Cookies
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them. You should read this policy to understand what cookies are, 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 control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. The cookies are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make the website more secure, provide better user experience, understand how the website performs and to analyse what works and where it needs improvement.
Like most online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for a number of purposes. The first-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function correctly and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are used mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience in future.
We do not use cookies for advertising purposes, or pass user data to any other organisation or website.
Essential: Some cookies are essential for you to be able to experience the full functionality of our site. For example, they allow us to maintain user sessions and prevent security threats. They do not collect or store any personal information.
Non-essential: These are the cookies that help certain non-essential functionalities on our website. For example, analytics tools to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on user needs. This could include anonymous information of how you got to the site, the pages you visit and how long you spend on each page.
The list below details the cookies used on our website.
Cookie | Type | Description |
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_ga | Non-necessary | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the site’s analytics reports. |
_ga_devsite | Non-necessary | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. |
_gat | Non-necessary | This cookie is installed by Google Universal Analytics to restrain request rate and thus limit the collection of data on high traffic sites. |
_gat_gtag_[property_id] | Non-necessary | This cookie is also part of Google Analytics and is used to limit requests (throttle request rate). |
_gid | Non-necessary | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected includes the number of visitors, the source where they have come from and the pages visited. |
CONSENT | Non-necessary | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data. |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | Non-necessary | 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 | Non-necessary | 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 | Non-necessary | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin to record the user consent for the cookies in the category “Functional”. |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | Necessary | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Necessary”. |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary | Necessary | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Non-necessary”. |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | Non-necessary | 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 | Non-necessary | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to store the user consent for cookies in the category “Performance”. |
CookieLawInfoConsent | Necessary | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. |
swpext86386 | Non-necessary | This cookie is used by SearchWP Metrics to track clicks within the search results |
viewed_cookie_policy | Necessary | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin to store the user consent once the policy has been accepted. |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Non-necessary | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
wp-settings-1, wp-settings-time-1 | Necessary | WordPress uses this cookie to customise your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. |
X-Mapping-fjhppofk | Necessary | This cookie is used for load balancing purposes. The cookie does not store any personally identifiable data. |
YSC | Non-necessary | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
yt-remote-connected-devices | Non-necessary | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. |
yt-remote-device-id | Non-necessary | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. |
yt.innertube::nextId | Non-necessary | This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
yt.innertube::requests | Non-necessary | This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
Clearing Consent
Should you decide to change your preferences later through your browsing session, you can use the link below to reset your cookie preferences. This will display the consent notice again enabling you to change your preferences. Please note you may be required to reload the page after using the link to see the consent notice again.