Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 05-Apr-2022
Last Updated: 05-Apr-2022
What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies?
As most of the 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 the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
Types of Cookies we use
Necessary
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| XSRF-TOKEN | https | 2 hours | This cookie is set by Wix and is used for security purposes. |
| laravel_session | https | 2 hours | laravel uses laravel_session to identify a session instance for a user, this can be changed |
| AWSALBCORS | https | 7 days | This cookie is managed by Amazon Web Services and is used for load balancing. |
| cookieyesID | https | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie as a unique identifier for visitors according to their consent. |
| cky-consent | https | 1 year | CookieYes sets the cookie to remember the user’s consent settings so that the website recognises them the next time they visit. |
| cookieyes-necessary | https | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Necessary’ category. |
| cookieyes-functional | https | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the user’s consent for using cookies in the ‘Functional’ category. |
| cookieyes-analytics | https | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the user’s consent for cookies in the ‘Analytics’ category. |
| cookieyes-performance | https | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the user’s consent for cookies in the ‘Performance’ category. |
| cookieyes-advertisement | https | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Advertisement’ category. |
| cky-action | https | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the action taken by the user. |
| cookieyes-other | https | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Other’ category. |
| rc::a | https | Never Expires | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| rc::c | https | session | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
Functional
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | https | 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 | https | 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 | https | 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 | https | 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 | https | 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
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | https | 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 recognise unique visitors. |
| _gid | https | 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. |
| _gat_gtag_UA_* | https | 1 minute | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID. |
| _ga_* | https | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
Performance
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWSALB | http | 7 days | AWSALB is an application load balancer cookie set by Amazon Web Services to map the session to the target. |
Advertisement
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| YSC | https | session | Youtube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | https | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| yt-remote-device-id | https | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | https | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
Uncategorised
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | https | 6 months | Description is currently not available. |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | https | 6 months | Description is currently not available. |
Manage cookie preferences
Cookie SettingsYou 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.