Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by 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 table below explains the cookies we use and why.
3i uses two types of cookie on 3i.com, the full details of which are set out below, including the provider, cookie name, its purpose and when it expires.
Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. The cookies listed are required for this website to display content correctly and validate your session.
Provider |
Name |
Purpose |
More Information |
Windows Azure |
ARRAffinity |
A cookie used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers to optimise response times. |
Session |
3i.com |
CookieControl |
A cookie to remember that a user has accepted the cookie disclaimer when the website first loads. |
24 hours |
3i.com |
Investor3IAcceptTerms |
A cookie to remember that a user has accepted the Investor terms and conditions when the user first comes to the website. |
1 year |
Cloudflare |
__cf_bm |
A cookie to support Cloudflare Bot Management, to help manage incoming traffic that matches criteria associated with bots. |
30 mins |
These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.
When you visit 3i.com, we use third-party services, Google Analytics and Hotjar, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. In particular, these cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
Provider |
Name |
Purpose |
More Information |
Google analytics |
_ga |
A cookie to register a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
2 years |
Google analytics |
_gat |
A cookie by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. |
1 month |
Google analytics |
_gid |
A cookie to register a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
1 month |
Google analytics |
#collect |
A cookie used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. |
1 month |
Hotjar |
_hjid |
A cookie set when the visitor first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist a random user ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behaviour in subsequent visits to that site will be attributed to the same user ID. |
1 month |
Hotjar |
_hjTLDTest |
A cookie that allows Hotjar data to be associated with Google Analytics sessions. |
Persistent |
Hotjar |
_hjIncludedInSample |
This cookie uniquely identifies a visitor during a single browser session and indicates they are included in an audience sample. |
1 month |
Hotjar |
_hjSession_ |
This is a Hotjar cookie that holds the current session data. This ensures that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session. |
Session |
Hotjar |
hjSessionUser_ |
This is a Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar user ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behaviour in subsequent visits to our website will be attributed to the same user ID. |
Persistent |
We use the LinkedIn Insight Tag to enable us to communicate effectively with our audiences on LinkedIn. LinkedIn’s Insight Tag enables us to understand how you interact with our website so we can serve relevant information and advertising on LinkedIn. LinkedIn members can also control the use of their personal data for advertising purposes through their account settings.
Provider |
Name |
Purpose |
More Information |
_gcl_au | Used to measure ad and campaign performance and conversion rates for Google ads on a site visited | 2 months | |
_gcl_aw | Used through Google Ads to understand user interaction with the site and advertising | 2 months | |
_gcl_dc | Used through Google Campaign Manager and DV 360 to understand user interaction with the site and advertising | 2 months | |
_guid | Used to identify a LinkedIn Member for advertising through Google Ads | 1 month | |
aam_uuid | Set for ID sync for Adobe Audience Manager | 1 month | |
AMCV_14215E3D5995C57 C0A495C55%40AdobeOrg |
Unique Identifier for Adobe Experience Cloud | 6 months | |
AMCVS_14215E3D5995C57 C0A495C55%40AdobeOrg |
Indicates the start of a session for Adobe Experience Cloud | Session | |
bcookie | Browser Identifier cookie to uniquely identify devices accessing LinkedIn to detect abuse on the platform. For more information visit: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy | 1 year | |
gpv_pn | Used to retain and fetch previous page visited in Adobe Analytics | 5 months | |
AnalyticsSyncHistory | Used to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie | 1 month | |
lang | Used to remember a user's language setting to ensure LinkedIn.com displays in the language selected by the user in their settings | Session | |
li_mc | Used as a temporary cache to avoid database lookups for a member's consent for use of non-essential cookies and used for having consent information on the client side to enforce consent on the client side | 6 months | |
li_sugr | Used to make a probabilistic match of a user's identity outside the Designated Countries | 3 months | |
liap | Used by non-www.domains to denote the logged in status of a member | 1 year | |
mbox | Used by Adobe Target to analyze the relevance of online content | 5 months | |
oribili_user_guid | Used to count unique visitors to a website | 1 year | |
s_ips | Tracks percent of page viewed | 5 months | |
s_tp | Tracks percent of page viewed | 5 months | |
s_tslv | Used to retain and fetch time since last visit in Adobe Analytics | 5 months | |
sdsc | Signed data service context cookie used for database routing to ensure consistency across all databases when a change is made. Used to ensure that user-inputted content is immediately available to the submitting user upon submission. | Session | |
UserMatchHistory | LinkedIn Ads ID syncing | 1 month | |
VID | ID associated with a visitor to a LinkedIn microsite which is used to determine what a user is doing before they convert and to determine conversions for lead gen purposes | 1 year |
How do I change my cookie settings?
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