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John Lewis Insurance Cookies Policy

When you visit the John Lewis Insurance website, we collect information about your computer and assign you a "cookie" (a small, unique identifier text file). You don’t provide this information, it’s collected automatically as a way of supporting your visit to this website.

John Lewis Insurance uses cookies for a number of purposes (eg. to enable online shopping and to monitor traffic on the website).


What are cookies?

Cookies are tiny text files stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages. At johnlewis-insurance.com we use cookies during the quote process and to remember when you return to our site.

Our cookies policy

To make full use of johnlewis-insurance.com, your computer, tablet or mobile phone will need to accept cookies, as we can only provide you with certain personalised features of this website by using them.

Our cookies don't store sensitive information such as your name, address or payment details. However, if you'd prefer to restrict, block or delete cookies from johnlewis-insurance.com, or any other website, you can use your browser to do this. Each browser is different, so check the 'Help' menu of your particular browser (or your mobile phone's handset manual) to learn how to change your cookie preferences or read the information at the end of this page under the heading 'Managing cookies'.

Here's a list of the main cookies we use, and what we use them for.

Essential cookies: These cookies are vital to us providing key features 
of our website, such as the ability to log-in to your account securely.

Cookie name

Cookie purpose

ASPSESSIONIDSQBBBBCS

This is a session cookie on our Life Cover online ‘Request a call back’ service, provided by Contact Partners Limited. This cookie remembers any page changes, item or data selection you make from page to page. This cookie is erased when you close your browser.

ASP.NET_SessionId, ISAWPLB{39C4C87D-A15E-4B93-B869-ACF47E2B87EA}

These are session cookies on our Home Insurance online quote journey provided by AXA Insurance Limited. These cookies remember any page changes, item or data selection you make from page to page. These cookies are erased when you close your browser.

ASPSESSIONIDACARQBAR

This is a session cookie on our Car Insurance online quote journey provided by Ageas Insurance Limited. This cookie remembers any page changes, item or data selection you make from page to page. This cookie is erased when you close your browser.

JSE

We use this cookie to remember if you have JavaScript enabled on your web browser. Without it the website can't do things like display videos, so we hide this content if JavaScript is disabled.

JSESSIONID, SS_X_JSESSIONID

These are session cookies on our Pet, Wedding and Event online quote journeys provided by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc. These cookies remember any page changes, item or data selection you make from page to page. These cookies are erased when you close your browser.

Q

This is a cookie used on our Pet, Wedding and Event online quote journeys provided by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc. This cookie uses a boolean value, set to true when a quote is created. It is needed to handle quotes generated from aggregators and/or the online account registration flow.

PHPSESSID

This is a session cookie on our Travel Insurance online quote journey provided by Ageas Insurance Limited. This cookie remembers any page changes, item or data selection you make from page to page. This cookie is erased when you close your browser.

rrSessionId

This is a session cookie which remembers any page changes, item or data selection you make from page to page. This cookie is erased when you close your browser.

NSC_T5-mc-443-fyu-dppljf, RiskfortCookie

These cookies are used for anti-fraud/security on our Home Insurance online quote journey, provided by AXA Insurance Limited.

Performance cookies - These cookies collect information about 
how visitors use a site.

Cookie name

Cookie purpose

usy46gabsosd, VisitCount, OriginalReferrer, OriginalURL

These are analytics cookies used by our Specialist Home Insurance provider, Sterling Insurance Company Limited, to analyse how visitors use the website.

The data stored by these cookies can only be seen by the relevant teams at Sterling Insurance Company Limited and John Lewis, and never shows any confidential information.

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These cookies enable the function of analytics software supplied by our business partner Qubit. This software helps us take and analyse visitor information such as browser usage, new visitor numbers, response to marketing activity and shopping times. That information helps us to improve the website and to make our marketing campaigns relevant.

The data stored by these cookies can only be seen by the relevant teams at John Lewis and Qubit, and never shows any confidential information.

