Cookie policy
Last updated: 29 April 2026
We’re committed to protecting everyone who uses our websites. Here we explain how we use cookies to improve our service and the experience you have when using our websites.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your device when you visit our websites. Cookies do lots of useful things like remembering your preferences or allowing us to monitor the performance of our website.
Cookies and Personal information
Some cookies that we use will collect personal data about you. Any personal data that is collected will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Types of cookies used on our websites
Session cookies are stored on your device and remain on it for the duration of your visit to our websites. When you close your browser, any session cookies that have been set will be removed from your computer’s memory. For example, a session cookie could be used to remember the progress of an application or information entered into a tool or calculator.
Persistent cookies are stored on your device and remain there until they reach their expiration date or until you choose to delete them. At this point, the browser will delete the cookie from your computer’s hard drive. The website that created a persistent cookie will have access to that cookie each time you return it. Persistent cookies are used to remember your preferences and tailor our services to your requirements.
We make use of both types of cookie in order to maximise the security of our services and to ensure that you always get an optimal experience from our websites. We don’t use cookies to track your use of the internet after leaving our websites, and we don't store any information about you in cookies that others (these third parties are outlined below) could read and understand.
Our websites contain first-party cookies and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are those set by us. Third-party cookies are authorised by us but provided by one of our suppliers. In some limited cases, we may use our suppliers to manage some of these cookies for us, but we never allow any third party to use these cookies for their own purposes.
How can you manage your cookie preferences?
Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies via the browser settings. For example, you may choose to delete existing cookies, prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or disable cookies altogether. It is worth noting that if cookies are disabled, you will find that certain areas of the website will not work correctly or possibly will not work at all.
Cookie List
As stated, a cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set only in response to actions made by you that amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
| Cookies | Cookie Subgroup | Lifespan | Cookies used | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .AspNetCore.Antiforgery.Xqrtf3r5djs | annuitysupermarket.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | This cookie is used by ASP.NET applications as part of its antiforgery system. The cookie stores a token that is used to protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. |
| OptanonConsent | annuitysupermarket.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust and stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the user's browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | annuitysupermarket.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust and is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year and contains no personal information. |
| wwwServer | annuitysupermarket.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Allows our load balancer to manage sessions for our logged-in clients. |
| .AspNetCore.Session | annuitysupermarket.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | This cookie is used within the annuity quote area of the website to manage session state. |
| hltimer | online.hl.co.uk | A few seconds | First Party | Creates a timeout for asking the user if they would like to remain logged in. |
| partialRefreshToken | online.hl.co.uk | A few seconds | First Party | Used for supporting functionality within the My Accounts & Dealing login process |
| HLWEBsession | online.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Core PHP session cookie to determine logged-in state. |
| __stripe_sid | online.hl.co.uk | A few seconds | First Party | Stripe is used to making credit card payments. Stripe uses a cookie to remember who you are and to enable the website to process payments without storing any credit card information on its own servers. |
| __losp | online.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Manages streaming preferences of share and market values (delayed vs static). |
| cookieTest | online.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Common cookie name could have a number of different origins. |
| invest | online.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Used as a shopping basket for investment-first journeys. |
| TS01ec1917 | online.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | These cookies help support security protections across the HL platform. |
| jsCheck | online.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Determine whether a user's browser has JavaScript enabled. |
| __sp | online.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Manages streaming preferences of share and market values for logged-in clients (live, delayed or static). |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | online.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year and contains no personal information. |
