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What are cookies?

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use (i.e., the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used), and how to manage your cookie settings.

Cookies are small text files used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when a website loads in your browser. These cookies help ensure that the website functions properly, enhance security, provide a better user experience, and analyse performance to identify what works and where improvements are needed.

How do we use cookies?

Like most online services, our website uses both first-party and third-party cookies for various purposes. First-party cookies are primarily necessary for the website to function properly and do not collect any personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies used on our website primarily help us understand how the website performs, track how you interact with it, keep our services secure, deliver relevant advertisements, and enhance your overall user experience while improving the speed of your future interactions with our website.

Types of cookies we use

Necessary

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

Cookie Duration Description

.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.*

session

This cookie is set by Microsoft AspNet for the purpose of Anti-forgery protection.

AWSALBCORS

7 days

Amazon Web Services set this cookie for load balancing.

_GRECAPTCHA

6 months

Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.

rc::a

Never Expires

This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.

rc::c

session

This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.

PHPSESSID

session

This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie stores and identifies a user's unique session ID to manage user sessions on the website. The cookie is a session cookie and will be deleted when all the browser windows are closed.


Functional

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

Cookie Duration Description

lidc

1 day

LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection.

li_gc

6 months

Linkedin set this cookie for storing visitor's consent regarding using cookies for non-essential purposes.


Analytics

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Cookie Duration Description

__rafm

session

Ruler analytics sets this cookie to monitor and analyse the effectiveness of our online marketing spend.

_ga_*

1 year 1 month 4 days

Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.

_ga

1 year 1 month 4 days

Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors.

__rasesh

1 year 1 month 4 days

Ruler analytics sets this cookie to monitor and analyse the effectiveness of our online marketing spend.

__racnt
__ratel0
__rasel0
__racplx0

session

Ruler analytics sets this cookie to monitor and analyse the effectiveness of our online marketing spend.


Performance

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

Cookie Duration Description

AWSALB

7 days

AWSALB is an application load balancer cookie set by Amazon Web Services to map the session to the target.


Advertisement

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

Cookie Duration Description

_gcl_au

3 months

Google Tag Manager sets this cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services.

bcookie

1 year

LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser IDs.

_fbp

3 months

Facebook sets this cookie to store and track interactions.

Manage cookie preferences

Consent Preferences

You can modify your cookie settings anytime by clicking the 'Consent Preferences' button above. This will allow you to revisit the cookie consent banner and update your preferences or withdraw your consent immediately.

Additionally, different browsers offer various methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Below are links to support documents on how to manage and delete cookies in major web browsers.

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc

If you are using a different web browser, please refer to its official support documentation.

How to contact us

Requests for information about our cookie policy or privacy statement can be obtained by contacting us or by writing to:

Privacy Team
PayStream Accounting Services Limited
Mansion House
Manchester Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 4RW

Team responsible for policy: Regulatory Compliance Team
Version: CPv1.2
Last updated: June 2026
Classification: Internal

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