Cookie Policy
Choosing your cookies
To manage or change your cookie preferences, click on the Customise button. Otherwise, read on to understand how we use cookies and similar technologies.
What are cookies?
When you travel with us online – through our websites, apps or other digital services (our services) – we want your experience to be smooth, secure and tailored to you. To help us do this, we use cookies and similar technologies. These include:
- Small data files stored on your device (cookies)
- Tiny images or code snippets (pixels and tags)
- Tools or code that sit inside apps (software development kits or SDKs)
- Server-side technologies, such as scripts or event-handling services that support analytics, security and the delivery of advertising or measurement signals
These technologies work together to help us understand how our services are used, keep them secure and display content that’s relevant to you. When we refer to ‘cookies’ in this policy, we mean all of these technologies.
This policy explains how we use them, what choices you have and how you can control technologies that aren’t essential for our services to run.
Why we use cookies and similar technologies
They help us to:
- Keep our services safe, secure and working properly
- Remember your bookings, logins and preferences
- Understand how people use our websites and apps so that we can improve them
- Show products, services and offers that are more relevant to you
- Enable certain features, such as social media sharing and fraud-prevention checks
- Support server-side processes (for example, sending privacy-approved signals that help us measure the performance of British Airways campaigns without placing additional data on your device)
Controlling your cookies
When you first visit one of our sites or apps, you’ll see a notice explaining the types of cookies we use. Through our cookie preferences Customise button, you can accept or decline categories of cookies (apart from those essential for our services to run) and change your mind at any time.
View our cookie listing for more detailed information about each cookie.
Different cookies on different services
Not all of our websites, apps or digital services use every category of cookie or technology. Some may use only essential and performance cookies, while others also include advertising or social media tools.
When you visit, you’ll only be asked about the categories that are in use on that particular site or app. You won’t be asked to consent to categories that aren’t relevant to the service you’re using.
How long cookies last
Cookies and similar technologies last for different periods of time:
- Session cookies expire when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies remain for a set period or until you delete them
You can find out how long each cookie lasts in our cookie listing.
Responsibility for cookies
Each British Airways Group company operating a site, app or other digital service where cookies are used, is responsible for the cookies placed on that service.
How do I refuse cookies?
In addition to choosing which category of optional cookies to accept in our cookies preferences Customise button, you can refuse to have some, or all cookies placed on your device. You can do this by altering the settings on your internet browser (including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox and others). How you do this will depend on the internet browser you use. You can find out how to switch off your cookies either by consulting the online ‘Help’ or ‘Preferences’ menu for your browser.
If you change your browser settings to refuse all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to continue to use all or parts of our services. For example, deleting cookies may require you to reconfirm preferences (like your language and region) and may cause some pages or features to stop working.
Cookie List
Essential
These cookies are necessary for our the website to function. These cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions. Our website can’t operate properly without these cookies.
| Cookie Name | Domain | Expiry | First or Third Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bm_sv | ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie is associated with Akamai and is used to differentiate between traffic from humans and bots. |
| CookieBehavior | careers.ba.com | 29 Days | First Party |
This cookie name is associated with Firefox browser settings which is used to manage cookie behavior preferences such as blocking all cookies, third-party cookies, cookies from unvisited websites, and cross-site and social media trackers. |
| OptanonConsent | .careers.ba.com | 365 Days | First Party |
This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | .careers.ba.com | 365 Days | First Party |
This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a one year lifespan and contains no personal information. |
Analytics/Performance
These cookies make it possible to monitor and analyse user behavior, to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve our Sites, including assessing the impact of advertisements on our Sites. The information collected through this type of cookie is used to measure the activity of our Sites in order to make improvements based on the analysis of the data on the use made by users of the service. You can accept or reject the installation of these cookies.
