A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is downloaded onto your computer when you visit a website. Cookies are used by many websites and can do a number of things, e.g. remembering your preferences, recording what you have put in your basket, and counting the number of people looking at a website.
We use cookies to help keep our website running smoothly and to store information about how you use the www.octopusenergycollective.com website, such as the pages you visit. You can choose to opt out of all but the necessary cookies. For more information on the types of cookies we use please see our Privacy Notice.
We use three types of Cookies and you can choose which of these you're happy for us to use:
Analytics and Performance
We use Azure Application Insights to help us continuously improve performance and usability. We also use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on user needs. Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information about:
- how you got to the site
- the pages you visit on www.octopusenergycollective.com, and how long you spend on each page
- what you click on while you're visiting the site
Marketing and Communications
These cookies are set through our site by our advertising partners. Data is collected for the purpose of measuring your engagement with content on www.octopusenergycollective.com, advertising personalisation and measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies also save data about how many visitors have seen or clicked on our advertisements in order to optimise advertising campaigns.
Necessary
These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our website. They are necessary for maintaining the website's performance and fulfilling regulatory requirements, such as remembering your progress through a form (e.g., when completing an investment application) and allowing access to secure areas of the website. These cookies always need to be on and can't be switched off.