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.
What are cookies?
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
We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below. The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze how you use this website, store your preferences, and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you. These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent. You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary Cookies
Necessary
Cookie
Duration
Description
_GRECAPTCHA
5 months 27 days
Cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.
cookieID
1 year
This cookie as a unique identifier for visitors according to their consent.
cookies-yes
1 year
The cookie is set to remember the users' consent settings so that the recognizes the users the next time they visit.
cookies-necessary
1 year
Cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the 'Necessary' category.
cookies-functional
1 year
Cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the 'Functional' category.
cookies-analytics
1 year
Cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the 'Analytics' category.
cookies-advertisement
1 year
Cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the 'Advertisement' category.
ajs_anonymous_id
1 year
This cookie is set by Segment to count the number of people who visit a certain by tracking if they have visited before.
token
session
This cookie is a URL-safe JSON web token (JWT) designed to enable the single -on (SSO) web browsing experience.
cookies_session
2 hours
Cookie to identify a session instance for a user.
PHPSESSID
session
This cookie is native to PHP applications and is used to store and identify a users unique session in order to manage user sessions on the website.
cky-action
1 year
This cookie is used to remember the action taken by the user.
Functional Cookies
Functional
Cookie
Duration
Description
detect_device
1 year
Cookie for the proper functioning of styles and javascript on the website. Also for user login, registration functionality.
__cf_bm
30 minutes
This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics
Cookie
Duration
Description
_ga
2 years
The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session, 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.
_gid
1 day
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.
_gat
1 minute
This cookie is installed by Google Universal Analytics to restrain the request rate and thus limit the collection of data on high-traffic sites.
_octo
1 year
This cookie is used by Octolytics, GitHub’s internal analytics service, to distinguish unique users and clients.
logged_in
1 year
This cookie is used to signal to GitHub that the user is already logged in.
_hjTLDTest
session
To determine the most generic cookie path that has to be used instead of the page hostname, Hotjar sets the _hjTLDTest cookie to store different URL substring alternatives until it fails.
CONSENT
2 years
YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data.
_gh_sess
session
GitHub sets this cookie for temporary applications and the framework states between pages like what step the user is on in a multiple step form.
_ga_7YH2CK9P2F
2 years
This cookie is installed by Google Analytics.
_gcl_au
3 months
Provided by Google Tag Manager to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services.
Advertisement Cookies
Advertisement
Cookie
Duration
Description
_fbp
3 months
Facebook sets this cookie to display advertisements when the user is either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting the website.
__tld__
session
This cookie is used to track visitors on multiple websites in order to present relevant advertisement based on their preferences.
fr
3 months
Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.
YSC
session
YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
5 months 27 days
A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.
test_cookie
15 minutes
The test_cookie is set by doubleclick.net and is used to determine if the user's browser supports cookies.
Manage cookie preferences
You 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.