| wwwServer | online.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Allows our load balancer to manage sessions for our logged-in clients. |
| OptanonConsent | online.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. |
| cookieCheck | online.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Initiates the cookie banner. |
| session_id | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | Tracks app lifecycle events and measures user engagement, session management for analytics, payment processing and Apple Pay integration Core modules for Stripe functionality and UI customization. Monitoring app performance, network latency, and load speeds |
| _fid | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | A/B testing and experimentation. Delivers targeted, contextual messages to improve engagement. In-app user behaviour tracking and insights. Monitoring app performance, network latency, and load speeds |
| customer_id | api.hl.co.uk | 24 Months | First Party | Payment processing and Apple Pay integration |
| contentful-space-id | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | Content management for delivering dynamic app content (articles, images) |
| binding_id | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | Device binding for secure identification |
| crashlytics_installation_id | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | Real-time crash reporting and error tracking |
| LD-User-ID | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | Feature management and experimentation platform |
| environment-id | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | Content management for delivering dynamic app content (articles, images) |
| payment_intent_id | api.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Core modules for Stripe functionality and UI customization |
| payment_method_id | api.hl.co.uk | 24 Months | First Party | Payment processing and Apple Pay integration |
| device_id | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | Device binding for secure identification |
| instance_id | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | A/B testing and experimentation. Delivers targeted, contextual messages to improve engagement. Data transport for Firebase and analytics. Session management for analytics. Core Firebase functionality. Push notifications management. Monitoring app performance, network latency, and load speeds. Dynamically configures app settings based on user behavior. Real-time crash reporting and error tracking |
| auth_id | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | Authentication for user verification |
| config_id | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | Dynamically configures app settings based on user behaviour |
| __losp | hl.co.uk | 364 Days | First Party | Manages streaming preferences of share and market values (delayed vs static). |
| __dat | hl.co.uk | 1 Year | First Party | Measure the performance of the site and gather information on what visitors are doing while on our sites. |
| __dat_ses | hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Measure the performance of the site and gather information on what visitors are doing while on our sites. |
| __sp | hl.co.uk | A few seconds | First Party | Manages streaming preferences of share and market values for logged-in clients (live, delayed or static). |
| hl_cookie_consent | hl.co.uk | 364 Days | First Party | Functional and marketing cookie consent option values used in cookie management processes. |
| mostViewedFunds | hl.co.uk | 29 Days | First Party | Collects sedols from visited shares to populate the viewed funds list of the Funds section in the Header. |
| jsCheck | hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Determine whether a user's browser has JavaScript enabled. |
| theSource | hl.co.uk | 89 Days | First Party | TheSource is used to understand what routes users take to move through our digital estate, to ensure that HL can size the impact of its future campaign actions on its channels. |
| LaunchDarklyUser | hl.co.uk | 364 Days | First Party | Stores anonymous, unique ids for LaunchDarkly. Prevents duplication of contexts and persists contexts across HL subdomains and browsers. Allows us to safely develop and deploy changes to our website. |
| OptanonConsent | hl.co.uk | 364 Days | First Party | This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | hl.co.uk | 364 Days | First Party | This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year and contains no personal information. |
| SQ_SYSTEM_SESSION | hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Session Management, User Authentication, Data Persistence, Enhanced User Experience, Security, Timeout and Expiry. |
| mostViewedShares | hl.co.uk | 29 Days | First Party | Collects sedols from visited shares to populate the viewed shares list of the Shares section in the Header. |
| mostViewedFunds | www.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Collects sedols from visited shares to populate the viewed funds list of the Funds section in the Header. |
| dd_cookie_test_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | www.hl.co.uk | A few seconds | First Party | Temporary cookie used to test for cookie support for Datadog. |
| invest | www.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Used as a shopping basket for investment first journeys. |
| OptanonConsent | www.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. |
| LS__cookie_testxxx | www.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Lightstreamer cookie used to check if it's possible to drop cookies. |
