These are the main cookies we use, and why we use them.
Essential cookies
These cookies make sure our website and its tools and applications deliver, information and services securely. Without them, you wouldn't be able to move around our website or use its features. You can’t opt out of using these cookies.
By using this website you are agreeing to our use of essential cookies.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Expires |
| Cell Name |
Lets us balance load across our servers
|
After a short time or when you close your browser |
| Cookies |
Detects the use of cookies
|
After a short time or when you close your browser |
| LtpaToken2 |
Lets us provide secure access to our online servicing area |
After a short time or when you close your browser |
| SBAAuthCookie |
| SBANavCookie |
| SLSSOCookie |
| JSESSIONID |
Remembers what you entered into a form |
After a short time or when you close your browser |
| SLG_COOKIE_POLICY |
Records whether or not you have accepted the use of cookies on our site |
2 years |
| ASM Cookie (TSxxxxxx) |
Secure customer data and prevent malicious attacks |
When browser session ends |
| ASM Frame Cookie (TSxxxxxx_d) |
Performance analytics cookies
We use cookies from Dynatrace in order to help us understand how fast our site is performing for each user and to detect any errors that might occur. This helps us improve the website and ensure it operates as effectively and efficiently as it can.
The data captured is purely anonymous, capturing performance and error related data only.
It is not possible for us to turn these cookies off via the Opt-out method described below. If you don’t want to manage these cookies, refer to your browser’s help section or visit the aboutcookies website.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Expires |
| dtCookie |
Collect performance information for Dynatrace, a system to track application performance and errors |
When browser session ends |
| dtLatC |
When browser session ends |
| dtPC |
When browser session ends |
| rxVisitor, |
When browser session ends |
| rxlatency |
When browser session ends |
| rxpc, |
When browser session ends |
| rxsession |
After 2 years |
| rxvt |
When browser session ends |
|
Anonymous analytics cookies
We use analytics tools provided by Google
These help us measure how our websites are used. They tell us which pages are being viewed and how many visitors are interacting with the website.
We use website analytics tools provided by Google. Google cookies track the number of unique users of the site.
You can find more information about the data collected on the Google Analytics Privacy Policy.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Expires |
| dc_gtm_ |
Google Tag Manager. Used to manage all scripts on the website. |
After 10 minutes |
| _ga |
Tracking cookie for analytics.js. Used to distinguish users. |
After 2 years |
| _gat_UA |
Tracking cookie for analytics.js. Used to throttle request rate. |
After 10 minutes |
Sponsored search and sales confirmation
DoubleClick
If you click through to a Standard Life page from a sponsored search term or aggregator site, DoubleClick from Google records this.
We use the information to improve our advertising and learn about visitor behaviour - for example, what kind of content is useful and whether sales are made. We don’t collect information which could personally identify you.
Google publishes detailed information about DoubleClick and other online advertising technologies, their privacy practices and how to prevent companies from sending and reading cookies on your computer. Visit the Google privacy website.
Advertising and sharing
Our third party cookies do not collect any information or details which affect the content you see on this Standard Life website. These cookies can’t personally identify you.
Online adverts
Standard Life may use third-party advertising companies to place advertisements about our products and services on other websites. The advertising companies may use cookies to measure advertising effectiveness, optimise advert placement and tailor online adverts based on your online interactions with Standard Life, content partners and online adverts. At no point are any details collected that could personally identify you.
On a typical online advertising banner you can click the industry standard AdChoices 'I' icon. This will give you more information about online adverts and tell you how to change your settings. Visit AdChoices for more information.
Online sharing using AddThis
Cookies may be used by our online sharing tool AddThis. This tool appears on a number of webpages from Standard Life. It lets visitors share our information, tools, and other content with social networks and other sites. AddThis uses information in cookies to tell people where you have come from so it can provide profile updates or links to pages of interest. The information collected does not store any details which could personally identify you.
You can change your cookie settings for AddThis from the AdChoices “I” icon within the AddThis tool anywhere online, or visit the AddThis opt-out page .
| Cookie name | Purpose | Expires |
| __atuvc |
Supporting online sharing tool AddThis |
Two years |
| psc |
Two years |
| uid |
Two years |
| uit |
One day |
| uvc |
Two years |
