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By using the bestquotes.co.uk website (our “Site”) on any device, you agree that this Cookie Policy applies to that use, in addition to any other terms and conditions that apply.
We reserve the right to make changes to our Cookie Policy. Your continued use of our websites is an indication that you agree to any changes.
When you visit our website, we use ‘cookie’ technology to make your experience simple, personalised and meaningful. Without getting too technical, cookies are small pieces of information which are issued to your computer or any similar device you use to access the internet e.g. smart phone, tablet or other mobile device. They are generally used to make our website work, to let us know how you’re using the site, to remember your login details, your preferences, interests, and so on.
There are different types of cookies, and they can be differentiated by their origin, function and lifespan. Some are set by us at Best Quotes – The Boiler Company and some are set by third parties who we work with. In a general sense, we use cookies with the following types of characteristic:
This website uses cookies. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services.
Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user’s experience more efficient.
The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies we need your permission.
This site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages.
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Cookie declaration last updated on 01/10/2023 by
Necessary (6)
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| CONSENT | YouTube | Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
| CookieConsent | Cookiebot | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| test_cookie | Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
| ts | Cloudflare | Necessary for the website security. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| XSRF-TOKEN | glowgreenltd.com | Ensures visitor browsing-security by preventing cross-site request forgery. This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
Statistics (7)
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _clck | Microsoft | Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| _clsk | Microsoft | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _cltk | Microsoft | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie | |
| _ga_# | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie | |
| c.gif | Microsoft | Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner. | Session | Pixel Tracker |
| CLID | Microsoft | Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
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Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #,# | Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
| #,#_expiresAt | Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie | |
| _uetsid | Microsoft | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| _uetsid | Microsoft | Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement – This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _uetsid_exp | Microsoft | Contains the expiry-date for the cookie with corresponding name. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| _uetvid | Microsoft | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| _uetvid | Microsoft | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| _uetvid_exp | Microsoft | Contains the expiry-date for the cookie with corresponding name. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| ANONCHK | Microsoft | Registers data on visitors from multiple visits and on multiple websites. This information is used to measure the efficiency of advertisement on websites. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| IDE | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie | |
| LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore | YouTube | Pending | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| MR [x2] | Microsoft | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | 7 days | HTTP Cookie |
| MUID [x2] | Microsoft | Used widely by Microsoft as a unique user ID. The cookie enables user tracking by synchronising the ID across many Microsoft domains. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| nextId | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| pagead/1p-user-list/# | Tracks if the user has shown interest in specific products or events across multiple websites and detects how the user navigates between sites. This is used for measurement of advertisement efforts and facilitates payment of referral-fees between websites. | Session | Pixel Tracker | |
| pagead/landing | glowgreenltd.com | Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement – This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement. | Session | Pixel Tracker |
| remote_sid | YouTube | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| requests | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| SM | Microsoft | Registers a unique ID that identifies the user’s device during return visits across websites that use the same ad network. The ID is used to allow targeted ads. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| SRM_B | Microsoft | Tracks the user’s interaction with the website’s search-bar-function. This data can be used to present the user with relevant products or services. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| TESTCOOKIESENABLED | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube | Pending | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| YSC | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| YtIdbMeta#databases | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| yt-remote-cast-available | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-device-id | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-session-app | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-session-name | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| Essential: these cookies are necessary to help process applications, ensure our Site is functioning correctly and to allow users to access specific service functionality. | |||
| PHPSESSID | First | Session | Used to capture initial landing page url of visitor and any query string parameters (if present) for statistical and functional quotation purposes. |
| Functional: these cookies enable specific functionality on our Site to help improve your experience or communicate with us. | |||
| AWSALBCORS:[hash] | Third | 1 Year | ID for AWS Load Balancer. Used to route web traffic through our load balancer. This enabled the website to function and improve performance. |
| AWSALB | Third | 1 Year | The cookies AWSALB and AWSALBCORS are functionally the same cookies. The latter has an explicit SameSite attribute set because of changes made from Chrome 80 and upwards. |
| Analytics: these cookies tell us how many users are visiting our Site at specific times of the day and responding to different marketing activities. | |||
| _ga | Third | Session | This is a tracking cookie used as part of Google Analytics. |
| _gat_gtag_[Property-ID] | Third | 1 Minute | This cookie is also part of Google Analytics and is used to limit requests (throttle request rate). |
| _gid | Third | 1 – 3 days | This cookie is also part of Google Analytics. Used for website statistical analysis. |
| _gcl_aw | Third | 3 Months | Used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for our website analytics reports. |
| Performance: these cookies allow us to see how users interact with our Site to enable usability improvements. | |||
__cfduid | Third | Session, Max 30 days | The __cfduid cookie helps Cloudflare detect malicious visitors to our websites and minimizes blocking legitimate users. It may be placed on the devices of our End Users to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis. It is necessary for supporting Cloudflare’s security features. The __cfduid cookie collects and anonymizes End User IP addresses using a one-way hash of certain values so they cannot be personally identified. |
| _cf_obj_info / _cf_use_ob | Third | Session, Max 30 days | The __cf_ob_info cookie provides information on:
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| Functional: these cookies enable specific functionality on our Site to help improve your experience or communicate with us. | |||
| AWSALBCORS:[hash] | Third | 1 Year | ID for AWS Load Balancer. Used to route web traffic through our load balance. This enabled the website to function and improve performance. |
| AWSALB | Third | 1 Year | The cookies AWSALB and AWSALBCORS are functionally the same cookies. The latter has an explicit SameSite attribute set because of changes made from Chrome 80 and upwards. |
| Analytics: these cookies tell us how many users are visiting our Site at specific times of the day and responding to different marketing activities. | |||
| _ga | Third | Session | This is a tracking cookie used as part of Google Analytics. |
| _gat_gtag_[Property-ID] | Third | 1 Minute | This cookie is also part of Google Analytics and is used to limit requests (throttle request rate). |
| _gid | Third | 1 – 3 days | This cookie is also part of Google Analytics. Used for website statistical analysis. |
| _gcl_aw | Third | 3 Months | Used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for our website analytics reports. |
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