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What are cookies?
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The tables below explain the cookies we use and why.
Necessary
Necessary cookies are required to enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CookieScriptConsent | Internet Habits | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. | 1 year | |
| sb | .facebook.com | Used by Facebook to help them keep your account, data and the Facebook Products safe and secure. | 2 years | |
| datr | .facebook.com | Used by Facebook to identify the web browser being used to connect to Facebook independent of the logged in user. This cookie plays a key role in Facebook’s security and site integrity features. | 1 year | |
| YSC |
| This cookie is set by the YouTube video service on pages with embedded YouTube video. | Session | |
| SIDCC | .youtube.com | Google Analytics uses this security cookie to protect a user’s data from unauthorised access. | 1 year | |
| SID | .youtube.com | Google uses this cookie for security. It contains digitally signed and encrypted records of a user’s Google account ID and most recent sign-in time. This cookie allows google to block many types of attack, such as attempts to steal the content of forms that you complete on web pages. | 2 years | |
| HSID | .youtube.com | Google uses this cookie for security. It contains digitally signed and encrypted records of a user’s Google account ID and most recent sign-in time. This cookie allows google to block many types of attack, such as attempts to steal the content of forms that you complete on web pages. | 2 years | |
| ct_checkjs | internethabits.com | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. Does not store visitor specific data. From a group of cookies used for storing dynamic variables from browser. | Session | |
| apbct_timestamp | internethabits.com | Sets a timestamp for when the visitor entered the website. From a group of cookies which are set from backend and contain information about the current user. | Session | |
| apbct_site_landing_ts | internethabits.com | Ensures visitor browsing-security by preventing cross-site request forgery. This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor. From a group of cookies which are set from backend and contain information about the current user. | Session | |
| apbct_page_hits | internethabits.com | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. Does not store visitor specific data. From a group of cookies which are set from backend and contain information about the current user. | Session | |
| apbct_cookies_test | internethabits.com | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. Does not store visitor specific data. This cookie is used to validate other cookies, so they can’t be spoofed. | Session | |
| ct_sfw_pass_key | internethabits.com | Used by the website to identify and eliminate spam on the website's comment-function. From a group of cookies used for CleanTalk’s SpamFirewalls technology. | 29 days 23 hours | |
| ct_ps_timestamp | internethabits.com | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. Does not store visitor specific data. From a group of cookies used for storing dynamic variables from browser. | Session | |
| ct_fkp_timestamp | internethabits.com | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. Does not store visitor specific data. From a group of cookies used for storing dynamic variables from browser. | Session | |
| ct_pointer_data | internethabits.com | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. Does not store visitor specific data. From a group of cookies used for storing dynamic variables from browser. | Session | |
| ct_timezone | internethabits.com | Used for antispam protection, AntiSpam, CleanTalk FireWall. From a group of cookies used for storing dynamic variables from browser. | Session | |
| apbct_visible_fields | internethabits.com | Used by the website to identify and eliminate spam on the website's comment-function. From a group of cookies which are set from backend and contain information about the current user. | Session | |
| apbct_visible_fields_count | internethabits.com | Used by the website to identify and eliminate spam on the website's comment-function. From a group of cookies which are set from backend and contain information about the current user. | Session | |
| abpct_hyro_acc_collect | internethabits.com | Used for antispam protection, AntiSpam, CleanTalk FireWall. From a group of cookies which are set from backend and contain information about the current user. | Session | |
| apbct_prev_referer | internethabits.com | Session | Used by the website to identify and eliminate spam on the website's comment-function. From a group of cookies which are set from backend and contain information about the current user. | |
| itsec_interstitial_browser | internethabits.com | Used by our security layer to protect this website. | Session | |
| itsec-hb-login-[abcdef0123456789]{32} | internethabits.com | Used by our security layer to protect this website. | 1 hour | |
| apbct_timestamp | www.internethabits.com | Sets a timestamp for when the visitor entered the website. From a group of cookies which are set from backend and contain information about the current user. | Session | |
| apbct_site_landing_ts | www.internethabits.com | Ensures visitor browsing-security by preventing cross-site request forgery. This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor. From a group of cookies which are set from backend and contain information about the current user. | Session | |
| apbct_page_hits | www.internethabits.com | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. Does not store visitor specific data. From a group of cookies which are set from backend and contain information about the current user. | Session | |
| apbct_cookies_test | www.internethabits.com | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. Does not store visitor specific data. This cookie is used to validate other cookies, so they can’t be spoofed. | Session | |
| ct_sfw_pass_key | www.internethabits.com | Used by the website to identify and eliminate spam on the website's comment-function. From a group of cookies used for CleanTalk’s SpamFirewalls technology. | 1 month |
Preferences
Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks and makes providing enhanced, more personalised features possible.
For example, they might remember your name and email in forms so you don’t have to re-enter this information the next time you fill out a form. These cookies may also remember your preferred language or the region where you are located.