| Cookie Name | Domain | Expiry | First or Third Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _gat | ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes. |
| _ga | ba.com | 399 Days | First Party |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners._ga |
| _gid | ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This appears to be a new cookie and as of Spring 2017 no information is available from Google. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited. |
| _gclxxxx | ba.com | 89 Days | First Party |
Google conversion tracking cookie |
| SearchVisitorId | careers.ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie name is used to identify a visitor for search analytics and CRM and to associate events with search related interactions. |
| _gat | careers.ba.com | Session | First Party |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes. |
| __utmz | careers.ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour measure of site performance. This cookie identifies the source of traffic to the site - so Google Analytics can tell site owners where visitors came from when arriving on the site. The cookie has a life span of 6 months and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. For more information about Google's processing of your personal data, please consult Google's Privacy & Terms site. |
| uId | careers.ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie provides a uniquely assigned, machine-generated user ID and gathers data about activity on the website. This data may be sent to a 3rd party for analysis and reporting. |
| _ga | careers.ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners. For more information about Google's processing of your personal data, please consult Google's Privacy & Terms site. |
| SearchSessionId | careers.ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie name is used to track user interactions with job search functionality, such as page views and apply clicks, and to identify unique search sessions or visitors for analytics purposes. |
| _gid | careers.ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This appears to be a new cookie and as of Spring 2017 no information is available from Google. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited. For more information about Google's processing of your personal data, please consult Google's Privacy & Terms site._gid |
Functional
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
| Cookie Name | Domain | Expiry | First or Third Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _sp_ses.xxxx | ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie name _sp_ses.xxxx is used to enhance the usability of websites by remembering user's session state across page requests.simplybusiness.co.uk |
| _sp_id.xxxx | ba.com | 399 Days | First Party |
This cookie name _sp_id.xxxx is used to collect aggregated and anonymous data on site usage to improve website performance.simplybusiness.co.uk |
| savedViewedJobs | careers.ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie name is associated with Radancy which is used to display saved job links on Recently View Job modules. |
| searchFormCookie | careers.ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie name is associated with Radancy which is used to store the user's last location they have selected to search. |
| SearchQueryCookie | careers.ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie name is associated with Radancy which is used for the autocomplete module to display recently searched options and to display recently viewed job links. |
| OAuth_LinkedIn | careers.ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie name is associated with LinkedIn OAuth which is used for login and job matching on LinkedIn. |
| apstr | careers.ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie name is associated with Radancy which is used to save the ATS source code from the referring URL so that it can be passed into the ATS when the user applies, and is also used by search analytics to associate events with search-related user interactions. |
| viewedJobs | careers.ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie name is used on Recently Viewed Job modules to display recently viewed job links. |
| ccard | careers.ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie name 'ccard' is associated with Radancy and is used to determine whether to display the Candidate Card form to the user, display relevant content based on the user's last interaction, and store information for recently viewed job modules. |
| PersonalizationCookie | careers.ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This PersonalizationCookie is used to display relevant content on the site based on the user's last interaction and to get personalized module data when 'Use personalization' setting is turned on. |
| SearchVisitorId | tbcdn.talentbrew.com | 364 Days | Third Party |
This domain is owned by TalentBrew which provides services for the Baxter Recruitment Platform and the Baxter Talent Community, intended to support online job application processes and recruitment initiatives. |
| SearchSessionId | tbcdn.talentbrew.com | Session | Third Party |
This domain is owned by TalentBrew which provides services for the Baxter Recruitment Platform and the Baxter Talent Community, intended to support online job application processes and recruitment initiatives. |
| PersonalizationCookie | tbcdn.talentbrew.com | A few seconds | Third Party |
This domain is owned by TalentBrew which provides services for the Baxter Recruitment Platform and the Baxter Talent Community, intended to support online job application processes and recruitment initiatives. |
| CookieBehavior | tbcdn.talentbrew.com | 29 Days | Third Party |
This domain is owned by TalentBrew which provides services for the Baxter Recruitment Platform and the Baxter Talent Community, intended to support online job application processes and recruitment initiatives. |
Marketing/Targeting
Targeting cookies are used to identify visitors across different websites. They may be set through our site by our advertising partners. These cookies may be used to build a profile of your interests and/or show relevant advertisements when browsing other websites. These cookies and any collected personal data are used for personalized advertising. If you reject these cookies, you will experience fewer targeted advertisements.
