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Name	Provider	Purpose	Expiry	Type
JSESSIONID	cgi-group.co.uk	General purpose platform session cookie, used by sites written in JSP. Usually used to maintain an anonymous user session by the server.	SESSION	HTTP
OptanonConsent	.cgi-group.co.uk	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 It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category.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.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
OptanonAlertBoxClosed	.cgi-group.co.uk	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.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
_jobFilters	cgi.com	This cookie used to retain values for careers advance search drop-down for the user after page refresh or browser back option.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
c	c212.net	Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. Does not store visitor specific data.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
language	www.cgi-group.co.uk	There are many different types of cookies associated with this name, and a more detailed look at how it is used on a particular website is generally recommended. However, in most cases it will likely be used to store language preferences, potentially to serve up content in the stored language. The ICC category given here is based on this usage.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
cookie-agreed-version	cgi.com	Stores cookie consent module version	PERSISTENT	HTTP
cookie-agreed	cgi.com	Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain	PERSISTENT	HTTP
cookie-agreed-categories	cgi.com	Stores the user's cookie consent category states for the current domain	PERSISTENT	HTTP
cookieValue	cgi.com	Used to save the user's preferred language on the website.	PERSISTENT	HTTP

Cookies that allow a CGI website to ‘remember’ choices made by site visitors in the past, such as (but not limited to) log-in information (user name and password), geographic location (for such things as weather reports and time zones), accessibility configurations, and language preferences.

Name	Provider	Purpose	Expiry	Type
__cfduid	hs-scripts.com	This domain is owned by HubSpot. This particular domain for the company ensures that all HubSpot features and functionality are added to the site correctly.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
hubspotutk	www.cgi.com	This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. HubSpot report that its purpose is user authentication. As a persistent rather than a session cookie it cannot be classified as Strictly Necessary.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
__hssrc	cgi.com	This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
_gat	cgi-group.co.uk	This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
__hstc	cgi.com	This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
__hssc	cgi.com	This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
AKA_A2	cgi-group.co.uk	This cookie is generally provided by Akamai and is used for the Advanced Acceleration feature, which enables DNS Prefetch and HTTP2 Push.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
_gat_UA-399437-1	www.cgi-group.co.uk	This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
_gid	cgi-group.co.uk	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.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
_ga	cgi-group.co.uk	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.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
__utmz	www.cgi-group.co.uk	This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour measure of site performance. This cookie identifies the source of traffic to the site - so Google Analytics can tell site owners where visitors came from when arriving on the site. The cookie has a life span of 6 months and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
__utmc	cgi-group.co.uk	This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. It is not used in most sites but is set to enable interoperability with the older version of Google Analytics code known as Urchin. In this older versions this was used in combination with the __utmb cookie to identify new sessions/visits for returning visitors. When used by Google Analytics this is always a Session cookie which is destroyed when the user closes their browser. Where it is seen as a Persistent cookie it is therefore likely to be a different technology setting the cookie.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
__utma	www.cgi-group.co.uk	This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie lasts for 2 years by default and distinguishes between users and sessions. It it used to calculate new and returning visitor statistics. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. The lifespan of the cookie can be customised by website owners.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
__utmb	www.cgi-group.co.uk	This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie determines new sessions and visits and expires after 30 minutes. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. Any activity by a user within the 30 minute life span will count as a single visit, even if the user leaves and then returns to the site. A return after 30 minutes will count as a new visit, but a returning visitor.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
__utmt	www.cgi-group.co.uk	This cookie is set by Google Analytics. According to their documentation it is used to throttle the request rate for the service - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes	PERSISTENT	HTTP
_gat_UA-nnnnnnn-nn	cgi-group.co.uk	This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
__cfduid	hs-analytics.net	This domain is owned by HubSpot. This particular domain for the company ensures that all HubSpot features and functionality are added to the site correctly.	PERSISTENT	HTTP

Also known as “performance cookies” on CGI websites. These track how a visitor uses a website, which pages were visited, which links were clicked on. None of this information can be used to identify a real person, as it is aggregated and anonymized. These sorts of cookies, including ones from third party analytics services, are for the exclusive use of CGI and their sole purpose is to improve website functions.

Name	Provider	Purpose	Expiry	Type
IDE	doubleclick.net	This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The main business activity is: Doubleclick is Googles real time bidding advertising exchange	PERSISTENT	HTTP
test_cookie	doubleclick.net	This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The main business activity is: Doubleclick is Googles real time bidding advertising exchange	PERSISTENT	HTTP
GPS	youtube.com	YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	youtube.com	This cookie is used as a unique identifier to track viewing of videos	PERSISTENT	HTTP
YSC	youtube.com	YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites.	SESSION	HTTP
uuid	mathtag.com	This domain is owned by MediaMath Inc. a US based digital advertising business.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
lang	LinkedIn.com	This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active LinkedIn profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain.	SESSION	HTTP
lissc	LinkedIn.com	This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active LinkedIn profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
UserMatchHistory	LinkedIn.com	This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active LinkedIn profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
bcookie	LinkedIn.com	This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active LinkedIn profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
bscookie	www.LinkedIn.com	This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active LinkedIn profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
lidc	LinkedIn.com	This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active LinkedIn profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
fr	facebook.com	Contains browser and user unique ID combination, used for targeted advertising.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
_fbp	cgi-group.co.uk	Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers	PERSISTENT	HTTP
ATN	atdmt.com	This domain is owned by Atlas Solutions which is in turn owned by Facebook. Atlas is an online advertising business, targeting users through tracking their web activity. From September 2014 the company re-launched under the ownership of Facebook, promising the ability to reach known users and target adverts based on profiles generated using Facebook's user data.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
__cfduid	addtoany.com	This domain is owned by AddToAny. The main business activity is: Social Sharing Services and Tracking	PERSISTENT	HTTP
__cfduid	HubSpot.com	This domain is owned by HubSpot. This company provides a range of online marketing and sales technology and services.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
__cfduid	hsadspixel.net	This domain is owned by HubSpot. The company provides a range of online marketing and sales technology and services.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
lang	cdn.syndication.twimg.com	This domain is owned by Twitter. The main business activity is: Social Networking Services. Where twitter acts as a third party host, it collects data through a range of plug-ins and integrations, that is primarily used for tracking and targeting. Twitter does not currently provide information on the use of specific cookies.	SESSION	HTTP
__cfduid	hsleadflows.net	This domain is owned by HubSpot to create Lead Flows for marketing and sales purposes.	PERSISTENT	HTTP
SL_C_23361dd035530_VID	Smartlook	this is the visitor ID, assigned to each new visitor for the heatmap.	1 month	HTTP
SL_C_23361dd035530_SID	Smartlook	this is the session ID, that is assigned to each new session that is being recorded	1 month	HTTP
SL_C_23361dd035530_KEY	Smartlook	this is the project key, specific to each project that you add to your Smartlook dashboard	1 month	HTTP

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