Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

A cookie is a simple text file which stores small pieces of information. When you visit one of our websites its server saves the cookie onto your computer or other device. Only that platform's server will be able to read or retrieve the contents of that cookie.

Cookies do many different jobs like storing your preferences, helping you navigate effectively, and improving your overall experience of a website. Cookies make the interaction between you and our platforms quicker and easier. For example, a cookie might store information so you don't have to keep entering it.

How does Standard Life use cookies?

Some cookies are needed to make our platforms work and can't be turned off. Others are optional and you can change your preferences below. You can update your choice at any time by clicking the 'cookie policy' link at the bottom of any page.

Cookie preferences

Type of cookie	Description		Your setting
Strictly necessary cookies	These cookies are needed for you to be able to use our websites securely. View all strictly necessary cookies		Required
Experience and insight cookies	These cookies remember your settings to make your experience better. They also help us understand how people use our platforms so we can make improvements. View all experience and insight cookies		Yes No
Marketing cookies	These cookies help us decide which products, service and offers might be of interest to you. Disabling them won't stop you seeing adverts, but means they could be less relevant. View all marketing cookies		Yes No
Save your preferences

How long are cookies saved for?

This depends on whether they are session cookies or persistent cookies. 

Session cookies delete themselves once you close your browser. Session cookies can help with security, and also remember what you've done on previous web pages so you don't have to re-enter information.

Persistent cookies stay on your device after you close your browser. They're used for lots of different things – one example is remembering your cookie preferences between visits, so you don't need to keep telling us which cookies to use. In case you've forgotten about them, or changed your mind, we'll ask you to confirm your cookie preferences every six months. You can update your choice at any time by clicking the 'cookie policy' link at the bottom of any page.

What types of cookies does Standard Life use?

We use both first and third party cookies on this site.

First party cookies are set by the digital platform you’re using and aren’t shared elsewhere. Often these cookies are used to remember information about how you used a platform.

Third party cookies are placed on your device by a website outside the one you’re on. For example, if you use a social media ’share’ button on a website, the social network (like Facebook) will put a cookie on your device so they know what you’ve liked. If you want to control how third parties can use your data then you need to set your privacy choices on their site. Here’s a list of third parties we work with in relation to cookies:

• Google  – We use Google cookies for advertising purposes so that we can make our adverts more relevant to you and also so we can understand if our marketing is effective. Google’s third-party cookies are classed as marketing cookies. Find out more about how Google uses this information
   
• Facebook  – We use Facebook cookies to help target messages that might be relevant to you. These are classed as marketing cookies. You can read Facebook’s privacy policy for more information
   
• Glassbox  – Glassbox is a web analytics service. We use these cookies to understand how users interact with our site. These cookies give Glassbox information used to compile anonymised reports summarising website activity. The IP address collected through Glassbox will not be associated with any other data held by Glassbox Digital. No other personal information, which allows the user to be identified, will be collected when visiting this website. These cookies are classed as Experience & Insight. For information on how and where Glassbox stores data, please read the Glassbox privacy policy
   
• Acoustic  – Acoustic cookies track a user’s journey through the site from an email. They are classed as Experience & Insight cookies. For more information please read  Acoustic privacy policy 

The cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies

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Experience and insight cookies

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Marketing cookies