The purpose of this notice is to explain how the National Employment Savings Trust Corporation (Nest) as Trustee of the Nest pension scheme (the Scheme) collects and uses your personal information using cookies, and how we comply with data protection law. In legal terms, Nest is a ‘data controller’ for this information.
We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. They help us to distinguish you from other users and to customise our web pages by remembering your preferences, like font size. We also use cookies to help us bring our campaigns on social media and other websites to your attention.
What's a cookie?
A cookie is a small file sent from a website which is then stored by your web browser. When you return to the website the information in the cookie can be used to recognise your last session.
Cookies can't install malicious software such as viruses on your device, whether that’s a computer or a mobile phone. They don't store any of your account information.
Where do cookies come from?
There are two sources of cookies:
First-party cookies are set by us on your device. They can be used to remember your preferences when you visit our website or to maintain your browser connection.
Third-party cookies are set by a third party that provides services to Nest, for example, cookies set by advertising networks to support Nest marketing campaigns. Please note, while Nest can control cookies set on our website, we have no control over cookies set by third parties on their own websites or other sites. You should check the third-party websites for more information about these.
How long do cookies stay on your device?
Cookies stay on your device for different periods of time:
Session cookies generally only last while you have your internet browser open. Once you close your browser they’re automatically deleted from your device.
Persistent cookies generally stay on your device after you close your internet browser, unless your browser is set up to automatically delete them. They can be used by websites to remember your preferences when you open up your browser again.
What cookies do we use?
We use three types of cookies on our website:
Essential cookies
The essential cookies we use are:
Purpose
Cookie Provider
Cookie Name(s)
Duration
A security feature to protect against malicious attacks by identifying bot access attempts. reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis
To display a message if multiple web chat sessions are initiated
Nest
Username
Session
To maintain the security of your online session
WAF
TSxxxxxxxx (where x is replaced with a random series of numbers and letters)
Session
Saves your cookie consent settings (New)
Nest
cookies_policy
Persistent - 1 year
Lets us know that you've saved your cookie consent settings (New)
Nest
cookies-preferences-set
Persistent - 1 year
Nest Careers Portal - these are session cookies that helps the visitor use the portal
Eploy
ASP.NET_SessionId ASP.NET_AuthId Eploy.Session
Session
Nest Careers Portal - this is only used for multilingual sites to store the visitor’s culture and set formatting of currency, dates etc
Eploy
CultureSystemCodeID CultureSystemLanguageID
Persistent – 1 year
Nest Careers Portal – Let’s us know that you have read the cookie banner so that it does not appear again
Eploy
CookiesDirective
Persistent – 1 year
Purpose
A security feature to protect against malicious attacks by identifying bot access attempts. reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis
To display a message if multiple web chat sessions are initiated
Cookie Provider
Nest
Cookie Name(s)
Username
Duration
Session
Purpose
To maintain the security of your online session
Cookie Provider
WAF
Cookie Name(s)
TSxxxxxxxx (where x is replaced with a random series of numbers and letters)
Duration
Session
Purpose
Saves your cookie consent settings (New)
Cookie Provider
Nest
Cookie Name(s)
cookies_policy
Duration
Persistent - 1 year
Purpose
Lets us know that you've saved your cookie consent settings (New)
Cookie Provider
Nest
Cookie Name(s)
cookies-preferences-set
Duration
Persistent - 1 year
Purpose
Nest Careers Portal - these are session cookies that helps the visitor use the portal
Cookie Provider
Eploy
Cookie Name(s)
ASP.NET_SessionId ASP.NET_AuthId Eploy.Session
Duration
Session
Purpose
Nest Careers Portal - this is only used for multilingual sites to store the visitor’s culture and set formatting of currency, dates etc
Cookie Provider
Eploy
Cookie Name(s)
CultureSystemCodeID CultureSystemLanguageID
Duration
Persistent – 1 year
Purpose
Nest Careers Portal – Let’s us know that you have read the cookie banner so that it does not appear again
Cookie Provider
Eploy
Cookie Name(s)
CookiesDirective
Duration
Persistent – 1 year
Analytics, performance and campaign cookies
The analytics and performance cookies we use are:
Purpose
Cookie Provider
Cookie name(s)
Duration
To monitor unique visitors
Nest
partyID
Session
To monitor number of visitors and how they interact with our website
Google Analytics
_ga
Persistent - 2 years
To manage the volume of page view requests made
Google Analytics
_gat
Persistent - 10 minutes
To monitor unique visitors
Google Analytics
_gid
Persistent - 24 hours
Purpose
To monitor unique visitors
Cookie Provider
Nest
Cookie name(s)
partyID
Duration
Session
Purpose
To monitor number of visitors and how they interact with our website
Cookie Provider
Google Analytics
Cookie name(s)
_ga
Duration
Persistent - 2 years
Purpose
To manage the volume of page view requests made
Cookie Provider
Google Analytics
Cookie name(s)
_gat
Duration
Persistent - 10 minutes
Purpose
To monitor unique visitors
Cookie Provider
Google Analytics
Cookie name(s)
_gid
Duration
Persistent - 24 hours
You can find out more about Google Analytics cookies on the Google privacy page.
Functionality and customisation cookies
The functionality and customisation cookies we use are:
Purpose
Cookie Provider
Cookie Name(s)
Duration
To manage the text sizer at the top of our site
Nest
textSizer
Session
To manage the contrast functionality at the top of our site
Nest
highContrast
Session
To monitor site performance
Dynatrace
dtcookie (_dt, dtPC, dtLaTC)
Session
Purpose
To manage the text sizer at the top of our site
Cookie Provider
Nest
Cookie Name(s)
textSizer
Duration
Session
Purpose
To manage the contrast functionality at the top of our site
Cookie Provider
Nest
Cookie Name(s)
highContrast
Duration
Session
Purpose
Cookie Provider
Cookie Name(s)
Duration
Purpose
To monitor site performance
Cookie Provider
Dynatrace
Cookie Name(s)
dtcookie (_dt, dtPC, dtLaTC)
Duration
Session
Transfers outside the United Kingdom (UK)
When our analytics provider, Google Analytics, collects information, it stores this in the U.S. For this activity, Nest relies on Model Contract Clauses or any replacements applicable in the UK. More information can be found in Google Analytics privacy policy.
What can you do if you don’t want cookies on your computer?
You can block analytics, performance and campaign cookies, and functionality and customisation cookies for our website by using the slider buttons on the ‘Cookies on Nest Pensions’ page.
You can block cookies for other websites by following third-party opt-out instructions. One way of doing this is to change your internet browser settings by following the instructions provided by your browser provider. These are normally located within the 'Help', 'Tools' or 'Edit' menus. You can also use a third-party tool to manage cookies.
If you know the third-party cookie that’s being used, you can follow the provider’s instructions to opt out. For example, you can opt out from Google Analytics cookies by visiting Google's website. However, this may not delete the cookie from your browser altogether. It may just stop the cookie from being sent to your computer in the future.
Some web browsers let you delete cookies completely. If your browser allows it, you’ll be able to change your settings to delete cookies when the browser is closed.
Just remember that if you choose to refuse cookies, some website functionality may not work for you.
More information
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. For more information on cookies, or to exercise this right, go to the Information Commissioner's Office website.
If you want to contact us, you can
write to us at Nest, Nene Hall, Lynch Wood Business Park, Peterborough, PE2 6FY