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PRS for Music Limited take privacy seriously and this Cookie Notice is intended to help you understand how we use cookies.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit or by clicking on a link within an email. This notice sets out details about the cookies and similar technologies (e.g etags, web beacons) we use on our website and that may be placed in emails you receive from us.
Our cookie banner categorises cookies into the following three groups: Essential Cookies, Functional Cookies and Advertising Cookies. The law states that where cookies are essential for operating our site, consent is not required. However, for all other types of cookies, we will need your permission before we can use cookies. Our Privacy Notice provides information about how personal data that may be collected from cookies is processed.
You can update your cookie preferences at any time by clicking here:
Your preferences will be applied to the following domains:
- apps.prsformusic.com
- help.prsformusic.com
- join.prsformusic.com
- mobile01.prsformusic.com
- musicshop.prsformusic.com
- premises.prsformusic.com
- prsformusic.com
- registermymusic.prsformusic.com
- searchworks.prsformusic.com
- setlist.prsformusic.com
- statements.prsformusic.com
- consent.trustarc.com
At times our website links to partner hosted websites to provide our services. We do not have control over cookies that may be placed on those sites and so please read the cookie notice provided on that website.
Essential cookies
These cookies are needed to manage functions you request (e.g completing an application), appropriately load content (e.g load balancing) and for site security (e.g secure log-in). These cookies cannot be turned off.
| Cookie name | Third party cookies? | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCEPTED-TERMS-9e0cfe78-b0b6-42d3-b3fa-2c5542a757ff | No |
(For mobile devices only) To confirm if a visitor has accepted the Terms and Conditions within the mobile app | 20 days |
notice_behavior |
No | For appropriately managing cookie consent preferences | Session |
cmapi_cookie_privacy notice_gdpr_prefs notice_behavior |
No | For appropriately managing cookie consent preferences | 180 days |
BNES_notice_gdpr_prefs BNES_notice_preferences cmapi_gtm_bl |
No | For appropriately managing cookie consent preferences | |
.AspNetCore.Session .ASPXROLES BNES_.AspNetCore.Correlation.OpenIdConnect BNES__pc BNES_OlsAuth BNES_OlsIamProfile BNES_OpenIdConnect.nonce. |
No | For authentication purposes | Session |
BNES_ppi BNES_ppif BNES_IAMAuth |
No | For authentication purposes | 7 hours |
_pia _piac _ppi _ppif IAMAUTH |
No | For authentication purposes | 19 days |
AspNetCore.Correlation.OpenIdConnect.lk x-ms-cpim-trans |
Yes - Microsoft | For authentication purposes | Session |
| OpenIdConnect.nonce.cn | Yes - Microsoft | For authentication purposes | 19 days |
BNES_cmapi_cookie_privacy BNES_notice_behavior BNES_notice_gdpr_prefs BNES_notice_preferences |
No | For cookie tamper protection purposes | 4325 days |
BNES_ai_session BNES_ai_user |
Yes - Microsoft | For cookie tamper protection purposes and for detecting and diagnosing exceptions and application performance issues | |
| __Host-ERIC_PROD | Yes - Salesforce | For cross-site request forgery prevention purposes | Session |
__Secure-next-auth.session-token.0 __Secure-next-auth.session-token.1 |
No | For security and authentication purposes | |
| clientSrc | No | For security purposes | Session |
| ps_n | Yes - Instagram | For session management and maintaining a secure environment | 399 days |
| surveyPopupActioned | No | For survey management purposes | |
| BNIS_STCookie | No | Inserted by our web application firewall for security purpose | Session |
| test_cookie | Yes - Google | To check if a visitor's browser supports cookies | 19 days |
| inst | Yes - Salesforce |
To correctly direct visitors to their intended destination | Session |
| ai_session | No | To detect and diagnose exceptions and application performance issues | Session |
| ai_user | No | To detect and diagnose exceptions and application performance issues | 365 days |
| sid_Client | Yes - Salesforce | To detect and prevent session tampering | Session |
| cookietest | No | To determine if a visitor has accepted cookies | Session |
| StartTimemusicshop.prsformusic.comlmgr | No | To enable a visitor to use an application within a time limit before having to login to the website again. The cookie only stores the time to end the session and require a new login | Session |
| CookieSm | Yes - Survey Monkey | To enforce a visitor's Cookie preferences for Survey Monkey | 19 days |
ep201 |
