Information about our use of cookies
What Information Do We Collect
Polar Capital may use “Cookies” to collect and access information concerning your visit to and use of the Website. “Cookies” are small pieces of information that your internet browser places on your computer’s hard drive and may be used by third parties to remember usernames and viewing preferences, tracking click streams on your browser and present users with personalised versions of the Website. Polar Capital presently uses the information it collects to identify you and your settings when you return to the Website and to enhance your experience of the Website. For full details on the “Cookies” applied by Polar Capital to your use of the website, please see the “Our Cookies” table below.
Where Polar Capital processes the information it collects from your use of the Website, other than the collection and access of such information, it will be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations (EU) 2016/679 (‘GDPR’). For more information about how Polar Capital process the personal information collected by “Cookies”, please read the Polar Capital Data Privacy Notice.
Types of Cookies
- Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies help make a website navigable by activating basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure website areas. Without these cookies, the website would not be able to work properly.
- Functional Cookies
Functional cookies make it possible to save information that changes the way the website appears or acts. For instance your preferred language or region.
- Statistical Cookies
Statistical cookies help the website owner understand how visitors interact with the website by collecting and reporting information.
- Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and interesting to the individual user and thus more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.
Our cookies
Information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them is included in the table below:
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Service
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Cookie Category
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Cookie Identifier
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Purpose
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Expiry
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Polar Capital LLP | Necessary | sessionid | Used to identify whether you have logged in, and if so, the account you have logged in with. | Session |
Polar Capital LLP | Necessary | csrftoken | Ensures the website and application security. | 1 Year |
Polar Capital LLP | Necessary | srpperm | Used to remember the country and investor type you chose when you first visited the Website. | 3 Months |
Cookie Information | Necessary | CookieInformationConsent | Supports the website's technical functions. | 1 year |
Piwick Pro | Necessary & Statistical | _pk_sesxxx | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website for analytics and reporting purposes. | 30 Minutes |
Piwick Pro | Necessary & Statistical | _pk_idxxx | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website for analytics and reporting purposes. | 1 Year |
New Relic | Necessary | JSESSIONID | Collects information about the website and its contents for reporting and security purposes. | Session |
Cloudflare | Necessary | _cfuvid | Cloudflare cookie used to enforce rate limiting rules. | Session |
Cloudflare | Functional | __cf_bm | Supports the website's technical functions. | 28 Minutes |
Google | Functional | ar_debug | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website, which is used to deliver personalized customer service and content. | 1 Month |
Adform | Functional | receive-cookie-deprecation | Supports the integration of a third-party platform on the website. | 6 Months |
Vimeo | Statistical | vuid | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website through embedded video players for analytics and reporting purposes. | 2 Years |
Google Analytics | Statistical | _ga | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website for analytics and reporting purposes. | 2 Years |
Google Analytics | Statistical | _ga_xxx | These cookies are used to collect information in an anonymised form about how visitors use our websites. We use the information to produce reports covering metrics such as numbers of visitors to pages and time spent on the website. | 2 Years |
Google Analytics | Statistical | _gid | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website for analytics and reporting purposes. | 1 Day |
Google Analytics | Statistical | _gat_gtag_UA_xxx_xxx | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website for analytics and reporting purposes. | A Few Seconds |
Piwick Pro | Statistical | _pk_testcookiexxx | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website for analytics and reporting purposes. | Session |
Google | Marketing | _gcl_au | Supports the integration of a third-party platform on the website to deliver targeted advertising. | 3 Months |
Google Marketing Platform | Marketing | IDE | Used for online marketing by collecting information about the users and their activity on the website. The information is used to target advertising to the user across different channels and devices. | 1 Year |
Google Marketing Platform | Marketing | test_cookie | Used for online marketing by collecting information about the users and their activity on the website. The information is used to target advertising to the user across different channels and devices. | 15 Minutes |
LinkedIn | Marketing | li_sugr | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website. The information is used to track and analyze user behaviour and to deliver targeted advertising. | 3 Months |
LinkedIn | Marketing | bscookie | Supports online marketing by collecting information about the users to promote products through partners and other platforms. | 1 Year |
LinkedIn | Marketing | AnalyticsSyncHistory | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website. The Information is used to track and analyze user behavior, to meet the individual user needs and to deliver targeted advertising. | 1 Month |
LinkedIn | Marketing | bcookie | Supports online marketing by collecting information about the users to promote products through partners and other platforms. | 1 Year |
LinkedIn | Marketing | lidc | Supports online marketing by collecting information about the users to promote products through partners and other platforms. | 1 Day |
LinkedIn | Marketing | UserMatchHistory | Supports online marketing by collecting information about the users to promote products through partners and other platforms. | 1 Month |
LinkedIn | Marketing | li_gc | Supports online marketing by collecting information about the users to promote products through partners and other platforms. | 6 Months |
Polar Capital LLP |
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| Cookie Category | Necessary |
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| Cookie Identifier | sessionid |
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| Purpose | Used to identify whether you have logged in, and if so, the account you have logged in with. |
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| Expiry | Session |
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Polar Capital LLP |
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| Cookie Category | Necessary |
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| Cookie Identifier | csrftoken |
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| Purpose | Ensures the website and application security. |
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| Expiry | 1 Year |
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Polar Capital LLP |
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| Cookie Category | Necessary |
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| Cookie Identifier | srpperm |
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| Purpose | Used to remember the country and investor type you chose when you first visited the Website. |
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| Expiry | 3 Months |
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Cookie Information |
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| Cookie Category | Necessary |
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| Cookie Identifier | CookieInformationConsent |
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| Purpose | Supports the website's technical functions. |
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| Expiry | 1 year |
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Piwick Pro |
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| Cookie Category | Necessary & Statistical |
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| Cookie Identifier | _pk_sesxxx |
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| Purpose | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website for analytics and reporting purposes. |
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| Expiry | 30 Minutes |
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Piwick Pro |
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| Cookie Category | Necessary & Statistical |
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| Cookie Identifier | _pk_idxxx |
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| Purpose | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website for analytics and reporting purposes. |
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| Expiry | 1 Year |
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New Relic |
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| Cookie Category | Necessary |
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| Cookie Identifier | JSESSIONID |
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| Purpose | Collects information about the website and its contents for reporting and security purposes. |
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| Expiry | Session |
