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Name
Description
Duration
Service URL
wordpress_logged_in
Used to store logged-in users.
Persistent
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wordpress_sec
Used to track the user across multiple sessions.
15 days
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wordpress_test_cookie
Used to determine if cookies are enabled.
Session
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comment_author
Used to track the user across multiple sessions.
Session
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comment_author_email
Used to track the user across multiple sessions.
Session
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comment_author_url
Used to track the user across multiple sessions.
Session
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Cookie Preferences
This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences.
30 days
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Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Name
Description
Duration
Service URL
_gac_
Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together.
Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session.
Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server
Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
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