Cookie Policy
Cookies store small amounts of data on your computer about your visit to the Alpha website. You can give consent to cookies, or withdraw any consent you have previously given, through our cookies tool or your browser settings.
Cookies can be categorized in accordance with how long they are saved on your device: “session cookies” are short-term cookies that are only saved on the device’s memory for the duration of a user’s visit to the website, whereas “persistent cookies” remain saved in the device’s memory for a set period of time, even after the browser session has ended. The expiry period for each cookie is set out below.
What cookies do we use?
Strictly necessary cookies
Enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You can disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions. You cannot disable these using our cookies tool.We use the following strictly necessary cookies:
| Name | Source | Purpose | Expiry |
| PHPSESSID | PHP | This is a general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables; for example, maintaining a logged in status for a user between pages. | Session |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | otp.tools.invenstis.com | Used to maintain an anonymized user session by the server. | Session |
| AWSALBCORS and AWSALBTGCORS | otp.tools.invenstis.com | Used for load balancing, specifically for continued stickiness support. | 7 days |
Performance cookies
These cookies are set to understand how users interact with the website.We use the following performance cookies:
| Name | Source | Purpose | Expiry |
| _ga | Google Analytics | 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 is used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for analytics reports. | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users of the Alpha website. | 1 day |
| _cf_bm | CloudFlare | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is used to make valid reports on the use of the Alpha website. | 30 minutes |
Targeting cookies
These cookies are set to tailor marketing to you and your interests.
We use the following targeting cookies:
| Name | Source | Purpose | Expiry |
| YSC | .youtube.com | This cookie is set to track views of embedded videos. | Session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | .youtube.com | This cookie is set to keep track of user preferences for YouTube videos embedded in sites; it can also determine whether the Alpha website visitor is using the new or old version of the YouTube interface. | 6 months |
Refusing or restricting cookies
You may refuse to accept, or withdraw your previous consent to, cookies in two ways:
- our cookies tool, which you can access at the bottom of our website. Our cookies tool will record when you have consented to non-essential cookies. Essential or strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled using the tool because they are necessary to make the website function. You may change your mind about the cookies you have selected through our cookies tool by updating your choices in our tool at any time. Please be aware that our cookies tool cannot be used to block cookies on third party websites linked to our website. In order to remove these cookies, you will need to visit the relevant third party site and follow the instructions in their cookie notices. Alternatively, turn off these cookies using your browser settings; or
- you may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser.
Individual data rights
Depending on which laws apply to your personal information, you may have certain statutory rights in relation to your personal information. Subject to any exemptions provided by applicable law, if your personal information is processed by Alpha in respect of your use of our website, you may have the following rights:
- to receive confirmation from Alpha as to whether we process your personal information, and where we do, access to that personal information and certain other information;
- to request the rectification of any inaccurate personal information that we hold about you;
- to request the erasure of your personal data in certain circumstances;
- to request the restriction of our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, for example in certain scenarios where we are unable to comply with a request to erase your personal data;
- to receive a copy of the personal information that you have provided to Alpha in a structured, machine-readable and commonly-used format and/or, where possible, to request we transmit that personal data to another organization;
- to object to certain processing of your personal data and to automated decision making; and
- where our processing is based on your consent, subject to applicable law, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time by contacting us.
Where you are given the option to share your personal information with us, you can always choose not to do so. If you object to the processing of your personal information, to the extent permitted by applicable data protection and privacy law, we will respect that choice. This could mean that we are unable to perform the actions necessary to achieve the purposes of processing described in this Section 1.
Right to lodge a complaint
If you have any concerns or complaints regarding this privacy statement or our handling of your personal information, you may have recourse to additional remedies under applicable data protection and privacy laws.
You may make a complaint about our privacy practices using the contact details set out below. We will investigate and respond to a complaint within any relevant time periods stipulated by applicable data protection and privacy laws.
You may also have the right to contact or lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (as set out at Section 5).
Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about our privacy statement or practices, this Section 1 or Alpha’s personal information handling practices, please contact us at:
Head of Legal
60 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7BB
+44 (0) 207 796 9300