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How we use cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. They are important to improve your experience on Prospects.ac.uk. We use the following types of cookies;

  1. 'Necessary' cookies let you move around the website and use essential features such as our searches and our logged-in areas.
  2. 'Functional' cookies collect information about how you use our website e.g. which pages you visit.
  3. 'Analytical' cookies are used to provide our core services or to save settings to improve your visit.
  4. 'Marketing' cookies are often deployed by third parties, such as Facebook, Twitter and our advertising partners. They may subsequently use information about your visit to target you with advertising that you may be interested in, on this and other websites.

The tables below detail the cookies we use.

Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences.
Necessary cookies Cookies used
hazelcast.sessionId First party
ApplicationGatewayAffinityCORS, ApplicationGatewayAffinity, ApplicationGatewayAffinity First party
JSESSIONID First party
_vis_opt_exp_n_goal_n,_vwo_referrer, _vwo_ds,_vwo_uuid_v2 _vis_opt_exp_n_combi, _vis_opt_s,vis_opt_test_cookie, First party
TESTCOOKIESENABLED Third party: YouTube nocookies
ak_bmsc Third party: appcast.io
AWSALB, AWSALBCORS Third party: aws
Functional cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
Functional cookies Cookies used
__zlcmid,__zlcstore, xdibx,__lbxevents, __bxcid',__bxcurr__bxevents ,__bxprev,__bxtest', __lbxcid__,lbxcurr,__lbxprev, First party
sp_landing, sp_t Third party: Spotify
cf_clearance Third party: Podbean
__zlcid, zte2095 Third party: zendesk
TiPMix,x-ms-routing-name Third party: Digioh
_cfuvid Third party: Highcharts
We use marketing cookies to help us improve the relevancy of suggested content and advertising campaigns.
Analytical cookies Cookies used
GoogleAdServingTest,__gads,_gpi, __eoi,__,fbp,_tt_enable_cookie,_ttp First party
IDE, test_cookie Third party: Google (Doubleclick)
MUID Third party: Bing
bcookie,li_gc,li_sugr,lidc, UserMatchHistory,bscookie Third party: LinkedIn
bm_sv,cc_ut Third party: Appcast.io
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA, YSC Third party: Youtube

Changing my cookie settings

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the ‘C’ icon. You can then adjust the available sliders to ‘On’ or ‘Off’, then clicking ‘Save and close’. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.

Alternatively, most web browsers allow you to control cookies in your browser settings. To find out more about cookies and how to manage cookies in your browser settings visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

You can visit our Privacy Notice to find our more about how Prospects uses your data.

Written by Prospects Editor

December 2025