Effective Date: 03-May-2022
Last Updated: 03-May-2022
What are cookies?
How do we use cookies?
Types of Cookies we use
Necessary
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cookieyesID | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie as a unique identifier for visitors according to their consent. |
| cky-consent | 1 year | The cookie is set by CookieYes to remember the users’s consent settings so that the website recognizes the users the next time they visit. |
| cookieyes-necessary | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Necessary’ category. |
| cookieyes-functional | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Functional’ category. |
| cookieyes-analytics | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Analytics’ category. |
| cookieyes-performance | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Performance’ category. |
| cookieyes-advertisement | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Advertisement’ category. |
| cookieyes-other | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Other’ category. |
| cky-action | 1 year | This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the action taken by the user. |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | session | Issued by Microsoft’s ASP.NET Application, this cookie stores session data during a user’s website visit. |
| __RequestVerificationToken | session | This cookie is set by web application built in ASP.NET MVC Technologies. This is an anti-forgery cookie used for preventing cross site request forgery attacks. |
| gdpr | past | Determines whether the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box. This ensures that the cookie consent box will not be presented again upon re-entry. |
| opt_out | 1 year | This cookie is used for preventing the installation of third party advertiser or other cookies on the browser. |
Functional
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | 1 hour | Cloudflare set the cookie to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Never Expires | The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. |
| yt-remote-session-app | session | The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | session | The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
| yt-remote-session-name | session | The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
| yt-remote-cast-available | session | The yt-remote-cast-available cookie is used to store the user’s preferences regarding whether casting is available on their YouTube video player. |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | session | The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. |
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. |
| _gid | 1 day | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
| _y | 1 year 1 month 4 days | This cookie is associated with Shopify’s analytics suite. |
| _shopify_y | 1 year 1 month 4 days | This cookie is associated with Shopify’s analytics suite. |
| _s | 1 hour | This cookie is associated with Shopify’s analytics suite. |
| _shopify_s | 1 hour | This cookie is associated with Shopify’s analytics suite. |
| _gcl_au | 3 months | Google Tag Manager sets the cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. |
| _gat_UA-* | 1 minute | Google Analytics sets this cookie for user behaviour tracking. |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| uid | 1 year 24 days | This is a Google UserID cookie that tracks users across various website segments. |
| _hjSessionUser_* | 1 year | Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID, which persists in the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to that site. |
| _hjSession_* | 1 hour | Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID, which persists in the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to that site. |
| MR | 7 days | This cookie, set by Bing, is used to collect user information for analytics purposes. |
| cid | 1 year | The cid cookie helps to identify unique visitors and understand their site behaviour at different times. |
| demdex | 6 months | The demdex cookie, set under the domain demdex.net, is used by Adobe Audience Manager to help identify a unique visitor across domains. |
| _hjTLDTest | session | To determine the most generic cookie path that has to be used instead of the page hostname, Hotjar sets the _hjTLDTest cookie to store different URL substring alternatives until it fails. |
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SRM_B | 1 year 24 days | Used by Microsoft Advertising as a unique ID for visitors. |
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| uuid2 | 3 months | The uuid2 cookie is set by AppNexus and records information that helps in differentiating between devices and browsers. This information is used to pick out ads delivered by the platform and assess the ad performance and its attribute payment. |
| IDE | 1 year 24 days | Google DoubleClick IDE cookies are used to store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads and according to the user profile. |
| anj | 3 months | AppNexus sets the anj cookie that contains data stating whether a cookie ID is synced with partners. |
| MUID | 1 year 24 days | Bing sets this cookie to recognize unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operations. |
| ANONCHK | 10 minutes | The ANONCHK cookie, set by Bing, is used to store a user’s session ID and also verify the clicks from ads on the Bing search engine. The cookie helps in reporting and personalization as well. |
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | The test_cookie is set by doubleclick.net and is used to determine if the user’s browser supports cookies. |
| YSC | session | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| yt-remote-device-id | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. |
| cto_bundle | 1 year 24 days | Criterio sets this cookie to provide functions across pages. |
| cid_* | 1 year | Crimtan sets this cookie as remarketing cookie that is used to send relevant ads to users on subsequent sites. |
| CMID | 1 year | Casale Media sets this cookie to collect information on user behaviour for targeted advertising. |
| CMPS | 3 months | CasaleMedia sets CMPS cookie for anonymous user tracking based on users’ website visits to display targeted ads. |
| CMPRO | 3 months | CasaleMedia sets CMPRO cookie for anonymous usage tracking and targeted advertising. |
| cf | past | Used to present the visitor with relevant content advertisement. |
| cip | past | Presents the user with relevant content and advertisements, and facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers. |
| cnac | past | Used to present the visitor with relevant content advertisement. |
| car | past | Used to present the visitor with relevant content advertisement. |
| callback | past | ID5 sets this cookie to collect data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites in order to present more relevant advertisements. This also allows the website to limit the number of times that the visitor is shown the same advertisement. |
| mv_tokens | 14 days | Mediavine Exchange sets this cookie to create a unique ID for the visitor, allowing third-party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisements. |
| dpm | 6 months | The dpm cookie, set under the Demdex domain, assigns a unique ID to each visiting user, hence allowing third-party advertisers to target these users with relevant ads. |
| criteo_write_test | Less than a minute | This cookie sets a unique ID for the visitors that allows third-party advretisers to target the visitors with relevant advertisement. |
| _rxuuid | 1 year | Unruly Media sets this cookie to store information on how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. |
| ab | 1 year | Owned by agkn, this cookie is used for targeting and advertising purposes. |
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CLID | 1 year | No description |
| _clck | 1 year | No description |
| SM | session | No description available. |
| _clsk | 1 day | No description |
| lzbrecent | 3 months | No description |
| cookietest | session | No description |
| optout | past | No description available. |
| cto_tld_test | 1 hour | Description is currently not available. |
| visitor-id | 1 year | No description available. |
| data-c-ts | 1 month | Description is currently not available. |
| data-c | 1 month | No description available. |
| mv_tokens_eu-v1 | 14 days | Description is currently not available. |
| am_tokens | 14 days | Description is currently not available. |
| am_tokens_eu-v1 | 14 days | Description is currently not available. |
| criteo | 14 days | No description available. |
| tvid | 1 year | No description available. |
| tv_UICR | 1 month | Description is currently not available. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | Description is currently not available. |
| ar_debug | 1 month | Description is currently not available. |
| XANDR_PANID | 3 months | Description is currently not available. |
| receive-cookie-deprecation | 3 months | Description is currently not available. |
| gpp | past | Description is currently not available. |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | 6 months | Description is currently not available. |
Manage cookie preferences
You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the above button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.