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These cookies enable the function of our SiteCatalyst analytics software, supplied by our business partner Adobe. This software helps us take and analyse visitor information such as browser usage, new visitor numbers, response to marketing activity and shopping times. That information helps us to improve the website and to make our marketing campaigns relevant.

The data stored by these cookies can only be seen by the relevant teams at John Lewis and Adobe and never shows any confidential information.

STpaymentType, PaymentType

These cookies are set by SiteTagger on some of our online quote journeys to identify the payment method (either via debit/credit card or direct debit) customers use to purchase specific products.

Functionality cookies - These cookies allow the website to remember 
choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region 
you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.

Cookie name

Cookie purpose

brand

Used by the provider of the John Lewis Car Insurance online quote journey, Ageas Insurance Limited, to show different phone numbers and logos of comparison website referrers, like Go Compare.

eid

Used by the provider of the John Lewis Car Insurance online quote journey, Ageas Insurance Limited, to test the quote retrieval process and make sure it’s working correctly.

jli_cookie_notif

This cookie is used for our cookie notification banner. It will appear the first time you enter our website and then disappear when you navigate to a new page within the website. By navigating to another page within our website, we assume you consent to the use of cookies. If you choose to clear your cookies prior to each visit to our website, you will see the cookie banner once upon entry to the website on each visit.

STpaymentType, PaymentType

These cookies are set by SiteTagger on some of our online quote journeys to identify the payment method (either via debit/credit card or direct debit) customers use to purchase specific products.

NSC_T5-mc-443-fyu-dppljf, RiskfortCookie

These cookies are used by the provider of the John Lewis Home Insurance online quote journey, AXA Insurance Limited for security on payment pages.

Advertising cookies – These cookies are used to deliver adverts more 
relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the 
number of times you see an advertisement as well as help 
measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign.

Cookie name

Cookie purpose

Anj, sess, uuid2

An advertising cookie from a third party provider called Appnexus. These help us and our advertisers see which advertisements you click on and interact with.

camp_freq_p1, conversions, dp_rec,
exchange_uid, HSID, impressions_p1, id, io_freq_p1,
NID, partnerUID, PREF, segments_p1, SID,
SSID, subID, uid, _utma, _utmz

These are advertising cookies from third party providers, Invite Media and Doubleclick, both subsidiaries of Google Inc. These help us and our advertisers see which advertisements you click on and interact with.

cli

An advertising cookie from a third party provider called Collective Media. These help us and our advertisers see which advertisements you click on and interact with.

D, mc, __qca

Advertising cookies from a third party provider called Quantcast. These help us and our advertisers see which advertisements you click on and interact with.

JSESSIONID, ug

Advertising cookies from a third party provider called Specific Media. These help us and our advertisers see which advertisements you click on and interact with.

mojo3, svid

Advertising cookies from a third party provider called Mediaplex. These help us and our advertisers see which advertisements you click on and interact with.

UIDR

An advertising cookie from a third party provider called ScorecardResearch (comScore). These help us and our advertisers see which advertisements you click on and interact with.

Third party cookies

When you visit johnlewis-insurance.com you may notice some cookies that aren't related to John Lewis Insurance and are used by our third parties. We’ve listed these cookies in the section entitled ‘Our cookies policy’ and included details of our third parties below.

Third party name

What their cookies are used for

Adobe SiteCatalyst

Adobe SiteCatalyst software helps us take and analyse visitor information such as browser usage, new visitor numbers, response to marketing activity and shopping times. That information helps us to improve the website and your shopping experience, and to make our marketing campaigns relevant.

The data stored by these cookies can be seen only by the relevant teams at John Lewis and Adobe and never shows any confidential information.

Advertising partners: Affiliate Window, Appnexus, Collective Media, Doubleclick, Google,
Invite Media, Kenshoo, Manning Gottlieb OMD, Mediaplex, Qubit, Responsys,
Scorecard Research, Specific Media

Sometimes we'll advertise on third party websites. Each individual advertiser uses its own tracking cookies and the data taken is not confidential or interchangeable.