Yes - Survey Monkey | To enforce the user’s Cookie preferences for Survey Monkey | Session |
ep203 |
Yes - Survey Monkey | To enforce the user’s Cookie preferences for Survey Monkey | 62 days |
CX_ |
Yes - Survey Monkey | To enforce the user’s Cookie preferences for Survey Monkey | 365 days |
| x-ms-cpim-geo | Yes - Survey Monkey | To identify the organisation that owns the hosted services | Session |
| PHPSESSID | Yes - ICE | To identify a user's session on a website | Session |
ASP.NET_SessionId BNES_ASP.NET_SessionId |
No | To identify a visitor's session on the server | Session |
| x-ms-cpim-sso | Yes - Microsoft | To maintain a Single Sign On session | Session |
| SessionId_apps | No | sid | Session |
To maintain session ID |
Yes - Microsoft | sid | Session |
x-ms-cpim-cache |
Yes - Microsoft | To maintain the request state | Session |
| _GRECAPTCHA | Yes - Google | To make use of reCAPTCHA risk analysis |
183 days |
| oid | Yes - Salesforce | To manage log in status and to detect the presence of cookies | 20 days |
.LMGR_AUTH .LMS_AUTH .LOML_AUTH .ProDub_AUTH CopCon_Active_Profile_Id NWR_Active_Profile_Id OLR_Active_Profile_Id stored_id_token VICO_Active_Profile_Id WACD_Active_Profile_Id WACS_Active_Profile_Id WACU_Active_Profile_Id |
No | To manage login status | Session |
BNES_SearchWorks_Active_Profile_Id SearchWorks_Active_Profile_Id |
No | To manage login status | 19 days |
| BNES_stored_id_token | No | To manage login status and for cookie tamper protection purposes | Session |
| BNES__pc | No | To optimise user experience | 7 hours |
| _pc | No | To optimise user experience | 19 days |
| sfdc-stream | No | To properly route server requests within certain areas of our website | 3 hours |
| x-ms-cpim-csrf | Yes - Microsoft | To protect against cross site request forgery | Session |
| __Host-next-auth.csrf-token | No | To protect against cross site request forgery and for security and authentication purposes | Session |
| hideCookieInfo | No | To remember cookie dismissal status in relevant app |
Session |
| _cp | No | To remember if a visitor has previously accepted cookies as well as preferences to hide/show distribution amount online by default |
Session |
| _prslua | No | To remember the last set of actions performed by the user | Session |
| CookieConsentPolicy | Yes - Salesforce | To save cookie consent settings. Specifies the ID of a selected effective account. Used for authenticated users only | 365 days |
| LSKey-c$CookieConsentPolicy | Yes - TrustArc | To save cookie consent settings. Specifies the ID of a selected effective account. Used for authenticated users only | 365 days |
notice_behavior |
Yes - TrustArc | To store a visitor's cookie consent preference | Session |
TAsessionID |
No | To store a visitor's cookie consent state for the current domain | 19 days |
BlueStripe.PVN renderCtx |
No | To store site parameters in the session for reuse across requests by a single client for functionality and performance reasons | Session |
| renderCtx | Yes - Salesforce | To store site parameters in the session for reuse across requests by a single visitor for functionality and performance reasons | Session |
| shell#lang | No | To store the preferred language settings of visitors to our website | Session |
BNES_shell#lang |
No | To store the preferred language settings of visitors to our website and for cookie tamper protection purposes | Session |
| idccsrf | Yes - Salesforce | To track cross site request forgery validation | Session |
| ADRUM | Yes - App Dynamics | To track errors visitors may receive and provide us with insight to improve customer experience | Session |
| pctrk | Yes - Salesforce | To track page visitors | 364 days |
| AFLKey_apps.prsformusic.com | No | To track the ID of the current licence application | 28 days |
| _ga | Yes - Google | To uniquely identify users | 729 days |
| _gid | Yes - Google | To uniquely identify users and collect statistics about the use of a site and where visitors have come from | Session |
| __RequestVerificationToken | Yes - Microsoft | To validate anti forgery token functionality for web form and prevent cross site request forgery | Session |
| __Secure-next-auth | No | Used to keep you signed in |
19 days |
| _gat | Yes - Google | Used to throttle request rate, which means that it limits the collection of data on high traffic sites | Session |
| x-bni-rncf | No | User session control and firewall protection | 4831 days |
| x-bni-fpc | No | User session control and firewall protection | 4691 days |
Functional Cookies
These cookies help us improve our website by understanding your use of our site, and may be used to improve your website experience (e.g remembering log-in details).
