Cookies Policy
What are cookies
These cookie policy guidelines explain what cookies are and how we use them, what types of cookies we use, i.e., what information we collect using cookies and how this information is used, and how to manage your cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when a website is loaded in your browser. These cookies help us ensure the website functions properly, make it more secure, improve user experience, and understand how the website performs, as well as analyze what works and where improvements are needed.
How do we use cookies?
Just like most online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function correctly and they do not collect any of your personal data.
Third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with it, maintaining the security of our services, providing advertisements relevant to you, and overall giving you a better and improved user experience, as well as helping speed up your future interactions with our website.
Types of cookies we use
Necessary
Necessary cookies are crucial for the basic functions of the website and the website will not work in its intended way without them. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. |
| udid | 1 month | Description is currently not available. |
| cookieyes-consent | 1 year | This cookie is set by CookieYes to remember user consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on future visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about site visitors. |
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedback, and other third-party features.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | 6 months | Description is currently not available. |
| __Secure-YEC | Session | Description is currently not available. |
| 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-connected-devices | Never expires | Stores the user's video preferences for embedded YouTube videos. |
| 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. |
| yt-remote-device-id | Never expires | Stores the user's video preferences for embedded YouTube videos. |
| 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-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. |
| 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-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-cast-installed | Session | The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
| lang | Never expires | This cookie is set by LinkedIn to remember a user's language setting. |
Analytical
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| YSC | Session | This cookie is set by YouTube and tracks views of embedded videos on YouTube pages. |
| _clck | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to retain the browser's Clarity User ID and settings exclusive to that website. |
| _clsk | 1 day | Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to store and consolidate a user's pageviews into a single session recording. |
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously. |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| sid | 1 month | The sid cookie contains digitally signed and encrypted records of a user’s Google account ID and most recent sign-in time. |
| _hjSessionUser_* | 1 year | Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID. |
| _hjSession_* | 1 hour | Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID. |
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| yt.innertube::nextId | Never expires | This cookie is set by YouTube and registers a unique ID to store data on what YouTube videos the user has seen. |
| yt.innertube::requests | Never expires | This cookie is set by YouTube and registers a unique ID to store data on what YouTube videos the user has seen. |
| sznlbr | Session | Description is currently not available. |
| _gcl_au | 3 months | Used by Google Tag Manager to experiment with advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. |
| MUID | 1 year 24 days | Bing sets this cookie to recognize unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. It is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operations. |
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | Set by doubleclick.net to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. |
| _fbp | 3 months | Set by Facebook to deliver advertisement when they are on Facebook or a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting this website. |
| 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. |
Manage cookie preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the button above. This allows you to revisit the cookie consent banner and modify your preferences or withdraw your consent immediately.
Additionally, different browsers provide different methods for blocking and deleting cookies used by websites. You can change your browser settings to block/delete cookies. Below are the links to support documents on how to manage and remove cookies in major web browsers.
- Chrome: Google Chrome Support
- Safari: Apple Safari Support
- Firefox: Mozilla Firefox Support
- Internet Explorer / Edge: Microsoft Support
If you use another web browser, please visit the official support documentation for your browser.