Cookie Policy
Bank of Cyprus – Cyprus website
Cookies on the Website
A cookie is a small text file that visited websites save on your computer. Cookies are used to provide visitors access to various functions. The information in the cookie can be used to track your internet usage. Under the Electronic Communications Act, all visitors to a website with cookies must have access to information stating that the website contains cookies and the purpose for which cookies are used. Visitors must also approve such cookies being used. The website uses the following cookies:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type / Expiration |
| _ga _gid _gat |
Google Analytics. These third-party cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use the website. | Analytical /2 Years, 24 Hours, 1 Minute |
| .EPiForm_BID | Functionality Related. Stores a GUID as the browser ID | Persistent / 90 Days |
| .EPiForm_VisitorIdentifier | Functionality Related. Stores a GUID which is the visitor identifier | Persistent / 90 Days |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Session cookie. Used when you open the browser and then go to a website that implements ASP.NET session state. | Necessary / When browser closed. |
| BIGipServerGROUP_WebServer BIGipServerwww.bankofcyprus.com.cy- 8443 TS013ab56e |
Session cookie. Big Ip F5 server cookies. Validates domain cookies and qualifying subdomain cookies, detects session expiration… | Necessary / 24 Hours |
| .ASPXANONYMOUS | Stores a unique ID for anonymous users | Necessary / 2 Months |
Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used from time to time and allow us to deliver advertisements which are more relevant to your preferences, based on your browsing habits. They may also be used to measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign and to limit the number of times an advertisement is seen. They store information regarding user behaviour based on the actions they perform on our website in order to:
- Show advertisements and offers related to the users’ online interests/preferences
- Measure the effectiveness of our advertising activities
- Limit the frequency of advertisements shown
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type / Expiration |
| _fbp | Facebook- third party. It identifies browsers for the purposes of providing advertising and site analytics services and has a lifespan of 90 days. | Marketing / 90 Days |
| doubleclick.net | These cookies set by a third party (DoubleClick) and are used for serving targeted advertisements that are relevant to you across the web. | Marketing / 1,5 Years |
Analytics Tools for the Website
On this website the web analytics tool Google Analytics is used to get an overall picture of how visitors use the site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information in an anonymous form (aggregated) about how visitors use the website, for example, the number of page views, how visitors have arrived at the website, and the number of visits. The purpose is to help us improve the usability of the website. The information generated through your website usage is redirected to and stored by Google Inc. This site uses IP Anonymization in Analytics. The IP anonymization feature in Analytics sets the last octet of IPv4 user IP addresses and the last 80 bits of IPv6 addresses to zeros in memory shortly after being sent to the Analytics Collection Network. The full IP address is never written to disk in this case
How to Avoid Cookies
If you would prefer cookies to be rejected, change the settings in your web browser so that you either automatically refuse cookies to be downloaded or are prompted each time a website requests to save a cookie. Cookies that have been previously downloaded can also be deleted through the web browser. For more information, see the documentation for the web browser in question.