Cookie Policy

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a piece of data sent to your device from a website. This means the website can recognise your device if you return. A cookie often includes a unique identifier, which is an anonymous number (randomly generated) and is stored on your device. Some expire at the end of your website session; others remain on your device for longer.

These pieces of information are used to improve your experience by, for example:

  • Enabling web services to recognise your device so you don't have to give the same information several times during one task (for example, by filling out a web form or a web survey);
  • Recognising that you may already have given a username and password so you don't need to do it for every web page;
  • Measuring how many people are using certain website services, so they can be made easier to use and there's enough capacity to ensure they are optimal; or
  • Analysing anonymised data to help understand how people interact with the different features of a website so they can be improved.

For more information about cookies, or if you would like to learn how to remove cookies set on your device, please visit www.aboutcookies.org or cookiepedia.co.uk/all-about-cookies.

Cookies used on the Propertymark site

Propertymark website uses a number of different cookies. All the cookies on the site are identified below and categorised accordingly.

First Party and Session Cookies

One of the key attributes of a cookie is its “Host”. This is the domain name of the site that ultimately sets the cookie. Only the host domain can retrieve and read the contents of the cookie once it has been set. On the Propertymark website, first-party cookies are those set by the “propertymark.co.uk” domain.

Session Cookies are only stored temporarily in the browser's memory and are destroyed when it is closed down, although they will survive if navigating away from the website they came from. Websites use session cookies for essential site functions such as logins, remembering your selections or preferences that you’ve previously made when looking at information or using features and services of the website.

Third-party cookies

We use a number of suppliers who may also set cookies for their websites. These cookies are typically used to track browsing habits, serve up targeted advertising, allow for social sharing and to watch video content on the website.

How to control and delete cookies

We will not use cookies to collect your personal data.

Civic Cookie Control

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the "C” icon. If you have different accessibility needs, you can also hold the “alt” key and press the "C" key on your keyboard.

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, if you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by your websites, or indeed any other website, you can do this through your browser settings. The "Help" function within your browser should tell you how. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of the website.

If you wish to view a cookie"s code, just open your cookie file in your browser and click on a cookie to open it. You'll see a short string of text and numbers. The numbers are your identification card, which can only be seen by the server that gave you the cookie.

For information on how to do this on the browser of your mobile phone, you will need to refer to your handset manual.

To opt-out of third parties collecting any data about your interaction on our website, please refer to their websites for further information.