Cookies information

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, i.e. 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.

Retired Cookies: No longer in use, but may be present for returning visitors. These cookies can be deleted.

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

.dpm.demdex.net

dpm

The cookie is set by demdex.net. This cookie assigns a unique ID to each visiting user that allows third-party advertisers target that users with relevant ads.

Advertisement

5 months

.youtube.com

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

This cookie is set by Youtube. Used to track the information of the embedded YouTube videos on a website.

Advertisement

5 months

.twitter.com

personalization_id

This cookie is set by twitter.com. It is used integrate the sharing features of this social media. It also stores information about how the user uses the website for tracking and targeting.

Advertisement

2 years

.pwc.co.za

_fbp

This cookie is set by Facebook to deliver advertisement when they are on Facebook or a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising after visiting this website.

Advertisement

3 months

.www.linkedin.com

bscookie

This cookie is a browser ID cookie set by Linked share Buttons and ad tags.

Advertisement

2 years

.prfct.co pa_uid This cookie is set by prfct.co. This cookie is used across the websites that use same ad network to display ads to the other advertisers in the network. Advertisement 2 years
.prfct.co pa_twitter_ts This cookie is set by Perfect Audience and is used for advertising purposes based on user behavioural data. Advertisement 2 years
.prfct.co pa_crosswise_ts This cookie is set by Perfect Audience and is used for advertising purposes based on user behavioural data. Advertisement 2 years
.prfct.co pa_openx_ts This cookie is set by Perfect Audience and is used for advertising purposes based on user behavioral data. Advertisement 2 years
.prfct.co pa_yahoo_ts This cookie is set by Perfect Audience and is used for advertising purposes based on user behavioural data. Advertisement 2 years
.prfct.co pa_rubicon_ts This cookie is set by Perfect Audience and is used for advertising purposes based on user behavioural data. Advertisement 2 years
.prfct.co pa_google_ts This cookie is set by Perfect Audience and is used for advertising purposes based on user behavioural data. Advertisement 2 years
.adnxs.com uuid2 This cookies is set by AppNexus. The cookies stores information that helps in distinguishing between devices and browsers. This information us used to select advertisements served by the platform and assess the performance of the advertisement and attribute payment for those advertisements. Advertisement 3 months
.addthis.com uid This cookie is used to measure the number and behavior of the visitors to the website anonymously. The data includes the number of visits, average duration of the visit on the website, pages visited, etc. for the purpose of better understanding user preferences for targeted advertisements. Advertisement 1 year 24 days
.doubleclick.net IDE Used by Google DoubleClick and stores information about how the user uses the website and any other advertisement before visiting the website. This is used to present users with ads that are relevant to them according to the user profile. Advertisement 1 year 24 days
.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 1 year
.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  
.yahoo.com B This Cookie is used by Yahoo to provide ads, contents or analytics. Advertisement 1 year
.demdex.net demdex This cookie is set under the domain demdex.net and is used by Adobe Audience Manager to help identify a unique visitor across domains. Analytics 5 months
.pwc.tt.omtrdc.net mboxSession This cookie is set by the provider Adobe Target. This cookie is used for a unique ID for a user session. Analytics 1 hour
.pwc.tt.omtrdc.net mboxPC This cookie is set by the provider Adobe Target. This cookie is used to set a semi-permanent ID for a visitor's browser. Analytics 2 years 1 day
.pwc.co.za s_nr This cookie is set by Adobe Analytics for the purpose of storing the dates when the users visit the website and whether or not the user is a new or returning visitor. Analytics 1 year
.pwc.co.za gpv This cookie is set by the Adobe Analytics. This cookie is used for storing the number of pages viewed by the visitor when visiting websites. Analytics 30 minutes
.pwc.co.za _ga This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. Analytics 2 years
.pwc.co.za _gid This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visited in an anonymous form. Analytics 1 day
.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
.pwc.co.za s_cc This cookie is set by Adobe Analytics. The purpose of the cookie is to determine whether or not cookies are enabled in a browser. Functional session
.addthis.com ouid 1 year 24 days Functional 1 year 24 days
.addthis.com na_id This cookie is set by Addthis.com to enable sharing of links on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter Functional 1 year 24 days
.linkedin.com UserMatchHistory Linkedin - Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. Other 1 month
.pwc.co.za AKA_A2 This cookie is set by Akamai. This cookie is used for DNS Prefetch and HTTP2 Push. It helps in improving the performance. Performance 1 hour
.pwc.co.za mbox 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
.youtube.com YSC This cookies is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos. Performance session
.pwc.co.za _gat This cookies is installed by Google Universal Analytics to throttle the request rate to limit the collection of data on high traffic sites. Performance 1 minute

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