What are cookies?

A cookie is a piece of information in the form of a very small text file that is placed on an internet user’s hard drive. It is generated by a web page server, which is basically the computer that operates a web site. The information the cookie contains is set by the server and it can be used by that server whenever the user visits the site.

First Party Cookies

CookieDurationTypeService
rs.web2 WeeksStrictly NecessarySession Tracking
acceptCookies2 YearsStrictly NecessaryCookie for marking cookie acceptance
banner{ID}2 WeeksStrictly NecessaryCookie for marking banners as closed

Third Party Cookies

CookieDurationTypeService
_ga
__gat_UA
__gid
 TargettingGoogle Advertising
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress
_hjFirstSeen
_hjid
_hjTLDTest
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample
_hjIncludedInSessionSample
 TargettingHotJar

Managing Cookies

All recent versions of popular browsers give users a level of control over cookies.

Users can set their browsers to accept or reject all, or certain, cookies. Users can also set their browser to prompt them each time a cookie is offered. For more information on how to do this, click here