Cookie Policy
This page provides comprehensive information about how we use cookies on our website to enhance your browsing experience, improve website performance, and deliver personalized content. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our site. They help us understand how visitors interact with our website, allowing us to offer a smoother and more efficient user experience. In the table below, you will find detailed information about each type of cookie we use, their purpose, and how long they remain on your device. We are committed to respecting your privacy and providing transparency about the data we collect through cookies. For more information on how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
Essential
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| wpconsent_preferences | This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. | 30 days |
CloudFlare
CloudFlare provides web performance and security solutions, enhancing site speed and protecting against threats.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| cf_ob_info | The cf_ob_info cookie provides information on: The HTTP Status Code returned by the origin web server. The Ray ID of the original failed request. The data center serving the traffic | session |
| __cflb | When enabling session affinity with Cloudflare Load Balancer, Cloudflare sets a __cflb cookie with a unique value on the first response to the requesting client. Cloudflare routes future requests to the same origin, optimizing network resource usage. In the event of a failover, Cloudflare sets a new __cflb cookie to direct future requests to the failover pool. | session |
| _cfuvid | The _cfuvid cookie is only set when a site uses this option in a Rate Limiting Rule, and is only used to allow the Cloudflare WAF to distinguish individual users who share the same IP address. | session |
| cf_clearance | Whether a CAPTCHA or Javascript challenge has been solved. | session |
| __cfseq | Sequence rules uses cookies to track the order of requests a user has made and the time between requests and makes them available via Cloudflare Rules. This allows you to write rules that match valid or invalid sequences. The specific cookies used to validate sequences are called sequence cookies. | session |
| __cfwaitingroom | The __cfwaitingroom cookie is only used to track visitors that access a waiting room enabled host and path combination for a zone. Visitors using a browser that does not accept cookies cannot visit the host and path combination while the waiting room is active. | session |
| cf_chl_rc_i | These cookies are for internal use which allows Cloudflare to identify production issues on clients. | session |
| cf_chl_rc_ni | These cookies are for internal use which allows Cloudflare to identify production issues on clients. | session |
| cf_chl_rc_m | These cookies are for internal use which allows Cloudflare to identify production issues on clients. | session |
| __cfruid | Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. | session |
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare's bot products identify and mitigate automated traffic to protect your site from bad bots. Cloudflare places the __cf_bm cookie on End User devices that access Customer sites that are protected by Bot Management or Bot Fight Mode. The __cf_bm cookie is necessary for the proper functioning of these bot solutions. | session |
| cf_use_ob | The cf_use_ob cookie informs Cloudflare to fetch the requested resource from the Always Online cache on the designated port. Applicable values are: 0, 80, and 443. The cf_ob_info and cf_use_ob cookies are persistent cookies that expire after 30 seconds. | session |
DoubleClick/Google Marketing
A comprehensive digital advertising platform for managing campaigns, optimizing performance, and analyzing audience data.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| ar_debug | Store and track conversions | Persistent |
| test_cookie | This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to determine if the website visitor's browser supports cookies. | 1 year |
| APC | This cookie is used for targeting, analyzing and optimisation of ad campaigns in DoubleClick/Google Marketing Suite | 6 months |
| RUL | Used by DoubleClick to determine if the website ad was properly displayed. This is done to make their marketing efforts more efficient. | 1 year |
| FLC | This cookie is used to link your activity across devices if you’ve previously signed in to your Google Account on another device. We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conversion events. | 10 seconds |
| __gads | This cookie is used by Google for a variety of purposes (e.g., ensuring Frequency Caps work correctly). It includes AdSense if you have AdSense enabled. This cookie is associated with the DoubleClick for Publishers service from Google. Its purpose is to monitor the showing of advertisements on the site, for which the owner may earn some revenue. The main purpose of this cookie is targeting/advertising. | various |
| GoogleAdServingTest | Used to register what ads have been displayed to the user. | session |
| IDE | This cookie is used for targeting, analyzing and optimisation of ad campaigns in DoubleClick/Google Marketing Suite | 2 years |
| DSID | This cookie is used for targeting, analyzing and optimisation of ad campaigns in DoubleClick/Google Marketing Suite | 2 weeks |
| ID | This cookie is used for targeting, analyzing and optimisation of ad campaigns in DoubleClick/Google Marketing Suite | 2 months |
A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| gcl | Helps advertisers determine user actions on their site after clicking an ad | 90 days |
