Cookie Policy
Last Updated: October 2023
This Cookie Notice describes the types of cookies used by HPS Investment Partners, LLC and its affiliates (“HPS”) on our website, available at www.hpspartners.com (the “Site”), and any other websites that link to this Cookie Notice. In this notice, we explain how we use cookies on the Site, their purposes, and how you can control our use of them.
A “cookie” is a text file that a website sends to your computer or other Internet-connected device to uniquely identify your browser or to store information or settings in the browser. Cookies have various functions. They allow us to properly operate our site, provide content and analyze the usage of our Site. Depending on where you reside, we need your consent to use certain categories of cookies.
Cookies allow us to understand who has seen which pages of the Site, to determine how frequently particular pages are visited and to determine the most popular areas of our Site. Non-personal information such as browser type, operating system and domain names may be collected during visitors’ use of the Site and this information may be used by us to measure the number of visitors to the Site.
You may choose to block certain categories of cookies by using our Cookie Settings Tool. You can change your preferences at any time.
We currently use strictly necessary and analytics cookies on the Site. Details about the different functions these cookies perform are explained below in the “Cookies in use” section.
We use first-party cookies, which are set directly by HPS. We also use third-party cookies, which are cookies used on a site by a third party, such as a company hired to perform site analytics.
Cookies last for different lengths of time: (1) “session” cookies are deleted when you close your internet browser, and (2) “persistent” cookies stay in place for a set period of time after you close your browser, allowing us to recognize you and remember your preferences when you come back to the Site.
- Strictly necessary cookies are essential to provide you with the Site and for our compliance under data protection laws. Typically, they are set in response to an action taken by you that constitutes a request for services on the Site, such as setting your preferences or filling in forms. You cannot opt out of these cookies. This type of cookie does not collect any personally identifiable information about you and does not track your browsing habits.
| Cookie | Type | Purpose | Lifespan |
| Optanon Consent | First Party | This cookie 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 us to prevent cookies in each category from being set in your browser, when consent is not given. It contains no information that can identify you. | 1 year |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | First Party | This cookie is set after you have seen our cookie information banner and actively close the notice down. It enables the Site not to show you the banner more than once. It contains no personal information that can identify you. | 1 year |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | Third Party | This cookie is set after you have seen our cookie information banner and actively close the notice down. It enables the Site not to show you the banner more than once. It contains no personal information that can identify you. | 1 year |
| Optanon Consent | Third Party | This cookie 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 us to prevent cookies in each category from being set in your browser, when consent is not given. It contains no information that can identify you. | 1 year |
- Analytics cookies allow us to improve your experience on the Site by providing us with information about how our visitors use the Site. These cookies provide information on how a website works and helps us improve the way our Site works, for example, by ensuring that visitors are finding what they are looking for easily.
| Cookie | Type | Purpose | Lifespan |
| _ga | First Party | This cookie, provided by Google Analytics, helps us measure performance of the Site by collecting data on visits, which does not directly identify you. For instance, we can see which pages on our Site are most popular, or how visitors typically move around the Site. | 1 year |
You can visit our http://Cookie Settings Tool.to withdraw your consent or amend your cookie preferences at any time.
You can also control and delete cookies through most browsers by changing your cookie settings, which are typically found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser. Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
Each type of browser offers ways to restrict and delete cookies. Be aware though that when you delete cookies, you may also lose some saved information (e.g. site preferences) and note that, without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of all the features on our Site. For more information about cookies generally, please visit All About Cookies.
In addition to the browser-based controls, you can manage third party cookies by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices/. In the EU, you can visit www.youronlinechoices.eu/. For mobile devices, you can manage how your device and browser share certain device data by adjusting the privacy and security settings on your mobile device.
If you have any concerns or questions about how we use cookies on the Site, you can contact us at privacy@hpspartners.com.
We may change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Cookie Policy from time to time and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our use of cookies. We will indicate at the top of the policy when it was most recently updated. We encourage you to periodically check our Site for updates.