Cookie Policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
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 and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org
Cookies set by the Knight Frank are called "first party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third party cookies".
Why do we use cookies?
We use first and third-party cookies for several reasons. Certain cookies are necessary for technical reasons for our Websites to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" cookies. Other cookies allow us to enhance your experience on our Online Properties.
Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g. like advertising, interactive content, and performance).
The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and when it visits certain other websites.
The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our Websites and the purposes they perform are described below.
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject most of the cookies on our Online Properties. You can decide which cookies are accepted in the Cookie Preferences. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with our services.
The Cookie Preferences can be found in the notification banner and on our website, within the footer of pages. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted.
In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com.
You can find more information on how Google uses information from sites or apps that use their services by visiting their website. If you don't want Google to use information based on your activity for the purpose of showing you more relevant advertisements, you can opt out by following the instructions specified on their website.
For information on how Facebook ads work, and to control the types of adverts shown to you, visit their website here. If you'd prefer that Facebook didn't use information based on your activity, for the purpose of showing you more relevant ads, you can opt-out by accessing your Facebook settings.
The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our Websites and the purposes they perform are described in the tables below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific Online Properties you visit)
Some cookies on our site are unclassified for their purpose. We are in the process of classifying these cookies with the help of their providers.
Essential website cookies:
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Websites and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
| Cookie Name | Description | Provider | Expiry |
|---|
| __cf_bm |
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 the website. |
fonts.net |
1 Day |
| _cs_c |
Determines whether the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box. This ensures that the cookie consent box will not be presented again up on re-entry. |
Knight Frank |
13 Months |
|
_ga
|
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website via Google Analytics.
For more information visit Google's Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
To Opt-Out, visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
|
Knight Frank |
2 Years |
|
_gat
|
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.
For more information visit Google's Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
To Opt-Out, visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
|
Knight Frank |
2 Years |
|
_gd#
|
Unclassified Google Analytics cookie.
For more information visit Google's Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
To Opt-Out, visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
|
Knight Frank |
Session |
|
_gid
|
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
For more information visit Google's Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
To Opt-Out, visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
|
Knight Frank |
2 Years |
| _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 the website. |
google.com |
179 days |
| ads/ga-audiences |
Used by Google Ads to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. |
google.com |
Session |
| AI_buffer |
Used in context with the "AI_sentBuffer" in order to limit the number of data-server-updates (Azure). This synergy also allows the website to detect any duplicate data-server-updates. |
Knight Frank |
Session |
| AI_sentBuffer |
Used in context with the "AI_buffer" in order to limit the number of data-server-updates (Azure). This synergy also allows the website to detect any duplicate data-server-updates. |
Knight Frank |
Session |
| ai_session |
Preserves users states across page requests. |
Knight Frank |
1 Day |
|
ASP.NET_SessionId
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Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests. |
Knight Frank |
Session |
|
collect
|
Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. |
google-analytics.com |
Session |
|
csrftoken
|
Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. |
2759.clients.giosgusercontent.com |
1 Year |
|
gid
|
This cookie is set to collect in formation on user behavior and navigation which is used to optimize the website - The cookie also allows Google Ads and Google Analytics to compile in formation on visitors for marketing purposes.
For more information visit Google's Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
To Opt-Out, visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
|
Knight Frank |
2 Years |
|
li_gc
|
Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain |
linkedin.com |
2 Years |
|
pa_enabled
|
Determines the device used to access the website. This allows the website to be formatted accordingly. |
Knight Frank |
Persistant |
|
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. |
google.com |
Persistant |
|
rc::b
|
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. |
google.com |
Session |
|
rc::c
|
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. |
google.com |
Session |
|
TCPID
|
Used in order to make the website's Tag-Manager GDPR-compliant. The cookie is used to retrieve explicit consent from the user on which tags are allowed to collect user-data. |
Knight Frank |
1 Year |
|
test cookie
|
Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. |
doubleclick.net |
1 Day |
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.
| Cookie Name | Description | Provider | Expiry |
|---|
| giosg_chat_id_# |
Necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function. |
Knight Frank |
2 Years |
| giosg_gid_# |
Necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function. |
Knight Frank |
2 Years |
| giosg_gsessid_# |
Necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function. |
Knight Frank |
2 Years |
| giosg_operator_state_cache_# |
Necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function. |
Knight Frank |
2 Years |
| lang |
Remembers the user's selected language version of a website |
ads.linkedin.com |
Session |
| sgid |
Allows the website to recoqnise the visitor, in order to optimize the chat-box functionality. |
service.giosg.com |
2 Years |
Performance cookies:
These cookies collect data on how visitors interact with the website, including, but not limited to the number of visitors, pages or links accessed and length of time spent on the website or specific page.
Knight Frank uses this data to improve our user experience.