For example, they might remember your name and email in forms so you don’t have to re-enter this information the next time you fill out a form. These cookies may also remember your preferred language or the region where you are located.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| c_user | .facebook.com | Used by Facebook to verify your account and determine when you're logged in so that they can make it easier for you to access the Facebook Products and show you the appropriate experience and features. | 1 year |
| xs | .facebook.com | Used by Facebook to verify your account and determine when you're logged in so that they can make it easier for you to access the Facebook Products and show you the appropriate experience and features. | 1 year |
| wd | .facebook.com | Used by Facebook to provide you with the best experience possible. This cookie is used to deliver an optimal experience for your device's screen. | 7 days |
| PREF | .youtube.com | Stores your preferences and other information, in particular preferred language, how many search results you wish to be shown on your page, and whether or not you wish to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on. | 3 months |
| SSID | .youtube.com | This cookie stores the preferences and other information of the user. These include, in particular, the preferred language, the number of search results to be displayed on the page, and the decision whether or not to activate Google's SafeSearch filter. | 2 years |
| LOGIN_INFO | .youtube.com | Used by YouTube (Google) for storing user preferences and other unspecified purposes. | 1 year 2 months |
| SAPISID | .youtube.com | This cookie stores the preferences and other information of the user. These include, in particular, the preferred language, the number of search results to be displayed on the page, and the decision whether or not to activate Google's SafeSearch filter. | 2 years |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | .youtube.com | Used by YouTube (Google) for storing user preferences and other unspecified purposes. | 6 months |
| NID | Stores your preferences and other information, in particular preferred language, how many search results you wish to be shown on your page, and whether or not you wish to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on. | .youtube.com | 1 month 11 days |
| CONSENT | .youtube.com | This cookie stores the preferences and other information of the user. These include, in particular, the preferred language, the number of search results to be displayed on the page, and the decision whether or not to activate Google's SafeSearch filter. | 6 months |
| __storejs_convertbox_closes | internethabits.com | Used to track which ConvertBoxes have been closed. | 1 year |
| __storejs_convertbox_opt_in_firstname | internethabits.com | Used to recall the First name in the form submission. | 1 year |
| __storejs_convertbox_opt_in_lastname | internethabits.com | Used to recall the Second name in the form submission. | 1 year |
| __storejs_convertbox_opt_in_emails | internethabits.com | Used to recall the contact ID passed from the CRM for targeting. | 1 year |
| __storejs_convertbox_query_strings | internethabits.com | Used to recall recent url parameters. | 1 year |
| __storejs_convertbox_session | internethabits.com | Used to recall the time of last session activity. | 1 year |
| __storejs_convertbox_site_views | internethabits.com | Used to recall number of page views on the site. | 1 year |
| __storejs_convertbox_sticky_variations | internethabits.com | Used to serve the same variation if a cookie split test is running. | 1 year |
| __storejs_convertbox_viewed_pages | internethabits.com | Used to recall recent page history. | 1 year |
| __storejs_convertbox_views | internethabits.com | Used to track which ConvertBoxes have been viewed. | 1 year |
| __storejs_convertbox_visits | internethabits.com | Used to track the number of sessions on website. | 1 year |
Analytics
Analytics cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously. These cookies help us to improve our website and services.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | .convertbox.com | Used by Google Analytics to collect information and report site usage statistics without personally identifying individual visitors to Google. | 2 years |
| _ga | .internethabits.com | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years |
| _gid | .internethabits.com | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 23 hours 59 minutes |
| _gat_UA-83972518-1 | .internethabits.com | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | 49 seconds |
| _ga | .youtube.com | Used by Google Analytics to collect information and report site usage statistics without personally identifying individual visitors to Google. | 2 years |
| _tr_uid | internethabit.com | Used to verify active visitors. | 1 year |
| _tr_ses.1622.a2ff | internethabits.com | Used to verify active visitors. | 29 minutes |
| _tr_id.1622.a2ff | internethabits.com | Used to verify active visitors. | 1 year |
| _tr_sess | internethabits.com | Used to verify active visitors. | Session |
| _tr_stop_collecting | internethabits.com | Used to verify active visitors. | Session |
| _tr_stop_recording | internethabits.com | Used to verify active visitors. | Session |
| _tr_user | internethabits.com | Used to verify active visitors. | 7 days |
Marketing
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display advertisements that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| tr | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 2 months 29 days | |
| tr | .facebook.com | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | Session |
| _fbp | .internethabits.com | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 2 months 29 days |
| __Secure-3PSIDCC | .youtube.com | These cookies are used to deliver ads more relevant to you and your interests. | 1 year |
| APISID | .youtube.com | Set by DoubleClick. This cookie is set through the site by advertising partners, and used by them to build a profile of the website visitors interests and show relevant ads on other sites. This cookie works by uniquely identifying your browser and device. | 2 years |
| __Secure-3PAPISID | .youtube.com | These cookies are used to deliver ads more relevant to you and your interests. | 2 years |
| __Secure-3PSID | .youtube.com | These cookies are used to deliver ads more relevant to you and your interests. | 2 years |
Unclassified
Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| spin | .facebook.com | 1 day 1 hour | |
| bvfw-bypass-cookie | internethabits.com | Session |
How do I change my cookie settings?
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the ‘cookie’ settings icon. You can accept all cookies at once or fine-tune your preferences by using the checkboxes, then click ‘Save & Close’. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.
Change your cookie preferences
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