Effective date: October 09, 2025
Last updated: December 04, 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 required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| nitroCachedPage | session | This cookie indicates whether a page is being served from NitroPack’s cache. It helps improve website load speed and stability by determining when to deliver optimized cached content. |
| __cf_bm | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| _cfuvid | session | Cloudflare sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services |
| SERVERID | 10 minutes | This cookie is set by Slideshare’s HAProxy load balancer to assign the visitor to a specific server. |
| 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. |
| cookietest | session | The cookietest cookie is typically used to determine whether the user’s browser accepts cookies, essential for website functionality and user experience. |
Functional
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| username | past | This cookie may store the username or login session identifier for authenticated users. It is typically used to remember the user’s session or personalize account-related features. |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | session | WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly. |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | 6 months | Used by Google to manage gradual feature rollouts and experimentation. This cookie helps determine whether a user should see updated interfaces, new features, or A/B test variations within Google products or embedded YouTube content. |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | 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. |
| embed.typeform.com | 6 months | This cookie is used so that a user can use Typeform after accepting cookies without having to refresh the page. |
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| utm_source | past | This cookie is used to record from where the visitor came to the website orginally. This information is used by the website operator to know the efficiency of their marketing. |
| utm_term | past | This cookie is used to record from where the visitor came to the website orginally. This information is used by the website operator to know the efficiency of their marketing. |
| utm_content | past | This cookie is used for storing the session content value if present. |
| utm_campaign | past | Google Ad Services sets this cookie to store session campaign value if present. |
| gaconnector_GA_Measurement_ID | 6 months | Stores the Google Analytics Measurement ID used by GA Connector to link user activity on the website with your analytics setup. This helps identify which Google Analytics property should receive event and traffic data. |
| gaconnector_GA_Session_ID | 6 months | Tracks a visitor’s session for attribution purposes. GA Connector uses this cookie to group multiple pageviews or events into a single session so it can correctly attribute that user’s behavior and eventual conversions. |
| gaconnector_fc_timestamp | 6 months | Stores the timestamp of the visitor’s first click or first interaction that GA Connector attributes. This allows the platform to determine the original marketing source and map future conversions back to that initial interaction. |
| gaconnector_lc_timestamp | 6 months | Stores the timestamp of the visitor’s latest click or most recent identifiable interaction. GA Connector uses this information to measure changes in attribution, such as whether a user returned from a new source before converting. |
| __141_cid | 1 year | Stores a unique visitor ID to identify returning users for analytics and behavioral tracking. Helps the provider correlate multiple pageviews and sessions to the same anonymous user. |
| __141_exp | 7 days | Stores the expiration timestamp associated with the analytics ID stored in |
| __hssrc | session | This cookie is set by Hubspot whenever it changes the session cookie. The __hssrc cookie set to 1 indicates that the user has restarted the browser, and if the cookie does not exist, it is assumed to be a new session. |
| __hssc | 1 hour | HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of sessions and to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. |
| vuid | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos on the website. |
| _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 recognise unique visitors. |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| gaconnector_GA_Client_ID | 6 months | This cookie stores the Google Analytics Client ID. |
| sbjs_migrations | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_current_add | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_first_add | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_current | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_first | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_udata | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_session | 1 hour | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| gaconnector_all_traffic_sources | 6 months | This cookie determines how the user accessed the website. This information is used by the website operator to measure the efficiency of their marketing. |
| gaconnector_time_passed | 6 months | This cookie stores data on the time spent on the website and its sub-pages, during the current session. |
| __hstc | 6 months | Hubspot set this main cookie for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session). |
| sc_anonymous_id | Never Expires | Soundcloud sets this cookie to enable visitors to embed content or files on the website. |
