Cookie statement
1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
1.1 A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your
computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.
1.2 Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide
you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
1.3 We use cookies for a variety of reasons which are detailed within this policy. In most cases there are no
industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and
features they add to a website.
1.4 It is recommended that customers leave all cookies on if they are unsure as to whether they need them
or not, in case they are used to provide a service that the customer doesn’t use.
2. THE COOKIES WE SET
2.1 If a customer creates an account with Swishfund we will use cookies for the management of the signup
process and general administration of that customer’s loan application.
2.2 These cookies will usually be deleted when the customer logs out, however, in some cases they may
remain afterwards to remember the customer’s site preferences when logged out, so that it enhances
their experience should they log back in.
3. HOW WE USE COOKIES
3.1 We use the following cookies:
3.1.1 Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our
website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our
website.
3.1.2 Analytical or performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of
visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us
to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what
they are looking for easily.
3.1.3 Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This
enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your
preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
3.1.4 Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited
and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the
advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information
with third parties for this purpose.
4. THIRD PARTY COOKIES
4.1 In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. This section details which
third party cookies a customer might encounter through our website.
4.2 Please note that the following third parties may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These
named third parties may include, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services
like web traffic analysis services: