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Cookies information for Canada

Please note – This page explains how cookies are used on Western Union’s websites as of 30th Sep 2014.

Use of cookies by Western Union

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit and certain emails that you open. They are widely used in order to make websites operate, or function, more efficiently, as well as to provide business and marketing information.

We use a cookie to remember your cookie preferences. This means:

  1. If you delete all your cookies you will have to update your preferences.
  2. If you use a different device, computer profile or browser you will have to update your preferences again.

For more detailed information about cookies visit www.allaboutcookies.org

Control over cookies

Western Union has developed a tool to help customers manage their cookies on our websites. We will only read or write cookies for the preference level you select. If your browser doesn’t support JavaScript you will need to manage cookie preferences through your web browser settings. You should note that if you disable all cookies through your browser, only limited features of this site may work.

Three types of cookies may be used during your visits to Western Union’s websites

Examples of cookies in this category are

 
Western UnionBigIPCookie; Server_Cookie; CookieOptin; SessionID; WUCountryCookie; WULanguageCookie; and JSessionID.

Examples in this category are below and are provided by our partners.

 
PartnerDescription
OmnitureWe use Omniture’s software to carry out statistical analysis of page use, page interactions and paths through Western Union, known as ‘web analytics’. We may record certain information that customers provide during an on-site transaction. This information allows us to identify customers and more accurately understand their individual behaviours and needs.
TeaLeafUsed for the purpose of troubleshooting potential website issues. This provides a method to review a user’s website experience and identify and resolve issues.

Our partners that place cookies in this category are below.

PartnersPurpose
DoubleClickOur online advertising supplier, used for the purpose of serving our Internet advertisements on other sites.
Affiliate WindowAn affiliate network in that helps us track where how visitors have arrived at our site to facilitate advertising and commission payments.
Net BoosterAn affiliate network in that helps us track where how visitors have arrived at our site to facilitate advertising and commission payments.
Trade DoublerAn affiliate network in that helps us track where how visitors have arrived at our site to facilitate advertising and commission payments.
Commission JunctionAn affiliate network in that helps us track where how visitors have arrived at our site to facilitate advertising and commission payments.

In some cases, some of these cookies are managed for us by third parties, but we don’t allow the third party to use the cookies for any purpose other than listed above.

For the removal of 3rd party cookies from your computer, you may need to manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.

Further information

More details about cookies can be found at http://www.allaboutcookies.org