What cookies do we use and why?
Cookies are text files placed on your hard drive by a web page server when you visit a website and are saved in your browser's history. They allow the website to recognise your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer; they are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie.
When you use our website, the cookies that can be stored on your device are first party essential cookies, which are placed and read by us directly while you are using our website. As part of the verification flow, you will be redirected via a third party site that will deploy an essential cookie that will count your visit.
Essential
Essential cookies
These are essential to the operation of our website and are integral to the functioning of our website, therefore they cannot be removed.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| cf_bm | Vimeo | Set by Cloudflare, used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. | 1 hour |
| _GRECAPTCHA | Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | 6 months | |
| cookieyes-consent | CookieYes | 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. | 1 year |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | WordPress | 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. | Session |
| _hssrc | Hubspot | Set by Hubspot whenever it changes the session cookie. The __hssrc cookie set to 1 indicates that the user has restarted the browser, and if the cookie does not exist, it is assumed to be a new session. | Session |
| _hssc | Hubspot | HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of sessions and to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. | 1 hour |
| rc::a | Set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | Never expires | |
| rc::f | Set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | Never expires | |
| rc::c | Set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | Session | |
| rc::b | Set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | Session |
Non-essential
Analytics cookies
These cookies are additional to the performance of our website and help us improve the service we provide to you. They generate analytics data to help us understand how visitors interact with the website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| lidc | LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection. | 1 day | |
| li_gc | LinkedIn sets this cookie for storing visitor's consent regarding using cookies for non-essential purposes. | 6 months | |
| messagesUtk | Hubspot | HubSpot sets this cookie to recognize visitors who chat via the chatflows tool. | 6 months |
| yt-remote-device-id | YouTube | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | Never expires |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. | Never expires |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | Never expires |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | YouTube | Used to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session |
| yt-remote-session-app | YouTube | Used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. | Session |
| yt-remote-session-name | YouTube | Used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | YouTube | Used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. | Session |
| _lfa | Leadfeeder | Set by Leadfeeder to identify the IP address of devices visiting the website, in order to retarget multiple users routing from the same IP address. | 1 year |
| _gcl_au | Google Tag Manager | Google Tag Manager sets this cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. | 3 months |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. | 1 year 1 month |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. | 1 year 1 month |
| CLID | Microsoft Clarity | Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to store information about how visitors interact with the website. The cookie helps to provide an analysis report covering the number of visitors, where they visit the website, and the pages visited. | 1 year |
| vuid | Vimeo | Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos on the website. | 1 year 1 month |
| _clck | Microsoft Clarity | Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to retain the browser's Clarity User ID and settings exclusive to that website. This guarantees that actions taken during subsequent visits to the same website will be linked to the same user ID. | 1 year |
| __hstc | Hubspot | Hubspot sets this main cookie for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session). | 6 months |
| hubspotutk | Hubspot | HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of the visitors to the website. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts. | 6 months |
| SM | Microsoft Clarity | Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie for synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains. | Session |
| MR | Bing | Set by Bing, used to collect user information for analytics purposes. | 7 days |
| _clsk | Microsoft Clarity | Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to store and consolidate a user's pageviews into a single session recording. | 1 day |
| _uetsid | Bing | Bing Ads sets this cookie to engage with a user that has previously visited the website. | 1 day |
| _uetvid | Bing | Bing Ads sets this cookie to engage with a user that has previously visited the website. | 1 year 24 days |
| SRM_B | Bing | Used by Microsoft Advertising as a unique ID for visitors. | 1 year 24 days |
| test_cookie | Doubleclick | doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. | 15 minutes |
| IDE | Doubleclick | Google DoubleClick IDE cookies store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads according to the user profile. | 1 year 24 days |
| bcookie | LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser IDs. | 1 year | |
| MUID | Bing | Bing sets this cookie to recognise unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operations. | 1 year 24 days |
| ANONCHK | Bing | Set by Bing, used to store a user's session ID and verify ad clicks on the Bing search engine. The cookie helps in reporting and personalisation as well. | 10 minutes |
| YSC | YouTube | YouTube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on YouTube pages. | Session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | 6 months |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. | 6 months |
| yt.innertube::requests | YouTube | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Never expires |
| yt.innertube::nextId | YouTube | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Never expires |
Managing your cookies
You can adjust your browser cookie preference settings. You can find information about how to manage cookies in the most commonly used browsers here:
When you first visit our website, you will be prompted to customise your cookies selection and be provided with a link to this policy, where you can find more information about the cookies we use.