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Cookies

Cookies are files saved on your phone, tablet, or computer when you visit a website.

We use cookies to:

  • remember what messages you have been shown so we do not show them again
  • understand how you use this service so we can update and improve it
  • keep track of your online application
  • improve the relevancy of advertising campaigns you receive in social channels and other online platforms, such as Google.
The cookies we use do not identify you. You remain in control of optional and consent-based cookie preferences at all times, these can be refreshed or amended within your browser services.

Essential cookies

Introductory cookie message

When you first use this service, we show a cookie message. This gives you the option to accept or reject non-essential cookies. We then store a cookie so that your computer knows you have seen it and you are not shown this message again.

Only essential cookies are generated automatically. Optional cookies for marketing and analytics purposes have to be enabled by you. The information these cookies collect will not personally identify you but are used to make the site work better for you by remembering activities and preferences.

Cookie name Cookie purpose Expiration
cookies_policy Saves your cookie consent settings 1 year
cookies_preferences_set Lets us know you have saved your cookie consent settings 1 year

Your progress when applying

When you apply using the service, we will set a cookie to remember your progress through the forms. This cookie does not store your personal data and is deleted once you have completed the transaction.

Cookie name Cookie purpose Expiration
UKV&I_SESSION Stores an ID for your application while you are applying When you close your browser or when you click the sign out link

Analytics cookies (optional)

Measuring website usage

With your permission, we use Google Analytics to collect information about how you use this service. This helps us check the service is meeting your needs and make improvements.

Google Analytics stores information about:

  • how you got to the site
  • pages you visit and how long you spend on them
  • what you click on

No personal details are stored with this information, so you cannot be identified.

We do not allow Google to use or share our analytics data.

Cookie name Cookie purpose Expiration
_ga Counts how many users visit our service by tracking if you have visited before and which pages you visit 2 years
_gat Counts how many users visit our service by tracking if you have visited before and which pages you visit 1 minute
_gid Counts how many users visit our service by tracking if you have visited before and which pages you visit 1 day

Measuring the health of our systems

With your permission, we use Dynatrace to measure the health of our systems. Dynatrace captures data on the infrastructure of our service to help us diagnose problems and keep the service running.

One way it does this is through real user monitoring. This lets us know if your digital experience is slow and which parts of the website are experiencing errors.

Cookie name Cookie purpose Expiration
dtCookie Helps us monitor our service and deliver a better experience When you close your browser
dtLatC Helps us monitor our service and deliver a better experience When you close your browser
dtPC Helps us monitor our service and deliver a better experience When you close your browser
dtSa Helps us monitor our service and deliver a better experience When you close your browser
rxVisitor Helps us monitor our service and deliver a better experience 2 years or when you close your browser (depending on the system)
rxvt Helps us monitor our service and deliver a better experience When you close your browser
Do you want to accept analytics cookies?

Marketing cookies (optional)

We use cookies to enhance the relevance and engagement of our marketing efforts. By enabling marketing cookies, you allow us to tailor our marketing to your specific interests, improve performance reporting, and prevent repetitive ad displays. For instance, these cookies remember your previous interactions and visits to our website.

Additionally, we may utilise data from conversion cookies to assess the effectiveness of our ads and to expand the reach of our advertising efforts. The following non-essential cookies are used on this site:

Cookie name Cookie purpose Expiration
_rdt_uuid Used to attribute conversions back to Reddit Ads 3 months
fbp This cookie is set by Facebook to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting the website. 2 months
_gcl_au Used to measure ad and campaign performance and conversion rates for Google ads on a site visited 3 months
Do you want to accept marketing cookies?