How we use cookies and similar technologies across capitalbusinessmedia.co.uk and the CBM brand portfolio — what they do, who sets them, and how to change your preferences at any time.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by the websites you visit. They're widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, and to give site operators information about how their sites are used. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage and tracking pixels — this policy covers all of these.
We use cookies on capitalbusinessmedia.co.uk and our brand websites for:
We don't use cookies to identify you personally beyond what's needed to provide a service you've signed up for, and we never share cookie data with sponsors without your express consent.
Below is a summary of the cookies we set. The specific list is updated as we change tooling — the consent banner on first visit always shows the current state.
| Category | Purpose | Examples | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | Site security, session management, consent storage | WordPress session, CSRF token, consent banner state | Session – 12 months |
| Functional | Remembering preferences (e.g. office region) | cbm_office_pref | 12 months |
| Analytics | Aggregate site usage | Google Analytics 4 — _ga, _gid; or [PLACEHOLDER privacy-first analytics] | 1 day – 24 months |
| Marketing | Measuring campaign effectiveness | LinkedIn Insight Tag, Meta Pixel, X Pixel (only with consent) | 30 – 90 days |
| Mailchimp | Newsletter signup tracking, media pack delivery | mc_signup, mc_form_state | Session – 30 days |
The following third parties may set cookies on the Sites with your consent:
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:
Note that blocking essential cookies will stop parts of the Sites working — in particular logged-in features and form submissions.
We update this cookies policy whenever we change our cookie usage or third-party tooling. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page shows when the current version was issued.
Questions about this cookies policy or about how we handle data:
