Effective date: August 21, 2025
Last updated: August 21, 2025
What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, 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 your cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when a website loads in your browser. These cookies help ensure that the website functions properly, enhance security, provide a better user experience, and analyse performance to identify what works and where improvements are needed.
How do we use cookies?
Like most online services, our website uses both 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 data.
The third-party cookies used on our website primarily help us understand how the website performs, track how you interact with it, keep our services secure, deliver relevant advertisements, and enhance your overall user experience while improving the speed of your future interactions with our website.
Types of cookies we use
Necessary
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Necessary”. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Performance”. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | 1 year | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category “Advertisement”. |
| __cfduid | 1 month | The cookie is used by cdn services like CloudFare to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis. It does not correspond to any user ID in the web application and does not store any personally identifiable information. |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
| cookielawinfo-checbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category “Functional”. |
| cookielawinfo-checbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Analytics”. |
| cookielawinfo-checbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Other. |
| wp_consent_preferences | 1 month | WP Consent API sets this cookie to save users’ consent choices for different types of cookies on the website. This ensures a tailored browsing experience by applying users preferences consistently across the visits. |
| wp_consent_statistics | 1 month | WP Consent API sets this cookie to collect anonymous data on website usage and help to analyze and enhance the sites’ performance. |
| wp_consent_statistics-anonymous | 1 month | WP Consent API sets this cookie to understand how the website is used, which enables enhanced user content and services and respects privacy. |
| wp_consent_functional | 1 month | WP Consent API sets this cookie to remember user preferences for essential website functionalities, ensuring a seamless and personalized experience. |
| wp_consent_marketing | 1 month | WP Consent API sets this cookie to record user consent choices for marketing cookies. This ensures that users only receive advertisements tailored to their interests. |
| rc::h | Never Expires | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| rc::e | session | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| cookieyes-consent | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors. |
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| na_tc | 1 year 1 month | This cookie is set by the provider Addthis. This cookie is used for social media sharing tracking service. |
| na_id | 1 year 1 month | This cookie is set by Addthis.com to enable sharing of links on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter |
| ouid | 1 year 1 month | The cookie is set by Addthis which enables the content of the website to be shared across different networking and social sharing websites. |
| na_rn | 1 month | This cookie is used to recognize the visitor upon re-entry. This cookie allows to collect information on user behaviour and allows sharing function provided by Addthis.com |
| na_sr | 1 month | This cookie is set by Addthis.com. This cookie is used for sharing of links on social media platforms. |
| na_srp | 1 minute | This cookie is used to recognize the visitor upon re-entry. This cookie allows to collect information on user behaviour and allows sharing function provided by Addthis.com |
| na_sc_e | 1 month | This cookie is used to recognize the visitor upon re-entry. This cookie allows to collect information on user behaviour and allows sharing function provided by Addthis.com |
Analytics
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 |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. |
| _gid | 1 day | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the wbsite is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages viisted in an anonymous form. |
| __gads | 1 year 24 days | This cookie is set by Google and stored under the name dounleclick.com. This cookie is used to track how many times users see a particular advert which helps in measuring the success of the campaign and calculate the revenue generated by the campaign. These cookies can only be read from the domain that it is set on so it will not track any data while browsing through another sites. |
| APID | 1 year | This cookie is used to store information of how a user behaves on multiple websites. This information is them used to customize the relevant ads to be displayed to the users. |
| ad-id | 8 months 15 days | Provided by amazon-adsystem.com for tracking user actions on other websites to provide targeted content |
| SSCVER | 1 year 24 days | The domain of this cookie is owned by Nielsen. The cookie is used for online advertising by creating user profile based on their preferences. |
| _gat_gtag_UA_64706227_28 | 1 minute | Set by Google to distinguish users. |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| d | 3 months | This cookie tracks anonymous information on how visitors use the website. |
| YSC | session | This cookies is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| NID | 6 months | This cookie is used to a profile based on user’s interest and display personalized ads to the users. |
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | This cookie is set by doubleclick.net. The purpose of the cookie is to determine if the user’s browser supports cookies. |
| IDE | 1 year 24 days | Used by Google DoubleClick and stores information about how the user uses the website and any other advertisement before visiting the website. This is used to present users with ads that are relevant to them according to the user profile. |
| _fbp | 3 months | This cookie is set by Facebook to deliver advertisement when they are on Facebook or a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising after visiting this website. |
| fr | 3 months | The cookie is set by Facebook to show relevant advertisments to the users and measure and improve the advertisements. The cookie also tracks the behavior of the user across the web on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin. |
| ATN | 2 years | The cookie is set by atdmt.com. The cookies stores data about the user behavior on multiple websites. The data is then used to serve relevant advertisements to the users on the website. |
