Cookie Policy
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive or mobile device, when you visit Ardagh’s website. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. Please note that cookies are browser specific, therefore, if you use Internet Explorer and accept a language cookie for example, Google Chrome will not recognise the language and associated cookie.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You will be notified where cookies are used on our website by a clear banner.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies based on the type of cookie. Please note that cookies which are classified as “strictly necessary” are required for the functioning of the website. For any other categories of cookies, you can customise your preferences based on the category (for further details please see our Cookie Management Centre). However note that declining some cookies may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Cookies we use
Cookie
Name
Type
Purpose
More Information
Matomo Analytics
_pk_testcookie
_pk_id
_pk_ses
_pk_ref
_pk_cvar
_pk_hsr
Performance cookies
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.
_sp_ses
Performance cookies
Used to identify if the user is in an active session on a site or if this is a new session for a user (i.e. cookie doesn’t exist or has expired)
sp
Performance cookies
Stores a server-side collector generated unique identifier for a user that is sent with all subsequent tracking event events. Can be used as a first party cookie is the collector is on the same domain as the site. Can be disabled by setting collector.cookie.enabled to false (See here for more information).
Youtube (Google)
__secure-*
SIDCC
VISITOR_INFO1_*
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA YSC
Advertising/targeting cookies
These cookies collect information about users’ identity, preferences, and activity and interactions with embedded content, which informs ad delivery and re-targeting.
Phenom (Job application)
AKA_A2
anonymousUserId
chid
cftoken CIFFORRETURNINGVISITISSET
Strictly necessary cookies
Original referring source of traffic to the career site; this is essentially the site that the candidate came from.
PHPPPE_ACT (formerly JSESSIONID)
Strictly necessary cookies
Used for session management
PHPPPE_GCC
Strictly necessary cookies
Tracks if the user has declined cookie tracking on cookie banner/settings page.
PLAY_SESSION
Strictly necessary cookies
Used to prevent malicious actors from tampering with a user’s session.
jwtToken
Strictly necessary cookies
Used for login session management when using a feature with username/password (e.g. Candidate Home/Profile).
PHPPPE_EXINT
Optional
Tracks if the user has seen exit intent popup or not. It’s an optional feature that can be turned on to ask a user if they’re sure they want to leave a site.
PHPPPE_NPS
Optional
Tracks if the candidate has seen the NPS feedback popup or not. It’s an optional feature to capture a candidate’s feedback on the site (pops up in the corner of the site after the user has navigated to a few pages).
VISITED_COUNTRY
Optional
The country that the candidate chooses if they’re not automatically redirected to a language subtenant.
VISITED_LANG
Optional
Career site Language (ex: en,fr) the candidate picks; only applicable if using multiple language sites.
PHPPPE_STID
Optional
Track unique login session in case of multi-users on same browser.
P_REF_CNG
Optional
Flag to avoid wrong referring source when using social account sign-in feature; when using social media to sign in, it overwrites the referring URL; this flag is used to keep the original referring URL intact.
WordPress
wp-settings*
Strictly necessary cookies
To store user’s system preferences, namely time and date.
wordpress_sec_*
Strictly necessary cookies
To provide protection against hackers, store account details. Only in-use for users with back-end access, i.e. site admins.
Managing your cookie settings
When visiting our website, we will ask you for your consent to place the cookies on your device. We also provide the option to customize your browser settings to the Website. By checking the [yes] button, you can choose which cookies you want to activate and which you want to deactivate.
Furthermore, your web browser may provide you with some options regarding cookies. For more detailed information about how to disable or administer your cookie settings in your web browser, please refer to the following sites (depending on which browser you are using):
- Safari: http://help.apple.com/safari/mac/8.0/#/sfri11471
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
- Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
- Microsoft Edge: Delete cookies in Microsoft Edge
You can withdraw your consent to allow for cookies, change your browser settings, and delete the cookies already stored on your computer at any time. Please note that if you delete, or choose not to accept, cookies, you may not be able to utilize all the features of the services provided on our website.
What if I have questions?
If after reading this Cookie Policy, you have any additional questions please contact: 
Modifications to this Cookie Policy
We retain the right to change this Cookie Policy at any time. Any changes to this Cookie Policy will be effective immediately upon notice, by posting the latest version on our website.