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Cloudflare |
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| Cookie Category | Necessary |
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| Cookie Identifier | _cfuvid |
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| Purpose | Cloudflare cookie used to enforce rate limiting rules. |
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| Expiry | Session |
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Cloudflare |
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| Cookie Category | Functional |
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| Cookie Identifier | __cf_bm |
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| Purpose | Supports the website's technical functions. |
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| Expiry | 28 Minutes |
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Google |
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| Cookie Category | Functional |
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| Cookie Identifier | ar_debug |
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| Purpose | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website, which is used to deliver personalized customer service and content. |
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| Expiry | 1 Month |
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Adform |
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| Cookie Category | Functional |
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| Cookie Identifier | receive-cookie-deprecation |
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| Purpose | Supports the integration of a third-party platform on the website. |
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| Expiry | 6 Months |
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Vimeo |
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| Cookie Category | Statistical |
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| Cookie Identifier | vuid |
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| Purpose | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website through embedded video players for analytics and reporting purposes. |
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| Expiry | 2 Years |
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Google Analytics |
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| Cookie Category | Statistical |
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| Cookie Identifier | _ga |
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| Purpose | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website for analytics and reporting purposes. |
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| Expiry | 2 Years |
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Google Analytics |
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| Cookie Category | Statistical |
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| Cookie Identifier | _ga_xxx |
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| Purpose | These cookies are used to collect information in an anonymised form about how visitors use our websites. We use the information to produce reports covering metrics such as numbers of visitors to pages and time spent on the website. |
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| Expiry | 2 Years |
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Google Analytics |
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| Cookie Category | Statistical |
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| Cookie Identifier | _gid |
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| Purpose | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website for analytics and reporting purposes. |
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| Expiry | 1 Day |
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Google Analytics |
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| Cookie Category | Statistical |
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| Cookie Identifier | _gat_gtag_UA_xxx_xxx |
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| Purpose | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website for analytics and reporting purposes. |
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| Expiry | A Few Seconds |
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Piwick Pro |
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| Cookie Category | Statistical |
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| Cookie Identifier | _pk_testcookiexxx |
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| Purpose | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website for analytics and reporting purposes. |
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| Expiry | Session |
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Google |
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| Cookie Category | Marketing |
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| Cookie Identifier | _gcl_au |
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| Purpose | Supports the integration of a third-party platform on the website to deliver targeted advertising. |
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| Expiry | 3 Months |
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Google Marketing Platform |
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| Cookie Category | Marketing |
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| Cookie Identifier | IDE |
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| Purpose | Used for online marketing by collecting information about the users and their activity on the website. The information is used to target advertising to the user across different channels and devices. |
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| Expiry | 1 Year |
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Google Marketing Platform |
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| Cookie Category | Marketing |
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| Cookie Identifier | test_cookie |
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| Purpose | Used for online marketing by collecting information about the users and their activity on the website. The information is used to target advertising to the user across different channels and devices. |
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| Expiry | 15 Minutes |
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LinkedIn |
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| Cookie Category | Marketing |
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| Cookie Identifier | li_sugr |
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| Purpose | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website. The information is used to track and analyze user behaviour and to deliver targeted advertising. |
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| Expiry | 3 Months |
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LinkedIn |
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| Cookie Category | Marketing |
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| Cookie Identifier | bscookie |
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| Purpose | Supports online marketing by collecting information about the users to promote products through partners and other platforms. |
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| Expiry | 1 Year |
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LinkedIn |
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| Cookie Category | Marketing |
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| Cookie Identifier | AnalyticsSyncHistory |
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| Purpose | Collects information about the users and their activity on the website. The Information is used to track and analyze user behavior, to meet the individual user needs and to deliver targeted advertising. |
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| Expiry | 1 Month |
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LinkedIn |
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| Cookie Category | Marketing |
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| Cookie Identifier | bcookie |
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| Purpose | Supports online marketing by collecting information about the users to promote products through partners and other platforms. |
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| Expiry | 1 Year |
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LinkedIn |
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| Cookie Category | Marketing |
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| Cookie Identifier | lidc |
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| Purpose | Supports online marketing by collecting information about the users to promote products through partners and other platforms. |
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| Expiry | 1 Day |
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LinkedIn |
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| Cookie Category | Marketing |
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| Cookie Identifier | UserMatchHistory |
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| Purpose | Supports online marketing by collecting information about the users to promote products through partners and other platforms. |
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| Expiry | 1 Month |
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LinkedIn |
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| Cookie Category | Marketing |
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| Cookie Identifier | li_gc |
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| Purpose | Supports online marketing by collecting information about the users to promote products through partners and other platforms. |
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| Expiry | 6 Months |
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