Cookies
Necessary (24)
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Name | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
__cfduid [x4] | Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
__cfruid [x2] | This cookie is a part of the services provided by Cloudflare - Including load-balancing, deliverance of website content and serving DNS connection for website operators. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
__RequestVerificationToken | Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks | Session | HTTP Cookie |
_gh_sess | Preserves users states across page requests. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
_help_center_session | Preserves users states across page requests. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
_zendesk_session | Preserves users states across page requests. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
_zendesk_shared_session [x2] | Preserves users states across page requests. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
_zendesk_thirdparty_test | Tests whether the website user's browser allows third party cookies. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
ARRAffinity | Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimise response times. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
ASP.NET_SessionId [x2] | Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
ASPXAUTH | Identifies the user and allows authentication to the server. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
CookieConsent [x4] | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
has_recent_activity | Used to signal to the code repository GitHub if the user has browsed other GitHub ressources during the current session. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
ZD-suid [x2] | Unique id that identifies the user’s session. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
Preferences (7)
Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
Name | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
CookieConsentBulkSetting-# | Enables cookie consent across multiple websites. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
CookieConsentBulkTicket | Enables cookie consent across multiple websites. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
userlang | Remembers the user's selected language version of a website. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
ZD-automaticAnswers | Used in context with the Zendesk Answer Bot function – This function sets an account-ID, in order to identify users upon support-requests and detect whether an existing help-article is relevant. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
ZD-settings | Arbitrary and anonymous settings for the user's preferences when browsing a Zendesk knowledge base. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
ZD-store [x2] | Registers whether the self-service-assistant Zendesk Answer Bot has been displayed to the website user. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
Statistics (16)
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Name | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
_ga [x4] | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
_gat [x2] | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
_gid [x4] | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
collect | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
hc:da39a3ee5e6b4b0d325 5bfef95601890afd80709:r ecently_visited_articles | Registers statistical data on visitors' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
ZD-buid [x2] | Unique id that identifies the user on recurring visits. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
ZD-currentTime [x2] | Registers the date and time for the user's latest visit to the website. | Session |
Marketing (23)
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
Name | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
_fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie |
ads/ga-audiences | Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. | Session | Pixel Tracker |
fr | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie |
GPS | Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
IDE | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
pagead/1p-user-list/# | Pending | Session | Pixel Tracker |
PREF | Registers a unique ID that is used by Google to keep statistics of how the visitor uses YouTube videos across different websites. | 8 months | HTTP Cookie |
test_cookie | Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
tr | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | Session | Pixel Tracker |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos | 179 days | HTTP Cookie |
YSC | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
yt-remote-cast-installed [x2] | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
yt-remote-connected-devices [x2] | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
yt-remote-device-id [x2] | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
yt-remote-fast-check-period [x2] | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
yt-remote-session-app [x2] | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
yt-remote-session-name [x2] | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session | HTML Local Storage |