Cookies Policy
This cookies policy relates to websites and services within the barbour-abi.com, barbour-abi.co.uk and leadinresearch.co.uk domains. Your use of our websites and services indicates your consent to the cookies we have described in this Policy.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
A web cookie, a commonly used data collection technology, is simply a piece of data which is sent by a web server and stored by the browser of your personal computer or mobile device and subsequently read by the web server as you visit a web site. A cookie may be a session cookie, that is, a cookie that remains on your browser while you are logged on to a particular web site and then disappears when you close your browser, or it may be a persistent cookie, a cookie that remains on your browser over a period of time. Information from a cookie may be collected and used in aggregate form. Or data may be collected into an individual profile or record. That individual record may either be unique but anonymous, or the profile can be linked with information that identifies you as an individual.
You can learn more about cookies, generally, at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
HOW DO WE USE COOKIES?
We may use cookies for a number of purposes:
- We may use a limited number of cookies essential to particular services you have requested or for security purposes. In particular, if you have registered for a site or use a customer portal we may use a cookie to authenticate the pc or mobile device that you are using.
- We allow third parties to set analytics, or performance, cookies to collect and report aggregate information. These cookies provide reporting to us on an aggregate basis and so, do not identify you at all. We use the aggregate reports to understand how our web sites are used and improve their usefulness to our audiences.
- A number of cookies also support how our web sites function, identifying your pc or end device on a unique but anonymous basis. These cookies may, for example, remember your language preferences or recognize an individual's activity within a single session.
- If you register for a site, we use a cookie to associate your presence with a specific user name and password or account. We may use a persistent cookie to recognize you automatically each time you return, but only if you ask us to do so. We may also use cookies to pre-populate your login or forms you fill out on the site with information you have already provided.
A full list of the cookies that may be set by your use of this site are included at the end of this policy.
3RD PARTY COOKIES AND OTHER WEBSITES
If you leave our websites to visit another third party's website(for example, if you 'share' content from Barbour ABI's websites with friends or colleagues through social networks via a link we make available), you may be sent cookies from these third party websites. Third party websites will have their own privacy and cookie policies which we cannot control. Please check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.
HOW YOU CAN CONTROL COOKIES
The cookies we use are an accepted part of ecommerce and important to your use of our websites. Performance cookies allow us to understand our audiences as a whole and improve how our sites meet your needs and expectations. Many the functional cookies are basic to how our sites and services work. The cookies we use for registration allow us to conduct our business online. Our sites and services, or parts of them, may not work properly without these cookies.
Your use of our websites indicates your consent to the cookies we have described in this Policy. But if you should wish to revoke that consent, or any part of it, at any time you may control cookies in the following ways:
Google Analytics
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Browser controls
Most modern browsers offer you ways to view, control or block cookies. These browser controls will usually be found in the "options" or "preferences" menu. For more help, you may take a look at the "Help" settings or review these websites for more details:
- Cookie Settings in Chrome
- Cookie Settings in FireFox
- Cookie Settings in Internet Explorer
- Cookie Settings in Safari 5
THIS COOKIES POLICY
If our use of cookies changes, we will post the changes to this policy. Please check frequently as online data collection practices and our use of them continue to evolve. To contact us about this policy, you may email info@barbour-abi.com
COOKIE LIST
The list below includes all cookies set by your use of our websites or associated web services, including the cookie provider and a description of each of their purposes.