| _dd_s | www.hl.co.uk | A few seconds | First Party | 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). |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | www.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year and contains no personal information. |
| mostViewedShares | www.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Collects sedols from visited shares to populate the viewed shares list of the Shares section in the Header. |
| __cf_bm | moneyhelper.org.uk | A few seconds | Third Party | This is a CloudFoundry cookie. |
| _GRECAPTCHA | www.google.com | 179 Days | Third Party | Helps in preventing spam, fraudulent activities, and unauthorised access. |
| SID | google.com | 2 Years | Third Party | Used by Google services, including YouTube, for security and fraud prevention |
| __Secure-3PSIDCC | google.com | 1 Year | Third Party | Used by Google services for security purposes. It helps ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by the user and not by other sites |
| __Secure-1PSID | google.com | 2 Years | Third Party | Used by Google services for security purposes. It helps ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by the user and not by other sites |
| PHPSESSID | visualisation.polimapper.co.uk | Session | Third Party | PHP session cookie associated with embedded content from this domain. |
| __cf_bm | t.co | A few seconds | Third Party | This is a CloudFoundry cookie. |
| __cf_bm | twitter.com | A few seconds | Third Party | This is a CloudFoundry cookie. |
| __cf_bm | feefo.com | A few seconds | Third Party | This is a CloudFoundry cookie. |
| __cf_bm | ons.gov.uk | A few seconds | Third Party | This is a CloudFoundry cookie. |
| _cfuvid | ons.gov.uk | Session | Third Party | The _cfuvid cookie is used by Cloudflare to distinguish individual users who share the same IP address for the purpose of enforcing rate limiting rules. |
| ApplicationGatewayAffinity | www.fundslibrary.co.uk | Session | Third Party | Set by this website as it runs on the Windows Azure cloud platform. Enables web browser traffic to be kept assigned to single server. |
| ASLBSACORS | www.fundslibrary.co.uk | Session | Third Party | Microsoft Front Door Affinity Cookie. |
| ASLBSA | www.fundslibrary.co.uk | Session | Third Party | Cookie-based session affinity allows Front Door to identify different users even if behind the same IP address. |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | www.fundslibrary.co.uk | Session | Third Party | General purpose platform session cookie, used by sites written with Microsoft .NET based technologies. Usually used to maintain an anonymised user session by the server. |
| ApplicationGatewayAffinityCORS | www.fundslibrary.co.uk | Session | Third Party | Maintains sticky session even on cross-origin requests. |
| _cfuvid | highcharts.com | Session | Third Party | The _cfuvid cookie is used by Cloudflare to distinguish individual users who share the same IP address for the purpose of enforcing rate limiting rules. |
| m | m.stripe.com | 399 Days | Third Party | This domain is associated with Stripe, a company that provides payment processing software and application programming interfaces for e-commerce websites and mobile applications. |
Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
| Cookies | Cookie Subgroup | Lifespan | Cookies used | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | .hl.co.uk | 448 Days | First Party | Helps track and measure conversions resulting from Google Ads campaigns |
| AMP_xxxxxxx | online.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Supports Amplitude product analytics. |
| AMP_xxxxxxx | annuitysupermarket.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Supports Amplitude product analytics. |
| _fbp | www.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third-party advertisers |
| AMP_xxxxxxx | www.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Supports Amplitude product analytics. |
| _uetsid | www.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | This cookie is used by Bing to determine what ads should be shown that may be relevant to the end user perusing the site. |
| ab.optOut | hl.co.uk | 400 Days | First Party | Used by the customer management platform Braze to store a user’s opt-out preference when disableSDK is called. |
| ab.storage.userId.* | hl.co.uk | 400 Days | First Party | Used by the customer engagement platform Braze to determine whether the currently logged-in user has changed and to associate events with the current user. |
| ab._gd | hl.co.uk | 400 Days | First Party | Used by the customer management platform Braze - is temporarily created (and then deleted) to determine the root-level cookie domain, which allows the SDK to work properly across sub-domains. |
| AMCV_1B4022CE52783F160A490D4D%40AdobeOrg | hl.co.uk | 399 Days | First Party | 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. |
| ab.storage.sessionId.* | hl.co.uk | 400 Days | First Party | Used by the customer manager platform Braze - stores a randomly generated string used to determine whether the user is starting a new or existing session to sync messages and calculate session analytics. |
| AMCVS_1B4022CE52783F160A490D4D%40AdobeOrg | hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | This is a pattern type cookie name associated with Adobe Marketing Cloud. It stores a unique visitor identifier and uses an organisation identifier. |
| _uetsid | hl.co.uk | A few seconds | First Party | This cookie is used by Bing to determine what ads should be shown that may be relevant to the end user perusing the site. |
