Effective Date: March 28, 2025
Last Updated: March 28, 2025
What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e., the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage your cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser, as explained in our privacy policy . These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies?
Like most online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for various purposes. First-party cookies are primarily necessary for the website to function properly and do not collect any of your personally identifiable information.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
Cookies we use
| Cookie | GUY | DURATION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | 30 minutes | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. | |
| __gads | 1 year 24 days | The __gads cookie, set by Google, is stored under DoubleClick domain and tracks the number of times users see an advert, measures the success of the campaign and calculates its revenue. This cookie can only be read from the domain they are set on and will not track any data while browsing through other sites. | |
| __gpi | 1 year 24 days | No description | |
| __smSessionId | 9 hours | No description available. | |
| __smToken | 1 year | This cookie is set by the Sumo. This cookie is used to verify whether the user is logged in or not. | |
| __smVID | 1 month | This cookie is set by Sumo. The purpose of the cookie is not yet known. | |
| _ga | 2 years | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | |
| _ga_TMWBZBCP0E | 2 years | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. | |
| _gat_gtag_UA_120270145_1 | 1 minute | Set by Google to distinguish users. | |
| _gat_gtag_UA_144771721_1 | 1 minute | Set by Google to distinguish users. | |
| _gid | 1 day | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visited anonymously. | |
| ab | 1 year | Owned by agkn, this cookie is used for targeting and advertising purposes. | |
| ankh | 3 months | AppNexus sets the anj cookie that contains data stating whether a cookie ID is synced with partners. | |
| bp_user-registered | 13 years 8 months 8 days | This cookie is used to set which users can access the private pages of the website. It is a functional cookie. | |
| bp_user-role | 13 years 8 months 8 days | This is a functional cookie. It is used to set restriction to the user on accessing certain pages like back office, account page etc. | |
| bp_ut_session | 13 years 8 months 8 days | This is a functional cookie. This cookie is used to set restriction to the user on accessing certain pages like back office, account page etc. | |
| cky-consent | 1 year | The cookie is set by CookieYes to remember the users’ consent settings so that the website recognizes the users the next time they visit. | |
| CMID | 1 year | The cookie is set by CasaleMedia. The cookie is used to collect information about the usage behavior for targeted advertising. | |
| CMPRO | 3 months | CMPRO cookie is set by CasaleMedia for anonymous user tracking, and for targeted advertising. | |
| CMPS | 3 months | CMPS cookie is set by CasaleMedia for anonymous user tracking based on user’s website visits, for displaying targeted ads. | |
| CMRUM3 | 1 year | CMRUM3 cookie is set by CasaleMedia for anonymous user tracking based on user’s website visits, for displaying targeted ads. | |
| CMST | 1 day | The cookie is set by CasaleMedia. The cookie is used to collect information about the usage behavior for targeted advertising. | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the “Advertisement” category. | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the “Analytics” category. | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 1 year | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category “Functional”. | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the “Necessary” category. | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to store the user consent for cookies in the category “Others”. | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to store the user consent for cookies in the “Performance” category. | |
| cookies-advertisement | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Advertisement’ category. | |
| cookies-analytics | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Analytics’ category. | |
| cookies-functional | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Functional’ category. | |
| cookies-necessary | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Necessary’ category. | |
| cookies-other | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Other’ category. | |
| cookies-performance | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Performance’ category. | |
| cookieyesID | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie as a unique identifier for visitors according to their consent. | |
| csv | 2 years | No description available. | |
| d | 3 months | Quantserve sets this cookie to anonymously track information on how visitors use the website. | |
| DSID | 1 hour | This cookie is set by DoubleClick to note the user’s specific user identity. It contains a hashed/encrypted unique ID. | |
| edgebucket | session | This cookie is set by the Reddit. This cookie is used for the purpose of the advertisement. It saves the log of the user on the Reddit. The cookie enables the sharing of content from the website onto the social media platform. | |
| GoogleAdServingTest | session | No description | |
| Yo | 1 year | This cookie is set by OpenX to record anonymized user data, such as IP address, geographical location, websites visited, ads clicked by the user etc., for relevant advertising. | |
| id | 1 year 1 month | Set by Google DoubleClick, this cookie is used to create user profiles to display relevant ads. | |
| SDI | 1 year 24 days | Google DoubleClick IDE cookies are used to store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads and according to the user profile. | |
| 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. | |
| KTPCACOOKIE | 1 day | 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. | |
| mc | 1 year 1 month | Quantserve sets the mc cookie to anonymously track user behavior on the website. | |
| mdata | 1 year 1 month | The domain of this cookie is owned by Media Innovation group. This cookie registers a unique ID used to identify a visitor on their revisit in order to serve them targeted ads. | |
| na_id | 1 year 1 month | The na_id is set by AddThis to enable sharing of links on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. | |
| na_rn | 1 month | The na_rn cookie is used to recognize the visitor upon re-entry. It allows to record details on user behavior and facilitate the social sharing function provided by Addthis.com. | |
| na_sc_e | 1 month | The na_sc_e cookie is used to recognize the visitor upon re-entry. It allows to record details on user behavior and facilitate the social sharing function provided by Addthis.com. |
In addition, different browsers provide different methods for blocking and deleting cookies used by websites. You can change your browser settings to block
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using any other browser