| Cookie Name | Cookie Provider | Description of Cookie |
| PHPSESSID | barbour-abi.co.uk, barbour-abi.com, leadinresearch.co.uk | A basic session cookie which helps the site function correctly. It saves a session identifier randomly generated to keep track of your session as you move from one page to the next in order to remember selections or preferences made during a visit. |
| _ck | Our online services | Stores persistent details related to authentication. |
| _ck_lbal | Our online services | Used for load balancing between web servers. |
| _ckp | Our online services | Authentication details. |
| _ck_ul | Our online services | Store Login page URL so user will be redirected to specific login page for the portal. |
| _ck_pd | Our online services | Identifies the branding used for different versions of our service. |
| _ck_bk_u | Our online services | Stores relevant login page URL. |
| _ck_m | Our online mobile services | Stores persistent details related to authentication. |
| _ck_lbal_m | Our online mobile services | Used for load balancing between web servers. |
| _ckp_m | Our online mobile services | Authentication details. |
| _ck_ul_m | Our online mobile services | Store Login page URL so user will be redirected to specific login page for the portal. |
| _ck_pd_m | Our online mobile services | Identifies the branding used for different versions of our service. |
| _ck_bk_u_m | Our online mobile services | Stores relevant login page URL. |
| __utma | Google Analytics | This keeps track of the number of times a visitor has been to the site, when their first visit was, and when their last visit occurred. More information on the cookies set by Google Analytics and how to opt out are on the Google Analytics website. |
| __utmb | Google Analytics | A timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor enters the site. More information on the cookies set by Google Analytics and how to opt out are on the Google Analytics website. |
| __utmc | Google Analytics | A timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor leaves the site - expires after 30 minutes. More information on the cookies set by Google Analytics and how to opt out are on the Google Analytics website. |
| __utmz | Google Analytics | This keeps track of where the visitor came from, what search engine was used, what link was clicked on, what keywords used, and where in the world the site was accessed from. More information on the cookies set by Google Analytics and how to opt out are on the Google Analytics website. |
| __atuvc | AddThis | Created and read by the AddThis social sharing site JavaScript on the client side in order to make sure the user sees the updated count if they share a page and return to it before our share count cache is updated. No data from that cookie is sent back to AddThis and removing it when disabling cookies would cause unexpected behaviour for users. More information on the cookies set by AddThis and how to opt out are on the AddThis website. |
| di | AddThis | It stores randomly generated number. AddThis cookies allow users to share content via Social Networking websites and email. When we provide links to third party services you find useful, they may place a cookie on your device to make their service easier to use. More information on the cookies set by AddThis and how to opt out are on the AddThis website. |
| dt | AddThis | It stores a "X". AddThis cookies allow users to share content via Social Networking websites and email. When we provide links to third party services you find useful, they may place a cookie on your device to make their service easier to use. More information on the cookies set by AddThis and how to opt out are on the AddThis website. |
| loc | AddThis | It stores country code and randomly generated letters and numbers. AddThis cookies allow users to share content via Social Networking websites and email. When we provide links to third party services you find useful, they may place a cookie on your device to make their service easier to use. More information on the cookies set by AddThis and how to opt out are on the AddThis website. |
| psc | AddThis | It stores a number. AddThis cookies allow users to share content via Social Networking websites and email. When we provide links to third party services you find useful, they may place a cookie on your device to make their service easier to use. More information on the cookies set by AddThis and how to opt out are on the AddThis website. |
| uid | AddThis | It stores randomly generated letters and numbers. AddThis cookies allow users to share content via Social Networking websites and email. When we provide links to third party services you find useful, they may place a cookie on your device to make their service easier to use. More information on the cookies set by AddThis and how to opt out are on the AddThis website. |
| uit | AddThis | It stores a number. AddThis cookies allow users to share content via Social Networking websites and email. When we provide links to third party services you find useful, they may place a cookie on your device to make their service easier to use. More information on the cookies set by AddThis and how to opt out are on the AddThis website. |
| user_segment | AddThis | AddThis cookies allow users to share content via Social Networking websites and email. When we provide links to third party services you find useful, they may place a cookie on your device to make their service easier to use. More information on the cookies set by AddThis and how to opt out are on the AddThis website. |
| uvc | AddThis | AddThis cookies allow users to share content via Social Networking websites and email. When we provide links to third party services you find useful, they may place a cookie on your device to make their service easier to use. More information on the cookies set by AddThis and how to opt out are on the AddThis website. |
| ssh | AddThis | It stores your favourite preferences. AddThis cookies allow users to share content via Social Networking websites and email. When we provide links to third party services you find useful, they may place a cookie on your device to make their service easier to use. More information on the cookies set by AddThis and how to opt out are on the AddThis website. |
| AkamaiAnalytics_BrowserSessionId, AkamaiAnalytics_VisitCookie, AkamaiAnalytics_VisitIsPlaying, AkamaiAnalytics_VisitLastCloseTime, AkamaiAnalyticsDO_bitRateBucketsCsv, AkamaiAnalyticsDO_visitMetricsCsv, clientLastHTimes, clientLastPTimes, AkamaiAnalyticsDO_visitStartTime | BC_BANDWIDTH | Used to determine available bandwidth to select optimum video stream. All relate to the Akamai content distribution network which Brightcove use to ensure high availability of the video streams. |