| _fbp | hl.co.uk | 89 Days | First Party | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers |
| ab.storage.deviceId.* | hl.co.uk | 400 Days | First Party | Used by the customer management platform Braze - stores a randomly generated string used to identify anonymous users and to differentiate users’ devices and enables device-based messaging. |
| _uetsid | co.uk | A few seconds | First Party | This cookie is used by Bing to determine what ads should be shown that may be relevant to the end user perusing the site. |
| MUIDB | bing.com | 1 Year | Third Party | Used by Microsoft for cross-device tracking across websites. |
| MSPTC | bing.com | 389 Days | Third Party | This domain is owned by Microsoft - it is the site for the search engine Bing. |
| MUID | bing.com | 389 Days | Third Party | This domain is owned by Microsoft - it is the site for the search engine Bing. |
| QSI_ReplaySession_Info_ZN_XXsZloCjtC5Z4NX | siteintercept.qualtrics.com | A few seconds | Third Party | This domain is owned by Qualtrics, an analytics company. Site Intercept is used to create targeted, engaging messages to visitors. |
| QSI_SI_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx_intercept | siteintercept.qualtrics.com | A few seconds | Third Party | Determines if Qualtrics website feedback pop-up was helpful and should display on repeated user visits. Expires based on Intercept settings; otherwise is persistent. |
| cookietest | siteintercept.qualtrics.com | A few seconds | Third Party | Common cookie name could have a number of different origins. Where this is first party and a session cookie, it's most likely to do with checking to see if the browser is set to block or allow cookies. Common cookie name could have a number of different origins. |
| QSI_ReplaySession_Info_ZN_2TvYCbQEZqrYHdh | siteintercept.qualtrics.com | A few seconds | Third Party | This domain is owned by Qualtrics, an analytics company. Site Intercept is used to create targeted, engaging messages to visitors. |
| test_cookie | doubleclick.net | A few seconds | Third Party | This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The main business activity is real-time bidding advertising exchange. |
| IDE | doubleclick.net | 389 Days | Third Party | This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The main business activity is real-time bidding advertising exchange. |
| __Secure-3PAPISID | google.com | 1 Year | Third Party | Used by Google services to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant, personalised ads |
| DV | google.com | 1 Day | Third Party | Used by Google Ads Optimization for ad delivery or retargeting. |
| APISID | google.com | 2 Years | Third Party | It works in conjunction with other cookies like HSID, SSID, and SAPISID to collect user information for services like YouTube. |
| __Secure-3PSID | google.com | 1 Year | Third Party | Used by Google services to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant, personalised ads. |
| 1P_JAR | google.com | 1 Month | Third Party | Used by Google services for advertising purposes. It helps track user activity across different websites and devices to deliver targeted ads and improve the relevance of the ads that users see. |
| muc_ads | t.co | 399 Days | Third Party | This domain is owned by X (Twitter). It is used as a URL shortening service, which allows X to collect data on how links are shared. |
| __cf_bm | syndication.twitter.com | A few seconds | Third Party | This is a CloudFoundry cookie. |
| personalization_id | twitter.com | 399 Days | Third Party | This domain is owned by X (Twitter). The main business activity is Social Networking Services. Where X acts as a third-party host, it collects data through a range of plug-ins and integrations, that is primarily used for tracking and targeting. |
| demdex | demdex.net | 179 Days | Third Party | This cookie helps Adobe Audience Manager perform basic functions such as visitor identification, ID synchronisation, segmentation, modeling, reporting, etc. |
| MR | bat.bing.com | Session | Third Party | Indicates whether to refresh MUID. |
| everest_g_v2 | everesttech.net | 364 Days | Third Party | This domain is owned by Adobe. The main business activity is advertising. |
| everest_session_v2 | everesttech.net | Session | Third Party | This domain is owned by Adobe. The main business activity is advertising. |
| YSC | youtube.com | Session | Third Party | YouTube is a Google-owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites. Data 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. |
| __Secure-YEC | youtube.com | A few seconds | Third Party | YouTube is a Google-owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites. Data 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.com | 179 Days | Third Party | YouTube is a Google-owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites. Data 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. |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | youtube.com | 179 Days | Third Party | YouTube is a Google-owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites. Data 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_INFO1_LIVE | youtube.com | 179 Days | Third Party | This cookie is used as a unique identifier to track viewing of videos. |
| dpm | dpm.demdex.net | 179 Days | Third Party | This domain is owned by Adobe Audience Manager. The main business activity is online profiling for targeted marketing. |
Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information that these cookies collect is aggregated and, therefore, anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance.
