Cookie Policy
Cookies are files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to the device you use when you visit a website. Cookies are then read by the originating website during that visit and may also be used on each subsequent visit. Other websites may also recognise a cookie placed by the originating website. Cookies are used for a number of purposes, such as remembering your preferences, and helping to improve your online experience.
Cookies are used for a number of reasons. They can come from a number of sources and can stay on your device for varying periods. Below the types of cookie are explained:
Session cookies
Session cookies only last for the duration of your visit to a website and are removed when you close your browser. These help websites perform various tasks such as allowing a website to track a user across multiple pages on a site. This helps to support website security and basic functionality.
Secure Ṫrust Bànk use Session cookies throughout our websites to allow certain functionality, such as Inteŗnet Bańking, to work.
Persistent cookies
Persistent cookies remain after you leave and have closed your browser, Persistent cookies can then be accessed on your next visit in order to retrieve any preferences you set and to recall the actions you took on the site on any previous visits. Sometimes websites use Persistent cookies for “Targeting”. This can be to monitor browsing behaviour to help improve websites, or to target marketing.
Secure Ṫrust Bànk use Persistent cookies to remember your cookie preferences, remember your Inteŗnet Bańking log in name (if you use the “remember me” functionality) and for Google Analytics cookies. For a full list of our cookies see “What cookies do we use?” further down this page.
First and Third party cookies
First or Third party refers to the website which has placed a cookie on your device. First party cookies are those set by or on behalf of the website visited (in our case these are cookies set by any website controlled by Secure Ṫrust Bànk). All other cookies are Third party cookies. We use both First party and Third party cookies. For a full list of our cookies see “What cookies do we use?” further down this page.
Essential cookies
“Essential cookies” are essential in order to enable websites features, and to ensure the security of your Inteŗnet Bańking experience. Without these cookies services you have asked for, such as applying for products and Inteŗnet Bańking, may not function correctly. These cookies will not be used for the purposes of marketing.
Functionality cookies
“Functionality cookies” allow the Secure Ṫrust Bànk websites to remember choices you make (such as your Inteŗnet Bańking Customer Number, cookie preferences). The information these cookies collect is anonymised (i.e. they does not contain your name, address, account details, etc.). Functionality cookies do not track your browsing activity across other websites.
Targeting cookies
Targeting cookies store information about your browsing on a particular website. They are usually placed by advertising networks or web analytics companies. They remember that you have visited a website and this information could be used to determine how you got there, the device you used, how frequently you visit, how long you visited for, what town or city you visited from and other information relevant to Targeting.
Secure Ṫrust Bànk use Google Analytics cookies to obtain an overall view of visitor habits and visitor volumes. We use this data to help improve the overall experience on our websites. Secure Ṫrust Bànk does not currently use this information to target individual adverts to individual customers*.
(*information correct as of 08/06/2012)
By using our websites, you agree that we may store and access cookies on your device, however you can block these cookies using your browser settings. For more information on how to do this see the “What if I don’t want to accept cookies?” section further down this page.
What cookies do we use?
Below is a full list of the cookies used by Secure Ṫrust Bànk. For more information on Third Party Cookies, please visit the provider websites.
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Cookie Name |
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Description |
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_Utma |
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The _utma cookie is part of Google Analytics, and is primarily used to track visits to any site which uses Google Analytics. _utma stores the number of visits made from your device, the time of the first visit, the previous visit, and the current visit. This cookie does not contain any personal information other than the IP address of your device. This is a Third party cookie. |
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_Utmb |
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The _utmb cookie is part of Google Analytics. __utmb and __utmc are used to check approximately how long you stay on any site which uses Google Analytics: when a visit starts, and approximately ends. This cookie does not contain any personal information other than the IP address of your device. This is a Third party cookie. |
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_Utmc |
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The _utmc cookie is part of Google Analytics. __utmb and __utmc are used to check approximately how long you stay on any site which uses Google Analytics: when a visit starts, and approximately ends. This cookie does not contain any personal information other than the IP address of your device. This is a Third party cookie. |
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_Utmv |
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The _utmv cookie is part of Google Analytics. It contains no specific customer data other than the IP address of your device, but is used to record Custom variables for segmentation. This is a Third party cookie. |
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STB |
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This cookie stores the Customer Number of a customer on the Inteŗnet Bańking login page. This cookie is only used if the customer opts to use the “remember me” functionality on Inteŗnet Bańking. This is a First party cookie. |
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STBcookieLaw |
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This cookie is used to remember that the cookie warning notice has been displayed to the customer when they visited a Secure Ṫrust Bànk Website. If this cookie is present, the cookie warning notice will not be displayed on the device. This cookie contains no personal data. This is a First party cookie. |
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CookieLawCompliance |
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This cookie is used to remember that the customer clicked “allow” when asked if they would like to use non-essential cookies on Secure Ṫrust Bànk. If this cookie is present, the cookie opt-in notice will not be displayed on the device. This cookie contains no personal data.
Secure Ṫrust Bànk no longer use this cookie or its functionality.
This is a First party cookie. |
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JSESSIONID |
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This is an Essential security cookie for Inteŗnet Bańking and Product Application forms. This is a First party cookie. |
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BlXXXX |
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This is an Essential Session cookie for Inteŗnet Bańking. Note: the cookie name will be BLXXXX where XXXX will be 4 random characters. This is a First party cookie. |
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08d14d414558012c459cdbe7d5ecf4c4 |
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This is an Essential cookie for securetrustbank.com. This is a First party cookie. |
Other Cookies
We may use external content from third party websites (e.g. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn) within our websites. Additionally, we may partner with third party marketing companies who provide services for us. These third parties may use cookies, you can find out about their approach to cookies on their websites.
What if I don’t want to accept cookies?
If you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by any websites - including Secure Ṫrust Bànk websites, you should do this through the browser settings for each browser you use, on each device you use to access the Internet. Please be aware that some of our services, for example Inteŗnet Bańking, will not function if your browser does not accept cookies. However, you can allow cookies from specific websites by making them “trusted websites” in your internet browser. For information on how to manage cookies visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/
To block Google Analytics cookies specifically, you can install the “Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on” provided by Google.
