Cookies used on this website
To make full use of the features and services we offer at Gocompare.com, your computer, tablet or mobile phone will need to accept cookies, as we can only provide you with certain features of this website by using them. Although we only set a few cookies directly, we also make use of some services which set their own cookies. We believe it is important to be clear about any cookies that are being set, and why, so we have provided the tables below to explain this to you.
You will not necessarily see all of the cookies referenced below stored on your machine after visiting our site. Some will depend on how you got here and the features and products that you looked at during your visit.
Although we audit the types of cookies that are used on our site, it is possible that the services we use may make changes to their cookie names and purposes. Some services, particularly social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, change their cookies regularly. Although we always aim to show you up-to-date information, we may not be able to reflect these changes in our policy straight away.
Gocompare.com cookies:
These are cookies set by us, and are often referred to as first-party cookies.
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Name |
Type |
Purpose |
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ASP.NET_SessionId |
Necessary |
This cookie is essential for our website to function and for your online experience.
This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. |
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GCSecure, GoCompare, GCSecTime, GCTele |
Necessary |
These cookies are vital to site operation and security.
These cookies are deleted when you close your browser. |
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SupportCookies |
Necessary |
This lets us know if your browser supports cookies.
This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. |
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GCRefer |
Functional |
This is used to track the last referring website that brought you to our site, so we have visibility on what sites drive traffic to ours.
This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. |
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__utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmv, __utmz, __qca |
Performance |
Google Analytics is Google's free web analytics tool that helps website owners understand how their visitors engage with their website. Google Analytics collects information anonymously, and it reports website trends without identifying individual visitors. Google Analytics uses its own set of cookies to track visitor interactions. These cookies are used to store information, such as what time the current visit occurred, whether the visitor has been to the site before, and what site referred the visitor to the web page. Google Analytics customers can view a variety of reports about how visitors interact with their website so they can improve their website and how people find it. A different set of cookies is used for each website, and visitors are not tracked across multiple sites. |
Gocompare.com web beacons:
Web beacons are similar technologies to cookies and are often referred to as “tags”.
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Name |
Type |
Purpose |
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Site Tagger |
Targeting |
Using this allows us to host a number of tags within one container tag. We use this to prevent our website loading slowly if any of the third-party tags encounter performance issues. |
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OMG |
Functional |
This allows us to reward affiliates who have introduced you to us, and also to ensure you receive any cashback you may have been promised. There is no personal identifiable information sent in the tag. |
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Google PPA & Mobile Conversion |
Performance |
Google uses cookies to help businesses that buy ads from Google determine how many people who click their ads end up purchasing their products. The conversion tracking cookie is set on your browser only when you click an ad delivered by Google where the advertiser has opted in to conversion tracking. These cookies expire within 30 days and do not contain information that can identify you personally. If this cookie has not yet expired when you visit certain pages of the advertiser’s website, Google and the advertiser will be able to tell that you clicked the ad and proceeded to that page. Each advertiser gets a different cookie, so no cookie can be tracked across advertiser websites. |
Third-party cookies:
These are cookies set by other services we use as part of our online experience:
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Cookie |
Name |
Type |
Purpose |
More information |
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GoogleAdServices.com |
Conversion |
Performance |
Google uses cookies to help businesses that buy ads from Google determine how many people who click their ads end up purchasing their products. The conversion tracking cookie is set on your browser only when you click an ad delivered by Google where the advertiser has opted in to conversion tracking. These cookies expire within 30 days and do not contain information that can identify you personally. If this cookie has not yet expired when you visit certain pages of the advertiser's website, Google and the advertiser will be able to tell that you clicked the ad and proceeded to that page. Each advertiser gets a different cookie, so no cookie can be tracked across advertiser websites. |
You can learn more, here† |
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Crwdcntrl.net |
aud, cc, dc, OAID |
Targeting |
These cookies are from Lotame, a piece of data-capture technology that monitors user behaviour and groups users by demographic, location, etc. |
You can learn more, and opt out, here† |
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Advertsing.com |
ACID, ASCID, FC, C2 |
Targeting |
These cookies are from AOL Advertising which are used as part of technology that delivers advertisements to websites and monitors progress and performance of ad campaigns. This allows us to display our adverts across the internet on a number of sites, as well as within AOL. |
You can learn more, and opt out, here† |
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MathTag.com |
uuid, ts, mt_mop |
Targeting |
This is used to allow us to display more tailored adverts to our customers. |
You can learn more, and opt out, here† |
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DoubleClick.net |
test_cookie, _drt_, id |
Targeting |
This is used to allow us to serve our adverts online. We use it to understand behaviour and how our visitors arrive at our site and interact with us. There is no personal identifiable information sent in the tag. |
You can learn more, and opt out, here† |
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YieldManager.com |
Bh, BX, ih, vuday1, liday1, ioday1, pv1, uid |
Targeting |
These cookies are from a company called RightMedia which is a Yahoo! company that provides integrated ad serving. Yield Manager is an ad management platform where campaigns bid for ad space based upon website visitors' predicted responses. Yield Manager values each advert impression individually by inviting advertisers, networks and other participants to bid. |
You can learn more, and opt out, here† |
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OpenX.net |
i |
Targeting |
OpenX is a provider of digital advertising technology, enabling businesses to manage and maximize their ad revenue. |
You can learn more, and opt out, here† |
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BlueKai (bluekai.com), eXelate (exelator.com), TARGUSinfo (AdAdvisor.com), Crosspixel (crosspixelmedia.com), Weborama (weborama.com), AdBrite (adbrite.com), AdJug (adjug.com), Admeld (tag.admeld.com), AppNexus (adnxs.com), CasaleX (casalemedia.com), Contextweb (contextweb.com, hubspot.com), Doubleclick AdX (doubleclick.net), Improve Digital (ad.360yield.com), OpenX (openx.net), PubMatic (pubmatic.com), RMX (ad.yieldmanager.com, rmxads.com), Rubicon Project (rubiconproject.com), Criteo (criteo.com), LifeStreet (lfstmedia.com), Lijit (lijit.com) |
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Targeting |
As part of the MathTag.com cookies, it is also possible to see a number of cookies from these companies. These are used by AMNET as part of a real time bidding system for our paid advertising. |
By opting out of the MathTag.com cookies, you will also opt out of these.
You can opt out here† |
Other third-party cookies specifically used on Covered mag pages:
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Cookie |
Name |
Purpose |
Type |
More information |
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Twitter.com / Twimg.com |
k, guest_id, _twitter_sess, pid, original_reference |
Targeting |
These cookies are used by Twitter to provide our micro-blogging feed and referrer. |
Information about these cookies can be found here† |
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YouTube.com |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, use_hitbox, PREF |
Targeting |
Gocompare embed videos into the website using YouTube's embeded code. You can find out more about the YouTube cookies on their website.
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To find out more about the YouTube use of cookies pleases visit here†
You can opt out of certain YouTube cookies. Information can be found on the linked to page. |
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