| YSC | session | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
| 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. |
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| gaconnector_pages_visited_list | 6 months | This cookie is set to collect information on user behavior and navigation which is used to optimize the website. |
| gaconnector_page_visits | 6 months | This cookie is set to collect information on user behavior and navigation which is used to optimize the website. |
Advertisement
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| gclid | past | The Google Click Identifier (GCLID) tracks ad clicks from Google Ads. When a user clicks a Google ad, this parameter is stored so the website can attribute form submissions, purchases, or other conversions back to the original ad campaign. |
| past | Stores the user’s email address temporarily when submitting a form, logging in, or interacting with certain site features. Helps pre-fill forms or maintain session continuity. | |
| handl_landing_page | 1 month | HandL UTM Grabber plugin sets this cookie is used to record the very first page you visited on our site in your browser. |
| handl_ip | 1 month | HandL UTM Grabber plugin sets this cookie to record the web browser’s IP address. |
| handl_url | 1 month | HandL UTM Grabber plugin sets this cookie to form the URL on which we placed the code that generates. |
| utm_medium | past | This cookie is used to record from where the visitor came to the website orginally. This information is used by the website operator to know the efficiency of their marketing. |
| handl_original_ref | past | HandL UTM Grabber plugin sets this cookie to record the URL from which you came to our site. |
| handl_ref | past | HandL UTM Grabber plugin sets this cookie to record the URL from which you came to our site. |
| uid_syncd_secure | 7 days | Used to confirm whether a secure user ID has been synchronized between systems. This helps align identifiers across platforms so analytics and attribution systems can recognize returning users in a privacy-preserving way. |
| _gcl_au | 3 months | Google Tag Manager sets this cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. |
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user’s browser supports cookies. |
| _fbp | 3 months | Facebook sets this cookie to store and track interactions. |
| _rdt_uuid | 3 months | Reddit sets this cookie to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads. |
| IDE | 1 year 24 days | Google DoubleClick IDE cookies store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads according to the user profile. |
| __io_cid | 1 year | This cookie is set by the provider bfmio.com. This cookie is used for detecting where the video advertisement should be displayed on the website. |
| TapAd_TS | 2 months | TapAd sets this cookie to track users across devices to enable targeted advertising. |
| TapAd_DID | 2 months | TapAd sets this cookie to offer personalized content, social media features, and traffic analysis for its retargeting of online advertising. |
| TapAd_3WAY_SYNCS | 2 months | TapAd sets this cookie for data synchronization with advertising networks. |
| anProfile | 6 months | This cookie is set by the provider pro-market.net. This cookie is used for personalizing online ads based on the behaviour of the online customers. |
| anHistory | session | The domain of this cookie is owned by Datonics. This cookie is used for tracking the visitor on multiple websites inorder to serve them with relevant advertisements . |
| suid_legacy | 1 year | Collects information on user preferences and interaction with web-campaign content which is used on CRM-campaign-platforms used by website owners for promoting events or products. |
| uid_syncd | 7 days | The domain of this cookie is owned by Simpli.fi. This cookie is used for targeted advertising based on visitor preferences. |
| suid | 1 year | Simpli. fi sets this cookie to store a distinct session ID. |
| gaconnector_gclid | 6 months | GA Connector sets this cookie to identify the website user’s browsing information, including browser, device type, and first-to-last click information for site improvement and statistical purposes. |
| hubspotutk | 6 months | HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of the visitors to the website. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts. |
| guid | 1 year | Google sets this cookie to store a unique user identifier that helps track user behaviour and preferences across website visits. |
| __Secure-YNID | 6 months | Helps Google identify users for ad personalization and deliver more relevant advertising across Google services. May also be used to measure ad performance and prevent fraudulent activity. |
| __Secure-YEC | 1 year 1 month | Stores user consent and privacy settings related to Google advertising. Google uses this cookie to remember whether the visitor has opted into or out of ad personalization, and to maintain compliance with privacy regulations (GDPR/CCPA). |
| __Secure-YENID | 1 year 1 month | Used by Google for advertising personalization, user identification, and tracking interactions with embedded YouTube videos and ads. Helps with targeting, ad measurement, and fraud prevention. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 1 year 1 month | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. |
| OAID | 1 month | Cookie set to record whether the user has opted out of the collection of information by the AdsWizz Service Cookies. |
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.
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