| Cookies | Cookie Subgroup | Lifespan | Cookies used | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _dd_s | qa.hl.co.uk | A few seconds | First Party | 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). |
| _gclxxxx | www.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | This cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to store and track conversions. |
| ADRUM | www.hl.co.uk | A few seconds | First Party | AppDynamics - browser performance management tool uses this cookie to collect web performance data and IP addresses. |
| _uetvid | www.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | This is a cookie utilised by Microsoft Bing Ads and is a tracking cookie. It allows us to engage with a user who has previously visited our website. |
| ADRUM_BT | online.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | AppDynamics - browser performance management tool use this cookie to collect and trace web performance data. |
| ADRUM | online.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | AppDynamics - browser performance management tool uses this cookie to collect web performance data and IP addresses. |
| _gclxxxx | co.uk | 89 Days | First Party | This cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to store and track conversions. |
| _uetvid | co.uk | 389 Days | First Party | This is a cookie utilised by Microsoft Bing Ads and is a tracking cookie. It allows us to engage with a user who has previously visited our website. |
| _ga | co.uk | 399 Days | First Party | 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 sites' analytics reports. By default, it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners. For more information about Google's processing of your personal data, please consult Google's Privacy & Terms site. |
| _ga_xxxxxxxxxx | co.uk | 399 Days | First Party | Used by Google Analytics to identify and track an individual session with your device. |
| edgebucket | .reddit.com | 1 Year | First Party | CDN routing / load balancing (helps serve content efficiently). |
| loid | .reddit.com | 1 Year | First Party | Logged-out user identifier (tracking + ad targeting). |
| csv | .reddit.com | 1 Year | First Party | Help Reddit comply with privacy regulations. |
| adid | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | User behaviour analytics, attribution tracking. |
| idfa | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | User behaviour analytics, attribution tracking. |
| event_id | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | Data transport for Firebase and analytics. |
| app_instance_id | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | Core Firebase functionality. |
| _fpc | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | In-app user behaviour tracking and insights. |
| lifecycle_id | api.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Tracks app lifecycle events and measures user engagement. |
| respondent_id | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | Survey and feedback collection. |
| response_id | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | Survey and feedback collection. |
| gps_adid | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | User behaviour analytics, attribution tracking. |
| client_id | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | In-app user behaviour tracking and insights. |
| survey_id | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | Survey and feedback collection. |
| AMP_xxxxxxx | cdn.amplitude.com | Session | First Party | Supports Amplitude product analytics. |
| FocusTime | .hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Support targeting logic, such as identifying referring websites or tracking visitor engagement. |
| BlurTime | .hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Support targeting logic, such as identifying referring websites or tracking visitor engagement. |
| AMP_xxxxxxx | hl.co.uk | 364 Days | First Party | Supports Amplitude product analytics. |
| QSI_ReplaySession_Info_* | hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Identifies the current session for recording purposes, including sessionId, data centre location, and session start time. Ensures accurate tracking of page changes and reloads. |
| ADRUM | hl.co.uk | 364 Days | First Party | AppDynamics - browser performance management tool uses this cookie to collect web performance data and IP addresses. |
| QSI_CT | hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Tracks custom events and their frequency. |
| QSI_DATA | hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Used only if session or local storage is unavailable to store necessary data. |
