Cookie Policy
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.
On your first visit to our website, a banner appeared to notify you that this website uses cookies and to obtain your consent for us to place certain additional cookies.
Your preferences will be stored for a period of three months; however you can change your mind about whether or not to accept the placing of such additional cookies at any time by selecting the option above.
The duration of individual cookies (i.e. how long they remain on your device) also varies. Some are “session cookies”, which are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your browser only until you leave the site. Others are “persistent cookies”, which remain in the cookie file of your browser after the sessions for a specific period of time depending on the lifetime of the specific cookie. The duration of individual cookies is set out in the table below.
Please note that if you consent to the placing of optional cookies, and subsequently withdraw that consent, the website will no longer attempt to access the cookies stored on your device. The cookies themselves can be deleted at any time by using the cookie deletion functionality of your browser. For more information on deleting cookies see https://allaboutcookies.org/how-to-manage-cookies. Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.
Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages. We recommend that you check the relevant third party’s cookie and privacy policies for information about any cookies that may be used.
Necessary
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. These cookies do not store personally identifiable information.
| NAME | PROVIDER/HOST | PURPOSE | EXPIRY/DURATION (Days) | TYPE |
| CookieControl | www.shaftesburycapital.com |
This cookie is a "first party" cookie. It is necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. It is only set in response to actions made by a user whenever they set their privacy preferences. | 90 days |
HTTP Cookie |
| csrftoken | www.instagram.com | This cookie is set by instagram to prevent any CSRF attacks. | 7 days | HTTP Cookie |
| AWSALB | otp.tools.investis.com | This cookie is managed by AWS and is used for load balancing. | 7 days | HTTP Cookie |
| AWSALBCORS | otp.tools.investis.com | This cookie is set by Investis to prevent any CORS attacks. | 7 days | HTTP Cookie |
| AWSALBTG | otp.tools.investis.com | This cookie is managed by AWS and is used for load balancing. | 7 days | HTTP Cookie |
| AWSALBTGCORS | otp.tools.investis.com | This cookie is set by Investis to prevent any CORS attacks. | 7 days | HTTP Cookie |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | www.cloudflare.com | This cookie is set by the cookies compliance banner. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether users have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the user's browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of 90 days, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. | 90 days | HTTP Cookie |
| OptanonConsent | www.cloudflare.com | This cookie is set by the cookie compliance banner. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether users have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the user's browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of 90 days, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. | 90 days | HTTP Cookie |
Analytics
Analytics cookies help us count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and anonymised where possible. 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.
| NAME | PROVIDER/HOST | PURPOSE | EXPIRY/DURATION | TYPE |
| _gid | shaftesburycapital.com | This cookie is associated with Google Universal Analytics. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _ga | shaftesburycapital.com |
This cookie is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
| _gat_xxxxx | shaftesburycapital.com | This cookie is used by Google Universal Analytics to throttle the request rate to its servers. This limits the collection of data on high-traffic sites to ensure data processing is efficient and accurate. | 1 minute | HTTP Cookie |
| _ga_xxxxx | www.shaftesburycapital.com | This cookie is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This cookie is used to persist session state for the specific GA4 property (the <container-id> matches your Measurement ID, e.g., _ga_A1B2C3D4E5). | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |