Cookies information
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by the websites that you visit. They’re widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. It’s now standard for most websites to use cookies. If you’re uncomfortable with the use of cookies, you can manage and control them through your browser, including removing cookies by deleting them from your ‘browser history’ (cache) when you leave the site.
Managing cookies on your device
We use cookies to personalise content and improve your user experience. By using this website or application, you consent to the deployment of cookies. You can control and manage cookies using your browser (see below). Please note that removing or blocking cookies can impact your user experience and some functionality may no longer be available.
Using your browser to control cookies
Most browsers allow you to view, manage, delete and block cookies for a website. Be aware that if you delete all cookies, then any preferences you’ve set will be lost, including the ability to opt-out from subsequent cookies as this function itself requires an opt-out cookie to be set on your device. Guidance on how to control cookies for common browsers is linked below.
For information on additional browsers and device types, please see http://www.aboutcookies.org/ or http://www.cookiecentral.com/faq/.
Managing analytics cookies
You can opt out of having your anonymised browsing history within our websites or applications recorded by analytics cookies. We use the following service providers, and you can learn more about their privacy policies and how to opt out of their analytics cookies by clicking on following links:
Adobe: http://www.adobe.com/privacy/opt-out.html
Google Analytics: http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html
Types of cookies
‘Session’ cookies only stay in your browser during your browser session, i.e. until you leave the website.
‘Persistent’ cookies stay in your browser after the session (unless you delete them).
‘Performance’ cookies collect information about your use of the website, such as the webpages you visited and any error messages. They don’t collect personally identifiable information, and the information collected is aggregated in such a way that it’s anonymous. Performance cookies are used to improve how a website works.
‘Functionality’ cookies allow the website to remember any choices you make about the website (such as changes to text size, customised pages) or enable services such as commenting on a blog.
Use of cookies by PwC
The following tables explain the ways in which we use cookies on each website.
- Adobe Analytics
- Adobe Target
- Demandbase
- Google Analytics
- Load Balancing
- Oracle Eloqua
- PwC Poll
- YouTube
Adobe Analytics
Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
AMCV_###@AdobeOrg |
This cookie is used to identify a unique visitor. It’s set using JavaScript to store a unique visitor ID in an AMCV_###@AdobeOrg cookie on the domain of the current website, where ### represents a random string of characters. |
First-party, persistent |
2 years from when set or updated |
s_vi |
This cookie stores the visitor ID provided by our analytics provider whenever a user first visits the site. |
Third-party, persistent |
5 years from when set or updated |
s_cc |
This cookie determines whether cookies are enabled in your browser. |
First-party, session |
Until end of session |
s_fid |
This cookie is a ‘fallback’ visitor identifier for when the s_vi cookie normally used for this purpose is blocked. It contains a randomly generated unique id. |
First-party, persistent |
2 years from when set or updated |
s_nr |
This cookie stores the date of visit and if the visitor is new or returning. |
First-party, persistent |
2 years from when set or updated |
s_sq |
This stores information about the previous link clicked within the site. |
First-party, session |
2 years from when set or updated |
Adobe Target
Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
Mbox |
This gives website operators the ability to test which online content or offers are the most relevant to visitors. |
First party, persistent |
Two weeks |
Demandbase
Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
dmdbase_cdc |
This cookie is used to pass only the company name and firmographic attributes of a site visitor into analytics based on the source IP address. It’s set using JavaScript. |
First-party, session |
Until end of session |
Google Analytics
Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
_ga |
This cookie is set to allow PwC to track individual visitors and their use of the site. It’s set when you first visit the site and updated on subsequent visits. PwC doesn’t use Google Analytics to collect personal information, other than IP addresses, from our visitors. |
First-party, persistent |
2 years from when set or updated |
_gat |
This cookie is set to allow PwC to track individual visitors and their use of the site. It’s set when you first visit the site and updated on subsequent visits. PwC doesn’t use Google Analytics to collect personal information, other than IP addresses, from our visitors. |
First-party, persistent |
2 years from when set or updated |
__utma |
This cookie is typically written to the browser upon the first visit. If the cookie has been deleted by the browser operator and the browser subsequently visits pwc.com, a new __utma cookie is written with a different unique ID. In most cases, this cookie is used to determine unique visitors to pwc.com and is updated with each page view. Additionally, this cookie is provided with a unique ID that Google Analytics uses to ensure both the validity and accessibility of the cookie as an extra security measure. |
First-party, persistent |
2 years from when set or updated |
__utmb |
This cookie is used to establish and continue a user session with pwc.com. When a user views a page on pwc.com, the Google Analytics code attempts to update this cookie. If it doesn’t find the cookie, a new one is written and a new session is established. Each time a user visits a different page on pwc.com, this cookie is updated to expire in 30 minutes, thus continuing a single session for as long as user activity continues within 30-minute intervals. This cookie expires when a user pauses on a page on pwc.com for longer than 30 minutes. |
First-party, persistent |
First-party, persistent |
