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ruds	session	This cookie is owned by Rocketfuel and collects anonymous user data to target audiences and deliver personalized ads.
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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.
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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