Cookie Policy
Cookie List
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Performance (or Analytical) Cookies
These cookies allow us to recognise and count visits to our site and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.
| Cookie | Cookie Subgroup | Lifespan | Cookies used | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _gid | forgeglobal.com | 24 hours | First Party | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This appears to be a new cookie and as of Spring 2017 no information is available from Google. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited._gid |
| _hp2_hld | forgeglobal.com | A few seconds | First Party | This cookie is used to determine which domain a cookie can be set on, since public suffix domains block setting cookies at the top level. |
| _ga_xxxxxxx | forgeglobal.com | 729 Days | First Party | _ga |
| _uetvid | forgeglobal.com | 389 Days | First Party | This is a cookie utilised by Microsoft Bing Ads and is a tracking cookie. It allows us to engage with a user that has previously visited our website. |
| _ga | forgeglobal.com | 729 Days | First Party | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie 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. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners._ga |
Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
| Cookie | Cookie Subgroup | Lifespan | Cookies used | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pardot | ww2.forgeglobal.com | A few seconds | First Party | Cookie name associated with services from marketing automation and lead generation platform Pardot. |
| visitor_id | forgeglobal.com | 3 Days | First Party | This is a cookie pattern (visitor_id) that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have lifespans of 10 years.This is a cookie pattern that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 10 years. |
| _uetsid | forgeglobal.com | A few seconds | First Party | This cookie is used by Bing to determine what ads should be shown that may be relevant to the end user perusing the site. |
| ln_or | forgeglobal.com | A few seconds | First Party | This is a LinkedIn cookie used to determine if Oribi analytics can be carried out on a specific domain |
| _hp2_ses_props.########## | forgeglobal.com | A few seconds | First Party | This cookie is used by Heap Analytics to track user behavior on the website. Cookies in this domain have lifespan of 2 years. |
| _hp2_id.########## | forgeglobal.com | 394 Days | First Party | This cookie is used by Heap Analytics to track user behavior on the website. Cookies in this domain have lifespan of 2 years. |
| test_cookie | doubleclick.net | A few seconds | Third Party | This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The main business activity is: Doubleclick is Googles real time bidding advertising exchange |
| IDE | doubleclick.net | 389 Days | Third Party | This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The main business activity is: Doubleclick is Googles real time bidding advertising exchange |
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for our site to function. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of our site will not then work.
| Cookie | Cookie Subgroup | Lifespan | Cookies used | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OptanonConsent | forgeglobal.com | 364 Days | First Party | This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | forgeglobal.com | 364 Days | First Party | This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a one year lifespan and contains no personal information. |
| userty.core.s.abccd9 | forgeglobal.com | Session | First Party | user |
| userty.core.p.abccd9 | forgeglobal.com | 729 Days | First Party | user |
| _dc_gtm_UA-xxxxxxxx | forgeglobal.com | A few seconds | First Party | This cookie is associated with sites using Google Tag Manager to load other scripts and code into a page. Where it is used it may be regarded as Strictly Necessary as without it, other scripts may not function correctly. The end of the name is a unique number which is also an identifier for an associated Google Analytics account. |
| wires | forgeglobal.com | Session | First Party | This is a session cookie which is used to allow for a secure log-in and the detection of any spam or abuse of the website. |
| __cf_bm | forgeglobal.com | A few seconds | First Party | The __cf_bm cookie is a cookie necessary to support Cloudflare Bot Management, currently in private beta. As part of our bot management service, this cookie helps manage incoming traffic that matches criteria associated with bots. This is a CloudFoundry cookie |
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable our website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
| Cookie | Cookie Subgroup | Lifespan | Cookies used | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| weird_get_top_level_domain | forgeglobal.com | Session | First Party | This cookie appears to be set by some Javascript code designed to work out what the domain of the site is. Its exact usage and purpose is unclear.weird_get_top_level_domain |
| vuid | vimeo.com | 729 Days | Third Party | This domain is owned by Vimeo. The main business activity is: Video Hosting/Sharing |
| __cf_bm | vimeo.com | A few seconds | Third Party | This is a CloudFoundry cookie |
Please note that the following third parties may also use cookies on our site, over which we have no control. These named third parties may include, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services. These third party cookies are likely to be analytical cookies. performance cookies or targeting cookies.
To deactivate third party advertising cookies, you may visit “Cookies Settings”.
You can choose which performance (also known as analytical), functionality and targeting cookies via “Cookies Settings”. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.