Cookie Policy
Introduction
At Beyond Encryption we are committed to protecting the data that we collect about all our users. The information as outlined in this policy aligns to the principles as set out in our Privacy Policy which can be found on our website at www.beyondencryption.com. This details on how and why we use cookies. By using our site and applications you agree that this policy applies.
You accept that we may make changes to our website and services and we may make changes to this policy too. Any updates to our cookie policy will be available on our website and are effective immediately from the date published. You confirm your acceptance of any changes to this policy by continued usage of our website and services.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files that contain a string of characters (text) that are downloaded to your device (e.g. computer or smartphone) browser from our website’s server when you use our site or services. The cookie contains a unique identifier, but it does not contain personally identifiable information such as your name or your email address. The browser stores the cookie on your computer’s hard drive and sends this back to our site whenever you return this may be accessed next time you visit the site.
What is the function of cookies?
The Beyond Encryption website uses cookies to improve user experience by:
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allowing an automated access to your previously stored account information and preferences to deliver a more personalised service.
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providing customer and site analytics so that we can review and optimise the service based on for example usage patterns and audience size.
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initiating security measures such as “time out” when you have been inactive on the site for a period of time.
What if you don’t want to accept the cookies that we use?
If you disable all cookies, then you will be unable to sign into your Mailock account. Although, as with all websites, you can block or restrict the cookies set by our site, if you do so this, it is on the understanding that this will impact on the functionality and your access to our website. Blocking or restricting the cookies from our site will need to be performed on each browser and each device that you use to access our website.
If you would like to:
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delete any cookies that are already on a device, you will need to locate the file or directory that the cookies are stored in.
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block them. Click “Help” in the browser menu on the relevant device to find out how to do this.
Further information about deleting or controlling cookies is available at www.aboutcookies.org.
The different types of cookies that we use
Category
| Required cookies | Necessary to enable basic or security features of our sites, apps and services to function. |
| Analytical cookies | Allow us to analyse your use of our sites and apps on an anonymous basis in order to evaluate and improve performance. |
| Functional cookies | Enable us to provide a better customer experience on our sites and aps such as remembering log-in details. |
| Advertising cookies | May collect information that we can use to identify you to better tailor our marketing information to you. This may also allow you to share certain pages with social networks. |
How long they last
| Session cookies | These types of cookie only last for the duration of your visit and are deleted when you close your browser. As a result, these perform relatively simple tasks such as tracking how you move through our site, supporting website security, and recognising your device to ensure that the pages you view are displayed properly. |
| Persistent cookies | These cookies will remain behind after the browser has been closed. They can be used to remember log in information (so that when you come back, it is easier and quicker for you to get in). |
The cookies used by Beyond Encryption
First Party Cookies
These cookies are used within our product apps and enable use of our services and products.
besecuremail.com
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Cookie name |
Duration |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| AspNet.Consent | 1 year | Allows the asking and tracking of user for consent for storing personal information. |
| BEWebAntiForgery | Session | Secures against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). |
| BannerCookie | 90 days | Denotes whether the OAI download banner has been dismissed. |
| BEWebsiteAuth | Session | Secures against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). |
| BEWebsiteAuthC1 | Session | Secures against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). |
| BEWebsiteAuthC2 | Session | Secures against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). |
| BEWebsiteSession | Session | User session marker |
identity.beyondencryption.com
| Cookie name | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AspNetCoreAntiforgery | Session | Secures against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). |
| AspNetIdentityApplic. | Session | Used to maintain user log in details on website for a given session. |
| AspNetCore.Session | Session | Uses a store to persist data across requests from user |
| Idsrv.session | Session | Identity server session cookie. |
| UsernameCookie | Session | Allows user to remember the last email address that they used to sign in with. |
admin.beyondencryption.com
| Cookie name | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ARRAffinity | Session | Ensure visitor pages are routed to the same server in any browsing session. |
| CompanyAdminAF | Session | Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks. |
| CompanyAdminAuth | Session | Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks. |
| CompanyAdminAuthC1 | Session | Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks. |
| CompanyAdminAuthC2 | Session | Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks. |
| CompanyAdminSessio | Session | Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks. |
| AspNet.Consent | 1 Year | Ask and consents storing users’ personal information. |
Third Party Cookies
These following third party cookies are used on our Beyond Encryption and Mailock websites and may vary by whichever internet browser is used.
