Use of Cookies on the Credisafe Business Solutions Website
As of 26th May 2012 a new law came into effect regarding the use of ‘cookies’ within websites. These small files are used to customise and enhance your experience of the Creditsafe website.
This page is designed to inform you about what ‘cookies’ are, how they are employed within the Creditsafe website, how to switch off cookies within your Internet browser and some useful links for further reading on the subject. If this page does not meet all your requirements please send an email to ukinfo@creditsafeuk.com and we will endeavour to answer your questions.
What are ‘Cookie’ files?
‘Cookie’ files are small data files that are sent from a website to a user’s web browser (such as Internet Explorer, Chrome and mobile devices such as Safari). These cookies act as a memory for the website allowing it to recognise returning visitors to the site thus enhancing their return visit.
Please note – ‘Cookie’ files are not software and cannot be programmed. As such ‘cookie’ files cannot contain malware or viruses.
How do Creditsafe Business Solutions use ‘cookies’?
When visiting the Creditsafe website (www.creditsafeuk.com) the website will use following cookies:
Site: app.creditsafeuk.com
| Name of Cookie | Type of Cookie | Expiry Period | Reason for Cookie | Description |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Session Cookie | Session | Your visit | Tracks your session on server. |
| Password | Session Cookie | Session | Your visit | Used in auto login for your browser session. |
| RememberME | Session Cookie | Session | Your visit | Used in auto login for your browser session. |
| RememberMyPassword | Session Cookie | Session | Your visit | Used in auto login for your browser session. |
| Username | Session Cookie | Session | Your visit | Used in auto login for your browser session. |
| Headerbar | Session Cookie | Session | Your visit | Maintains visual state of sidebar/accordion across session. |
Site: www2.creditsafeuk.com
| Name of Cookie | Type of Cookie | Expiry Period | Reason for Cookie | Description |
| headerbar | Session Cookie | Session | Your visit | Maintains visual state of sidebar/accordion across session. |
| __utma | Persistent Cookie | 2 years | Analytics | This cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to improve our understanding of how people use our website and services. |
| __utmb | Persistent Cookie | 30 minutes | Analytics | This cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to improve our understanding of how people use our website and services. |
| __utmc | Session Cookie | Session | Analytics | This cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to improve our understanding of how people use our website and services. |
| __utmz | Persistent Cookie | 30 minutes | Analytics | This cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to improve our understanding of how people use our website and services. |
| machine-id | Persistent Cookie | Never | Analytics | This Cookie is set by Open Tracker and is used to improve our understanding of how people user our website and service. |
| Google Remarketing | Persistent Cookie | Never | Advertising | This Cookie is set by Google and used for remarketing purposes. This cookie will be come into effect when you have visited the www.creditsafeuk.com website and will activate when viewing third party websites through Google’s Adsense advertising channel. You can opt out of this by visiting Google’s Ad Preferences Manager. |
| Target360 | Persistent Cookie | Never | Advertising | Target360 – These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. |
Site: creditsafeuk.typepad.com
| Name of Cookie | Type of Cookie | Expiry Period | Reason for Cookie | Description |
| __utma | Persistent Cookie | 2 years | Analytics | This cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to improve our understanding of how people use our website and services. |
| __utmz | Persistent Cookie | 30 minutes | Analytics | This cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to improve our understanding of how people use our website and services. |
How can I switch off ‘cookie’ files?
All modern Internet browsers will allow you to change your ‘cookie’ file settings. These options will typically be under the ‘Options’ or ‘Preferences’ within your Internet browser. In order to change your ‘cookie’ file settings you may find the following links useful:
Please note that permanently disabling the Creditsafe ‘cookie’ files will severely hamper your ability to use many of the Creditsafe products.
Useful Links
If you would like to read more information about how ‘cookie’ files are used throughout the Internet then please read the following links:
For further information on about the legality of privacy laws you may want to visit:
If you have any further questions please email ukinfo@creditsafeuk.com