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Use of Cookies by visitscotland.com
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Detected Cookies
| Name | Domain | Priority | Retention Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| _cfuvid | .www.visitscotland.com | Medium | Session |
| vs_locale | www.visitscotland.com | Medium | 1 years |
| JSESSIONID | www.visitscotland.com | Medium | Session |
| CookieControl | .visitscotland.com | Medium | 1 years |
| cktst | .yieldoptimizer.com | Medium | 1 years |
| YSC | .youtube.com | Medium | Session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | .youtube.com | Medium | 6 months |
| ckid | .yieldoptimizer.com | Medium | 1 years |
| _ga | .visitscotland.com | Medium | 1 years |
| _cs_c | .visitscotland.com | Medium | 1 years |
| IDE | .doubleclick.net | Medium | 1 years |
| _fbp | .visitscotland.com | Medium | 3 months |
| mc | .quantserve.com | Medium | 1 years |
| vscr_vid | .visitscotland.com | Medium | 1 years |
| vscr_sid | .visitscotland.com | Medium | 30 minutes |
| SERVERID | www.visitscotland.com | Medium | 31 minutes |
| __Secure-YNID | .youtube.com | Medium | 6 months |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | .youtube.com | Medium | 6 months |
| googtrans | www.visitscotland.com | Medium | 1 years |
| _ga_4DZV8XV9FQ | .visitscotland.com | Medium | 1 years |
| _cs_id | .visitscotland.com | Medium | 1 years |
| _cs_s | .visitscotland.com | Medium | 30 minutes |
| random_seed | www.visitscotland.com | Medium | 15 minutes |
| __cf_bm | .myfonts.net | Medium | 30 minutes |
| vs_tms_session | www.visitscotland.com | Medium | 2 hours |
| cubed_thirdparty | .data.withcubed.com | Medium | 30 minutes |
| personalization_id | .twitter.com | Medium | 1 years |
| muc_ads | .t.co | Medium | 1 years |
| lidc | .linkedin.com | Medium | 24 hours |
| bcookie | .linkedin.com | Medium | 1 years |
| li_gc | .linkedin.com | Medium | 6 months |
| _ga_3PJB2EZ7YZ | .visitscotland.org | Medium | 1 years |
| vscr_domain | .visitscotland.com | Medium | Session |
Functional Cookies
| Name | Description | Retention Period |
|---|---|---|
| __cfduid | The '__cfduid' cookie is set by the CloudFlare service to identify trusted web traffic. It does not correspond to any user id in the web application, nor does the cookie store any personally identifiable | 5 years |
| __cfruid | Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. | Session |
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare's bot products identify and mitigate automated traffic to protect your site from bad bots. Cloudflare places the __cf_bm cookie on End User devices that access Customer sites that are protected by Bot Management or Bot Fight Mode. The __cf_bm cookie is necessary for the proper functioning of these bot solutions. | 30 minutes |
| cf_chl_2 | Used by Cloudflare for the execution of Javascript or Captcha challenges. These cookies are not used for tracking or beyond the scope of the challenge. | session |
| __cflb | When enabling session affinity with Cloudflare Load Balancer, Cloudflare sets a __cflb cookie with a unique value on the first response to the requesting client. Cloudflare routes future requests to the same origin, optimizing network resource usage. In the event of a failover, Cloudflare sets a new __cflb cookie to direct future requests to the failover pool. | 30 minutes |
| _cfuvid | The _cfuvid cookie is only set when a site uses this option in a Rate Limiting Rule, and is only used to allow the Cloudflare WAF to distinguish individual users who share the same IP address. | Session |
| cf_clearance | Whether a CAPTCHA or Javascript challenge has been solved. | 1 years |
| JSESSIONID | JSESSIONID is a cookie generated by Servlet containers and used for session management in J2EE web applications for HTTP protocol. If a Web server is using a cookie for session management, it creates and sends JSESSIONID cookie to the client and then the client sends it back to the server in subsequent HTTP requests. JSESSIONID is a platform session cookie and is used by sites with JavaServer Pages (JSP). The cookie is used to maintain an anonymous user session by the server. | Session |
| CookieControl | Stores user consent preferences for your website. | 3 months |
| CookieControlTC | Stores IAB TCF consent preferences. | 3 months |
| SERVERID | Load balancer cookie | 10 minutes |
Analytics Cookies
| Name | Description | Retention Period |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | ID used to identify users | 1 years |
| _ga_* | Used to identify and track an individual user session. | 2 years |
| _gid | ID used to identify users for 24 hours | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager | 58 seconds |
| _dc_gtm_ | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests | 1 minute |
| AMP_TOKEN | Contains a token code that is used to read out a Client ID from the AMP Client ID Service. By matching this ID with that of Google Analytics, users can be matched when switching between AMP content and non-AMP content. | 1 year |
| _gat_* | Used to set and get tracking data | 1 hour |
| _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 |
| __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 |
| __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. | session |
| __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 |
