Cookie Policy

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Our website uses a number of cookies to store data on our visitor's computers. By continuing to use the Conister Bank Limited website, you are agreeing to the use of cookies in the manner described in this notice.

This cookie policy tells you what cookies may be created, based on your consent as provided in the Cookie Consent Message that will appear when you visit our website. Your consent can be changed at anytime by clicking the "ever-present" cookie link at the bottom left of every page. This cookie policy was last reviewed on 20th October 2025.

 

Cookies created by this website

This website creates a number of cookies, which are referred to as first party cookies as they are specific to the host site that created them. All the first-party cookies which are created do not store any personal or sensitive information, or anything that makes you personally identifiable to us. They are used for essential functionality such as security when processing form data or for analytics which helps us use anonymous visitor data to gain a better understanding of how people use our website.

 

Analytics

We use Google Analytics, which creates a number of first-party cookies, all listed in the table below -

Cookie Name	Purpose
SID	Contains digitally signed and encrypted records of your Google Account ID and most recent sign-in time. Used to authenticate you and protect against attacks (like credential theft).
HSID	Works with SID to verify user identity and ensure your Google account is secure. Helps prevent fraudulent use of login credentials.
SSID	Stores user session details for authenticated Google services. Used for remembering your login preferences and maintaining your session.
SAPISID	Used to build a profile of your interests when you’re logged into your Google account and use Google services on other sites (for personalized ads).
APISID	Similar to SAPISID; used to identify your Google account and build a profile for personalized ads across sites.
SIDCC	Provides security to protect user data from unauthorized access or attacks. Helps ensure requests are made by the legitimate user.
AEC	Ensures requests within a browsing session are made by the user, not other sites (protection against cross-site request forgery and other attacks).
NID	Stores user preferences and other information, like preferred language, how many search results to show, SafeSearch filter level, etc. Also used for ad personalization.
__Secure-1PAPSID	Used for targeting and personalization of ads on Google properties. Tied to your Google account.
__Secure-3PAPSID	Similar to above, but used across third-party websites that use Google Ads or YouTube embeds. Enables cross-site ad personalization.
__Secure-1PSID	Used to create a user profile based on interests for personalized ads and search results.
__Secure-3PSID	Used for building user profiles to display more relevant and personalized ads across Google sites.
__Secure-1PSIDTS	Records timestamp data about your login or interaction to improve ad personalization and account security.
__Secure-3PSIDTS	Like the previous one, but applies across third-party sites (e.g., YouTube videos on non-Google domains).
__Secure-1PSIDCC	Used to ensure secure cookie handling and prevent abuse.
__Secure-3PSIDCC	Similar to above but for third-party context (cross-site protection).

 

Full details of the cookies which Google Analytics uses can be found in Cookies & Google Analytics in documentation for Google's Analytics tracking code. You can also read Google's Privacy Policy for Google Analytics.

We don't share the data that Google Analytics collects, and we don't believe that our use of Google Analytics is privacy-intrusive. We use the data that is collected in the following ways:

• • • • to report, in aggregate, how our visitors find and use our website;
      • to understand overall visitor behaviour; and
      • to inform how we update and improve our website.

To opt out of our use of Google Analytics you may wish to consider using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

 

Google Recaptcha

Our contact forms may use a security feature called Google reCAPTCHA to protect against automated submissions, where users are expected to click an 'I am not a robot' checkbox.

reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis in order for the security feature to function.

 

Formstack

Some of our contact forms use a service called Formstack, which is a form builder tool. Formstack generate the forms and forward the submissions to Conister Bank Limited. Formstack creates a cookie called PHPSESSID which keeps track of users as they fill out a form (so form data isn’t lost if you navigate between pages or partially complete a multi-page form).

 

Other cookies

From time to time we may use additional external services on our website which may create cookies on your device. As we add new services or make changes that use cookies, we will update this cookie policy with the details.

If you have any concerns about the cookies we create or the way we aim to attain consent from you, please contact us and we'll be happy to answer your questions.