Citywire Cookies

Cookie Type

Cookie Name

Description

CWAuth04

This encrypted cookie is used to determine whether a user has signed into Citywire and has been authenticated.

CWS02

This encrypted cookie stores user preference information, based on the user’s registration and account settings data provided.

Idsrvauth & Idsrvauth1

This encrypted cookie is used to determine whether a user has signed into Citywire Accounts network and has been authenticated.

CWMigrateAttempted, CWMigrateFailed & SsoActioned

These cookies lets citywire know the status of a user being signed into the citywire account network.

ASP.NET_SessionId

This cookie holds forum specific session key which is used to remember a user’s forum session while the browser is not closed.

.ASPXANONYMOUS

This cookie provides authentication for users who are not yet logged in or registered with Citywire.

Content Personalisation

cwsflags

This cookie is used to determine whether the user has already been presented with the video guide on the Absolute Return Funds page and whether it should be hidden on the next visit.

marketsIntraDayChartCookie

This cookie holds the last selected market chart, which will then be presented the next time a user views the site.

referrer_section

This cookie is used to personalise an anonymous users experience when cominb from a search engine like google. The edition is preserved for future browsing from google.

MobileRedirect

This cookie contains your preference of whether to use the mobile site when on a mobile device.

sr

This cookie holds your screen resolution, such that Citywire may be presented in the best size for your screen.

enhanced

This cookie contains a value which determines the type of interface your browser supports.

Traffic Analytics

cws

This cookie stores session information to help us track which pages a user visits and how frequently.

Marketing

CWMarketingCampaignCookie-day

We occasionally survey our readers to gather information that can help us improve our products and services.  This cookie is used to limit the number of times we will ask you to participate in such surveys.

Advertising

OAX

Unique identifier for 24/7 Open AdStream. Identifies unique users across the network. For reporting purposes, include reach & frequency or for conversion tracking.

RMF with extensions S, D, L, M

Controls user's exposure to an ad. It can limit the amount of times the ad is served, exclude the user from seeing the ad or retarget an user who already has seen a particular ad.

RMFS

Limit the number of times a particular ad is served to a specific user per session. This cookie has a lifetime of a session.

RMFH

Limit the number of times a particular ad is served to a specific user per hour. This cookie has a lifetime of a hour.

RMFD

Limit the number of times a particular ad is served to a specific user per day. This cookie has a lifetime of a day.

RMFW

Limit the number of times a particular ad is served to a specific user per week. This cookie has a lifetime of a week.

RMFM

Limit the number of times a particular ad is served to a specific user per month. This cookie has a lifetime of a month.

RMFL

Limit the number of times a particular ad is served to a specific user per lifetime of the campaign. This cookie's lifetime is the duration of the campaign.

Obsolete and Depreciated

These cookies were previously used on the Citywire website, but have since been replaced or have become obsolete. These cookies will be removed from the website over time.

cwnmaothersites

This cookie used to store edition selection on the NMA home page which would redirect the user to the correct edition after a number of selections.

InstrumentCookieID

This cookie used to hold FTSE chart tab selection.

rmt

This cookie was used to target advertising at specific user profiles.

ftseChartCookie

This cookiewas used to hold the last selected tab on the FTSE chart, which will then be presented the next time a user views the site.

Cookie Type

Cookie Name

Description

Google Traffic analytics

Google Analytics sets a cookie in order to evaluate your use of the Citywire and compile reports for us on activity on the site.

Google stores the information collected by the cookie on servers in the United States. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.  By using the Citywire, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Information about these cookies can be found at:

• http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacy/privacy-policy.html

__utma

This cookie tracks each user's amount of visits, and the time of the first visit, the previous visit, and the current visit (presumably partly for double checking of this information)

__utmb

This cookie is used to track approximately how long you stay on a site: when a visit starts, and approximately ends

__utmc

This cookie is used to track approximately how long you stay on a site: when a visit starts, and approximately ends

__utmz

This cookie tracks where a visitor came from (search engine, search keyword, link)

__utmmobile

This cookie is used to track users on mobile devices.

Advertising

There are a number of third party advertising cookies used to deliver advertising to the correct people. Information about these cookies can be found here:

• http://www.mediamind.com/Content.aspx?page=privacy_policy 
• http://www.247realmedia.com/EN-US/privacy-policy.html 
• http://www.doubleclick.com/privacy/index.aspx
• http://www.flashtalking.com/privacy/policy.pdf

uuid2

Controlling interest based advertising and other third party cookies



Showing advertising that is relevant to your interests on other sites.

Sometimes, to improve the effective of online advertising campaigns Citywire may extend the number of times that you see same ad by purchasing advertising space on other sites that are deemed relevant by the advertiser. There are several ways to opt out of the process. This can be achieved by clicking on the following icon on the ad itself.

• Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) "Your Online Choices" page. This allows you to control interest based advertising from each of the ad networks represented by the IAB. (http://www.youronlinechoices.com)



• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) control page. This allows you to control behavioural advertising from each of the ad networks represented by the NAI.



(http://www.aboutads.info/choices/)



• Digital Advertising Alliance’s self-regulatory program for online behavioural advertising control page.



(http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/)

Social Media

original_referer, _twitter_sess, guest_id, k, pid

These cookies are used by Twitter to provide our micro-blogging feed and referrer.

Information about these cookies can be found at:

• http://twitter.com/privacy

Content Personalisation

Khcookie, NID, PREF

These cookies are used by Google to store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them.

Information about these cookies can be found at:

• http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacy/privacy-policy.html

Media

JSESSIONID

Obsolete and Depreciated

wooMeta, wooTracker

Woopra is a web analytics service offered by iFusion Labs LLC that generates live detailed statistics about the visitors to a website

Information about these cookies can be found at:

• http://www.woopra.com/privacy/