Effective date: May 15, 2024
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 cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files used to store small amounts of information. They are saved on your device when the website is loaded in your browser. These cookies allow us to ensure the website functions properly, enhance its security, improve the user experience, understand website performance, and analyze what works correctly and what needs improvement.
How do we use cookies?
Like most online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for various purposes. First-party cookies are primarily necessary for the website to function properly and do not collect any personally identifiable information.
The third-party cookies used on our website primarily serve to understand site performance, analyze how you interact with it, ensure the security of our services, provide you with relevant advertisements, and generally offer you a better user experience. They also help speed up your future interactions with our website.
Necessary
Necessary cookies are crucial for the basic functions of the website, and it will not work as expected without them. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
| Cookie | duration | the description |
|---|---|---|
| wt_consent | 1 year | The WebToffee GDPR Cookie Consent plugin sets this cookie to store the user's consent preferences, allowing the website to recognize those choices on future visits. The cookie does not collect or store any personal or identifiable information about the visitor. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. |
| __cf_bm | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
Functional
Functional cookies enable certain features such as sharing website content on social media platforms, collecting comments, and other third-party features.
| Cookie | duration | the description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | never | 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. |
Analytical
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | duration | the description |
|---|---|---|
| _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 and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| YSC | session | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze key website performance metrics, which helps provide a better user experience for visitors.
| Cookie | duration | the description |
|---|---|---|
| No cookies to display. | ||
Advertisement
Advertising cookies are used to provide visitors with personalized advertisements based on previously visited pages and to analyze the effectiveness of the advertising campaign.
| Cookie | duration | the description |
|---|---|---|
| __Secure-YNID | 6 months | YouTube cookie used to protect user security and prevent fraud, especially during the login process. |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to manage feature rollout and experimentation. It helps Google control which new features or interface changes are shown to users as part of testing and staged rollouts, ensuring consistent experience for a given user during an experiment. |
| __Secure-YEC | past | Description is currently not available. |
Others
The other cookies are those that are being identified and have not yet been classified into any category.
| Cookie | duration | the description |
|---|---|---|
| __wpdm_client | session | Description is currently not available. |
| linguise_lang | 1 month | Description is currently not available. |
Manage cookie preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the Consent Preferences. This will allow you to display the cookie consent banner again to change your preferences or withdraw your consent immediately.
Furthermore, browsers offer various methods for blocking and deleting cookies used by websites. You can modify your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Below are links to support documents explaining how to manage and delete cookies in the main internet browsers.
Chrome:
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari:
https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Microsoft Edge:
Delete cookies in Microsoft Edge – Microsoft Support
If you are using a different internet browser, please consult its official support documentation.