__hsscThis cookie keeps track of sessions, used to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. It contains the domain, viewCount (increments each pageView in a session), and session start timestamp.Knight Frank30 Minutes
__hssrcWhenever HubSpot changes the session cookie, this cookie is also set to determine if the visitor has restarted their browser.Knight FrankSession
| Cookie Name | Description | Provider | Expiry |
|---|
| _clck |
Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner. |
Knight Frank |
1 Year |
| _clsk |
Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. |
Knight Frank |
1 Day |
| _cltk |
Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. |
Knight Frank |
Session |
| _cs_cvars |
Unclassified |
Knight Frank |
Session |
| _cs_cvars_4030 |
Unclassified |
csxd.contentsquare.net |
Session |
| _cs_id |
Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. |
Knight Frank |
13 Months |
| _cs_id_4030 |
Unclassified |
csxd.contentsquare.net |
13 Months |
| _cs_mk |
Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. |
Knight Frank |
1 Day |
| _cs_root-domain |
Registers how the user has reached the website to enable pay-out of referral commission fees to partners. |
Knight Frank |
Session |
| _cs_s |
This cookie is used to identify the frequency of visits and how long the visitor is on the website. The cookie is also used to determine how many and which subpages the visitor visits on a website – this in formation can be used by the website to optimize the domain and its subpages. |
Knight Frank |
Session |
| _cs_s_4030 |
Unclassified |
csxd.contentsquare.net |
1 Day |
| _cs_same_site |
Registers data on visitors' website-behaviour. This is used for internal analysis and website optimization |
Knight Frank |
Session |
| __hssc |
HubSpot cookie for tracking visitors. Identifies if the cookie data needs to be updated in the visitor's browser. |
Knight Frank |
1 Day |
| __hssrc |
HubSpot cookie for tracking visitors. Used to recognise the visitor's browser upon reentry on the website. |
Knight Frank |
Session |
| __hstc |
The main HubSpot cookie for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, utk, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session). |
Knight Frank |
6 Months |
| _its.10709 |
Unclassified |
Knight Frank |
Persistent |
| ai_user |
Used by Microsoft Application Insights software to collect statistical usage and telemetry in formation. The cookie stores a unique identifier to recognize users on returning visits over time. |
Knight Frank |
1 Year |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory |
Used in connection with data-synchronization with third-party analysis service. |
linkedin.com |
29 Days |
| c.gif |
Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner. |
c.clarity.ms |
Session |
| HMF_CI |
Unclassified |
Knight Frank |
3 Days |
| HMF_CI |
Unclassified |
Knight Frank |
2 Days |
| HMY_JC |
Unclassified |
Knight Frank |
1 Day |
| hubspotutk |
This cookie keeps track of a visitor ID. It is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts. It contains an opaque GUID to represent the current visitor. |
Knight Frank |
6 Months |
| pa |
Registers the website's speed and performance. This function can be used in context with statistics and load-balancing. |
Knight Frank |
Persistant |
| tc_test_cookie |
Unclassified |
Knight Frank |
1 Day |
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.
| Cookie Name | Description | Provider | Expiry |
|---|
| _ptq.gif |
Sends data to the marketing platform HubSpot about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. |
Knight Frank |
Session |
| _fbp |
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
Knight Frank |
3 Months |
| _gcl_au |
Used by Google Ad Sense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. |
Knight Frank |
3 Months |
| _uetsid |
Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement - This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement. |
Knight Frank |
1 Day |
| _uetsid |
Used to track visitors on multiple w ebsites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. |
Knight Frank |
Persistent |
| _uetsid_exp |
Contains the expiry-date for the cookie with corresponding name. |
Knight Frank |
Persistent |
| _uetvid |
Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. |
Knight Frank |
Persistent |
| _uetvid_exp |
Contains the expiry-date for the cookie w ith corresponding name. |
Knight Frank |
Persistent |
| ANONCHK |
Registers data on visitors from multiple visits and on multiple websites. This information is used to measure the efficiency of advertisement on websites. |
c.clarity.ms |
1 Day |
| bcookie |
Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn , for tracking the use of embedded services. |
linkedin.com |
2 Years |
| bscookie |
Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn , for tracking the use of embedded services. |
linkedin.com |
2 Years |
| fr |
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
facebook.com |
3 Months |
| IDE |
Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after view ing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. |
doubleclick.net |
1 Year |
| lang |
Set by LinkedIn when a web page contains an embedded "Follow us" panel. |
linkedin.com |
Session |
| lidc |
Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn , for tracking the use of embedded services. |
linkedin.com |
1 Day |
| MUID |
Used widely by Microsoft as a unique user ID. The cookie enables user tracking by synchronising the ID across many Microsoft domains. |
bing.com |
1 Year |
| MUID |
Used widely by Microsoft as a unique user ID. The cookie enables user tracking by synchronising the ID across many Microsoft domains. |
clarity.ms |
1 Year |
| pagead/1p-conversion/# |
Unclassified |
google.com |
Session |
| pagead/1p-user-list/# |
Tracks if the user has show n interest in specific products or events across multiple websites and detects how the user navigates between sites. This is used for measurement of advertisement efforts and facilitates payment of referral-fees between websites. |
google.com |
Session |
| pagead/viewthroughconversion/712946775 |
Unclassified |
doubleclick.net |
Session |
| SM |
Registers a unique ID that identifies the user's device during return visits across websites that use the same ad network. The ID is used to allow targeted ads. |
c.clarity.ms |
Session |
| SRM_B |
Tracks the user’s interaction with the website’s search-bar-function. This data can be used to present the user with relevant products or services. |
bing.com |
1 Year |
| tr |
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
facebook.com |
Session |
| UserMatchHistory |
Ensures visitor brow sing-security by preventing cross-site request forgery. This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor. |
linkedin.com |
29 Days |
How often will you update this Cookie Policy?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.