Cookie Policy
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file placed on your device’s hard drive. It enables us to identify your device as you view different pages on our website.
Cookies allow us to store your preferences to present content and functions that are specific to you. They also enable us to see information like how many people use the website and what pages they tend to visit. They help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalised service, for example, by enabling us to:
- estimate the size of our audience and how they use our site;
- store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customise our site according to your individual interests;
- speed up your searches; and
- recognise you when you return to our site.
CookieControl
Our website uses CookieControl, a tool that helps manage user consent for cookies. CookieControl allows you to make informed decisions about the cookies we use. This tool sets essential cookies to remember your preferences and choices related to cookies.
Cookies set by CookieControl
- CookieControl: Stores your consent preferences for different categories of cookies (duration: 1 year).
- CookieControlPrefs: Stores additional settings or preferences related to cookie management (duration: 1 year).
- CookieControlAccepted: Indicates whether you have accepted the use of cookies on our site (duration: 1 year).
These cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of our cookie consent management system and do not track personal data beyond your cookie preferences.
Other cookies
To help you understand how we use cookies, this is a list of the main cookies set across our websites and what each is used for:
Main Bond website / Members Directory website / Safeguarding Leadership Tool website
https://www.bond.org.uk / https://members.bond.org.uk / https://safeguarding-tool.bond.org.uk
| Cookie category | Type of party | Type of cookie | Essential? | Expiration | Function |
| _ga | First party cookie | Functional | Non-Essential | 2 years from set up/update | Used by Google Analytics to track unique users and track their engagement with the website. |
| _ga_42QGJHNDDQ | Analytical Cookie | First party cookie | Essential | 2 years from set up/update | Helps track user behaviour during their sessions on the website. It collects data about user interactions such as page views, events, and other user actions. |
| _ga_4VD25N7PC4 | Analytical Cookie | First party cookie | Essential | 2 years from set up/update | Helps track user behaviour during their sessions on the website. It collects data about user interactions such as page views, events, and other user actions. |
| _ga_5MTWQHFB1M | Analytical Cookie | First party cookie | Essential | 2 years from set up/update | Helps track user behaviour during their sessions on the website. It collects data about user interactions such as page views, events, and other user actions. |
| _ga_MZB8C0RH16 | Analytical Cookie | First party cookie | Essential | 2 years from set up/update | Helps track user behaviour during their sessions on the website. It collects data about user interactions such as page views, events, and other user actions. |
Salesforce Experience Cloud site
Not logged in
| Cookie category | Type of Party | Type of Cookies | Essential? | Expiration | Function |
| CookieConsentPolicy | First-Party Cookie | Consent Management Cookie | Essential | Typically lasts for a period that aligns with the website’s policy on consent management, often ranging from a few months to a year. | Used to store and track a user’s cookie consent preferences, aiding in compliance with privacy regulations and ensuring a smooth user experience by remembering their consent choices. |
| LSKey-c$CookieConsentPolicy | First-Party Cookie | Consent Management Cookie | Essential | The duration can vary, but it typically persists for a period that aligns with the website’s policy on how long consent information is stored, often ranging from a few months to a year. | Used to store and track a user’s cookie consent preferences, helping websites comply with privacy regulations and providing a seamless user experience. |
| pctrk | First-Party or Third-Party Cookie | Tracking/Analytics Cookie | Non-Essential | The duration of the cookie can vary depending on its specific implementation. It could be a session cookie, expiring when the browser is closed, or it could persist for a longer period to track user interactions over time. | Used to track user interactions with a website, such as page views, clicks, and other actions. This data might be used to understand user behavior, optimize user experience, or for targeted advertising. |
| bm_sv | First-Party Cookie | Security and performance-related cookie | Essential | After the session ends or within a few hours. | Used by Bot Manager solutions, such as those provided by Akamai. These solutions help distinguish between human and bot traffic, preventing malicious bots from harming the website or abusing its resources. |
| _ga_42QGJHNDDQ | First party cookie | Analytical Cookie | Essential | 2 years from set up/update | Helps track user behaviour during their sessions on the website. It collects data about user interactions such as page views, events, and other user actions. |
| _ga_4VD25N7PC4 | First party cookie | Analytical Cookie | Essential | 2 years from set up/update | Helps track user behaviour during their sessions on the website. It collects data about user interactions such as page views, events, and other user actions. |
| _ga_MZB8C0RH16 | First party cookie | Analytical Cookie | Essential | 2 years from set up/update | Helps track user behaviour during their sessions on the website. It collects data about user interactions such as page views, events, and other user actions. |
| _ga_5MTWQHFB1M | First party cookie | Analytical Cookie | Essential | 2 years from set up/update | Helps track user behaviour during their sessions on the website. It collects data about user interactions such as page views, events, and other user actions. |
| ak_bmsc | First-Party Cookie | Security and performance-related cookie | Essential | After the session ends or within a few hours. | Used to ensure website security and performance. It helps to differentiate between human and automated access to the website, thereby protecting against malicious bots and ensuring the website’s smooth operation. |
