Cookies policy
Use of ‘cookies’
Like many other websites, the Kindred Advocacy website uses cookies.
'Cookies' are small pieces of information (a small text file) sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual, although they may give information about the device you have used to access our site, such as your IP address, your internet browser and other internet log data.
It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. For more information on how to switch off cookies on your computer, visit our full cookies policy. Turning cookies of may result in a loss of functionality when using our website.
Here are some of the cookies that we may use:
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Cookie Name | Used by | Description | Expiration |
_cfduid | Cloudflare | Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. It does not contain any personal information. | 1 year |
TiPMix | Azure | Used by Azure when determining which web server they should be directed to. | |
x-ms-routing-name | Azure | Used by Azure to handle traffic during code changes. | 1 Hour |
idsrv | Identity Server framework | Used by Identity Server framework to authenticate user via cookie when logging into our Platform. | |
idsrv.session | Identity Server framework | Used by Identity Server framework to ensure a user's session has not changed when logging into our Platform. | |
TempMember | Website | Set when a user first signs up for our site, but does not verify their account via email. It's used to associate the user's actions with the new user account. | |
TempMember_RequiresVerification | Website | Contains "true" if the person has recently signed up to the website but has not yet verified their account yet. | 12 Hours |
cookieconsent_status | Website | Used to remember if the user has accepted our cookie policy | |
tid | Website | Used by the Platform to store user session data. This includes antiforgery tokens and shopping basket data | |
AspNetCore.Antiforgery.XXXXXX | Identity Server framework | Built in ASP.NETsecurity feature. Used to prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks against our sites | |
ASP.NET_SessionId | Website | Used for authenticating a user's session after logging in. Closes when the user exits the browser. It does not contain any personal information. | End of session |
.AspNet.Auth | Website | Used for authenticating the user when logged into the Platform. | 2 Hours |
ARRAffinity | Website | Tells our infrastructure which server to handle the request. It does not contain any personal information and is used only for analytical purposes. | End of session |
MemberLoggedIn | Website | A binary flag which stores whether a user is logged in or not. It does not contain any personal information. | End of session |
_stripe_sid | Stripe | Used by our payment provider, Stripe, in order to process payments on checkout. | End of session |
_stripe_mid | Stripe | Used by our payment provider, Stripe, in order to process payments on checkout. | 1 year |
nsr | Stripe | Used by our payment provider, Stripe, in order to process payments on checkout. | End of session |
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Cookie Name | Used by | Description | Expiration |
@@History/@@scroll|# | Website | Used by AppInsights to allow for monitoring of the platform database. It does not contain any personal information and is used only for analytical purposes. | End of session |
_ga and _gid | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish between website users in Google Analytics. | 2 years |
_gat | Google Analytics | Used to moderate calls to the Google Analytics service. It does not contain any personal information and is used only for analytical purposes. | End of session |
ai_session and ai_user | Website | Tracks users as they navigate the website predominately for infrastructure performance insights. It does not contain any personal information. | End of session |
p.gif | Typekit | Used by the font provider, Typekit, if you are using one of their fonts. Used for compliance and billing purposes only. It does not contain any personal information. | End of session |
__utma | Google Analytics | Stores the amount of visits of a user, the time of their first visit, the previous visit, and the current visit. It does not contain any personal information and is used only for analytical purposes. | 2 years |
__utmz | Google Analytics | This performance cookie stores where a user came from (eg. search engine, search keyword, link). It does not contain any personal information and is used only for analytical purposes. | 6 months |
__unam | ShareThis | Set as part of the ShareThis service and monitors "click-stream" activity, e.g. web pages viewed, navigation from page to page, time spent on each page etc. The ShareThis service only identifies a user if they have separately signed up with ShareThis for a ShareThis account and given them consent. Checks how long a user stays on a site: when a visit starts, and ends. It does not contain any personal information and is used only for analytical purposes. | 14 months |
cc_cookie_accept | Website | Stores whether the user has accepted the cookie message or not. It does not contain any personal information and is used only for analytical purposes. | 365 days |
_BEAMER_XXXXXX | Beamer | Tracking for what product announcement posts have been seen by the current logged in user in the manager. | 1 year |
_plantrack | Planhat | Provides analytical information about the current platform user to Planhat (our CRM) in order to improve your experience working with us. | 1 year |
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
Cookie Name | Used by | Description | Expiration |
NID | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. Can be used for targeted ads. It does not contain any personal information. | 6 months | |
collect | Google Analytics | Used to send data to Google Analytics a user's device and behaviour. It does not contain any personal information. | End of session |
r/collect | Doubeclick.net | These cookies are managed by DoubleClick, an advertising platform we use to display adverts. | End of session |
IDE, DSID,
_ct_rmm |
Doubleclick.net | These cookies are managed by DoubleClick, an advertising platform we use to display adverts. | 2 years |
DisplayName | Website | Keeps track of a donors preference to show their name during a Direct Debit. | End of session |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Youtube | Used by Youtube if you've embedded a Youtube video in your posts. Tries to estimate a user's bandwidth on pages with integrated Youtube videos. It does not contain any personal information. | 179 days |
YSC | Youtube | Used by Youtube if you've embedded a Youtube video in your posts. Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from Youtube a user has seen. It does not contain any personal information | End of session |
Managing Cookies through browser preferences
It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences.
Turning cookies of may result in a loss of functionality when using our website.
How you manage cookies depends on the current version of your browser and you should check for the most up to date information it has available on managing cookies. The following may be useful for you to find that information:
- https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 (Chrome);
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);
- https://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
- https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac (Safari); and
- https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).