| Cookie name | Third party cookies? | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| darkModeEnabled | No | For saving user preferences of 'dark mode' within 'Register My Music' |
20 days |
_atuvs BNES___atuvs |
Yes - AddThis |
To collect anonymous analytical data and to keep an updated count if you share a page |
Session |
__atuvc BNES___atuvc |
Yes - AddThis |
To collect anonymous analytical data and to keep an updated count if you share a page |
397 days |
sp_landing |
Yes - Spotify |
To implement audio content from Spotify on our website and also register information on user interaction related to the audio content | Session |
| sp_t | Yes - Spotify |
To implement audio content from Spotify on our website and also register information on user interaction related to the audio content | 364 days |
| iutk | Yes - Issuu | To recognise a visitor's device and Issuu documents read | 180 days |
| smcx_0_last_shown_at | No | To record if a visitor has seen and responded to a popup window inviting them to take a survey, so they are not presented with it again in future | Session |
autocomplete |
No | To serve third party content e.g. Javascript to animate M-Magazine pages |
7 days |
| oinfo | No | To track the last logged in organisation |
92 days |
| BNES__ga_ | Yes - Google |
To uniquely identify users |
730 days |
| ADRUM | Yes – App Dynamics |
Used by 'App Dynamics' error monitoring and diagnosis tool |
|
| BNES__gat_ | Yes - Google |
Used to throttle request rate, which means that it limits the collection of data on high traffic sites |
1 minute |
Advertising Cookies
These cookies may be used to share information with advertisers (this may mean you see ads more relevant to you), better understand your interests and share certain pages with social networks.
| Cookie name | Third party cookies? | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
guest_id_ads guest_id_marketing |
Yes - Twitter |
For advertising when logged out |
400 days |
| kdt | Yes - Twitter |
For authentication purposes | 31 days |
ct0 auth_token guest_id twid |
Yes - Twitter |
For authentication purposes | 365 days |
| gt | Yes - Twitter |
For external app functionality and authorization | 2 hours |
| d_prefs | Yes - Twitter |
For managing cookies preferences |
183 days |
| _twitter_sess | Yes - Twitter |
For user sessions |
Session |
| mid | Yes - Instagram |
To enable social media functionality from Instagram on our site |
400 days |
di2 na_id ouid uid um |
Yes - AddThis | To enable social media functionality on our website | 391 days |
loc uvc |
Yes - AddThis | To enable social media functionality on our website | 397 days |
| sshs | Yes - Spotify |
To enable social media functionality on our website | 397 days |
ads_prefs |
Yes - Twitter |
To enhance the user experience by easing interaction with official authenticated Twitter widgets on the website | 1827 days |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Yes - YouTube |
To estimate a visitor’s bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos |
179 days |
| mc | Yes - Quantcast |
To identify your browser and interaction history |
396 days |
| dnt | Yes - Twitter |
To opt-out of ad personalisation |
15 days |
| personalization_id | Yes - Twitter |
To provide a personalised user experience |
400 days |
| IDE | Yes - Google | To provide ad delivery or retargeting | 20 days |
| NID | Yes - Google | To provide ad delivery or retargeting, and store user preferences |
182 days |
| __cf_bm | Yes - Cloudflare |
Cloudflare Bot Management |
19 days |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Yes - YouTube |
To store a visitor's cookie consent state for the current domain |
179 days |
| YSC | Yes - YouTube |
To store and track a visitor's interaction with the site |
Session |
| TESTCOOKIESENABLED | Yes - YouTube |
To track a visitor's interaction with YouTube embedded content |
Session |
Similar technologies