Examples of these advertisers include Google (including Google-owned DoubleClick for paid advertising on Google.co.uk), Affiliate Window and Kenshoo.

Ageas Insurance Limited

Ageas Insurance Limited underwrite the John Lewis Car and Travel Insurance products. They use session cookies to remember preferences and selections and ensure security on payment pages. In some cases they are also used for website analytics.

AXA Insurance Limited

AXA Insurance Limited underwrite and provide the online quote journey for the John Lewis Home Insurance product. They use session cookies to remember preferences and selections and ensure security on payment pages. In some cases they are also used for website analytics.

Contact Partners Limited

Contact Partners Limited provide the online ‘Request a call back’ service for John Lewis Life Cover. They use session cookies to remember preferences and selections.

Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc

Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc underwrite the John Lewis Pet, Wedding and Event Insurance products and provide online quote journeys for these products. They use session cookies to remember preferences and selections and ensure security on payment pages. In some cases they are also used for website analytics.

SiteTagger

SiteTagger provides a container tag solution which we use on our online product quote journeys.

A SiteTagger tag is included on every quote journey page, which acts as a container for web analytics cookies (via Adobe SiteCatalyst) and advertising cookies (via third party advertisers listed above).

Sterling Insurance Company Limited

Sterling Insurance Company Limited underwrite the John Lewis Specialist Home Insurance product and provide the online quote journey for this product. They use session cookies to remember preferences and selections and ensure security on payment pages. In some cases they are also used for website analytics.

Johnlewis-insurance.com 'share' tools

If you take the opportunity to 'share' johnlewis-insurance.com content with friends through social networks – such as Facebook and Twitter - you may be sent cookies from these websites. We don't control the setting of these cookies, so please check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.

Managing cookies

If cookies aren't enabled on your computer, it will mean that your shopping experience on our website will be limited to browsing and researching; you won't be able to get quotes and buy our insurance products.

To enable cookies

If you're not sure of the type and version of web browser you use to access the Internet:

For PCs: click on 'Help' at the top of your browser window and select the 'About' option
For Macs: with the browser window open, click on the Apple menu and select the 'About' option

How to check cookies are enabled for PCs

Google Chrome

1. Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select Options.
2. Click the 'Under the Hood' tab, locate the 'Privacy' section, and select the 'Content settings' button.
3. Now select 'Allow local data to be set'.

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0

1. Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select 'Internet options' , then click on the 'Privacy' tab.
2.Ensure that your Privacy level is set to Medium or below, which will enable cookies in your browser.
3. Settings above Medium will disable cookies.

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Mozilla Firefox

1. Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select Options.
2. Then select the Privacy icon.
3. Click on Cookies, then select 'allow sites to set cookies'

Mozilla Firefox icon

Safari

1. Click on the Cog icon at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option.
2. Click on 'Security', check the option that says 'Block third-party and advertising cookies'.
3. Click 'Save'.

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How to check cookies are enabled for Macs

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 on OSX

1. Click on 'Explorer' at the top of your browser window and select 'Preferences' options.
2. Scroll down until you see 'Cookies' under Receiving Files.
3. Select the 'Never Ask' option

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Safari on OSX

1. Click on 'Safari' at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option.
2. Click on 'Security' then 'Accept cookies'.
3. Select the 'Only from site you navigate to'.

Safari icon

Mozilla and Netscape on OSX

1. Click on 'Mozilla' or 'Netscape' at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option.
2. Scroll down until you see cookies under 'Privacy & Security'.
3. Select 'Enable cookies for the originating web site only'.

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Opera

1. Click on 'Menu' at the top of your browser window and select 'Settings'.
2. Then select 'Preferences', select the 'Advanced' tab.
3. Then select 'Accept cookies' option. 

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All other browsers

Please consult your documentation or online help files.

Further information about cookies

If you'd like to learn more about cookies in general and how to manage them, visit www.aboutcookies.org