Cookie Policy

What are Cookies?

Like most websites, our website uses cookies (“Cookies”). Cookies are text files which contain small amounts of information that are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. These Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each visit, or to another website that recognises that Cookie. Cookies are useful because they help a website recognise a user’s device.

Some Cookies are essential for the website to function properly, while others help us improve your experience or provide insights into how the website is being used. By using our website, you agree that we can place essential Cookies on your device.

Where Cookies involve the processing of personal data, we rely on the lawful bases of legitimate interests (for essential cookies) and consent (for non-essential cookies), in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Most browsers are initially set to accept Cookies by default, until set otherwise. Information on how to manage or delete Cookies is available at www.AboutCookies.org. However, please note that by disabling or rejecting certain Cookies, you may not be able to proceed with your online application, access certain areas or features of our website or take advantage of certain promotions which we may run from time to time.

Why do we use Cookies?

We use or may use Cookies for the following purposes:

  • to monitor and manage traffic to our website;
  • if required as a matter of law or regulation, to protect our customers’ rights;
  • for login purposes;
  • for security purposes, including detecting and mitigating malicious bot activity;
  • to enable us to remember preferences, track visitors and target adverts; and
  • to make the browsing experience on the website more efficient and enjoyable.

Types of Cookies we use

Cookies can be classified in different ways, depending on their purpose and how they are set.

Essential vs Non-Essential Cookies:

  • Essential cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of our website. These enable core functions like security, login, and accessibility. They are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as submitting forms or setting privacy preferences. Because they are required for the website to work, they do not require your consent.
  • Non-essential cookies are not required for the website to function, but help us enhance your experience (for example, through analytics, advertising, or personalisation). These cookies are not strictly necessary for the operation of our website and will only be placed where you have provided your consent.

First-party vs Third-party Cookies:

We use both our own (“first-party”) and partner companies' (“third-party”) cookies for the purposes outlined above. More specifically:

  • First-party Cookies are Cookies that are placed by us or by a third party for us. Most (if not all) of our first-party cookies are essential to the running of our website; by disabling or deleting them, you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our website. These cookies include security cookies set by Amazon Web Services (AWS) Web Application Firewall (WAF) Bot Control, which help detect and mitigate malicious or automated traffic (e.g., scrapers or bot attacks) to ensure website stability. These cookies are short-lived and may use device or browser characteristics to distinguish between legitimate users and automated bots. Cookie names may vary depending on configuration.
  • Third-party Cookies are Cookies that are placed by our partners, vendors and other third parties. We do not control the collection or further use of data by third parties using third-party Cookies. Certain of our third-party cookies are essential to the running of our website; by disabling or deleting them, you may not be able to proceed with your online application or access certain areas or features of our website. Some third-party cookies may involve the transfer of personal data outside the UK or the European Economic Area (EEA). In such cases, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as the use of standard contractual clauses.

Cookies can be “Persistent”, “Permanent” or “Session”:

  • Permanent Cookies remain on your device even after you have gone offline;
  • Persistent Cookies will remain on your browser until you delete them manually or until your browser deletes them based on the duration specified in the Cookie file itself. The duration of the cookie file can be any period of time between one day and ten years. To find out how to learn about an individual cookies’ duration, please click here; and
  • Session Cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser, or they may expire shortly after being set (for example, within a few minutes to a few hours), depending on their function and technical configuration.

Managing your Cookie preferences

We use a cookie management tool to present you with clear choices and to help you manage your preferences.

You can manage your cookie preferences via our cookie banner when you first access the website, or through your browser settings. We only place non-essential cookies (such as those used for analytics or advertising) where you have provided consent. You can withdraw or change your consent at any time through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect your ability to use some features of the website.

What Third Party Cookies do we use?

