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Name: CraftSessionId

Description: Craft relies on PHP sessions to maintain sessions across web requests. That is done via the PHP session cookie. Craft names that cookie “CraftSessionId” by default, but it can be renamed via the phpSessionId config setting. This cookie will expire as soon as the session expires.

Provider: this site

Expiry: Session

Name: *_identity

Description: When you log into the Control Panel, you will get an authentication cookie used to maintain your authenticated state. The cookie name is prefixed with a long, randomly generated string, followed by _identity. The cookie only stores information necessary to maintain a secure, authenticated session and will only exist for as long as the user is authenticated in Craft.

Provider: this site

Expiry: Persistent

Name: *_username

Description: If you check the "Keep me logged in" option during login, this cookie is used to remember the username for your next authentication.

Provider: this site

Expiry: Persistent

Name: CRAFT_CSRF_TOKEN

Description: Protects us and you as a user against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks.

Provider: this site

Expiry: Session

Name: cookie-consent

Description: Used to store cookie consent settings

Provider: this site

Expiry: 1 Year

Name: marketing-opt-out

Description: Used to block marketing cookies if set to true

Provider: this site

Expiry: Never

Name: statistics-opt-out

Description: Used to block statistic cookies if set to true

Provider: this site

Expiry: Never

Name: _gcl_au

Description: Provided by Google Tag Manager to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services.

Provider: this site

Expiry: 3 months

Name: _ga

Description: 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.

Provider: this site

Expiry: 2 years

Name: _gid

Description: 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.

Provider: this site

Expiry: 1 day

Name: _gat_gtag_UA_x

Description: Set by Google to distinguish users.

Provider: this site

Expiry: 1 minute

Name: _fbp

Description: This cookie is set by Facebook to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting the website.

Provider: this site

Expiry: 3 months

Name: test_cookie

Description: The test_cookie is set by doubleclick.net and is used to determine if the user's browser supports cookies.

Provider: .doubleclick.net

Expiry: 15 minutes