Cookie policy

What is a cookie?

A ‘cookie’ is a small text file containing information which is stored on your device during your visit to our website – the period for which a cookie is stored varies depending on its nature. They help us provide you with the best possible experience when you visit our website, by enabling some of its core functionality, as well as provide us with anonymised data that helps us enhance your experience on our site.

What cookies do we use?

www.uniononline.co.uk uses different categories of cookies to provide you with the best possible user experience as described throughout this page.Essential cookiesThese cookies are necessary for our website to function. They are usually set in response to your actions on our site, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.

Cookie	Description	Duration
__epiXSRF	This cookie is used to protect users against cross-site request forgery (XSRF).	Session (until you close your browser)
accepted-cookies	This cookie is used to track if you have accepted the use of cookies.	2 years
redirecturl	This cookie is used to link to the correct URL from the splash screen.	1 year
ASP.NET_SessionId	This cookie is only used on websites with a login area. It is required to identify requests from the same browser during a limited session time window when browsing the website.	Session (until you close your browser)
.LoginC, EpiDPCKEY, .ASPXRoles	These three cookies are used to allow login, access and permissions on websites with a login area.	Session (until you close your browser)
__AntiXsrfToken	This cookie holds a token to verify the login session. This cookie holds a token to verify the login session. This cookie holds a token to verify the login session. This cookie holds a token to verify the login session	Session (until you close your browser)

Functional cookies

We set functional cookies to remember settings you make on this website, such as your language preferences.

Cookie	Description	Duration
selectedLanguage	This cookie is used to track the visitor's preferred language preference	1 year

If you do not allow those cookies, some of those settings many not function properly.

Performance cookies

We work continuously to improve www.uniononline.co.uk contents, functionality and navigation for you. To do this we use analytics tools such as Google Analytics, which help us understand how users navigate around the site on an anonymous and aggregated level and improve the relevance of our contents.

Cookie	Description	Duration
_ga	This cookie is associated with Google Analytics. It is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites’ analytics reports.	2 years
_gaexp	This cookie is used to determine a user's inclusion in an A/B experiment via Google Optimize and the expiry of experiments a user has been included in. Google Optimize is used to enhance user experience on our website	Depends on the length of the experiment but typically 90 days
_gid	This cookie is associated with Google Analytics. It is used to distinguish users.	24 hours
_gat	This cookie is associated with Google Analytics. It is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites.	1 minute
collect	This cookie is associated with Google Analytics. It is used to track visitors across devices and marketing channels.	Session (until you close your browser)

If you do not allow those cookies, we will not know that you have visited our website and will not be able monitor its performance and the quality and relevance of its contents to you.

Third party cookies

Content we embed on our website from other sources, such as maps, social media services and videos may store cookies on your device.

We may also set advertising cookies on our site through our advertising partners such as Google, Facebook and LinkedIn. Those are used by our partners to show you adverts that are relevant to your interests on other websites.

Cookie	Description	Duration
LinkedIn	We use LinkedIn on some of our pages. LinkedIn sets cookies on pages with that integration. For more information please read the LinkedIn Cookie Policy.
JSESSIONID	Please refer to the LinkedIn Cookie Policy.
_ga	This cookie is associated with Google Analytics and LinkedIn. It is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier.	2 years
_guid	Please refer to the LinkedIn Cookie Policy.
_lipt	Please refer to the LinkedIn Cookie Policy.
bcookie	This is the ID cookie for browser.	1 year
bscookie	This is the ID cookie for secure browser.	1 year
Lang	Please refer to the LinkedIn Cookie Policy.
li_at	Please refer to the LinkedIn Cookie Policy.
Liap	Please refer to the LinkedIn Cookie Policy.
Lidc	This cookie is used for routing.	1 day
Sl	Please refer to the LinkedIn Cookie Policy.
Visit	Please refer to the LinkedIn Cookie Policy.
Pardot	We use Salesforce's Pardot on some of our pages. Pardot sets cookies on pages with that integration. For more information please read the Salesforce Privacy Policy.	Session (until you close your browser)
pardot	Please read the Salesforce Privacy Policy.	Session (until you close your browser)
lpv272202	Please read the Salesforce Privacy Policy.	Session (until you close your browser)
visitor_id#	Please read the Salesforce Privacy Policy.	10 years
visitor_id#-hash	Please read the Salesforce Privacy Policy.	10 years

If you do not allow those cookies, you may experience issues with website functionality provided through third parties, and will experience less relevant advertising when you navigate away from our website.

How do I turn off cookies?

Essential CookiesEssential cookies cannot be turned off since without them, our website won’t work and that would frustrate both you and us.Functional CookiesWe don’t collect personal data through functional cookies but if you’d like to opt-out, you may set your browser to automatically reject the storage of cookies.Performance CookiesWe don’t collect personal data through performance cookies but if you’d like to opt-out, you may download & install Google Analytics’ Opt-Out browser add-on which is available for all major browsers and read more about it on Google’s support site.Third Party CookiesTo opt-out from third party cookies, you can adjust your preferences by changing your web browser’s settings to reject the storage of third party cookies.

Want to know more?

You can adjust your preferences for all cookie categories by changing your web browser’s settings to automatically reject the storage of cookies or to inform you when a website wants to store cookies on your computer. Depending on the selected browser settings, some cookie-based website functionality may stop working and negatively impact your experience on our website.
If you have already visited our site and previously agreed to the use of cookies, you can revoke cookie consent and clear those from your device through your web browser settings. Browser specific information on how to achieve this can be found in your browser’s support pages or on www.allaboutcookies.org, which provides a comprehensive how-to guide per browser and a wealth of information about cookies. You can also contact us with any questions at uk.marketing@assaabloy.com.