What are cookies?

There are a mix of tools such as cookies, device ids, pixel tags, web beacons and similar technology (collectively described here as ‘cookies’) to collect information about the access to, and use of, websites or apps.

These typically include a unique reference code that relates to, or is accessed from, a user’s device to enable the device to be remembered when you next visit the website or an app and that stores and sometimes tracks information about the user.

You can change what cookies are stored by us using your browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit aboutcookies.org.

 

What do we use cookies for?

• Verify our users
• Understand what features of our services are popular
• Personalise messages, content, and advertising on Represent
• Manage the number of times you are delivered specific content or advertising
• Track the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional activities
• Understand generally how users of Represent behave and interact with our Services
• Secure login and navigation
• Performance and analytics – we use third party service providers to help us understand how the site is used, improve its performance and provide anonymised statistics on its use

 

What cookies do we use?

The cookies that may be used in connection with Represent are as follows:

Persistent cookies:


__utma: google analytics helps us track traffic to and around the site.
__utmb: google analytics helps us track traffic to and around the site.
__utmc: google analytics helps us track traffic to and around the site.
__utmt: google analytics helps us track traffic to and around the site.
__utmz: google analytics helps us track traffic to and around the site.
_ga: google analytics helps us track traffic to and around the site.
_gat: google analytics helps us track traffic to and around the site.
ajs_anonymous_id: inserted by Segment, a service agnostic analytics service
ajs_group_id: inserted by Segment, a service agnostic analytics service
ajs_user_id: inserted by Segment, a service agnostic analytics service
csrftoken: Helps us make sure nobody is impersonating you
fbm_**: facebook - if you’re using facebook
fbsr_**: facebook - if you’re using facebook
intercom-session-**: this provides our help and support service
mp_****:  mixpanel is like google analytics, just with more detail in some areas which help us improve our service to you
mp_mixpanel_c: mixpanel is like google analytics, just with more detail in some areas which help us improve our service to you
optimizelyBuckets: Optimizely is an A/B testing service which lets us test how different content is received - only static content (like the home page) and NEVER questions!
optimizelyEndUserId: Optimizely is an A/B testing service which lets us test how different content is received - only static content (like the home page) and NEVER questions!
optimizelySegments: Optimizely is an A/B testing service which lets us test how different content is received - only static content (like the home page) and NEVER questions!

 

Cookies used for advertising purposes

See our privacy policy regarding our stance on advertising (summary: we don’t like it much, and avoid it unless we know it will help you.)

Our advertisers may also use cookies, over which we have no control. Such cookies (if used) would be downloaded once you click on advertisements on our website or app. We may read cookies placed when you visit other websites to see if you have visited the website of, or been exposed to advertising placed on websites by of one of our clients.

We may also place some cookies on your machine that will allow our partners to identify you as one of our members whilst visiting websites for the purpose of replacing one or more of the normal adverts normally displayed on that site for the purpose of testing new advertising material.

 

Can I delete cookies?

It is possible for you to delete cookies or to prevent their use by adjusting the browser settings on your computer or to use browser plugins designed for this purposes. If you prevent Represent using cookies, your experience of Represent may be affected adversely.