| PageReferrer | hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Support targeting logic, such as identifying referring websites or tracking visitor engagement. |
| s_ecid | hl.co.uk | 399 Days | First Party | Adobe Analytics cookie containing the Adobe Experience Cloud 1st party visitor id if the Analytics AMCV visitor id is not found. |
| QSI_ReplaySession_Throttled_* | hl.co.uk | 1 Day | First Party | Used to temporarily stop session recording when an error occurs (e.g., throttling due to unexpected behaviour). |
| s_cc | hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | This cookie is associated with the Adobe Site Catalyst. It determines whether cookies are enabled in the web browser. |
| AMP_MKTG_* | hl.co.uk | 1 Year | First Party | This cookie is used to support Amplitude Analytics, a tool used to improve user experience of websites and apps by understanding what marketing is working and what isn't. |
| _gclxxxx | hl.co.uk | 89 Days | First Party | This cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to store and track conversions. |
| s_cam | hl.co.uk | 399 Days | First Party | Measures the performance of the site and gathers information on what visitors are doing. |
| SearchTerm | hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Support targeting logic, such as identifying referring websites or tracking visitor engagement. |
| __mkt | hl.co.uk | 88 Days | First Party | Measure the performance of the site and gather information on what visitors are doing while on our sites. |
| QSI_SI_*_intercept | hl.co.uk | 1 Day | First Party | Determines whether a specific intercept should be shown again on return visits. |
| amplitude_cookie_test | hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | This cookie is used to support Amplitude Analytics, a tool used to improve user experience of websites and apps. This cookie tests if cookies are enabled on the browser. |
| ActionSetHistory | hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Support targeting logic, such as identifying referring websites or tracking visitor engagement. |
| _uetvid | hl.co.uk | 389 Days | First Party | This is a cookie utilised by Microsoft Bing Ads and is a tracking cookie. It allows us to engage with a user who has previously visited our website. |
| QSI_S_* | hl.co.uk | 1 Week | First Party | Enables sampling for session recording to avoid recording all visitors. |
| AMP_* | hl.co.uk | 1 Year | First Party | This cookie is used to support Amplitude Analytics, a tool used to improve user experience of websites and apps. |
| _ga_xxxxxxxxxx | hl.co.uk | 399 Days | First Party | Used by Google Analytics to identify and track an individual session with your device. |
| SiteHistory | hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Used to temporarily stop session recording when an error occurs (e.g., throttling due to unexpected behaviour). |
| QST | hl.co.uk | 6 Months | First Party | Prevents visitors from submitting the same survey multiple times. |
| s_cc | .linkedin.com | Session | First Party | Used to determine if cookies are enabled for Adobe Analytics. |
| lang | .linkedin.com | Session | First Party | Used to remember a user's language setting to ensure LinkedIn.com displays in the language selected by the user in their settings. |
| s_ppv | .linkedin.com | Session | First Party | Used by Adobe Analytics to retain and fetch what percentage of a page was viewed. |
| s_plt | .linkedin.com | Session | First Party | Tracks the time that the previous page took to load. |
| s_tp | .linkedin.com | Session | First Party | Tracks percent of page viewed. |
| s_ips | .linkedin.com | Session | First Party | Tracks percent of page viewed. |
| s_pltp | .linkedin.com | Session | First Party | Provides page name value (URL) for use by Adobe Analytics. |
| s_tslv | .linkedin.com | 6 Months | First Party | Used to retain and fetch time since last visit in Adobe Analytics. |
| UserMatchHistory | .linkedin.com | 30 Days | First Party | Used for id sync process. It stores the last sync time to avoid repeating the syncing process in a frequent manner. |
| lidc | .linkedin.com | 1 Day | First Party | To facilitate data centre selection. |
| li_gc | .linkedin.com | 6 Months | First Party | Used to store consent of guests regarding the use of cookies for non-essential purposes. |
| li_sugr | .linkedin.com | 90 Days | First Party | Used to make a probabilistic match of a user's identity. |
