Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 17-Mar-2023
Last Updated: 17-Mar-2023
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 | Duration | Description |
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cookieyes-consent | 1 year | The cookie is set by CookieYes to remember the users' consent settings so that the website recognizes the users the next time they visit. |
li_gc | 6 months | Used to store guest consent to the use of cookies for non-essential purposes |
CONSENT | 2 years | 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. |
_clck | 1 day | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
test_cookie | 1 day | The test_cookie is set by Google DoubleClick and is used to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. |
__cf_bm | 30 minutes | This cookie is set by HubSpot's CDN provider and is a necessary cookie for bot protection. |
Analytics
Cookie | Duration | Description |
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AnalyticsSyncHistory | 1 month | Used to store information about the time a sync with the lms_analytics cookie took place for users in the Designated Countries |
ln_or | 1 day | This cookie is set by LinkedIn. This cookie registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. |
_gid | 1 day | This cookie is set by Google Analytics. It stores and update a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track pageviews. |
_ga | 2 years | 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. |
_gat | 1 minute | This cookie is part of Google Analytics and is used to limit requests (throttle request rate). |
hubspotutk | 6 months | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behavior for statistical purposes. |
_gcl_au | 3 months | Provided by Google Tag Manager to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. |
_ga_# | 2 years | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. |
__hstc | 6 months | This cookie is placed by HubSpot and keeps track of visitors. It contains the domain, utk , initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session). |
__hssrc | Session cookie | This cookie is placed by HubSpot. Whenever the session cookie is changed, this cookie is also set. |
__hssc | 30 minutes | This cookie is placed by HubSpot to track sessions. It contains the domain, viewCount (increments each pageView in a session), and session start timestamp. |
Performance
Cookie | Duration | Description |
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VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | This cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites;it can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the Youtube interface. |
Advertisement
Cookie | Duration | Description |
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_fbp | 3 months | Used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers |
__adroll_fpc | 1 year | Used to identify the visitor across visits and devices. This allows the website to present the visitor with relevant advertisements - The service is provided by third-party advertisement hubs, which facilitate real-time bidding for advertisers. |
__ar_v4 | 1 year | Optimises ad display based on the user's movement combined and various advertiser bids for displaying user ads. |
bscookie | 1 year | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. |
PugT | 30 days | Registers a unique ID that identifies the user's device during return visits across websites that use the same ad network. The ID is used to allow targeted ads. |
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.