Introduction
The Group Trustee of the National Grid Electricity of the Electricity Supplier Pension Scheme ("the Group Trustee", "we" or "us") uses cookies on the https://ngeg.pensions.nationalgrid.com/ site ("Website"). The information set out in this policy is provided in addition to, and should be read alongside, our privacy policy (available here).
This policy, and the cookies we use, is subject to change from time to time.
What is a cookie?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or other device by websites that you visit. Cookies allow websites to store information on the user's device and to retrieve such information at a later date. They are commonly used to make websites work (or work better), to provide user functionality, and to collect/remember information about visitors to the site.
In addition to cookies, our Website may use similar technologies such as web beacons, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies. Similarly to cookies, they may store or access information on your device. Except where context requires, references in this cookie policy include references to similar technologies that may imitate the functions of cookies.
Why do we use Cookies?
We use cookies to:
- provide essential website functionality (including making sure the website is secure, remembering your cookie preferences and to make it load faster);
- provide optional functionality (such as allowing the use of embedded forms used for optional surveys, or enabling different fonts to be displayed);
- remember any preferences you specify whilst using the Website (such as remembering when you've dismissed a pop-up so you don't see it again) ; and
- understand how visitors use the Website (including how they found the Website) and improve performance. This data is not used to identify you: it is linked to a random unique identifier (so we can distinguish you from other users) and shared with Google Analytics to aggregate it and process it into reports. We use these reports so we can identify improvements or issues.
Details about each cookie we use (including whether it is optional or mandatory, the purpose it is used for, what information it collects and what (if any) of this is personal data, any personal data it shares with a third party, including the purpose for which it is used, and the duration for which the cookie is set) is provided in the "Cookie Preferences" centre, which can be accessed by clicking the blue thumbprint at the bottom of the website (or clicking "More Information" from the original consent banner).
You do not need to have cookies turned on to visit most of the Website. However, having cookies switched on should allow for a smoother and more tailored browsing experience, and, if you turn them off, may limit the relevant functionality (e.g. if you turn off cookies supporting webform functionality you might not be able to use a webform to complete a survey).
Types of Cookie
Some of these cookies are "session" cookies, which are automatically deleted when the browser is closed; others are "persistent" and will be stored for a certain period of time unless deleted (see "duration" in the cookie-specific information in the Cookie Preference Centre).
We use a mixture of 'first' party cookies, which are set by our domains (ngeg.pensions.nationalgrid.com and nationalgrid.com) and third-party cookies (which are set by other domains, for example UserCentrics and JotForm).
Other Tracking Technologies
As well as cookies, server logs record activities on our websites. These logs record information about the device you use to access our website, your operating system type, browser type, domain and other system settings, as well as the language your system uses and the country and time zone where your device is located. Our logs also record the IP address of the device you use to connect to the Internet. An IP address is a unique identifier that devices require to identify and communicate with each other on the Internet. We may also collect information about the website you were visiting before you came to the Website. We may use these logs for internal purposes, such as website administration, technical optimization and security.
We do not automatically capture or store personal information from browsers to the Website, other than to log your IP address (which in certain circumstances will be your personal data) and session information such as the duration of the visit to our site and the nature of the browser used. This information is used only for administration of the Website and in the compilation of statistics which we use for analysis in order to improve the Website and understand in general terms who uses our Website.
Your Cookie Choices
You can review and change your cookie choices at any time by clicking the blue thumbprint icon.
This will take you to the Cookie Preferences Centre where you can 'Accept All', 'Deny' (which rejects all optional cookies, but 'Essential' cookies still remain), or adjust the sliders to 'on' or 'off' and 'Save settings' if you want to only opt-in to certain categories of optional cookies.
Alternatively, the majority of web browsers provide functionality to allow you to control most cookies (e.g. to disable and enable them as you require). To find out more about cookies, including how to see which cookies have been set and how to disable, enable or delete them, please go to http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
You can also visit the "help" section of your browser for how to manage your cookie settings, or follow the relevant link below:
You may disable the use of Google Analytics by using the link disable Google Analytics. This link creates an opt-out cookie which prevents the further processing of your data on any site. For more information about Google Analytics cookies, please see Google’s help pages and privacy policy.