Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by the websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The use of cookies is now standard for most websites. If you are uncomfortable with the use of cookies, you can manage and control them through your browser, including removing cookies by deleting them from your ‘browser history’ (cache) when you leave the site.
Types of cookie:
‘Session’ cookies remain in your browser during your browser session only, ie until you leave the website.
‘Persistent’ cookies remain in your browser after the session (unless deleted by you).
‘Performance’ cookies collect information about your use of the website, such as webpages visited and any error messages; they do not collect personally identifiable information, and the information collected is aggregated such that it is anonymous. Performance cookies are used to improve how a website works.
‘Functionality’ cookies allow the website to remember any choices you make about the website (such as changes to text size, customised pages) or enable services such as commenting on a blog.
Use of cookies by PwC: The following table explains the way in which we use cookies on this website.
By using this website, you agree that we can place these cookies on your computer/device for the stated purposes.
Provider |
Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
Adobe Analytics |
AMCV_### |
This cookie is used to identify a unique visitor. It is set using JavaScript to store a unique visitor ID in an AMCV_###@AdobeOrg cookie on the domain of the current website, where ### represents a random string of characters. |
First Party Persistent |
2 years from set/update |
Retired Cookies: No longer in use, but may be present for returning visitors. These cookies can be deleted.
Provider |
Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
Webtrends |
PWC_WOD |
Visitor Identification sessions set by the tag server. Visitor ID based on IP address. The cookie records site id, time of last access, time of start of visit and account ID. |
First Party Persistent |
10 years |
Webtrends |
ACOOKIE |
Visitor Identification set by Java Script. The cookie records Visitor id, time of last access and time of start of visit. |
Third Party Persistent |
2 years |
Provider |
Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
.doubleclick.net |
test_cookie |
This cookie is set by doubleclick.net. The purpose of the cookie is to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. |
Advertisement |
15 minutes |
Provider |
Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
.www.linkedin.com |
bscookie |
This cookie is a browser ID cookie set by Linked share Buttons and ad tags. |
Advertisement |
2 years |
.ads.linkedin.com |
lang |
This cookie is used to store the language preferences of a user to serve up content in that stored language the next time user visit the website. |
Functional |
session |
.linkedin.com | bcookie | This cookie is set by linkedIn. The purpose of the cookie is to enable LinkedIn functionalities on the page. | Functional | 2 years |
.linkedin.com | lidc | This cookie is set by LinkedIn and used for routing. | Functional | 1 day |
.linkedin.com | lang | This cookie is used to store the language preferences of a user to serve up content in that stored language the next time user visit the website. | Functional | session |
.linkedin.com | UserMatchHistory | No description | Other | 1 month |
.linkedin.com | AnalyticsSyncHistory | This cookie is set by Adobe SiteCatalyst analytics software and is used for measuring the performance of page content using A/B split testing. | Performance | 1 hour |
Provider |
Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
.everesttech.net |
everest_g_v2 |
The cookie is set under eversttech.net domain. The purpose of the cookie is to map clicks to other events on the client's website. |
Advertisement |
2 years |
.everesttech.net |
everest_session_v2 |
This cookie is used to display personalized and relevant ads to the users and measure the efficiency of the ad campaign. |
Advertisement |