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The way we track information about people who visit our site is by using cookies. This information includes your IP address, operating system and browser type, in order for us to learn aggregate information. This is never used to identify any individual. It also allows us to present you with a consistent experience with our website, and also to use web analytic tools to see how our sites are used in order to improve them.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small data file which are created when you visit any website. They are stored in the cookies directory on the computer/device you are using. They are NOT used to access your computer or device, but access is required to drop the cookie. Cookies can be set to last for a certain amount of time, this can be anything from a few minutes or several years.

How we use cookies.

Some Cookies are used by websites, to enhance or improve your browsing experience. These ‘essential’ cookies are responsible for remembering that you are logged in or have taken certain actions during you visit. These cookies are referred to as essential because without them, the site or web page would not function as we intended and make it impossible to provide our service to the standard expected. Other ‘non-essential’ cookies which cannot directly identify individuals visiting our websites are used for marketing purposes. If you agree, these cookies allow us to advertise our service and products to you on this, and other websites and apps.

Web Beacons

These are like cookies and they help improve your online experience. They help us to track the usage of our site, give us statistics and help us identify errors or problems.

Third Party Cookies.

These cookies are placed on your device (with your consent) which relate to a ‘third party’ website. These are usually social media, advertising or analytics providers. You can find a full list of cookies we use on our site below. Along with steps to opt-out of these cookies.

Cookies on our website may be also set by us, third parties we're working with, or independent third parties, such as advertisers.

Analytics Cookies.

We use these non-essential, analytical cookies to understand how users interact with our web pages and services while on our Site. This data is used to measure how many users visit each page, and what options they click on. We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. We also ensure that all IP addresses are anonymized and are not collected by Google.

Google's privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy

Advertising

We may also use third party cookies for behavioural advertising, sometimes referred to as remarketing. If you agree to these, they allow us to show you relevant products that we think may be of interest to you based on your browsing behaviour and history. This is why you see adverts for websites you have visited recently on other apps or websites.

You can choose to opt-out of all non-essential cookies. How you can do this is explained in the next section of this policy.

Managing Cookies

You can disable, delete, or block cookies at any time you choose on your device. You have full control over all cookies on your device. The responsibility of your control lies with the browser software you use to access the internet. They each have their own way on allowing you access to these settings and depending on which browser you choose will depend on how you can control them.

We have provided links to the most popular browsers cookie management pages below.

  • Google Chrome
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  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Opera
  • Apple Safari

To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.

Below is a list of cookies that we use on our website.

Essential Cookies

Cookie NameExpiry
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laravel_session
XSRF-TOKEN
compare-credit-cards.com
1 day

Marketing Cookies

Third PartyCookie NameExpiry
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__exponea_time2__7 months
__exponea__2 years
xnpe_3 years
Microsoft Advertisingmui(x), _uet(x), _msuuid, MUID, MUIDB, ANON, NAP, SRCHD, SRCHUID, SRCHUSR13 months from set
_uetvid16 days
_uetsid1 day
Google Ads_gcl_aw, _gcl_auEnd of calendar year from set
NID6 Months
Facebookpresence, act, c_user, _fbpEnd of browser session
wd7 days
datr, sb13 months from set
fr, xsEnd of calendar year from set
Google Analytics_ga2 years
_ga_<container-id>2 years
_gac_gb_<container-id>90 days
_dc_gtm_1 minute
_gat1 minute
_gid24 hours
AMP_TOKEN30 seconds to 1 year
_gac_<property-id>90 days
__utma2 years from set/update
__utmt10 minutes
__utmb30 minutes from set/update
__utmcUntil you close your browser
__utmz6 months from set/update
__utmv2 years from set/update
_dc_gtm_UA24 hours
_gat_UA-(x)End of browser session
Zendesk_cfduid8 months from set
ajs_anonymous_id,ajs_group_id,ajs_user_id9 months
_help_center_session, _zdsession, _zendesk, _zlcmidend of browser session
Full StoryOptanonAlertBoxClosed7 months from set
OptanonConsent12 months from set
_mkto_trk2 years
ei_client_id2 years
optimizelyEndUserId6 months
fs_uid12 months from set
Google Optimize_gaexp90 days (or sooner dependent on test)
_opt_awcid,_opt_awmid,_opt_awmid24 hours
_opt_awgid,_opt_awkid,_opt_utmc24 hours
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compare-credit-cards.com is a registered Trading Name of Digitonomy Limited, Registered in England and Wales (Company number 08385135), Registered Office; Steam Mill Business Centre, Steam Mill Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 5AN. Digitonomy Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and is entered on the Financial Services Register under reference number: 690249. Licenced by the Information Commissioners Office, (registration number ZA007309)

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