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Home » Cookie Policy (UK)

This Cookie Policy was last updated on 14 February 2025 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United Kingdom.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://www.choiceplan.co.uk (hereinafter: "the website") uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as "cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

5. Cookies

5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Statistics cookies

We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.

5.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

5.4 Social media

On our website, we have included content from Facebook to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook. This content is embedded with code derived from Facebook and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.

Facebook are located in the United States.

6. Placed cookies

Pagebuilder (Various)

Functional

Usage

We use Pagebuilder (Various) for website design. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
tTf
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide a responsive website
Name
tADu
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide a responsive website
Name
t3D
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide a responsive website
Name
tTDe
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide a responsive website
Name
tTDu
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide a responsive website
Name
tnsApp
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide a responsive website
Name
tTE
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide a responsive website
Name
tMQ
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide a responsive website
Name
tADe
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide a responsive website
Name
tAE
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide a responsive website
Name
tPL
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide a responsive website
Name
tC
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide a responsive website

Bing Ads

Functional, Marketing

Usage

We use Bing Ads for advertising. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Bing Ads Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
_uetvid_exp
Expiration
persistent
Function
Name
_uetsid_exp
Expiration
persistent
Function

Marketing

Name
_uetvid
Expiration
13 months
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Name
_uetsid
Expiration
1 day
Function
Store and track visits across websites

Infinity Call Tracking

Statistics

Usage

We use Infinity Call Tracking for call tracking.

Sharing data

Statistics

Name
_its.6521
Expiration
Function

Microsoft Clarity

Statistics, Marketing

Usage

We use Microsoft Clarity for heat maps and screen recordings. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Microsoft Clarity Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
_cltk
Expiration
Function
Store and track interaction
Name
_clsk
Expiration
1 day
Function
Store and combine pageviews by a user into a single session recording

Marketing

Name
_clck
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
MUID
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and track visits across websites on .bing.com
Name
ANONCHK
Expiration
Function
.c.clarity.ms

GDPR Cookie Consent

Functional

Usage

We use GDPR Cookie Consent for cookie consent management. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
cookielawinfo-checkbox-*
Expiration
Function

Functional

Name
viewed_cookie_policy
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store if a message has been shown

Stripe

Functional

Usage

We use Stripe for payment processing. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Stripe Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
__stripe_mid
Expiration
1 year
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
__stripe_sid
Expiration
30 minutes
Function
Provide fraud prevention

WordPress

Functional

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
wp-settings-time-*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store user preferences
Name
wp-settings-*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store user preferences
Name
wordpress_test_cookie
Expiration
session
Function
Read if cookies can be placed
Name
wordpress_logged_in_*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store logged in users
Name
wp_lang
Expiration
session
Function
Store language settings
Name
wpEmojiSettingsSupports
Expiration
session
Function
Store browser details
Name
wp_consent_*
Expiration
1 month
Function
Store cookie consent preferences

Google Analytics

Statistics

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
_ga
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
_gid
Expiration
1 day
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
_ga_*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews

Wordfence

Functional

Usage

We use Wordfence for security and fraud prevention. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Wordfence Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
wfwaf-authcookie*
Expiration
1 day
Function
Read to determine if the user is logged in

Complianz

Functional

Usage

We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties. For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
cmplz_user_data
Expiration
365 days
Function
Read to determine which cookie banner to show
Name
cmplz_consented_services
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_policy_id
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store accepted cookie policy ID
Name
cmplz_marketing
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_statistics
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_preferences
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_functional
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_banner-status
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed
Name
cmplz_id
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_saved_categories
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_saved_services
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences

Vimeo

Statistics

Usage

We use Vimeo for video display. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Vimeo Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
__utmt_player
Expiration
10 minutes
Function
Store and track audience reach
Name
vuid
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store the user's usage history

Google reCAPTCHA

Functional

Usage

We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
_grecaptcha
Expiration
6 months
Function
Provide spam protection

Facebook

Marketing, Functional

Usage

We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
_fbp
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Name
_fbc
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store last visit
Name
fbm*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details
Name
xs
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store a unique session ID
Name
fr
Expiration
3 months
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
act
Expiration
90 days
Function
Store logged in users
Name
datr
Expiration
2 years
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
c_user
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
sb
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store browser details
Name
*_fbm_
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details

Functional

Name
wd
Expiration
1 week
Function
Read screen resolution
Name
csm
Expiration
90 days
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
actppresence
Expiration
session
Function
Store and track if the browser tab is active

Nitropack

Functional

Usage

We use Nitropack for page loading speed improvement. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
nitropack_webhook_sync
Expiration
Function
Provide functions across pages

WP Engine

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use WP Engine for website hosting. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the WP Engine Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
rtk_gdpr_c
Expiration
session
Function
Name
rtkuuid
Expiration
session
Function
Name
rtk_gdpr_a
Expiration
session
Function
Name
rtk_p
Expiration
session
Function
Name
rtk_sid
Expiration
session
Function
Name
rtk_rps
Expiration
session
Function
Name
rtk_sat
Expiration
session
Function