| gac | Measure user activity and ad campaign performance for advertisers | 90 days |
| Secure-YEC | Serve a similar purpose for YouTube, including detecting and resolving problems | 13 months |
| CGIC | Improves search results delivery by autocompleting queries based on user input | 6 months |
| _Secure-YEC | Used to detect spam, fraud, and abuse to protect advertisers and YouTube creators | 13 months |
| AdID | Show Google ads on non-Google sites and personalize ads based on user settings | 2 weeks |
| DSID | Identifies signed-in users on non-Google sites to respect ad personalization settings | 2 weeks |
| _Secure-ENID | Remembers user preferences like language, search results per page, and SafeSearch settings | 13 months |
| django_language | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website. | 3 month |
| SMSV | Used to sign in with Google account. | session |
| OTZ | Aggregate analysis of website visitors | 17 days |
| GN_PREF | This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation | 1 year |
| __Host-1PLSID | Used to sign in with Google account. | 1 year |
| A | Google uses this cookies to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers | 17 days |
| SSID | Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. | 2 years |
| cookies_accepted | This functionality cookie is simply to verify that you have allowed us to set cookies on your machine | 1 year |
| ACCOUNT_CHOOSER | Used to sign in with Google account. | session |
| SIDCC | Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. | 2 years |
| SOCS | Stores a user's state regarding their cookies choices | 13 months |
| 1P_JAR | These cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos. They register anonymous statistical data on for example how many times the video is displayed and what settings are used for playback. | 1 month |
| APISID | Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. | 2 years |
| _dcid | Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website. | 400 days |
| CONSENT | Google cookie consent tracker | 20 years |
| SAPISID | Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. | 2 years |
| SNID | This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation | 6 months |
| SID | Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. | 2 years |
| FCNEC | Cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out. | 13 months |
| HSID | Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. | 2 years |
| receive-cookie-deprecation | This cookie ensures browers in an experiment group of the Chrome-facilitated testing period include the Sec-Cookie-Deprecation request header as soon as it becomes available. | 180 days |
| AID | Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. | 1 year |
| FCCDCF | Cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out. | 13 months |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | 3 months |
| __Secure-ENID | Used by Google to prevent fraudulent login attempts. This also contains a Google user ID which can be used for statistics and marketing purposes following a successful login | 11 Months |
| _gcl_dc | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | 3 months |
| SEARCH_SAMESITE | SameSite prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. The main goal is mitigate the risk of cross-origin information leakage. It also provides some protection against cross-site request forgery attacks. | session |
| GCLB | This cookie is used in context with load balancing - This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple network links or servers. | Session |
| g_enabled_idps | Used for Google Single Sign On | 1 year |
| FPGCLDC | Used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site | 90 days |
| G_AUTHUSER_H | Google Authentication | session |
| __Host-GAPS | Used to sign in with Google account. | 1 year |
| NID | This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation | 1 year |
| LSOLH | This cookie is for authentication with your Google account | 1 year |
| TAID | This cookie is used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device. We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conversion events. | 14 days |
| LSID | This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation | 6 months |
| COMPASS | This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation | 2 days |
| UULE | sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location. The use of this cookie depends on your browser settings and whether you have chosen to have location turned on for your browser. | 6 hours |
| OSID | This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation | 6 months |
| __Host-3PLSID | Used to sign in with Google account. | 1 year |
| DV | This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation | 1 year |
| __Secure-OSID | This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation | 6 months |
Google Ads
Google Ads is an online advertising platform that enables businesses to create targeted ads displayed on Google search results and partner sites.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| FPGCLAW | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| _gcl_aw | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| _gcl_gs | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| _gcl_gb | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| _gac_gb_ | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| FPGCLGB | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| Conversion | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 days |
| ADS_VISITOR_ID | Cookie required to use the options and on-site web services | 2 months |
| __Secure-3PSIDCC | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
