Cookies & Privacy
Use of cookies by Close Brothers Group plc
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
Cookie | Time from set/update | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
__utma | 2 years from set/update | Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmt | 10 minutes | Used to throttle request rate. |
__utmb | 30 mins from set/update | Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmc | End of browser session | Not used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit. |
__utmz | 6 months from set/update | Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmv | 2 years from set/update | Used to store visitor-level custom variable data. This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method with a visitor level custom variable. This cookie was also used for the deprecated _setVar method. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
_ga | 2 years | Used to distinguish users. |
_gat | 10 minutes | Used to throttle request rate. |
_hjUserId | 365 days | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set as soon as a user loads a page which contains the Hotjar code. The cookie contains a universally unique identifier (UUID) which allows Hotjar to track the same visitor across multiple pages and sessions. |
_hjIncludedInSample | End of browser session | Hotjar cookie. This session cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate funnels. |
JSESSIONID | End of browser session | Hotjar cookie. Used to monitor session counts for an application. |
session | End of browser session | Hotjar cookie. Keeps your website session alive. |
uid2 | 30 days | This cookie contains a unique randomly-generated value that enables the distinction between browsers and devices. It is matched against information – such as advertising interest segments and histories of ads shown in the browser or device. |
uuid2 | Indefinite | When a user opts out of having the platform used to select ads based on online behaviour, the unique value in uuid2 is deleted and replaced with the non-unique value “-1”. |
By using our website you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
To the extent that any of the cookies described above collect personal information about a user of our website that personal information will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy. (See below).
Privacy
"We", "our" or "us" means Close Brothers Group Plc and its subsidiaries, affiliates and their respective parent and subsidiary companies (“Close Brothers Group”). We are responsible for ensuring that we use your personal data in compliance with data protection law.
If you have any questions about this notice, our processing of your personal data, or about your rights over your personal data, our Data Protection Officer can be contacted at dpo@closebrothers.com or DPO, Close Brothers, 10 Crown Place, London EC2A 4FT.
Use of our website
We do not collect any personal data via the www.closebrothers.com website, except for the information that you provide to us if you sign up to our e-mail alert service at: https://www.closebrothers.com/media/email-alerts. Our privacy notice for the email alert service is available at: https://www.closebrothers.com/email-alerts-privacy-notice
Other Close Brothers Group websites may collect information about their users. This will be explained in the Privacy Notices on those sites.
Other personal data that we may process about you
If you are an employee or client of a member of the Close Brothers Group, a registered user of any other Close Brothers Group website, or you are otherwise the recipient of any product or service from a member of the Close Brothers Group, then a separate privacy notice will have been made available to you, providing you with information about our processing of your personal data in that capacity.
Cookies
For information about how we use cookies please read our Cookie Policy above.
Changes to this notice
We keep this notice under regular review. Any changes we make to it in the future will be posted on this page, so please check back regularly to check for any updates or changes.
Contact us
Close Brothers Group Plc is a company registered in England and Wales. Our registered address is at 10 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4FT and our company registration number is 00520241.
Please contact us if you have any questions about this notice, our privacy notices or personal data that we may hold about you:
Write to us at: Data Protection, Close Brothers, 10 Crown Place, London EC2A 4FT.
By telephone: 0333 321 6100; or
By email: dpo@closebrothers.com