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Cookie	Duration	Description
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KADUSERCOOKIE	3 months	The cookie, set by PubMatic, registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device across websites that use the same ad network. The ID is used for targeted ads.
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khaos	1 year	Rubicon Project sets this cookie as an internal user identifier that stores user data to be used for analytics.
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ljt_reader	1 year	This is a Lijit Advertising Platform cookie used for recognizing the browser or device when users return to their site or one of their partner's sites.
ljtrtb	session	Lijit Advertising Platform sets this cookie temporarily, when multiple partners pass their IDs to the platform simultaneously. To avoid conflicts, each partner's ID is stored using separate cookies, which are merged to the ljtrtb cookie when it is available.
loc	1 year 1 month	AddThis sets this geolocation cookie to help understand the location of users who share the information.
mc	1 year 1 month	Quantserve sets the mc cookie to anonymously track user behaviour on the website.
pi	1 day	The pi cookie is used by Bombora for audience targeting and advertising.
rud	1 year 24 days	The rud cookie is owned by Rocketfuel and registers user data, such as IP address, location, etc. for the purpose of optimising ad display.
ruds	session	This cookie is owned by Rocketfuel and collects anonymous user data to target audiences and deliver personalized ads.
sa-user-id	1 year	StackAdapt sets this cookie as a Random Identifier for user identification, to display relevant advertisements.
sa-user-id-v2	1 year	StackAdapt sets this cookie as a Random Identifier for user identification, to display 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.
test_cookie	15 minutes	The test_cookie is set by doubleclick.net and is used to determine if the user's browser supports cookies.
tuuid	2 years	The tuuid cookie, set by BidSwitch, stores an unique ID to determine what adverts the users have seen if they have visited any of the advertiser's websites. The information is used to decide when and how often users will see a certain banner.
tuuid_lu	2 years	This cookie, set by BidSwitch, stores a unique ID to determine what adverts the users have seen while visiting an advertiser's website. This information is then used to understand when and how often users will see a certain banner.
uuid	1 year 27 days	MediaMath sets this cookie to avoid the same ads from being shown repeatedly and for relevant advertising.
uuid2	3 months	The uuid2 cookie is set by AppNexus and records information that helps in differentiating between devices and browsers. This information is used to pick out ads delivered by the platform and assess the ad performance and its attribute payment.
viewer_token	1 month	This cookie is set by Loopme. This cookie is used for advertising purposes. The cookie helps in providing relevant advertisement to the visitors based on their preference by tracking them on multiple websites.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	past	A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.
YSC	session	YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages.

Others

Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.

Cookie	Duration	Description
__Secure-YEC	1 year 1 month	No description
__tad	10 years	No description available.
_adb	1 year	No description
_dc_gtm_UA-1203094-1	1 minute	No description
_dlt	1 day	No description
_scribd_session	3 years	No description available.
_tracker	1 year 1 month	No description available.
A1	1 year	No description
A3	1 year	No description
adbct	1 day	No description
b2b_cig_opt	session	No description available.
bsw_origin_init	past	No description
bwid_withoutSameSiteForIncompatibleClients	1 year	No description
C	1 month	No description
cid_5d49a1b55c0347a9aca5203543688d5a	1 year	No description
cookies.js_dtest	session	No description
custom_data	past	No description
data-a	3 months	No description
data-c	1 month	No description available.
data-c-ts	1 month	No description
data-g	14 days	No description available.
data-mf	1 year	No description
data-pba	1 year	No description
DPSync3	3 months	No description available.
edu_cig_opt	session	No description available.
embed	session	No description
et-ppvid	1 day	No description
gid_CAESEOOgNEyH17EAZ1VSM05yJlY	1 year	No description
GoogleAdServingTest	session	No description
homeVisit	2 years	No description
jkidd-p	session	This cookie is set by the provider New York Times. This cookie is used for remembering which article the visitor has read on the website.
jkidd-s	session	This cookie is set by the provider New York Times. This is a session cookie used for remembering which article the visitor has read on the website.
li_gc	2 years	No description
loglevel	never	No description available.
nyt-a	1 year	This cookie is set by the provider New York Times. This cookie is used for saving the user preferences. It is used in context with video and audio content.
nyt-gdpr	6 hours	No description available.
nyt-jkidd	session	No description available.
ppwp_wp_session	30 minutes	No description
pux	never	This cookie is set by the provider rubiconproject.com. This cookie is used for storing the expiry date of the information stored on the put and sput cookies. It helps in platform operations.
scribd_ubtc	15 years	No description available.
sessionActive	30 minutes	No description available.
sessionIndex	1 year	No description available.
ssh	2 years	No description available.
Subscriber	2 years	No description
suid	1 year	No description
SyncRTB3	3 months	No description available.
visitor-id	1 year	No description available.
whisper-uid	session	No description
xtc	1 year 1 month	No description