| __Secure-3PSIDTS | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
| __Secure-1PSIDTS | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
| __Secure-1PAPISID | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
| __Secure-3PSID | Targeting cookie. Used to profile the interests of website visitors and display relevant and personalised Google ads. | 2 years |
| __Secure-1PSID | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
| __Secure-1PSIDCC | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
| __Secure-3PAPISID | Profiles the interests of website visitors to serve relevant and personalised ads through retargeting. | 2 years |
| AEC | AEC cookies ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites. These cookies prevent malicious sites from acting on behalf of a user without that user's knowledge. | 6 months |
Google AdSense
Monetize your website by displaying targeted ads and earning revenue from clicks and impressions.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| ANID | Cookies used for functionality allow users to interact with a service or site to access features that are fundamental to that service. Things considered fundamental to the service include preferences like the user's choice of language, product optimizations that help maintain and improve a service, and maintaining information relating to a user's session, such as the content of a shopping cart. | 13 months |
| __gpi | Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website. | 13 months |
| __gpi_optout | Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website. | 13 months |
| __eoi | This cookie is used for security authenticate users, prevent fraud, and protect users as they interact with a service. | 3 Months |
| pm_sess | This cookie is used for functionality allow users to interact with a service or site to access features that are fundamental to that service. Things considered fundamental to the service include preferences like the user's choice of language, product optimizations that help maintain and improve a service, and maintaining information relating to a user's session, such as the content of a shopping cart. | 30 minutes |
| pm_sess_NNN | This cookie is used for functionality allow users to interact with a service or site to access features that are fundamental to that service. Things considered fundamental to the service include preferences like the user's choice of language, product optimizations that help maintain and improve a service, and maintaining information relating to a user's session, such as the content of a shopping cart. | 30 minutes |
| aboutads_sessNNN | This cookie is used for security authenticate users, prevent fraud, and protect users as they interact with a service. | 30 minutes |
| GED_PLAYLIST_ACTIVITY | Improves targeting/advertising within the website | session |
| ACLK_DATA | This cookie is used to help improve advertising. This targets advertising based on what's relevant to a user, to improve reporting on campaign performance. | 5 minutes |
| __gsas | Provides ad delivery or retargeting. | 3 months |
Google reCAPTCHA
Google reCAPTCHA helps protect websites from spam and abuse by verifying user interactions through challenges.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _GRECAPTCHA | Google reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis. | 179 days |
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager simplifies the management of marketing tags on your website without code changes.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| cookiePreferences | Registers cookie preferences of a user | 2 years |
| td | Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | session |
Nativo
Nativo is a platform that connects brands with native advertising opportunities to enhance content marketing.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| opt_out | This cookie is used to remember not to serve that user targeted Ads if they opt out. | 1 year |
| visitor | This cookie is used to identify a unique visitor to the site. | 1 year |
Viafoura
Viafoura enhances audience engagement through real-time commenting and interactive features for digital publishers.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _vf_rd_test | This cookie is used to test best domain name (SLD+TLD) to set cookies at. | 1 second |
| VfSess | This cookie is used to session identifier for authentication | 30 days |
| VfRefresh | This cookie is used to refresh identifier for authentication | 1 year |
| VfAccess | This cookie is used to access identifier for authentication | 5 minutes |
| vfThirdpartyCookiesEnabled | This cookie is used to testing if 3rd party cookies are supported | Session |
| _vfa | This cookie is used to stores user and session identifiers for analytics. | 1 year |
| _vfb | This cookie is used to stores recirculation data for analytics. | 30 minutes |
| _vfz | This cookie is used to stores referral data for analytics | 6 minutes |
Vimeo
Vimeo is a video hosting platform for high-quality content, ideal for creators and businesses to showcase their work.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| sd_identity | Collects analytical tracking information about videos and enables the player to function properly. | 2 years |
| sd_client_id | Collects analytical tracking information about videos and enables the player to function properly. | 2 years |
| vuid | This first party cookie created by Vimeo is used to assign a Vimeo Analytics unique id. | 1 minute |
| Player | This first party cookie created by Vimeo is used to remember user’s player mode preferences. | 1 minute |
| continuous_play_v3 | Used to keep track of whether continuous play is on or not for a user | 2 years |
