This page provides comprehensive information about how we use cookies on our website to enhance your browsing experience, improve website performance, and deliver personalized content. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our site. They help us understand how visitors interact with our website, allowing us to offer a smoother and more efficient user experience. In the table below, you will find detailed information about each type of cookie we use, their purpose, and how long they remain on your device. We are committed to respecting your privacy and providing transparency about the data we collect through cookies. For more information on how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| wpconsent_preferences | This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. | 30 days |
CleanTalk offers effective spam protection and website security solutions to enhance user experience.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| ct_ps_timestamp | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. Does not store visitor specific data. | session |
| spbc_is_logged_in | Dashboard. Flag defines if a user was logged in. | Session |
| spbc_firewall_pass_key | The flag defines if the Security Firewall was passed. | Session |
| spbc_cookies_test | Cookie to test cookies so we know that everything working properly | Session |
| ct_sfw_ | Group of cookies used for our SpamFireWall technology. | Session |
| ct_ | Group of cookies used for storing dynamic variables from browser | Session |
| apbct_ | Group of cookies which are set from backend and contain information about the current user | Session |
| apbct_cookies_test | Сookie to validate other cookies, so they can’t be spoofed. | Session |
| ct_timezone | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. | Session |
| spbc_timer | Dashboard. Time spent on the page. | Session |
| ct_pointer_data | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. Does not store visitor specific data. | session |
| ct_has_scrolled | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | session |
| ct_fkp_timestamp | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. Does not store visitor specific data. | session |
| ct_check_js | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. | session |
| apbct_antibot | 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. | session |
| spbc_2fa_passed | Dashboard. Flag defines if Two-Factor Authentication was passed. | Session |
| spbc_log_id | Dashboard. User identification. | Session |
These cookies are needed for adding comments on this website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| comment_author | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
| comment_author_email | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
| comment_author_url | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Clarity is a web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| ANONCHK | Indicates whether MUID is transferred to ANID, a cookie used for advertising. Clarity doesn't use ANID and so this is always set to 0. | Session |
| CLID | Identifies the first-time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity. | 12 months |
| _clsk | Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording. | 12 months |
| _clck | Persists the Clarity User ID and preferences, unique to that site is attributed to the same user ID. | 12 months |
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| __utmv | 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. | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmx | Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test. | 18 months |
| _ga | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gali | Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked | 30 seconds |
| _ga_ | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gid | ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager | 1 minute |
| _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. | 90 days |
| __utma | ID used to identify users and sessions | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmt | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests | 10 minutes |
| __utmb | 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. | 30 minutes after last activity |
| __utmc | 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. | End of session (browser) |
| __utmz | 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 | 6 months after last activity |
Google Tag Manager simplifies the management of marketing tags on your website without code changes.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | 3 months | |
| cookiePreferences | Registers cookie preferences of a user | 2 years |
| td | Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | session |
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| phid | 12 months | |
| phct | 12 months |
Marketing cookies are used to follow visitors to websites. The intention is to show ads that are relevant and engaging to the individual user.
CallRail is a call tracking and analytics service. Its script swaps the phone numbers shown on a page and stores the visitor's referrer, landing page and session ID, so phone calls and form submissions can be attributed to the marketing source that brought the visitor to the site.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| calltrk_session_id | Stores a randomly generated visitor session ID so that a later phone call or form submission can be matched to this visit. | 180 days |
| calltrk_referrer | Stores the referring URL that brought the visitor to the site, so the traffic source of a phone call can be reported. | 180 days |
| calltrk_landing | Stores the first page the visitor landed on, so the page that led to a phone call can be reported. | 180 days |
| calltrk_fcid | Stores a randomly generated form capture ID used to link a submitted form to this visitor session. | 180 days |
| calltrk_override_src | Stores a traffic source supplied in the page URL, used to override the detected source and start a fresh tracking session. | 180 days |
| calltrk_google_experiments | Stores the Google experiment IDs seen on the pages visited, so a phone call can be attributed to a test variant. | 180 days |
| calltrk_nearest_tld | Written briefly to work out the broadest domain that will accept cookies when tracking across subdomains, then removed once that check completes. | 3600 days, deleted as soon as the check finishes |
Google Ads is an online advertising platform that enables businesses to create targeted ads displayed on Google search results and partner sites.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| __Secure-1PAPISID | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
| FPGCLAW | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| FPGCLGB | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| _gac_gb_ | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| _gcl_gb | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| _gcl_gs | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| _gcl_aw | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| Conversion | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 days |
| __Secure-3PSID | Targeting cookie. Used to profile the interests of website visitors and display relevant and personalised Google ads. | 2 years |
| __Secure-1PSID | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
| __Secure-1PSIDTS | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
| __Secure-3PSIDTS | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
| __Secure-3PSIDCC | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
| ADS_VISITOR_ID | Cookie required to use the options and on-site web services | 2 months |
| AEC | AEC cookies ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites. These cookies prevent malicious sites from acting on behalf of a user without that user's knowledge. | 6 months |
| __Secure-3PAPISID | Profiles the interests of website visitors to serve relevant and personalised ads through retargeting. | 2 years |
| __Secure-1PSIDCC | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
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Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
CleanTalk offers effective spam protection and website security solutions to enhance user experience.
Service URL: cleantalk.org (opens in a new window)
These cookies are needed for adding comments on this website.
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Clarity is a web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic.
Service URL: clarity.microsoft.com (opens in a new window)
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
Service URL: policies.google.com (opens in a new window)
Google Tag Manager simplifies the management of marketing tags on your website without code changes.
Marketing cookies are used to follow visitors to websites. The intention is to show ads that are relevant and engaging to the individual user.
CallRail is a call tracking and analytics service. Its script swaps the phone numbers shown on a page and stores the visitor's referrer, landing page and session ID, so phone calls and form submissions can be attributed to the marketing source that brought the visitor to the site.
Service URL: www.callrail.com (opens in a new window)
Google Ads is an online advertising platform that enables businesses to create targeted ads displayed on Google search results and partner sites.
Service URL: policies.google.com (opens in a new window)
You can find more information in our Cookie Policy and .
