# Cookie Consent

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.

## Necessary

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

- **Cookie:** nabSegmentation
  - **Duration:** 4 months
  - **Description:** Description is currently not available.

- **Cookie:** rc::a
  - **Duration:** Never Expires
  - **Description:** This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.

- **Cookie:** wpEmojiSettingsSupports
  - **Duration:** session
  - **Description:** WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user's browser can display emojis properly.

- **Cookie:** rc::c
  - **Duration:** session
  - **Description:** This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.

- **Cookie:** VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA
  - **Duration:** 6 months
  - **Description:** YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.

- **Cookie:** _GRECAPTCHA
  - **Duration:** 1 year
  - **Description:** Google Recaptcha

- **Cookie:** NID
  - **Duration:** 1 year
  - **Description:** Google Recaptcha NID

## Functional

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

- **Cookie:** VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
  - **Duration:** 6 months
  - **Description:** A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.

- **Cookie:** yt-remote-connected-devices
  - **Duration:** Never Expires
  - **Description:** YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos.

- **Cookie:** ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY
  - **Duration:** Never Expires
  - **Description:** Used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user.

- **Cookie:** yt-remote-device-id
  - **Duration:** Never Expires
  - **Description:** YouTube cookie to store user preferences.

- **Cookie:** yt-remote-session-name
  - **Duration:** session
  - **Description:** Stores the user's video player preferences.

- **Cookie:** yt-remote-fast-check-period
  - **Duration:** session
  - **Description:** Used for preference storage in embedded YouTube videos.

- **Cookie:** yt-remote-session-app
  - **Duration:** session
  - **Description:** Stores user preferences regarding the embedded YouTube video player.

- **Cookie:** yt-remote-cast-available
  - **Duration:** session
  - **Description:** Used to store user preferences about casting availability.

- **Cookie:** yt-remote-cast-installed
  - **Duration:** session
  - **Description:** Stores video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.

## Analytics

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors and bounce rate.

- **Cookie:** _ga_*
  - **Duration:** 1 year 1 month 4 days
  - **Description:** Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.

- **Cookie:** _ga
  - **Duration:** 1 year 1 month 4 days
  - **Description:** Used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data.

- **Cookie:** _hjSessionUser_*
  - **Duration:** 1 year
  - **Description:** Hotjar ensures data from subsequent visits is attributed to the same user ID.

- **Cookie:** _hjSession_*
  - **Duration:** 1 hour
  - **Description:** Hotjar ensures visitor data is attributed correctly.

- **Cookie:** _gid
  - **Duration:** 1 day
  - **Description:** Stores information on how visitors use the website.

- **Cookie:** YSC
  - **Duration:** session
  - **Description:** Used by YouTube to track views of embedded videos.

## Performance

Performance cookies are used to analyze key performance metrics of the website.

- **Cookie:** _gat
  - **Duration:** 1 minute
  - **Description:** Used to restrain request rate and limit data collection on high-traffic sites.

## Advertisement

Advertisement cookies are used to provide customized ads based on previous page visits.

- **Cookie:** __Secure-YEC
  - **Duration:** past
  - **Description:** Stores video player preferences using embedded YouTube videos.

- **Cookie:** uid
  - **Duration:** Never Expires
  - **Description:** Set by Publuu.

- **Cookie:** __Secure-YNID
  - **Duration:** 6 months
  - **Description:** Google cookie for user security.

- **Cookie:** __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN
  - **Duration:** 6 months
  - **Description:** Used by YouTube to manage feature rollout.