‘Cookie’ is a name for a small file, usually of letters and numbers, which is downloaded onto your device, like your computer, mobile phone or tablet when you visit a website. They let websites recognise your device so that the sites can work more effectively, and also gather information about how you use the site. A cookie, by itself, can’t be used to identify you.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you come to our website and also allows us to improve the user experience.
The cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies
| Cookie name | Domain | Persistence | Notes |
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ASP.NET_SessionId |
account.retailtrust.org.uk |
Session |
When a user enters into the website, a connection between the website user and the website’s system is established. The ASP.NET_SessionId cookie is required to support the security of this connection and is a standard component of ASP.NET (the underlying system on which the website is built). The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. It is created on website entry and destroyed on logout. |
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.ASPXAUTH |
account.retailtrust.org.uk |
1 month |
When a user signs in to the website, an authenticated connection between the website user and the website’s server is established. The .ASPXAUTH cookie is required to support this authentication and is a standard component of ASP.NET. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. It is created when a user successfully logs into the website and destroyed on logout. |
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ADFEAuthCookie |
*.retailtrust.org.uk |
1 month |
This cookie enables the website user’s authentication state to be maintained between the website and the user management pages. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. It is created when a user successfully logs into the website and destroyed on logout. |
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ADConCtrlCookie |
*.retailtrust.org.uk |
1 year |
This cookie is used to support content access for logged in website users. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. It is created when a user successfully logs into the website. |
|
CT_CookiePolicyAccepted |
account.retailtrust.org.uk |
5 years |
This cookie identifies if the website’s cookie policy prompt has been accepted by the user. It is used to control the subsequent display of the policy on entry to the website. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. It is created when a user accepts the cookie policy. |
|
CONSENT |
account.retailtrust.org.uk |
Session |
Some users of the website are required to complete additional data consent questions prior to site usage. This cookie is added to improve the website’s performance, ensuring this check is not made on every page of the site and for every visit. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. It is created when a user completes the consent form. |
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AnonUserCookie |
account.retailtrust.org.uk |
1 year |
This cookie is used to support content access for logged out users. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. It is created on website entry. |
|
AuthIdentity
|
*.retailtrust.org.uk | 30 days |
Main SSO authentication cookie. If Remember me is checked on login then expires 30 days after creation |
|
idsrv.session |
*.retailtrust.org.uk |
This cookie is derived from the main authentication cookie, and it used for the check session endpoint for browser-based JavaScript clients at signout time. It is kept in sync with the authentication cookie, and is removed when the user signs out. |
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AuthIdentity-XSRF |
*.retailtrust.org.uk |
Cookie with token to prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (XSRF/CSRF) attacks |
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cookieconsent_status |
*.retailtrust.org.uk |
This cookie is used to remember if you have consented to the use of cookies on this website. When you consent, a cookie is set which prevents the Cookie Notifier bar from appearing at the bottom of the browser window. |
Functional cookies
| Cookie name | Domain | Persistence | Notes |
|
ADmessage_[notification identifier] e.g. ADmessage_12345 |
*.retailtrust.org.uk |
1 year |
This cookie is used to support notification to users that their website subscription is due to expire. The cookie identifies where the notification has been presented to a user so that it is not shown again. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. It is created when the notification is displayed. Note: This cookie has multiple variants where the [notification identifier] in the cookie name represents the individual notification item reference. |
Performance cookies
| Cookie name | Domain | Persistence | Notes |
|
__gads, _gid, _ga, _gat, __utmc, __utma, __utmb, __utmz, __utmv |
*.retailtrust.org.uk account.retailtrust.org.uk |
[See notes] |
These cookies enable the collection of website usage statistics and sources of incoming traffic to support and improve the performance of the site. They help in improving the website through better understanding of how and what pages are being visited. No personally identifiable data is stored within the cookies or the website usage data which is collected (via Google Analytics). All data held within Google Analytics is aggregated and anonymous. See further details on the usage of individual cookies in Google’s Cookie Usage documentation. |
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ai_user
|
account.retailtrust.org.uk |
1 year |
This cookie allows collection of website performance data to ensure it is operating efficiently. The service is provided by Application Insights and the data stored allows us to identify and resolve performance issues should they occur on the site. The cookie holds an anonymous id value which is used to identify a user’s journey across pages on the website. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. Any data stored at Application Insights is anonymised. |
|
ai_session |
account.retailtrust.org.uk |
30 minutes |
As per the ‘ai_user’ cookie, the ‘ai_session’ cookie supports the monitoring of the website’s performance via Application Insights. The cookie holds a unique value for the user’s browser session which allows the monitoring of the website’s performance more effectively. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. Any data stored at Application Insights is anonymised. |
3rd party cookies
| Cookie name | Purpose | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics _utma _utmb _utmc _utmz |
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. AISL use the information to compile reports and to help AISL improve the website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited. | Google Analytics Privacy Policy |
| AddThis | AddThis helps AISL to integrate social media sharing tools such as Facebook and Twitter into AISL’s websites, and to measure the effectiveness of these sharing tools. | AddThis opt-out |
| Twitter guest_id personalization_id _gid _ga |
When you view pages on our websites containing embedded Twitter content or buttons, you may receive Twitter cookies. | Twitter cookie information |
| Facebook |
When you view pages on our websites containing embedded Facebook content or buttons, you may receive Facebook cookies. | |
| LinkedIn JSESSIONID bcookie bscookie lang lidc |
When you view pages on our websites containing embedded LinkedIn content or buttons, you may receive LinkedIn cookies. | LinkedIn cookie information |
| YouTube (Google) .SSID PREF SAPISID LOGIN_INFO YSC VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE HSID |
When you view pages on our websites containing embedded YouTube videos, you may receive YouTube cookies. YouTube is a Google service and is covered by the Google Privacy Policy. | Google Privacy Policy |
No cookies, please
You can opt out of all our cookies. Find out how to control and delete cookies in your browser. But, if you choose to refuse all cookies, our website may not function for you as we would like it to.
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us.
Your rights
Your rights in relation to your personal information are:
- you have a right to request access to the personal information that we hold about you by making a “subject access request”;
- if you believe that any of the personal information that we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, you have a right to request that we correct or complete it;
- you have a right to object to and/or request that we restrict the processing of your personal information for specific purposes;
- if you wish us to delete the personal information that we hold about you, you may request that we do so;
- if you would like to obtain the personal information that we hold about you to reuse it for your own purposes, you may request that we do so; and
- if we undertake any automated decision-making and profiling, you have a right to object to your personal information being used in this manner.
- You can exercise any of the following rights by completing this form .
Any requests received by the Retail Trust will be considered under applicable data protection legislation. If you remain dissatisfied, you have a right to raise a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.