| Cookie Name | Domain | Expiry | First or Third Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services For more information about Google's processing of your personal data, please consult Google's Privacy & Terms site. |
| _gcl_au | careers.ba.com | Session | First Party |
Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services For more information about Google's processing of your personal data, please consult Google's Privacy & Terms site. |
| _xs | careers.ba.com | A few seconds | First Party |
This cookie name _xs is used for LinkedIn Job Matching and tracking user ID on platforms like LinkedIn and Facebook. |
| tb_utm | careers.ba.com | 399 Days | First Party |
This cookie name tb_utm is used for advertising purposes. |
| prng_px | careers.ba.com | 399 Days | First Party |
This cookie name is associated with jobs.pge.com which is used for advertising purposes. |
| SERVERID | eyeota.net | A few seconds | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Eyeota, a global company specialising in audience data to enable targeting of advertising based on visitor profiling. |
| __Secure-* | youtube.com | 179 Days | Third Party |
These cookies are set and used by Google to record timestamped information about how users interact with websites, Google services and ads. This helps build an interest profile associated with the users Google account so that relevant/personalised advertisements are shown to them across various websites. |
| __Secure-xxxxxxx | youtube.com | A few seconds | Third Party |
YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
| __Secure-YNID | youtube.com | 180 Days | Third Party |
YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | youtube.com | 179 Days | Third Party |
YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | youtube.com | 179 Days | Third Party |
This cookie is used as a unique identifier to track viewing of videos |
| CONSENT | youtube.com | 5991 Days | Third Party |
YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | youtube.com | 180 Days | Third Party |
YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
| YSC | youtube.com | Session | Third Party |
YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
| __Secure-YEC | youtube.com | A few seconds | Third Party |
YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
| audience | spotxchange.com | 27 Days | Third Party |
This domain is owned by spotxchange. The main business activity is: Video Advertising |
| uuid2 | adnxs.com | 89 Days | Third Party |
This domain is owned by AppNexus Inc. The company provides a range of online advertising technology and services. |
| anj | adnxs.com | 89 Days | Third Party |
This domain is owned by AppNexus Inc. The company provides a range of online advertising technology and services. |
| test_cookie | doubleclick.net | A few seconds | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The main business activity is: Doubleclick is Googles real time bidding advertising exchange |
| IDE | doubleclick.net | 389 Days | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The main business activity is: Doubleclick is Googles real time bidding advertising exchange |
| rud | rfihub.com | 389 Days | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Rocketfuel. The main business activity is: Advertising |
| euds | rfihub.com | Session | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Rocketfuel. The main business activity is: Advertising |
| eud | rfihub.com | 389 Days | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Rocketfuel. The main business activity is: Advertising |
| ruds | rfihub.com | Session | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Rocketfuel. The main business activity is: Advertising |
| bku | bluekai.com | 183 Days | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Blue Kai. The main business activity is: Advertising/Audience Targeting |
| bkpa | bluekai.com | 183 Days | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Blue Kai. The main business activity is: Advertising/Audience Targeting |
| lidc | linkedin.com | A few seconds | Third Party |
This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active Linkedin profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain. |
| bcookie | linkedin.com | 364 Days | Third Party |
This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active Linkedin profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain. |
| __cf_bm | linkedin.com | A few seconds | Third Party |
The __cf_bm cookie is a cookie necessary to support Cloudflare Bot Management, currently in private beta. As part of our bot management service, this cookie helps manage incoming traffic that matches criteria associated with bots. |
| li_gc | linkedin.com | 179 Days | Third Party |
This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active Linkedin profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain. |
| pxrc | rlcdn.com | 60 Days | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Live Ramp Inc, providers of a platform for targeted marketing and profiling. |
| rlas3 | rlcdn.com | 6 Months | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Live Ramp Inc, providers of a platform for targeted marketing and profiling. |
| CMID | casalemedia.com | 1 Day | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Casale Media. The main business activity is: Advertising |
| CMPS | casalemedia.com | A few seconds | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Casale Media. The main business activity is: Advertising |
| visitor-id | media.net | 364 Days | Third Party |
Media.net is a global online advertising technology network. |
| data-rk | media.net | 363 Days | Third Party |
Media.net is a global online advertising technology network. |
| _kuid_ | krxd.net | 6 Months | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Krux Digital, a US company providing a data management platform which enables real time profiling of visitor interests. |
| everest_g_v2 | everesttech.net | 364 Days | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Adobe. The main business activity is: Advertising |
| cid | ctnsnet.com | 364 Days | Third Party |
Ownership of this domain is unknown as it is masked behind a privacy registration service. It appears to be some form of tracking domain. |
| cid_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | ctnsnet.com | 364 Days | Third Party |
Ownership of this domain is unknown as it is masked behind a privacy registration service. It appears to be some form of tracking domain. |
| demdex | demdex.net | 179 Days | Third Party |
This cookie helps Adobe Audience Manger perform basic functions such as visitor identification, ID synchronization, segmentation, modeling, reporting, etc. |
| dpm | dpm.demdex.net | 179 Days | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Adobe Audience Manager. The main business activity is online profiling for targeted marketing. |