A cookie is a simple text file that is stored on your computer or mobile device by a website’s server. Each cookie is unique to your web browser. It will contain some anonymous information such as a unique identifier and the site name and some digits and numbers.
How long do cookies last?
Cookies last for different lengths of time depending on what they are used for:
Session cookies are temporary cookies and are only stored until you leave the website or when you close your web browser.
Persistent cookies last for a fixed period of time, defined within the cookie, and allow the website to recognise the device again when the user returns to that website on that device.
Who sets cookies?
First party cookies are set by the website that you are visiting and can only be read by that website.
Third party cookies are set by an organisation other than operator of the website. This might be for the purposes of website measurement, to allow a third party service on the website to operate.
How do we use cookies?
We (the website) use a range of first and third party cookies that enable us to offer an enhanced, smooth experience. The information stored in cookies falls into the following categories:
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential in order to enable you to use the website and its features. Most websites you visit will use cookies in order to improve your user experience by enabling that website to ‘remember’ you.
Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use the website, for instance which pages visitors go to or how much time they spend on the website. All information that these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous, and is only used to improve how the website works. The website uses Google Analytics to gather statistics about the traffic to and on the website. This is aggregated and anonymized information. Google Analytics on the website is not linked to or shared with other Google services.
Social media cookies: These are mainly the cookies placed by the social media platform integrated on the website.
What cookies do we set?
Strictly necessary cookies
Cookie name
Provider
Expiry
Purpose
bs_cookiebar
Benjamin Slap
1 year
Prevents the box with the cookie preferences to show up every time.
bs_pc-on
Benjamin Slap
1 year
Saves the user’s consent of the performance cookies.
bs_sc-on
Benjamin Slap
1 year
Saves the user’s consent of the social media cookies.
Encrypted Facebook ID and Browser ID for advertisement purposes.
UserMatchHistory
LinkedIn
30 days
LinkedIn Ads ID syncing. Comes from LinkedIn Feed and Insight Tag.
bcookie
LinkedIn
2 years
Browser ID cookie. Comes from requests to LinkedIn.
lidc
LinkedIn
1 day
Used for routing.
How to control cookies
You can delete all cookies that are already on your device and prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a website and some services and functionalities may not work.
All major browsers allow you to change your cookie settings – for example you can set up your web browser to inform you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. You can usually find these settings in the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu of your browser.
We collect cookies to monitor and analyse traffic. If you allow us to use cookies so you can enjoy this website in the best possible way, click "Accept all cookies". More information is available in our .
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are absolutely necessary for this website to function.