WordPress
A powerful content management system for creating and managing websites easily and efficiently.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| wporg_sec | Used to check whether the current visitor is a logged-in WordPress.org user. | 14 days if you select “Remember Me” when logging in. Otherwise, Session. |
| wporg_locale | Used to persist a user’s locale configuration. | 1 year |
| welcome- | Used to record if you’ve chosen to hide the “Welcome” message at the top of the corresponding blog. | permanent |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Cookie set by WordPress to check if the cookies are enabled on the browser to provide appropriate user experience to the users | session |
| tk_r3d | JetPack installs this cookie to collect internal metrics for user activity and in turn improve user experience. | 3 days |
| tk_tc | JetPack sets this cookie to record details on how user's use the website. | session |
| wp-settings- | Used to persist a user’s wp-admin configuration. | 1 Year |
| wporg_logged_in | Used to check whether the current visitor is a logged-in WordPress.org user. | 14 days if you select “Remember Me” when logging in. Otherwise, Session. |
| tk_or | Jetpack - Stores the unique identifier for the publisher to enable Jetpack to collect data. | 5 Years |
| showComments | Used to determine if you prefer comments to be shown or hidden when reading the site. | 10 years |
| wordpress_logged_in_ | Remember User session | session |
| trac_form_token | Used as a security token for cross-site request forgery protection. | session |
| devicePixelRatio | Used to make the site responsive to the visitor’s screen size. | 1 year |
| tk_qs | JetPack sets this cookie to store a randomly-generated anonymous ID which is used only within the admin area and for general analytics tracking. | 30 minutes |
| tk_lr | Jetpack - Stores the unique identifier for the publisher to enable Jetpack to collect data. | 1 year |
| jetpackState | Used for maintaining Jetpack State | session |
| jpp_math_pass | Verifies that a user answered the math problem correctly while logging in. | session |
| stnojs | Remember if user do not want JavaScript executed | 2 days |
| wp-settings-time- | Time at which wp-settings-{user} was set | 1 year |
| tix_view_token | Used for session managing private CampTix content | 2 days |
| camptix_client_stats | Used to track unique visitors to tickets page on a WordCamp site | 1 year |
| wp-saving-post | Used to track if there is saved post exists for a post currently being edited. If exists then let user restore the data | 1 day |
| comment_author_ | Used to tracked comment author name, if “Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.” is checked | 347 days |
| comment_author_url_ | Used to track comment author url, if “Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.” checkbox is checked | 347 days |
| wp-postpass_ | Used to maintain session if a post is password protected | 10 days |
| trac_session | Used to keep anonymous session information. | 90 days |
| codexToken | Used to check whether the current visitor is a logged-in WordPress.org user. Only set if you select “Keep me logged in” when logging in. | 6 months |
| codexUserId | Used to check whether the current visitor is a logged-in WordPress.org user. | 6 months |
| codexUserName | Used to check whether the current visitor is a logged-in WordPress.org user. | 6 months |
WPForms
WPForms is a user-friendly WordPress plugin for creating custom forms with drag-and-drop functionality.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| wpfuuid | Used to track user interactions with forms. | 11 years |
Youtube
A video-sharing platform for users to upload, view, and share videos across various genres and topics.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| LOGIN_INFO | This cookie is used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website. | 2 years |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Youtube visitor privacy metadata cookie | 180 days |
| GPS | Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location. | 1 day |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. Also used for marketing | 179 days |
| PREF | This cookie stores your preferences and other information, in particular preferred language, how many search results you wish to be shown on your page, and whether or not you wish to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on. | 10 years from set/ update |
| YSC | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session |
| DEVICE_INFO | Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website. | 179 days |
Statistics
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _gid | ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager | 1 minute |
| _ga | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gali | Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked | 30 seconds |
| _ga_ | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| __utmb | Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 30 minutes after last activity |
| __utmc | Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session. | End of session (browser) |
| __utmz | Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server | 6 months after last activity |
| __utmv | Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmx | Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test. | 18 months |
| _gac_ | Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together. | 90 days |
| __utma | ID used to identify users and sessions | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmt | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests | 10 minutes |