Google Tag Manager for Wordpress

Functional

Usage

We use Google Tag Manager for Wordpress for website statistics. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
__TAG_ASSISTANT
Expiration
Function
Provide admin functions

Google Adsense

Marketing

Usage

We use Google Adsense for showing advertisements. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Adsense Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
_gcl_au
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store and track conversions

Purpose pending investigation

Name
google_adsense_settings
Expiration
Function

Google Ads

Marketing, Statistics

Usage

We use Google Ads for advertising. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Ads Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
_gcl_aw
Expiration
90 days
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting

Statistics

Name
_gac_UA-*
Expiration
90 days
Function
Store and count pageviews

Purpose pending investigation

Name
ads/ga-audiences
Expiration
Function

CloudFlare

Functional

Usage

We use CloudFlare for content distribution network (CDN) services. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the CloudFlare Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
__cf_bm
Expiration
30 minutes
Function
Read and filter requests from bots

Crazy Egg

Statistics

Usage

We use Crazy Egg for heat maps and screen recordings.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Crazy Egg Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
ce_fvd
Expiration
Function
Name
ce_successful_csp_check
Expiration
Function
Name
ce_virtual_tracker_data
Expiration
Function
Name
_CEFT
Expiration
Function
Name
_ce.clock_data
Expiration
Function
Name
_ce.s
Expiration
Function
Name
_ce_clock_data
Expiration
Function
Name
_ce_s
Expiration
Function
Name
cetabid
Expiration
Function
Name
cebs
Expiration
Function
Name
cebsp_
Expiration
Function

Miscellaneous

Statistics

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name
m
Expiration
Function
m.stripe.com
Name
lastExternalReferrerTime
Expiration
Function
Name
lastExternalReferrer
Expiration
Function
Name
NitroPack:pv
Expiration
Function
Name
NitroPack:visitorId
Expiration
Function
Name
NitroPack:visitorJourney
Expiration
Function
Name
NitroPack:nitroDeviceSpeed
Expiration
Function
Name
NitroPack:NPTelemetryMeta:lastpv
Expiration
Function
Name
sa-user-id-v3
Expiration
Function
Name
sa-user-id-v2
Expiration
Function
Name
sa-user-id
Expiration
Function
Name
sa-r-date
Expiration
Function
Name
sa-r-source
Expiration
Function
Name
IDE
Expiration
Function
.doubleclick.net
Name
cmplz_task_filter
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
sa-u-source
Expiration
Function
Name
sa-u-date
Expiration
Function
Name
test_cookie
Expiration
Function
.doubleclick.net
Name
MSPTC
Expiration
Function
.bing.com
Name
_gcl_ls
Expiration
Function
Name
adobeCleanFontAdded
Expiration
Function
Name
multiFbc
Expiration
Function
Name
topicsLastReferenceTime
Expiration
Function
Name
ce_visit_timings
Expiration
Function
Name
ce_submit_forms
Expiration
Function

Statistics

Name
_gcl_gs
Expiration
Function

7. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on "Save preferences", you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

7.1 Manage your consent settings

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.

8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

9. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
  • Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
  • Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
  • If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
  • Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
  • Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)).

10. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Alternative Planning Company Limited
46 The Terrace, Torquay, Devon TQ1 1DE
United Kingdom
Website: https://www.choiceplan.co.uk
Email: data.protection@funeralpartners.co.uk
Phone number: 01803 298 243

This Cookie Policy was synchronised with cookiedatabase.org on 2 May 2025.

Choice Funeral Plans are provided by Alternative Planning Company Limited (APCL), which is registered in England and Wales with company number 08635411 and has its registered office at Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG1 6HH, and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority as a Funeral Plan provider with firm reference number 965282.

Most Choice Funeral Plans are distributed by Funeral Partners Limited (Funeral Partners), which is registered in England and Wales with company number 06276941 and has its registered office at Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG1 6HH. Funeral Partners is an appointed representative of APCL. These details can be found on the Financial Services Register at https://register.fca.org.uk/s/ Both APCL and Funeral Partners are part of the Funeral Partners Group.

The price of a Choice Essentials Plan is £2,650 and the equivalent price for this funeral purchased today is £3,307. The price of a Choice Plus Plan is £2,925 and the equivalent price for this funeral purchased today is £3,682 (based on our lowest priced coffin). The price of an Unattended Cremation Plan is £1,795 and the equivalent price for an unattended funeral purchased today is £1,995 (exc. doctor’s fees). These are a national average based on 282 branches in the Funeral Partners Network. Funeral prices vary, and local prices differ, please check your local Funeral Partners branch for specific funeral prices or go online at funeralpartners.co.uk. These prices are correct as of 1st January 2025.

APCL incurs costs in order to provide this Funeral Plan to you. APCL typically retains around £450 of the price you pay for each Funeral Plan to cover our costs. Our insurer will provide us with commission on the monies which we invest with them (from 0% up to 8%). The commission we receive does not affect the price of your plan and the precise amount will be determined by your age at the time of purchasing, as well as the payment method you choose.

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