S.No Cookie Name Type Description Duration Source
1 mcf_aggregator Essential Stores aggregator information. 1 day MCF
2 cookie_mcf Essential Stores cookie consent. 14 days MCF
3 mcf_savaggr Essential Stores aggregator URL for savings. 1 day MCF
4 mcf_validate_payment_token Essential Validated payment token data. 1 day MCF
5 auth_token Essential Payment authentication token. 1 day MCF
6 _ga Non-Essential (Analytics) Used to distinguish users. 13 months Google Analytics
7 _ga_* Non-Essential (Analytics) Used to persist session state. 13 months Google Analytics
8 _gat_gtag_UA_* Non-Essential (Analytics) To store a unique user id. 1 min Google Analytics
9 _gid Non-Essential (Analytics) To store and count page views. 1 day Google Analytics
10 _hjSession_* Non-Essential (Functional) Used by Hotjar to hold current session data. Session Hotjar
11 _hjSessionUser_* Non-Essential (Functional) To store unique user id. 12 months Hotjar
12 _hjDonePolls Non-Essential (Functional) Hotjar cookie indicating the user has completed a poll. 12 months Hotjar
13 _hjMinimizedPolls Non-Essential (Functional) Hotjar cookie indicating a poll widget has been minimized. 12 months Hotjar
14 __Secure-has-sid Essential Detects a user’s login state on the client side. Set during login to Aura or LWR Experience. Must not be HttpOnly. Session Salesforce
15 CookieConsentPolicy Essential Used to apply end-user cookie consent preferences set by Salesforce’s client-side utility (values like 1:1 or 0:1). 12 months Salesforce
16 inst Essential Used to redirect requests to an instance after migrations, splits, or URL updates. Session Salesforce
17 LSKey-c$CookieConsentPolicy Essential Locker Service version of CookieConsentPolicy. Set when Locker Service is enabled because standard cookies can't be read normally. 12 months Salesforce
18 oid Essential Stores last logged-in org for redirecting requests. Used for logging presence in guest-user requests. 12 months Salesforce
19 pctrk Essential Counts unique page views by guest users in Experience Cloud sites for billing entitlements. 12 months Salesforce
20 renderCtx Essential Stores site parameters in the session for fetching pages and components based on metadata like pageId, schema, viewType, etc. 12 months Salesforce
21 RRetURL Essential Used with 'Log in As' to restore original state after switching user. Session Salesforce
22 RSID Essential Session ID and login-as session ID. Copied to allow rebuilding target URLs in proxy situations. Session Salesforce
23 sid Essential Salesforce session ID used to track authenticated user sessions in a multi-tenant environment. Session Salesforce
24 sid_client Essential Used to detect and prevent session tampering. Ensures the session belongs to the browser, wasn't manipulated, and wasn’t copied between environments. Session Salesforce
25 fp_token_{id} Essential Salesforce security cookie used to bind session to device, support secure login flows. It is created by salesforce's identity/fraud protection subsystem. 12 months Salesforce
26 io_token_{id} Essential This cookie is created when we use iovation service. This is a transUnion fraud detection service. 12 months mpsnare.iesnare.com(iovation)
27 oinfo Essential Tracks the last logged in salesforce org. 3 months Salesforce
28 my_community_finance_session Essential Used in ID verification for OCR (this is the redirection to a third party site). This doesn't persists when customer is redirected to SF after completing the ID verification Session staging.amplifi.idkit.co
29 XSRF-TOKEN Essential Used in ID verification for OCR (this is the redirection to a third party site). This doesn't persists when customer is redirected to SF after completing the ID verification Session staging.amplifi.idkit.co
30 idCaptureAttempt Essential Used in ID verification for OCR.(this is the redirection to a third party site). This doesn't persists when Customer is redirected to SF after completing the ID verification 1 day staging.amplifi.idkit.co

Last updated: December 2025

V3 2025

My Community Finance

Giving savers and borrowers access to ethical lenders such as credit unions through the Community Finance Network. For you. For everyone.

For loans over £1,500, we connect you with major credit unions providing affordable loans. For loans under £1,500, we work exclusively with Salad Finance Limited (trading as Salad), a lender offering smaller loans using Open Banking.

My Community Finance is a broker, not a lender, which means we don’t provide loans directly - instead these are issued by our partners. My Community Finance is a registered trading name of Amplifi Capital (U.K.) Limited with company number 08641995 and registered address 30 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 5EU, UK. Amplifi Capital (U.K.) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority with FRN 718749 and FRN 902841. Amplifi Capital (U.K.) Limited is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office with registration number ZA040320 and is a member of the Consumer Credit Trade Association (“CCTA”) with membership number CCTA1265.

© My Community Finance. All rights reserved.