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PROACTIVE INVESTORS LIMITED
Version: 1.0 - March 2026
Last Updated: March 2026
Review Due: March 2027
Applies to: www.proactiveinvestors.com, www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk and all regional Proactive Investors sites
Data Controller: Proactive Investors Limited (Company No. 05639690)
Your privacy matters: This policy explains what cookies are, which ones we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences. It applies globally across all Proactive Investors sites. Where your jurisdiction gives you specific additional rights, including under US, Canadian, or UK/EU law, these are set out in the dedicated regional sections below.
Jurisdiction-specific sections in this policy cover the United Kingdom & EEA, United States, Canada, and Australia.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide website owners with information about how their sites are used.
Cookies are not programs and cannot carry viruses or install malware. They contain only small amounts of data and can only be read by the website that created them or, in the case of third-party cookies, by the third-party service that set them.
In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies including web beacons, pixel tags, and local storage. References to "cookies" in this policy include these similar technologies unless otherwise stated.
Proactive Investors Limited (Company No. 05639690), registered at 95 Southwark St, London, SE1 0HX, is the data controller for personal data processed through cookies across all Proactive Investors sites globally.
Regional sites operate under the same data controller with local compliance obligations applied as set out in the regional sections of this policy.
Our legal basis for placing cookies varies by region and cookie category.
| Jurisdiction | Legal Framework & Basis |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | PECR and UK GDPR. Strictly necessary cookies: legitimate interest. All other cookies: your consent. |
| European Economic Area | ePrivacy Directive and EU GDPR. Strictly necessary cookies: legitimate interest. All other cookies: your consent. |
| United States | Applicable state privacy laws including CCPA/CPRA. Consent obtained for non-essential cookies via our consent management tool. |
| Canada | PIPEDA and Quebec Law 25. Express consent required for non-essential cookies for Quebec residents. |
| Australia | Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles. Consent-based approach for non-essential cookies. |
We group cookies into four categories based on their purpose. When you first visit any of our sites, you will be asked to set your preferences. You can update them at any time via the Cookie Settings link in the footer.
No consent required: these cookies are essential for our sites to function. They cannot be switched off in our systems.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | Proactive Investors | Maintains your browsing session and keeps you logged in while you navigate the site. | Session |
| auth_token | Proactive Investors | Manages authenticated states securely. | Session |
| consent_status | Proactive Investors | Stores your cookie consent preferences. | 12 months |
| csrf_token | Proactive Investors | Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks. | Session |
| region_pref | Proactive Investors | Routes you to the correct regional site based on your location or stated preference. | 12 months |
These cookies allow us to count visits and measure traffic so we can improve the performance of our sites.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID to generate statistical data on how you use the site. | 2 years |
| _ga_[ID] | Google Analytics | Persists session state. | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data. | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Throttles the request rate to Google Analytics. | 1 minute |
| _gat_UA-[ID] | Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate. | 1 minute |
We use Google Analytics with IP anonymisation enabled across all regional sites. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Functional cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. If you disable these cookies, some features of our sites may not work as intended.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| pref_region | Proactive Investors | Remembers your preferred regional site. | 12 months |
| pref_display | Proactive Investors | Stores display preferences such as text size or content layout settings. | 12 months |
| recently_viewed | Proactive Investors | Remembers recently viewed articles or company pages. | 30 days |
| video_prefs | Proactive Investors | Remembers video player settings such as volume and playback quality. | 6 months |
Some pages include content embedded from third-party services such as financial data feeds, video players, and social media tools. These third parties may set their own cookies. We do not control these cookies, so please refer to each provider's own privacy and cookie policy.
| Provider | Type | Purpose | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morningstar | Analytics / Data | Powers financial data charts, price feeds, and equity data on the Site. | morningstar.com/privacy-policy |
| YouTube (Google) | Functional | Set when embedded videos are played. | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Vimeo | Functional | Set when embedded Vimeo videos are played. | vimeo.com/privacy |
| Twitter / X | Functional | Set by embedded tweet or share button widgets. | twitter.com/privacy |
| Functional | Set by embedded LinkedIn share or follow widgets. | linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy |
We use privacy-enhanced embed modes, such as YouTube's nocookie domain, wherever technically possible to minimise third-party cookie placement on page load.
Marketing cookies may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertising on our sites and on third-party platforms.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Meta (Facebook) | Used by Meta to deliver and measure advertising and to track conversions. | 90 days |
| IDE | Google (DoubleClick) | Registers and reports actions after viewing or clicking an ad. | 13 months |
| NID | Remembers your preferences and may show personalised ads. | 6 months | |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | Stores information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie. | 30 days |
Cookies are either session cookies or persistent cookies:
Cookie data collected directly by Proactive Investors is not sold or rented to third parties. Where we share anonymised or aggregated analytics data with service providers such as Google Analytics, this is done under appropriate data processing agreements.
Some third-party cookies may involve the transfer of data outside your country of residence. Where such transfers occur, they are subject to appropriate safeguards including Standard Contractual Clauses, adequacy decisions, or other legally recognised transfer mechanisms.
When you first visit any of our sites, you can:
Your choices are stored for 12 months and can be updated at any time via Cookie Settings in the footer. You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Additional opt-out tools:
We currently do not alter our data collection practices in response to Do Not Track signals, as there is no universally recognised standard for how websites should respond to them.
Certain financial data, price feeds, and market data across our sites is powered by Morningstar. This data is provided at your own risk, is not warranted to be accurate or complete, and may not be copied or redistributed beyond incidental personal use. "Data: Morningstar" attribution is displayed adjacent to relevant data visualisations and feeds.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in applicable law, or improvements to our disclosure practices.
Where changes are material, we will notify you via a refreshed consent banner when you next visit.
The sections below set out additional rights and obligations that apply to users in specific jurisdictions. These supplements apply in addition to the global provisions above.
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact:
If you are not satisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office:
Proactive Investors Limited | Company No. 05639690 | 95 Southwark St, London, SE1 0HX
Cookie Policy Version 1.0 - March 2026. Reviewed annually. Next review due March 2027.
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