| KTPCACOOKIE | 1 day | This cookie is set by pubmatic.com for the purpose of checking if third-party cookies are enabled on the user’s website. |
| mc | 1 year 1 month | This cookie is associated with Quantserve to track anonymously how a user interact with the website. |
| ab | 1 year | This domain of this cookie is owned by agkn. The cookie is used for targeting and advertising purposes. |
| CMID | 1 year | The cookie is set by CasaleMedia. The cookie is used to collect information about the usage behavior for targeted advertising. |
| CMPS | 3 months | This cookie is set by Casalemedia and is used for targeted advertisement purposes. |
| KADUSERCOOKIE | 3 months | The cookie is set by pubmatic.com for identifying the visitors’ website or device from which they visit PubMatic’s partners’ website. |
| CMPRO | 3 months | This cookie is set by Casalemedia and is used for targeted advertisement purposes. |
| CMST | 1 day | The cookie is set by CasaleMedia. The cookie is used to collect information about the usage behavior for targeted advertising. |
| rlas3 | 1 year | The cookie is set by rlcdn.com. The cookie is used to serve relevant ads to the visitor as well as limit the time the visitor sees an and also measure the effectiveness of the campaign. |
| pxrc | 2 months | The purpose of the cookie is to identify a visitor to serve relevant advertisement. |
| uuid | 3 months | To optimize ad relevance by collecting visitor data from multiple websites such as what pages have been loaded. |
| DSID | 1 hour | This cookie is setup by doubleclick.net. This cookie is used by Google to make advertising more engaging to users and are stored under doubleclick.net. It contains an encrypted unique ID. |
| uid | 1 year 24 days | This cookie is used to measure the number and behavior of the visitors to the website anonymously. The data includes the number of visits, average duration of the visit on the website, pages visited, etc. for the purpose of better understanding user preferences for targeted advertisments. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 5 months 27 days | This cookie is set by Youtube. Used to track the information of the embedded YouTube videos on a website. |
| id | 1 year 1 month | The main purpose of this cookie is targeting and advertising. It is used to create a profile of the user’s interest and to show relevant ads on their site. This Cookie is set by DoubleClick which is owned by Google. |
| mdata | 1 year 1 month | The domain of this cookie is owned by Media Innovation group. This cookie registers a unique ID used to identify a visitor on their revisit inorder to serve them targeted ads. |
| ov | 1 year 1 month | This cookie is set by the provider mookie1.com. This cookie is used for serving the user with relevant content and advertisement. |
| cc | 1 month | The domain of this cookie is owned by Magnetic. It is used for targeting and advertising. |
| uuid2 | 3 months | This cookies is set by AppNexus. The cookies stores information that helps in distinguishing between devices and browsers. This information us used to select advertisements served by the platform and assess the performance of the advertisement and attribute payment for those advertisements. |
| CMRUM3 | 1 year | This cookie is set by Casalemedia and is used for targeted advertisement purposes. |
| B | 1 year | This Cookie is used by Yahoo to provide ads, contents or analytics. |
| flashtalkingad1 | 2 years | This cookie is set by the provider flashtalking.com. This cookie is used for storing what ads the user has seen. This cookie helps to improve the advertising on third party websites. |
| audience | 1 year | The domain of this cookie is owned by Spotxchange. This cookie is used for targeting and advertising. |
| IDSYNC | 1 year | This cookie is used for advertising purposes. |
| APIDTS | 1 day | This cookie is set by the provider Yahoo.com. This coookie is used to collect data on visitor preference and behaviour on website inorder to serve them with relevant content and advertisement. |
| _kuid_ | 5 months 27 days | The cookie is set by Krux Digital under the domain krxd.net. The cookie stores a unique ID to identify a returning user for the purpose of targeted advertising. |
| TDID | 1 year | The cookie is set by CloudFare service to store a unique ID to identify a returning users device which then is used for targeted advertising. |
| TDCPM | 1 year | The cookie is set by CloudFare service to store a unique ID to identify a returning users device which then is used for targeted advertising. |
| ad-privacy | 5 years 2 months 13 days | Provided by amazon-adsystem.com for tracking user actions on other websites to provide targeted content to the users. |
| IMRID | 1 year 24 days | The domain of this cookie is owned by Nielsen. The cookie is used for storing the start and end of the user session for nielsen statistics. It helps in consumer profiling for online advertising. |
| yt-remote-device-id | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. |
| yt.innertube::requests | never | This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt.innertube::nextId | never | This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| cto_bundle | 1 year 24 days | Criterio sets this cookie to provide functions across pages. |
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _ga_1HMXPZ1PW5 | 2 years | No description |
| CONSENT | 16 years 9 months 24 days 6 hours | No description |
| i | 1 year | The purpose of the cookie is not known yet. |
| u | 1 year | The purpose of this cookie is targeting and marketing.The domain of this cookie is related with a company called Bombora in USA. |
| key_auth0 | 1 day | No description |
| GoogleAdServingTest | session | No description |
| gadsTest | session | No description |
| FCCDCF | 12 hours | No description |
| anj | 3 months | No description |
| A3 | 1 year | No description |
| _D9J | 1 year | No description |
| __aasi | null | No description |
| __aast | null | No description |
| __aavi | 2 years | No description |
| __aavt | 2 years | No description |
| __gpi | 1 year 24 days | No description |
| __eoi | 6 months | Description is currently not available. |
| optout | past | No description available. |
Manage cookie preferences
You can modify your cookie settings anytime by clicking the ‘Consent Preferences’ button above. This will allow you to revisit the cookie consent banner and update your preferences or withdraw your consent immediately.
Additionally, different browsers offer various methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Below are links to support documents on how to manage and delete cookies in 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 a different web browser, please refer to its official support documentation.