Cookie Policy
The Royal Air Force Charitable Trust understands and respect the importance of your privacy and we are committed to safeguarding your personal information. Please read this Cookie Policy in conjunction with our Privacy Policy.
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.
Cookies ensure a consistent and efficient experience for users of the site. A cookie is a text-only string of information that a website transfers to the cookie file of the browser on your computer's hard disk so that the website can remember who you are, either for a single visit or for multiple visits.
Two types of cookies are used on this website - session cookies, which are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your browser until you leave the site, and persistent cookies, which remain in the cookie file of your browser for much longer (though how long will depend on the lifetime of the specific cookie).
Cookies will typically contain the name of the domain from which the cookie has come, the "lifetime" of the cookie, and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number.
Cookies allow us to obtain information regarding users of our site which essentially helps us to provide you with a better user experience and tailor our services to your individual needs. We may collect information such as your IP address, online activity, web browser details and online activity. We will not however collect or store any of your passwords or other highly sensitive data.
Necessary cookies. 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.
Preference cookies. Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
Statistic cookies. Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Marketing cookies. Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
Unclassified cookies.
Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.
You can adjust your settings by clicking on the Cookiebot widget in the bottom left hand corner of the screen and change your consent at any time.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:
|
Cookie Name |
Cookie Provider |
Purpose |
Status |
|
.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.# |
rafct.com |
Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. |
Necessary; expiry time: Session |
|
.AspNetCore.Mvc.CookieTempDataProvider |
rafct.com |
Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests. |
Necessary; expiry time: Session |
|
__cf_bm |
t.co |
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
Necessary; expiry time: 1 day |
|
__cf_bm |
twitter.com |
Unclassified |
Necessary; expiry time: 1 day |
|
ARRAffinity |
rafct.com |
Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimise response times. |
Necessary; expiry time: Session |
|
ARRAffinitySameSite |
rafct.com |
Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimise response times. |
Necessary; expiry time: Session |
|
bcookie |
linkedin.com |
Unclassified |
Necessary; expiry time: 1 Year |
|
CookieConsent |
rafct.com |
Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain |
Necessary; expiry time: 1 Year |
|
li_gc |
linkedin.com |
Unclassified |
Necessary; expiry time: 180 days |
|
thirdPartyCookiesEnabled |
purechat.com |
Determines whether the user has opted-out of third-party cookies. |
Necessary; expiry time: 1 day |
|
UMB_SESSION |
rafct.com |
Stores domain prefix to determine whether it holds https or http URL properties. |
Necessary; expiry time: Session |
|
_PCCID |
purechat.com |
Identifies the visitor across devices and visits, in order to optimize the chat-box function on the website. |
Preferences; expiry time: 400 days |
|
_purechatLocalStorageAccess |
prod.purechatcdn.com |
Necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function. |
Preferences; expiry time: Persistent |
|
_purechatVisitorWidgetPlaySound |
rafct.com |
Necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function. |
Preferences; expiry time: Persistent |
|
expanded |
rafct.com |
Necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function. |
Preferences; expiry time: Persistent |
|
i |
prod.purechatcdn.com |
Allows the website to recoqnise the visitor, in order to optimize the chat-box functionality. |
Preferences; expiry time: Persistent |
|
lidc |
linkedin.com |
Unclassified |
Preferences; expiry time: 1 day |
|
superMinimize |
|
Necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function. |
Preferences; expiry time: Persistent |
|
vc |
prod.purechatcdn.com |
Allows the website to recoqnise the visitor, in order to optimize the chat-box functionality. |
Preferences; expiry time: Persistent |
|
vn |
prod.purechatcdn.com |
Allows the website to recoqnise the visitor, in order to optimize the chat-box functionality. |
Preferences; expiry time: Persistent |
|
_hjSession_# |
rafct.com |
Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. |
Statistics; expiry time: 1 day |
|
_hjSessionUser_# |
rafct.com |
Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. |
Statistics; expiry time: 1 year |
|
_hjTLDTest |
rafct.com |
Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. |
Statistics; expiry time: Session |
|
FPAU |
rafct.com |
Assigns a specific ID to the visitor. This allows the website to determine the number of specific user-visits for analysis and statistics. |
Statistics; expiry time: Session |
|
FPGSID |
rafct.com |
Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. |
Statistics; expiry time: Session |
|
FPID |
rafct.com |
Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. |
Statistics; expiry time: Session |
|
FPLC |
rafct.com |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
Statistics; expiry time: Session |
|
lastCheckin_# |
prod.purechatcdn.com |
Unclassified. |
Statistics; expiry time: Persistent |
|
personalization_id |
twitter.com |
This cookie is set by Twitter - The cookie allows the visitor to share content from the website onto their Twitter profile. |
Statistics; expiry time: 400 days |
|
yt-player-headers-readable |
youtube.com |
Used to determine the optimal video quality based on the visitor's device and network settings. |
Statistics; expiry time: Persistent |
|
#-# |
youtube.com |
Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. |
Marketing; expiry time: Session |
|
__Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN |
youtube.com |
Unclassified |
Marketing; expiry time: 180 days |
|
_fbp |
rafct.com |
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
Marketing; expiry time: 3 months |
|
_ga |
rafct.com |
Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. |
Marketing; expiry time: 2 years |
|
_ga_# |
rafct.com |
Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. |
Marketing; expiry time: 2 years |
|
_gcl_au |
rafct.com |
Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. |
Marketing; expiry time: 3 months |
|
1/i/adsct |
t.co |
Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. |
Marketing; expiry time: Session |
|
1/i/adsct |
twitter.com |
Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. |
Marketing; expiry time: Session |
|
acquisitionSource |
rafct.com |
Determines how the user accessed the website. This information is used by the website operator in order to measure the efficiency of their marketing. |
Marketing; expiry time: Persistent |
|
ads/ga-audiences |
google.com |
Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. |
Marketing; expiry time: Session |
|
guest_id |
twitter.com |
Collects data related to the user's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and which pages have been loaded, with the purpose of personalising and improving the Twitter service. |
Marketing; expiry time: 400 days |
|
guest_id_ads |
twitter.com |
Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website. |
Marketing; expiry time: 400 days |
|
guest_id_marketing |
youtube.com |
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
Marketing; expiry time: Session |
|
iU5q-!O9@$ |
youtube.com |
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
Marketing; expiry time: Session |
|
LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY |
youtube.com |
Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. |
Marketing; expiry time: Session |
|
lastExternalReferrer |
connect.facebook.net |
Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. |
Marketing; expiry time: Persistent |
|
lastExternalReferrerTime |
connect.facebook.net |
Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. |
Marketing; expiry time: Persistent |
|
LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore |
youtube.com |
Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. |
Marketing; expiry time: Persistent |
|
muc_ads |
t.co |
Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. |
Marketing; expiry time: 400 days |
|
NID |
google.com |
Unclassified |
Marketing; expiry time: 6 months |
|
TESTCOOKIESENABLED |
youtube.com |
Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. |
Marketing; expiry time: 1 day |
|
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
youtube.com |
Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. |
Marketing; expiry time: 180 |
|
YSC |
youtube.com |
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
Marketing; expiry time: Session |
|
YtIdbMeta#databases |
youtube.com |
Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. |
Marketing; expiry time: Persistent |
|
_PCCSID_# |
purechat.com |
Unclassified |
Unclassified; expiry time: 1 day |
|
s_# |
prod.purechatcdn.com |
Unclassified |
Unclassified; expiry: Persistent |
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