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
|
When browser session ends |
| Cookies |
Detects the use of cookies
|
When browser session ends |
| SBANavCookie |
Lets us provide secure access to our online servicing area |
When browser session ends |
| ClasPathInfo |
| ClasInitialRequestedUrl |
| ObSSOCookie |
| LtpaToken2 |
| JSESSIONID |
Standard Websphere cookie used to maintain state during the session |
When browser session ends |
| SLG_COOKIE_POLICY |
Records whether or not you have accepted the use of cookies on our site |
2 years |
| CVJSESSIONID |
Standard Websphere cookie used to maintain state during the session |
When browser session ends |
| ASM Cookie (TSxxxxxx) |
Secure customer data and prevent malicious attacks |
When browser session ends |
| ASM Frame Cookie (TSxxxxxx_d) |
| brokerzone_basket |
Records the funds that have been added to the basket in Fund centre |
When browser session ends |
| brokerzone_portfolio |
Records the funds that have been added to the portfolio in Fund Centre |
When browser session ends |
| brokerzone_portfolioComparison |
Records the funds that have been selected in the portfolio to run a comparison report on Fund Centre |
When browser session ends |
| ObFormLoginCookie |
Maintains the original request information for a form |
When browser session ends |
By entering the Quickfire Competition quiz you are agreeing to our use of the following essential cookies.
Essential cookies for Quickfire Competition
| Cookie name | Purpose | Expires |
| player_id |
stores the user’s player id so they don’t need to type in their details again on subsequent plays |
365 days |
| rydercupgameaccepteddevicewidthwarning |
stores user’s response to narrow device width warning so the warning doesn’t appear repeatedly |
365 days |
|
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 |
1 day |
| uvc |
Two years |