Cookies
When you visit this website, MLP use cookies, which are small pieces of information that allows you to maintain your connection to the website. The cookies used will never store personal information such as your name, postal address or email address on your computer.
Under the UK and EU Privacy Laws. MLP and Aviva have a legal responsibility to provide information to you about the type and purpose of the cookies they use, and guidance on how to disable them or prevent them being placed on your internet device if you choose not to allow them.
What cookies can't do
- read your hard disk
- obtain your login email address, or other information unless you volunteer the information
- be used to create viruses or destructive programs on your computer
- can't be used to instantly fill up your hard drive.
What cookies are being used?
Strictly necessary – cookies that are necessary for the function of the webpage or to perform services requested by users.
Optional – cookies that can be turned on/off by users.
| Cookie Name | Description | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| aviva_rewards_session | General purpose platform session cookie used to maintain an anonymous user session by the server. | Session | Strictly necessary |
| cookie-bar | Stops the cookie bar from continuously showing. | Session | Strictly necessary |
| XSRF-TOKEN | This is used to prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery | 1 hour from when the cookie is set | Strictly necessary |
| bm_sv | This is a cookie used to support session validation, implemented by Bot Manager to help identify clients exceeding any defined bot-specific rate limit threshold. | Session | Strictly necessary |
| bm_sz | This is a security cookie used by Akamai Bot Manager for bot filtering and routing. | 4 hours from when the cookie is set | Strictly necessary |
| ak_bmsc | This cookie is set by Akamai. This is assigned if Akamai-categorised rules and transparent detection did not trigger. On subsequent requests the cookie is validated to help detect bots that may attempt to tamper with the cookie value. | 2 hours from when the cookie is set | Strictly necessary |
| akacd_f_g_uk | This cookie can provide gradual and granular traffic management, amongst other capabilities. Aviva uses it to enforce inbound source IP restrictions and to serve maintenance pages when sites are down for maintenance. | Session | Strictly necessary |
| _abck | This is a security cookie used by Akamai Bot Manager for bot filtering and routing. | One year from when the cookie is set | Strictly necessary |
| _GRECAPTCHA | 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. | 180 Days | Strictly necessary |
| rc::a | 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. | Persistent | Strictly necessary |
| rc::b | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session | Strictly necessary |
| rc::c | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session | Strictly necessary |
| rc::f | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Persistent | Strictly necessary |
How do I change my cookie settings?
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the ‘Settings’ icon, bottom left of your screen. You can then adjust the available sliders to ‘On’ or ‘Off’, then clicking ‘Save and close’. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.
Alternatively, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
• Google Chrome(Link opens in a new tab)
• Microsoft Edge(Link opens in a new tab)
• Mozilla Firefox(Link opens in a new tab)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer(Link opens in a new tab)
• Opera(Link opens in a new tab)
• Apple Safari(Link opens in a new tab)
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.