__utmc |
Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether to establish a new session for the user. For backwards compatibility purposes with sites still using the urchin.js tracking code, this cookie will continue to be written and will expire when the user exits the browser. However, if you’re debugging your site tracking and you use the ga.js tracking code, you shouldn’t interpret the existence of this cookie in relation to a new or expired session. |
First-party, persistent |
Not set |
__utmv |
This cookie isn’t normally present in a default configuration of the tracking code. The __utmv cookie passes the information provided via the _setVar() method, which you use to create a custom user segment. This string is then passed to the Analytics servers in the GIF request URL via the utmcc parameter. This cookie is only written if you have added the _setVar() method for the tracking code on your website page. |
First-party, persistent |
2 years from when set or updated |
__utmz |
This cookie stores the type of referral that the visitor used to reach pwc.com, whether via a direct method, a referring link, a website search or a campaign such as an ad or an email link. It’s used to calculate search engine traffic, ad campaigns and page navigation within pwc.com. The cookie is updated with each page view to pwc.com |
First-party, persistent |
6 months from when set or updated |
Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
bcookie |
This cookie is the browser ID. |
Third-party, session |
14 months |
BizoCustomSegments |
This is for LinkedIn Ad analytics. |
Third-party, session |
24 weeks |
BizoData |
This is for LinkedIn Ad analytics. |
Third-party, session |
20 weeks |
BizoID |
This is for LinkedIn Ad analytics. |
Third-party, session |
20 weeks |
BizoUserMatchHistory |
This is for LinkedIn Ad analytics. |
Third-party, session |
20 weeks |
bscookie |
This cookie is the secure browser ID. |
Third-party, session |
14 months |
lang |
This remembers the user's selected language version of a website. |
Third-party, session |
Session |
lidc |
This is used for routing. |
Third-party, session |
1 day |
Load Balancing
Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
BIGipServeraem-prod.pwc.com |
This cookie is set by the servers hosting pwc.com to allow a visitor to receive site content from one server as the visitor browses the site. This improves performance and allows the visitor’s session to be maintained. |
First-party, session |
Until end of session |
Oracle Eloqua
Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
ELOQUA |
This cookie is set by Eloqua and is used by PwC to track individual visitors and their use of the site. It’s set when you first visit the site and updated on subsequent visits. |
Third-party, persistent |
2 years from when set or updated |
ELQSTATUS |
This cookie is set by Eloqua and is used by PwC to track individual visitors and their use of the site. It’s set when you first visit the site and updated on subsequent visits. |
Third-party, persistent |
2 years from when set or updated |
PwC Poll
Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
PwCPollLogId |
This stores the ID # of a poll taken by the visitor and is used to tailor the content of a dynamic poll and display the visitor's results. |
First-party, persistent |
1 year from when set or updated |
PwCPollResponse-000 |
This stores the ID of a visitor's choice on a poll question. The ‘000’ in the name of the cookie will be the question ID #, and the value of the cookie is set to their response to a question. The number of cookies set will be based on how many questions they respond to. |
First-party, persistent |
1 year from when set or updated |
Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
lang |
This cookie is set by Twitter and is used to remember your language preference. PwC allows Twitter to set this cookie so that Twitter content on pwc.com is displayed in your preferred language. |
Third-party, session |
Until end of session |
_twitter_sess |
Twitter sets a series of cookies on any page that includes a Twitter feed. For more information, please check: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514 |
Third-party, session |
Session |
auth_token |
Twitter sets a series of cookies on any page that includes a Twitter feed. For more information, please check: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514 |
Third-party, session |
9 years |
dnt |
This cookie prevents Twitter and third parties from tracking the user. |
Third-party, session |
10 years |
guest_id |
Twitter sets a series of cookies on any page that includes a Twitter feed. For more information, please check: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514 |
Third-party, session |
16 weeks |
kdt |
Twitter sets a series of cookies on any page that includes a Twitter feed. For more information, please check: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514 |
Third-party, session |
42 weeks |
muc |
Twitter sets a series of cookies on any page that includes a Twitter feed. For more information, please check: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514 |
Third-party, session |
1 year 10 months |
personalization_id |
Twitter sets a series of cookies on any page that includes a Twitter feed. For more information, please check: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514 |
Third-party, session |
1 year 7 months |
remember_checked_on |
Twitter sets a series of cookies on any page that includes a Twitter feed. For more information, please check: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514 |
Third-party, session |
9 years |
tfw_exp |
Twitter sets a series of cookies on any page that includes a Twitter feed. For more information, please check: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514 |
Third-party, session |
2 weeks |
twid |
Twitter set a series of cookies on any page that includes a Twitter feed. For more information, please check: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514 |
Third-party, session |
9 years |
YouTube
Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
This cookie is set by YouTube and allows YouTube to gather information about a visitor’s browser. PwC allows YouTube to set this cookie so that YouTube videos can be displayed on this site. |
Third-party, persistent |
8 months from when set or updated |
YSC |
This cookie is set by YouTube and allows YouTube to gather information about a visitor’s browser. PwC allows YouTube to set this cookie so that YouTube videos can be displayed on this site. |
Third-party, session |
Until end of session |