Our website uses similar technologies to cookies. This includes web beacons, etags, local storage and javascript (“Similar Technologies”). Our cookie banner allows you to select your cookie preferences, including preferences on Similar Technologies. Similar Technologies can be first party (i.e from us) or third party (i.e from another organisation), like cookies. They, in the same way as cookies, are classified by our cookie banner as Essential Cookies, Functional Cookies and Advertising Cookies based on the descriptions set out at the start of each of the tables above (e.g if it has an advertising related purpose it would be classified as “Advertising Cookies”). We have set out below the purposes of each kind of the Similar Technologies.
Web Beacons – These are used to understand and track that a webpage has been accessed and understand a visitor’s journey. It may also be used for advertising purposes.
- Duration: Session
- First Party (PRS): Yes
- Third Parties: Brightcove; Facebook; Google; Quantcast; Spotify; TrustArc; Youtube.
Javascript – These are used primarily to help manage dynamically displaying content, including content pulled in from Third Parties. Javascript can also assist tracking user activity and interactions and processing data inputted into forms.
- Duration: Session
- First Party (PRS): Yes
- Third Parties: AddThis; AppDynamics; Brightcove; Cloudflare; Facebook; Google; ICE; Issuu; Soundcloud; Spotify; TrustArc; Twitter; YouTube; Quantcast.
Etags – These are used to help recall cached content previously accessed, which can be helpful for performance purposes.
- Duration: Persistent until visitor’s browser data is deleted (see below for more information on how to delete data)
- First Party (PRS): Yes
- Third Parties: Bootstrap CDN; Google; AddThis; AppDynamics; Brightcove; Cloudflare; Contentful; Issuu; Quantcast; Soundcloud; Spotify; Twitter; Youtube.
Local Storage – This caches different data such as user preferences, user interactions with the page, data inputted into forms and the data the page requires to load.
- Duration: Persistent until visitor’s browser data is deleted (see below for more information on how to delete data)
- First Party (PRS): Yes
- Third Parties: Google; ICE; Instagram; Soundcloud; Spotify; TrustArc; Youtube.
Other tracking technologies
Email communications
We may use tracking technologies (e.g pixel tags, web beacons) to understand if you have engaged with marketing communications we may send you (e.g if you have read, clicked links, forwarded an email) so that we can monitor and improve future communications. For example, web beacons are used by our third party email system, Dotmailer, to track the efficiency of our email communications. You can opt out of marketing communications by unsubscribing from an email communication you have received or by contacting us using the details set out below.
Social media
Facebook Custom Audiences and X (formerly called Twitter) Tailored Audiences are utilised to provide users with relevant content including education pieces and industry news. This also incorporates Instagram because they are managed via Facebook’s parent company, Meta. These tracking technologies can be opted out of directly at each of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Users can customise their Meta, Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly called Twitter) experience by hiding sponsored posts provided by PRS for Music.
General information about cookies
For more information about how to manage cookies, this website may be a helpful starting point allaboutcookies.org.
You can manage and change your cookie preferences by clicking here:
Contacting us
If you have any questions relating to our use of cookies, please contact us by email at dataprotection@prsformusic.com.
Changes to this Cookie Notice
Our Cookie Notice may be amended from time to time. This is version 2.1 of our Cookie Notice.
