Information About Our Use of Cookies


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A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.

We use the following cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website.
  • Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
  • Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of location).
  • Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties to make advertising more relevant to you.

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:

Cookie Name

Purpose

ct

This cookie is used to track the website behaviour of a unique user to customise our site and to provide you with offers that are targeted at your individual interests. It is created when a user subscribes, logs in or registers.

dod-awin-source

This session cookie is created when a user visits the Wowcher site via an affiliate site and will be deleted once the session finishes.

dod-buy-deal

This cookie is created when a user clicks to buy a deal. The cookie is used to display information about the deal on the checkout page. The cookie expires after the session.

dod-gclid

This cookie tracks the ID of the Google advert. It is created when you enter the Wowcher site via an advert on Google and is valid for 1 year.

dod-ito-source

This cookie gets created when a user visits the Wowcher site via certain third-party channels. This cookie ensures the user sees correct pricing.

dod-location

This cookie records your chosen location on the Wowcher site. It gets created when any user visits the site for the first time. The user can subsequently change the location from the drop down. The cookie will contain the latest location. The cookie is valid for one year and is used to show you deals in your area.

dod_logged_in

Tracks your user type: Business (merchant) or Standard. This cookie gets created when you log in and will be deleted when you log out.

dod-post-login-url

This cookie records the url of the page you visited before you logged in. It lasts for the session and allows us to take you back to your previous page after you've logged in.

dod-post-logout-url

Created when you login to Wowcher so that you can be redirected back to your homepage correctly when you logout. The cookie is valid for the session.

dod-purchase-url

This cookie is created when you click Buy. It tracks the page where your buy click occurred and is valid for the session.

dod-redirect-local

Created when you login to Wowcher so that you can be redirected back to your local homepage correctly. The cookie is valid for the session.

dod-redirect

Created when you login to Wowcher so that you can be redirected back to your homepage correctly. The cookie is valid for the session.

dod-session-source

This cookie gets created if a user does NOT come directly to Wowcher but comes from any other source such as an email link or an affiliate website. This cookie contains the source of the users visit and will remain for the session.

dod-subscribe-modal-suppress-email

Created when you enter the Wowcher site from a Wowcher email. The cookie stops the lightbox pop up from appearing for 2 days.

dod-user-info

This cookie is created when you change your details and is used to update your name and email address in other areas of the Wowcher website.

dod-user-source

This cookie gets created if a user does NOT come directly to Wowcher but comes from any other source such as an email link or an affiliate website. This cookie contains the source of the users visit and will remain for 1 year. It will be overwritten if the user comes from another source on their next visit.

freshRel

Cookie which gives users the Fresh Relevance deal ordering

JSESSIONID

Unique session id. This cookie gets created as soon as any user opens the Wowcher Deals site.

s_sess

Set by us to help with Omniture tracking. Omniture is used to provide statistical analysis of how visitors interact with the web site. This cookie gets created when any user visits the site for the first time.

user-profile

This cookie is created when you login or register If you register. It is used to remember your details during your current visit, and any future visits. The cookie is deleted when you logout.

wowcher_user

To track, if a user has logged in persistently. This cookie gets created when you log in using your username and password. It is valid for 1 year and is deleted when you logout.

wowcher-win

This cookies tracks if you are subscribed or not. It controls when to show the lightbox pop up again. This cookie gets created when you visit the site for the first time. If you choose to subscribe, it will remain for 1 year. If you close the lightbox pop up it will remain for 2 days.

Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies. You can find more information about the individual third parties we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:

Third Party Name

Purpose

More Information

Adobe

Web analytics and general tracking. Tag Management.

https://www.adobe.com/uk/privacy/cookies.html

Google Analytics, AdWords, DoubleClick, and Other

Web analytics, remarketing, , event tracking, and general tracking

https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage
https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated?hl=en#display_optout
https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

Bing

Web analytics, remarketing, event tracking and general tracking

https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-gb/privacystatement
https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-gb/resources/policies/microsoft-bing-ads-privacy-policy

Meta: Facebook and Instagram

Web analytics, remarketing, event tracking and general tracking

https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/privacy
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

Affiliate Window

Tracking network for Affiliate Marketing partners

https://www.awin.com/gb/legal/privacy-policy

Criteo

Display lifecycle, retargeting and reengagement

https://www.criteo.com/privacy/

Retention Science

Marketing automation to provide deals that are more relevant to each user

https://www.retentionscience.com/resci-data-security-overview/
https://www.retentionscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Retention-Science-Access-Control-Policy.pdf
https://www.retentionscience.com/privacy-policy/

RTB House

Display lifecycle, retargeting and reengagement

https://www.rtbhouse.com/privacy-center/services-privacy-policy/

Twitter

Web analytics, remarketing, , event tracking, and general tracking

https://twitter.com/en/privacy

Pinterest

Web analytics, remarketing, , event tracking, and general tracking

https://policy.pinterest.com/en-gb/privacy-policy

Hotjar

Web Analytics, heatmapping and session recording

https://www.hotjar.com/cookies

AppNexus

Web analytics, remarketing, event tracking and general tracking

https://www.appnexus.com/en/company/cookie-policy

Sizmek

Web analytics, remarketing, event tracking and general tracking

https://www.sizmek.com/privacy-policy/optedout/#options

Mapp

Web analytics, remarketing, event tracking and general tracking

https://mapp.com/privacy

DIDOMI

Privacy and consent management platform

https://privacy.didomi.io/en/policy

Branch

Linking and analytics platform for apps and websites.

https://branch.io/policies/#privacy

SocialBakers

Social Media community management tool.

https://www.socialbakers.com/privacy-policy

Liveperson

Customer Service platform.

https://policies.liveperson.com/privacy

Extreme Push

Web push remarketing.

https://xtremepush.com/privacy-policy/

Webloyalty

Cashback Affiliate Partner.

https://webloyalty.co.uk/privacy-cookies-policy/

Firebase

Linking and analytics platform for apps and websites.

https://policies.google.com/privacy

RedBrain

Affiliate Partner Tracking

https://www.redbrain.com/en/privacy-policy/

Connexity

Affiliate Partner Tracking

https://connexity.com/gb/privacy-policy/

WBM

Lead Gen Partner Tracking

https://www.webreathemedia.com/privacy-policy

Salesforce

CS Platform.

https://www.salesforce.com/uk/company/privacy/

Webloyalty

This technology allows our advertising partner Webloyalty, owing to a unique identifier created between our site and that of Webloyalty, to identify whether a user browsing our site has already seen its advertisements as well as whether he/she is or has been a member of one or more of its loyalty/cashback programme(s), in order to present him/her with personalised advertising messages.

https://webloyalty.com/technology-en

Taboola

Native Display lifecycle, retargeting and reengagement provider

https://www.taboola.com/policies/cookie-policy

Lotame

Data management platform

https://www.lotame.com/about-lotame/privacy/.

MessageGears

Customer marketing platform

https://messagegears.com/privacy-policy/

AppsFlyer

Mobile attribution platform

https://www.appsflyer.com/legal/privacy-policy/

Attentive

Marketing text messaging platform

https://www.attentive.com/privacy

TikTok

Web analytics, remarketing, event tracking and general tracking

https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/eea/privacy-policy/en

Snapchat

Web analytics, remarketing, event tracking and general tracking

https://values.snap.com/privacy/privacy-policy

GRIN

Social media supplier for marketing

https://grin.co/privacy-us/

Quantcast

Advertising, Audience Insights and Measurement

https://legal.quantcast.com/#privacy-implementation-for-quantcast-advertiser-partners/

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Last updated: January 2023