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| PHPSESSID | Website | This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store and identify a users' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The cookie is a session cookies and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed. | session | Necessary |
| sg-cookies | Website | This cookie simply stores your preferences on the website and allows you to continue viewing the website under your terms | 1 year | Necessary |
| sg-popup | Website | This cookie stores whether you have already seen the sitewide popup or not | session | Necessary |
| sg-expiry | Website | Checks when to expire your accessibility preferences. After an hour, all the 'ch-' cookies are reset | 1 hour | Necessary |
| ch-font-sizes | Website | Controls the preferences set within the accessibility options. This specifically remembers your font-size choices. | 1 hour | Necessary |
| ch-font-times | Website | Controls the preferences set within the accessibility options. This specifically remembers how big you needed your font sizes. | 1 hour | Necessary |
| ch-prefs | Website | Controls the preferences set within the accessibility options | 1 hour | Necessary |
| __cfduid | .bootstrapcdn.com | The cookie is used by cdn services like CloudFare to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis. It does not correspond to any user ID in the web application and does not store any personally identifiable information. | 1 month | Necessary |
| __cfduid | .fontawesome.com | The cookie is used by cdn services like CloudFare to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis. It does not correspond to any user ID in the web application and does not store any personally identifiable information. | 1 month | Necessary |
| rc::a | google.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | 1 day | Statistics |
| rc::c | google.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | none | Statistics |
| _ga | google.com | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | Statistics |
| _ga_# | google.com | Used by Google Analyitics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. | 2 years | Statistics |
| _gat | google.com | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 day | Statistics |
| _gid | google.com | Registers | 1 day | Statistics |
| collect | google-analytics.com | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitors device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels | session | Statistics |
| NID | googe.com | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads. | 6 months | Marketing |
| CONSENT | youtube.com | Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. Th is cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website. | 195 Months | Necessary |
| aka_debug | akamaized.net (vimeo) | Used by Vimeo to track usage of their embedded video player | session | Statistics |
| _p_hfp_client_id | apps.elfsight.com | Used to implement social platforms on the website. Enables the social platforms to track the users by assigning them a specific ID. | 1 day | Marketing |
| OlivieClientCacheYottie#Requests | apps.elfsight.com | Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. This pairing service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers. | persistent | Marketing |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | youtube.com | Tries to estimate the users bandwith on pages with intergrated YouTube videos | 179 days | Marketing |
| YSC | youtube.com | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen | session | Marketing |
| yt_cid | youtube.com | registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen | persistent | Marketing |
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