both through its own products and sites, and the numerous technologies embedded into many millions of websites around the world. It uses the data gathered from most of these services to profile the interests of web users and sell advertising space to organisations based on such interest profiles as well as aligning adverts to the content on the pages where its customer's adverts appear.

ssi

This domain is owned by Sitescout.The main business activity is: Real time advertising platform

YSC

YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites.

__181_cid

This domain is associated with Bombora, a company that provides B2B intent data for marketing and sales.

uid-bp-xxxxx

This domain is owned by StickyAdsTV, a French company providing online video advertising services.

_rlsnc

This domain is associated with Retargetly, a data platform that provides targeted advertising services.

pb_rtb_ev_part

This domain is owned by Pulsepoint. The main business activity is: Digital marketing, real time ad bidding exchange and audience profiling.

bscookie

This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active Linkedin profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain.

AnalyticsSyncHistory

This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active Linkedin profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain.

test_cookie

This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The main business activity is  real time bidding advertising exchange.

INGRESSCOOKIE

This domain is owned by Pulsepoint (formerly Contextweb). The main business activity is: Digital marketing, real time ad bidding exchange and audience profiling.

UID_EXT_xx

This domain is owned by Undertone. The main business activity is: Digital advertising services.

TESTCOOKIESENABLED

YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites.

VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA

YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites.

UserMatchHistory

This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active Linkedin profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. 

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

This cookie is used as a unique identifier to track viewing of videos.

VP

This domain is owned by Pulsepoint (formerly Contextweb). The main business activity is: Digital marketing, real time ad bidding exchange and audience profiling.

li_sugr

This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active LinkedIn profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. 

USER_ARI_SIGNED_COOKIE

The signed user ari cookie is used to identify the user for tracking related purposes (showing more customised messaging for promos for example). 

Functional cookies

anProfile

This cookie is used to store user preferences and personalisation settings to enhance the browsing experience by delivering content and features tailored to the user's profile.

visitorId

This cookie is used to identify a unique visitor to enhance the user experience by enabling personalised features and content based on the visitor's preferences and browsing history.

MSPTC

This cookie is used to track user engagement and interaction with the website to enhance customer experience and website functionality. It may collect information about how users navigate and use the site, helping to identify preferences and improve service delivery.

_cfuvid

Cloudflare cookie for rate limiting / other purposes

ajs_anonymous_id

These cookies are generally used for Analytics and help count how many people visit a certain site by tracking if you have visited before. This cookie has a lifespan of 1 year.

_ssc

This cookie is used to track user interaction and detect potential problems. These help us improve our services by providing analytical data on how users use this site.

_tq_id.TV-7281456336-1.3158

This cookie is set by TVsquared. The main use of the cookies is to trace conversions from ads back to the initial visit.

_help_center_session

This cookie aids in session for the Zendesk guide.

cf_clearance

Used to verify user is not a bot; user/system has solved a challenge successfully

__tld__

From Segment Analytics.js library; this cookie helps to figure out a top-level domain for a user.

ajs%3Atest

This performance cookie counts visits and tracks other website traffic-related metrics. Cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 1 year.

ajs%3Acookies

This cookie supports use, service performance, and functionality of websites. Cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 1 year.

BrowserId_sec

Used for security protections.

fpjs_group_id

Used by Fingerprint: assists with device recognition and fraud prevention.

fpjs_user_id

Used by Fingerprint: assists with device recognition and fraud prevention.

_pinterest_ct_ua

This cookie is being set in relation to Pinterest Marketing.

li_gc

Used to store guest consent to the use of cookies for non-essential purposes.