| _ga | First party cookie | Functional | Non-Essential | 2 years from set up/update | Used by Google Analytics to track unique users and track their engagement with the website. |
| renderCtx | First-Part Cookie | Functional | Essential | Session-based (temporary, deleted when the browser is closed) | Enhances functionality and performance by storing site parameters for reuse across requests |
| force-stream | First-Part Cookie | Functional | Considered essential for proper functionality | Typically set to expire after 3 hours | Used to redirect server requests for sticky sessions in Salesforce-based platforms. It helps maintain consistent user experiences across page requests and optimizes server performance by ensuring that client requests are directed to the same server or cluster. |
| sfdc-stream | First-Part Cookie | Functional | Considered essential for proper functionality | Typically set to expire after 3 hours | Routes server requests and maintain session consistency |
| force-proxy-stream | First-Part Cookie | Functional/Security | Essential | Typically set to expire after 3 hours | Ensures that user requests are directed to the same Salesforce proxy host, allowing for temporary retrieval of content from cache. This improves performance and maintains consistent user experiences across page requests. |
| BrowserId | First-Part Cookie | Security | Essential | Expires after 1 year | Used for security protections in Salesforce applications. It helps identify unique browsers subscribed to CometD streaming channels and is crucial for detecting and preventing fraudulent interactions with Salesforce applications. |
Logged in (in addition to cookies for not logged in above)
| Cookie category | Type of Party | Type of Cookies | Essential? | Expiration | Function |
| sid | First-Part Cookie | Authentication | Essential | Session-based (temporary, deleted when the browser is closed) | Contains the Session ID used to authenticate Lightning Platform Soap-API calls. It’s crucial for maintaining user authentication and session management in Salesforce applications. |
| sid_Client | First-Part Cookie | Authentication | Essential | Session-based (temporary, deleted when the browser is closed) | Used for session management in Salesforce applications. It appears to be closely related to the sid cookie, which is used for authentication in Salesforce API calls. |
| RSID | First-Part Cookie | Authentication | Essential | Session-based (temporary, deleted when the browser is closed) | Used for session management in Salesforce applications. It serves as a Session ID and login-as session ID cookie, playing a crucial role in maintaining user authentication and session integrity. |
| RRetURL | First-Party Cookie | Functional | Essential | Session-based (temporary, deleted when the browser is closed) | Used with ‘Log in As’ to restore the original state. |
| clientSrc | First-Part Cookie | Functional | Essential | Session-based (temporary, deleted when the browser is closed) | Used for security protections. |
| inst | First-Part Cookie | Functional | Essential | Session-based (temporary, deleted when the browser is closed) | Used to redirect requests to an instance when bookmarks and hardcoded URLs send requests to a different instance. This type of redirect can happen after an org migration, a split, or after any URL update. |
| oid | First-Part Cookie | Functional/ Authication | Essential | 1 year | Stores the last logged in org for redirecting requests. Used for logging whether the cookie is present in site and community guest-user requests. |
Definitions:
Essential Cookies
Purpose: Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website.
Functionality: These cookies facilitate core functionalities such as:
- User authentication and maintaining logged-in status.
- Security features to protect user data.
- Managing shopping carts in e-commerce sites.
- Session management to remember the user’s preferences or actions during a session.
User Consent: Typically, websites do not require user consent to use essential cookies because they are crucial for the website’s operation.
Examples:
- Session cookies that keep users logged in while navigating through different pages.
- Security cookies to prevent fraud and protect user data.
- Cookies that store items in a shopping cart.
Non-Essential Cookies
Purpose: Non-essential cookies are not strictly necessary for the website to function but enhance the user experience. They are used for additional functionalities, analysis, and marketing purposes.
Functionality: These cookies include:
- Performance Cookies: Collect information about how users interact with the website (e.g., which pages are visited most often) to improve the site’s performance.
- Functionality Cookies: Remember user preferences and choices (e.g., language preferences, region).
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: Track user behavior to deliver personalized advertisements.
- Analytics Cookies: Gather data on user behavior for website improvement and analysis.
User Consent: User consent is required to use non-essential cookies. Websites typically provide a cookie consent banner or pop-up to obtain permission from the user.
Examples:
- Cookies used for web analytics services like Google Analytics.
- Advertising cookies used by third-party ad networks to show targeted ads.
- Social media cookies that enable users to share content via social networks.
Summary
Essential Cookies: Crucial for the basic operation and security of the website. No user consent required.
Non-Essential Cookies: Enhance functionality and user experience, often used for performance, targeting, and analytics. User consent is required.
Understanding these differences is important for both website administrators, to comply with regulations like the GDPR, and users, to make informed decisions about their privacy and data.
Refusing cookies
You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse any cookies being stored on your device. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you logon to our site.