IP ADDRESSES, COOKIES AND GIFS

We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to Our advertisers. This is statistical data about our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not show personal details that identify you.

For the same reason, we may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies are small pieces of information sent by a web server to a web browser which allow the web server to recognise the web browser. They help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalised service. They enable us:

  • To estimate our audience size and usage pattern.
  • To store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customise our site according to your individual interests.
  • To speed up your searches.
  • To recognise you when you return to our site.

You can control how your browser handles cookies received from websites. You can choose to refuse all cookies, or to be prompted before a cookie is saved to your hard drive, or to only accept cookies from certain websites that you designate. Information on deleting or controlling cookies is available at www.aboutcookies.org. By refusing to accept cookies from us, you may not be able to use some of the features and functionality available on our site.

Here is a list of the cookies on our site and what they are used for:

Application

Cookie List

A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of the website

Cookie Subgroup Cookies Type Lifespan
gss.debeersgroup.comASP.NET_SessionIdFirst PartySession
gss.debeersgroup.com_cfuvidFirst PartySession
debeersgroup.comOptanonAlertBoxClosedFirst Party364 Days
gss.debeersgroup.com__cf_bmFirst PartyA few seconds
debeersgroup.comOptanonConsentFirst Party364 Days
hsforms.com__cf_bmThird PartyA few seconds
hsforms.com_cfuvidThird PartySession
doubleclick.nettest_cookieThird PartyA few seconds
vimeo.com__cf_bmThird PartyA few seconds
vimeo.com_cfuvidThird PartySession
tools.investis.com_cfuvidThird PartySession
tools.investis.com__cf_bmThird PartyA few seconds
youtube.comYSCThird PartySession
youtube.comVISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATAThird Party179 Days
youtube.comVISITOR_INFO1_LIVEThird Party179 Days
fonts.net__cf_bmThird PartyA few seconds
otp.tools.investis.comAWSALBCORSThird Party6 Days
otp.tools.investis.comASP.NET_SessionIdThird PartySession
otp.tools.investis.comAWSALBThird Party6 Days
otp.tools.investis.comAWSALBTGThird Party7 Days
otp.tools.investis.comAWSALBTGCORSThird Party6 Days

Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.

Cookie Subgroup Cookies Cookies used Lifespan
canada.debeersgroup.com _ga, _ga_xxxxxxxxxx, _gid First Party 729 Days, 729 Days, A few seconds

Marketing Cookies

These cookies store user behaviour information and identify users across multiple devices and are used to deliver more relevant and personalised advertising. We use third party cookies to help us do this.

Cookie Subgroup Cookies Cookies used Lifespan
debeersgroup.com _gcl_au First Party 89 Days
gss.debeersgroup.com _gat_UA- First Party A few seconds
www.facebook.com _fbp First Party 89 Days
doubleclick.net IDE, receive-cookie-deprecation, ar_debug Third Party 389 Days, 179 Days, 29 Days
hsforms.net __cf_bm Third Party A few seconds
youtube.com __Secure-xxxxxxx Third Party 179 Days
www.google.com _GRECAPTCHA Third Party 179 Days

We may use "clear GIFs” (aka "Web beacons” or "pixel tags”) or similar technologies, in our site and/or in our communications with you to enable us to know whether you have visited a web page or received a message. A clear GIF is typically a one-pixel, transparent image (although it can be a visible image as well), located on a web page or in an e-mail that communicates to us whether you viewed an email that we sent you or visited a certain page on our site. A clear GIF may enable us to relate your viewing or receipt of a web page or message to other information we hold about you.

Our server automatically collects data about your server’s internet address when you visit us. This information, known as an Internet Protocol address, or IP Address, is a number that’s automatically assigned to your computer by your internet service provider whenever you’re on the internet. When you request pages from our site, our servers may log your IP Address and sometimes your domain name. Our server may also record the referring page that linked you to us (eg another website or a search engine); the pages you visit on our site; the website you visit after our site; the ads you see and/or click on; other information about the type of web browser, computer, platform, related software and settings you are using; any search terms you have entered on our site or a referral site; and other web usage activity and data logged by our web servers. We use this information for internal system administration, to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our site. Such information may also be used to gather broad demographic information, such as country of origin and internet service provider. Any or all of activities with regard to our site usage information may be performed on our behalf by our services providers.