Details on how we use cookies
What cookies are
We use two types of cookies:
- Session cookies - these are cookies that are only stored while you are visiting the site
- Persistent cookies - these are cookies that are stored until an expiry date set by the website or in your browser.
The different owners of cookies on our websites
Some of the cookies on our websites have been set by third parties. These cookies include those where:
- we show third-party content, such as YouTube videos
- a third party is providing a service, such as analysing the pages that visitors to our sites view or
- a third party is measuring the effectiveness of advertising links to or from our sites.
Third parties are responsible for any cookies they set. We cannot control these cookies.
Cookies in Flash files
What is Flash
Flash is a file format used to show video and animation.
We use Flash files to present information on our sites and
integrate with third parties, such as YouTube.
Flash cookies
It is possible for third party creators of Flash files to set
cookies as part of their files. At the moment, it is not possible
to identify all flash files that set cookies and this means we
cannot guarantee the status of every flash file.
The Flash platform is distributed by Adobe and they offer a number of tools to monitor, block and remove flash cookies:
Cookies used for transactions and forms
Many of our pages contain transaction areas, such as forms, shopping areas and surveys. These areas all need cookies to function.
We've listed the cookies that we standardly use in our detailed table.
From time to time, we may include short-term surveys, comparisons and other temporary features on our site that could use cookies. If we do this, we'll always try to make sure that we list the cookies that are used, but this may not always be possible given the short-term nature of these features.
Cookies used for online accounts and secure areas
All online accounts and secure areas of our site that require you to log in need to use cookies. Whenever you create an online account, the terms for your account will require you to agree to the use of these cookies. For details of these cookies, please email icasworld@axa-icas.com.
Detailed report of the cookies on our websites
At AXA ICAS UK Ltd, we are committed to protecting your privacy and security and we are currently working towards ensuring that we meet the new regulations on cookies in full.
As part of this work, we asked a specialist independent
organisation to audit the use of cookies on our websites. The
following information gives details of the most recent audit on
1/4/2012.
Full details of cookies used:
| Name of cookie |
Type of cookie
|
Expiry date
|
Reason for use of cookie
|
Level of privacy / tracking
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __utma |
Google analytics tracking cookie
|
Never
|
Analytics
|
Medium
|
| __utmb |
Google analytics tracking cookie
|
End of visit
|
Analytics
|
Medium
|
| __utmc |
Google analytics tracking cookie
|
30 minutes
|
Analytics
|
Medium
|
| __utmz |
Google analytics tracking cookie
|
6 months
|
Functional
|
Medium
|
How to turn off cookies
You can turn off cookies in your browser settings. If you do
turn them off, it's important to remember that you may not be able
to use all the services on our websites.
You can find out more about turning off cookies at the independent
website allaboutcookies.org.
Further questions about our use of cookies
If you have any questions about specific cookies or our cookie policy, please email us at icasworld@axa-icas.com