Business Credit UK - Cookie Notice
1. Background
This Cookie Notice supplements the Privacy Notice published by PNC Business Credit UK (“we”, “our”, “us”) on our website, which is incorporated by reference in this Cookie Notice and may be found here: Business Credit UK - Privacy Notice. This Cookie Notice explains why we use cookies, what types of cookies we use and how you can manage your cookie settings.
Any questions or concerns relating to the use of cookies by our websites and the processing of personal data obtained through their use may be directed to: privacyBCUK@pnc.com
2. What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small removable data file, typically of letters and numbers, downloaded on to a computer, smartphone or other device when the user accesses certain websites.
3. Why Do We Use Cookies?
Cookies are used for a variety of reasons, including to make a website function, make it work more efficiently, ensure the security of the website and to help recognise a user’s device and tailor the user’s experience to fit prior preferences. Cookies can also provide web publishers with valuable information about how their site is being used. We use cookies to help make our website operate and also to allow us to distinguish you from other users of our website, which helps us identify and remember your preferences in order to provide you with a personalised experience when browsing our website. Understanding our website visitors’ preferences in the aggregate also helps us to improve our site.
4. Your Options
You can choose whether to accept or deny cookies. To reject or limit the use of cookies on your device you may set your web browser to prevent the setting of any cookies, set your web browser to notify you when a cookie is set or you can delete set cookies later.
The process for blocking or removing cookies will vary from one web browser to the next. To change your current cookies preferences for our website, click below:
Alternatively, for instructions on how to eliminate or restrict cookies through your browser settings please visit all about cookies.
Please note that if you reject cookies that are strictly necessary for operation or efficient use of the website, you may not be able to access the site or your experience may be sub-optimal.
5. What Cookies Do We Use?
Our website uses session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are temporary files which last only as long as your browsing session and are erased once you close your browser. Persistent cookies are files that stay in your browser’s subfolders after you close your browser.
The table below contains more detailed information about the specific cookies that we use.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Lifespan | Part of a Group | Strictly Necessary or Optional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_banner_viewed | The cookie_banner_viewed cookie is loaded when a user initially views the cookie pop-up. The presence of the cookie controls the display of the cookie pop-up. | 90 days | PNC internal | Strictly necessary |
| sat_track | The sat_track cookie is a part of Adobe Analytics. It controls the enabling and disabling of cookies and whether they are loaded onto the site. | 90 days | Adobe Analytics https://www.adobe.com/privacy |
Strictly necessary |
| BIGipServerwww1-gf1 | The cookie value contains the encoded IP address and port of the destination server to ensure a user’s session persistence to the same server that the session was started on. | Session | PNC internal | Strictly necessary |
| s_vi | The s_vi cookie is a part of Adobe Analytics and is used to identify you as a unique visitor. This cookie does not contain any personal information. This is a first party cookie. | 2 years | Adobe Analytics https://www.adobe.com/privacy |
Optional |
| s_pers | The s_pers cookie is a part of Adobe Analytics and is used to measure performance and site usage across visits. This cookie does not contain any personal information. This is a first party cookie. | 5 years | Adobe Analytics https://www.adobe.com/privacy |
Optional |
| s_sess | The s_sess cookie is a part of Adobe Analytics and is a session cookie used to measure performance and site usage within a visit. This cookie does not contain any personal information. This is a first party cookie. | Session | Adobe Analytics https://www.adobe.com/privacy |
Optional |
| v22 | The v22 cookie is a part of Adobe Analytics and is a session cookie used to measure performance and site usage within a visit. This cookie does not contain any personal information. This is a first party cookie. | Session | Adobe Analytics https://www.adobe.com/privacy |
Optional |
| s_fid | The s_fid cookie is a part of Adobe Analytics and is used to identify you as a unique visitor. This cookie does not contain any personal information. This is a first party cookie | 5 years | Adobe Analytics https://www.adobe.com/privacy |
Optional |
| s_nr | The s_nr cookie is a part of Adobe Analytics and is a session cookie used to measure performance and site usage. This cookie does not contain any personal information. This is a first party cookie. | 30 days | Adobe Analytics https://www.adobe.com/privacy |
Optional |
| s_cc | This s_cc cookie is set and read by the JavaScript code to determine if cookies are enabled (set to “True”). | 7 days | Akamai | Optional |
| LSESSONID | This cookie LSESSONID stores information such as the user’s input and tracks the movements of the user within our website. | Session | Trusteer | Strictly necessary |
| _r783807 | Added layer of protection to protect against malware attacks. | 2 years | Trusteer | Strictly necessary |
| _gdic | Added layer of protection to protect against malware attacks. | 2 years | Trusteer | Strictly necessary |
| _cls_s | This _cls_s cookie helps us to understand our website content and activity; and improve your ongoing customer experience. | Session | Glassbox | Strictly necessary |
| cls_v | This _cls_v cookie helps us to understand our website content and activity; and improve your ongoing customer experience. | Session | Glassbox | Strictly necessary |
| DCID | This DCID cookie helps us to understand our website content and activity; and improve your ongoing customer experience. | Session | Glassbox | Strictly necessary |
| Homepage | Saves which pnc.com home page to take user to by default. | 2 weeks | PNC internal | Optional |
| OptanonConsent | This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. | 365 days | First Party | Strictly necessary |
6. Links to Other Sites
Our website may contain links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy or security practices of such other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. In addition, our website contains links to sites of PNC based outside the UK.
If you are a UK resident, you have certain rights in relation to any personal data that we process about you. These rights are set out in Section 7 of our Privacy Notice, which you can find here: Business Credit UK - Privacy Notice section 7. Your Rights.