Microsoft Azure
| Cookie name | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ai_session | 30 minutes | Collects statistical usage and telemetry information for apps built on the Azure cloud platform. |
| ai_user | 1 year | Collects statistical usage and telemetry information for apps built on the Azure cloud platform. |
Cloudflare
| Cookie Name | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _cf_bm | 30 minutes | Used to identify and block malicious or automated traffic |
| _cfuvid | Session | Used to distinguish multiple users behind a single IP for rate limiting and security. |
We use Google Analytics to provide us with analytics which help us to improve our site. Google Analytics tracking uses cookies in order to provide meaningful reports about your visit and that of our other visitors to our site. Google Analytics sets or updates cookies only to collect data required for the reporting and advertising. Further information on Google Analytics can be found at:
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage
| Cookie Name | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NID | 6 months | generates a CAPTCHA image to help protect this website from “Spambots”. |
| CONSENT | 2 years | Stores cookies preferences. |
| DV | Session | Used to collect information about how visitors use our site. |
| _secure-BUCKET | 6 months | Used for Functional security. |
| _secure-STRP | Session | Used for Functional security. |
| SEARCH_SAMESITE | 6 months | Used for Functional security. |
| _secure-ENID | 13 months | Used for Functional security. |
| _secure-1PSID | 13 months | To authenticate users, protect against fraud and abuse. |
| _secure-3PSID | 13 months | To show relevant and personalised advertisements. |
| _secure-1PSIDTS | 12 months | Used for personalised adverting and cross-site user profiling. |
| _secure-3PSIDTS | 12 months | Used for personalised adverting and cross-site user profiling. |
| _secure-3PAPISID | 13 months | Building user interest profiles. |
| _secure-1PAPISID | 13 months | Prevent fraud prevention and security. |
| SID | Session | Session identifier when logged in. |
| _Secure 1PSIDCC | 13 months | Protects users from unauthorised access, fraud and abuse. |
| _Secure 3PSIDCC | 13 months | Protects users from unauthorised access, fraud and abuse. |
| SSID | 13 months | Used for user preferences. |
| APISID | 13 months | Used for user preferences. |
| HSID | 2 years | Used for session and user security. |
| SAPISID | 13 months | Used fir user preferences. |
| AEC | 6 months | Necessary – to protect against fraud and abuse. |
| _ga | 2 years | Distinguishes users for website analytics. |
HubSpot
| Cookie Name | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _cf_bm | 30 minutes | Protects HubSpot systems from bot traffic. |
| _cfuvid | Session | Set by HubSpot’s CDN provider because of their rate limiting policies. |
| _hstc | 6 -13 months | Tracks visitor i.e., initial visit, last visit, current visit and session number. |
| hubspotutk | 13 months | Tracks a visitor's identity. |
| _hssc | 30 minutes | Keeps track of sessions to amend the increment no. and timestamp in the __hstc cookie. |
| _hssrc | 1 session | Determines if the visitor has restarted their browser whenever the HubSpot session is changed. |
| hs_cookie_cat_pref | 6 months | Stores the user’s cookie consent. |
| _hjSessionUser_35118 | 1 minute | Understands repeat behaviour. |
| _conv_r | 6 months | Understand where sessions originated. |
| _conv_v | 6 months | Identifies returning visitors. |
| hubsotapi-strict | Session | Used to support secure operation of HubSpot API’s and authenticated services. |
| hubspotapi-prefs | Persistent | Used to store application and user preference setting. |
| hubspotapi-crsf | 12 months | Used to protect against Cross-Site Forgery attacks. |
| hubspotapi | 1 minute | Used to support account protection, session integrity and fraud prevention. |
| hs_cookie_cat_pref | 6 months | Used to store the visitor’s cookie consent preferences by category. |
Vimeo
| Cookie Name | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| vuid | 2 years | Used to record viewing history for analytics. |
| _cfuvid | Session | Ensures Vimeo videos can enforce security and rate limit controls. |
| _cf_bm | 30 minutes | Ensure secure and reliable loading of Vimeo videos. |
| Cookie Name | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| UserMatchHistory | 30 days | LinkedIn Ads ID syncing. |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | 30 days | Stores information about the time a sync with lms_analytics cookie took place. |
| bcookie | 12 months | Browser Identifier cookie used for diagnostic purposes. |
| dfpfpt | 2 years | A unique user Identifier. |
| liap | Persistent | Used for authentication operations. |
| li_gc | 6 months | Stores consent for use of non-essential cookies. |
| li_mc | 6 months | Client-side content cache. |
| lms_ads | Session | Used to identify LinkedIn members for advertising. |
| lms_analytics | Session | Used to identify LinkedIn members for advertising. |
| li_sugr | 90 days | Used to identify LinkedIn members for advertising. |
| Cookie Name | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| auth_token | Persistent | Identifies logged-in user. |
| ct0 | Session | CSRF token used to protect against request forgery. |
| external_referer | Session | Stores referring information. |
| guest_id | Persistent | CSRF token used to protect against request forgery. |
| twid | Session | Used to identify the Twitter user. |
| csrf_same_site | Session | Helps prevent CSRF attacks. |
| personalisation_id | 2 years | Used for personalisation and analytics. |
| metrics_token | Session | Helps Twitter measure usage metrics. |
| eu_cn | Persistent | Used for EU compliance and cookie banner decisions. |
| tw_graph_mobile | Persistent | Ad measurement and targeting. |
| guest_id_ads | Persistent | Identifies users for ad personalisation. |
| guest_id_marketing | Persistent | Marketing/tracking purposes. |
| kdt | Persistent | Used for ad interest and marketing. |
| Please note: Mailock is a brand of the Mailock group of companies. Unless otherwise stated, the services referenced in this communication are provided by Beyond Encryption Limited, which is the legal entity responsible for the applicable terms, policies, notices and contractual obligations. References to Mailock describe the product or brand; references to Beyond Encryption Limited identify the contracting legal entity. |