| mbox | .linkedin.com | 180 Days | First Party | Used by Adobe Target to analyse the relevance of online content. |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | .linkedin.com | 30 Days | First Party | Used to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie. |
| OTZ | google.com | 1 Month | Third Party | Used by Google services for analytics and tracking purposes. It helps gather information about how users interact with the website, which can be used to improve the user experience and measure the effectiveness of ads. |
| ADRUM_BTa | col.eum-appdynamics.com | A few seconds | Third Party | AppDynamics - browser performance management tool uses this cookie to collect and trace web performance data. |
| ADRUM_BT1 | col.eum-appdynamics.com | A few seconds | Third Party | This domain is associated with AppDynamics, which provides application performance management and IT operations analytics. |
| _rdt_uuid | .reddit.com | 90 Days | Third Party | Advertising attribution / tracking (Reddit Pixel). |
Functional Cookies
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| Cookies | Cookie Subgroup | Lifespan | Cookies used | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| user_id | api.hl.co.uk | 24 Months | First Party | Manages user profiles for personalisation and segmentation. |
| target_id | api.hl.co.uk | 24 Months | First Party | Delivers personalised content within the app. |
| visitor_id | api.hl.co.uk | 24 Months | First Party | Manages user identity and cross-channel tracking for a unified profile. |
| profile_id | api.hl.co.uk | 12 Months | First Party | Manages user profiles for personalisation and segmentation. |
| LS__cookie_testxxx | online.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | Lightstreamer cookie used to check if it's possible to drop cookies. |
| clientId | online.hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | The client's ID is stored in this cookie. |
| __stripe_mid | online.hl.co.uk | 364 Days | First Party | Stripe is used to making credit card payments. Stripe uses a cookie to remember who you are and to enable the website to process payments without storing any credit card information on its own servers. |
| rOfferId | hl.co.uk | 89 Days | First Party | Recall certain preferences, or recently viewed investments. |
| check | hl.co.uk | Session | First Party | The purpose of this cookie cannot be determined without additional context. 'check' is a generic name that could be used for various purposes, such as verifying if cookies are enabled, maintaining user session state, or other functions. |
| _sp_xxxxxxxxxx | hl.co.uk | A few seconds | First Party | This cookie name is used to identify users and track the users' activity across a domain. It stores a unique identifier for each user, a unique identifier for the user’s current session, the number of visits a user has made to the site, and the timestamp of the user's first visit. |
| __rs | hl.co.uk | A few seconds | First Party | Manages user preferences once logged in. |
| HLWatchlistOptions | hl.co.uk | 1 Year | First Party | Records users' watchlist options. |
| mbox | hl.co.uk | 399 Days | First Party | Used by Adobe Target to generate dynamic content in a marketing box on the page. |
| hlVT | hl.co.uk | 448 Days | First Party | Manages your preferences once you are logged in. Manages live price preferences and ensures security while logged in. |
| __Secure-ENID | google.com | 13 Months | Third Party | Used by Google services to store user preferences and other information. |
| SOCS | google.com | 13 Months | Third Party | Helps manage user preferences and settings, enhancing the user experience by remembering these details across sessions. |
| SAPISID | google.com | 2 Years | Third Party | Helps store user preferences and other information, enhancing the user experience by remembering settings and preferences. |
| HSID | google.com | 2 Years | Third Party | This cookie works in conjunction with the SID cookie to form a robust defence against potential threats, such as unauthorised access and cyber attacks. |
| __Secure-1PAPISID | google.com | 2 Years | Third Party | Helps store user preferences and other information to enhance the user experience by remembering settings and preferences. |
| SSID | google.com | 2 Years | Third Party | Helps enhance the user experience by remembering settings and preferences. |
| NID | google.com | 6 Months | Third Party | Used by Google services to store user preferences and other information. |
| AEC | google.com | 6 Months | Third Party | Google cookie for security and fraud prevention. |
| __cf_bm | analytics.twitter.com | A few seconds | Third Party | This is a CloudFoundry cookie. |
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