| __utmv | Contains custom information set by the web developer through the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated each time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 2 years |
| __utmx | Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test. | 18 months |
| __utmxx | Used to determine when the A / B or Multivariate test in which the user participates ends | 18 months |
| FPAU | Assigns a specific ID to the visitor. This allows the website to determine the number of specific user-visits for analysis and statistics. | session |
| FPID | Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | 1 years |
| FPLC | This FPLC cookie is the cross-domain linker cookie hashed from the FPID cookie. It’s not HttpOnly, which means it can be read with JavaScript. It has a relatively short lifetime, just 20 hours. | 20 hours |
Marketing Cookies
| Name | Description | Retention Period |
|---|---|---|
| GPS | Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location. | 1 day |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. Also used for marketing | 6 months |
| PREF | This cookie stores your preferences and other information, in particular preferred language, how many search results you wish to be shown on your page, and whether or not you wish to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on. | 10 years |
| YSC | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session |
| DEVICE_INFO | Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website. | 180 days |
| LOGIN_INFO | This cookie is used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website. | 2 years |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Youtube visitor privacy metadata cookie | 6 months |
| IDE | This cookie is used for targeting, analyzing and optimisation of ad campaigns in DoubleClick/Google Marketing Suite | 1 years |
| DSID | This cookie is used for targeting, analyzing and optimisation of ad campaigns in DoubleClick/Google Marketing Suite | 60 minutes |
| ID | This cookie is used for targeting, analyzing and optimisation of ad campaigns in DoubleClick/Google Marketing Suite | 2 months |
| RUL | Used by DoubleClick to determine if the website ad was properly displayed. This is done to make their marketing efforts more efficient. | 1 year |
| FLC | This cookie is used to link your activity across devices if you’ve previously signed in to your Google Account on another device. We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conversion events. | 10 seconds |
| __gads | This cookie is used by Google for a variety of purposes (e.g., ensuring Frequency Caps work correctly). It includes AdSense if you have AdSense enabled. This cookie is associated with the DoubleClick for Publishers service from Google. Its purpose is to monitor the showing of advertisements on the site, for which the owner may earn some revenue. The main purpose of this cookie is targeting/advertising. | 1 years |
| GoogleAdServingTest | Used to register what ads have been displayed to the user. | session |
| ar_debug | Store and track conversions | 1 years |
| test_cookie | This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to determine if the website visitor's browser supports cookies. | 15 minutes |
| APC | This cookie is used for targeting, analyzing and optimisation of ad campaigns in DoubleClick/Google Marketing Suite | 6 months |
| lu | Used to record whether the person chose to remain logged in | 2 years |
| xs | Used in conjunction with the c_user cookie to authenticate your identity to Facebook. | 90 days |
| c_user | Used in conjunction with the xs cookie to authenticate your identity to Facebook. | 90 days |
| m_user | Used to authenticate your identity on Facebook's mobile website. | 90 days |
| pl | Used to record that a device or browser logged in via Facebook platform. | 90 days |
| dbln | Used to enable device-based logins | 2 years |
| aks | Determines the login state of a person visiting accountkit.com | 30 days |
| aksb | Authenticates logins using Account Kit | 30 minutes |
| sfau | Optimizes recovery flow after failed login attempts | 1 day |
| ick | Stores an encryption key used to encrypt cookies | 2 years |
| csm | Insecure indicator | 90 days |
| s | Facebook browser identification, authentication, marketing, and other Facebook-specific function cookies. | 90 days |
| datr | Used to prevent creation of fake / spammy accounts. Datr cookie is associated with a browser, not individual people. | 2 years |
| sb | Facebook browser identification, authentication, marketing, and other Facebook-specific function cookies. | 2 years |
| fr | Contains a unique browser and user ID, used for targeted advertising. | 90 days |
| oo | Ad optout cookie | 5 years |
| ddid | Used to open a specific location in an advertiser's app upon installation | 28 days |
| locale | This cookie contains the display locale of the last logged in user on this browser. This cookie appears to only be set after the user logs out. | 7 days |
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers | 3 months |
| _fbc | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers | 2 years |
| js_ver | Records the age of Facebook javascript files. | 7 days |
| rc | Used to optimize site performance for advertisers | 7 days |
| campaign_click_url | Records the Facebook URL that an individual landed on after clicking on an ad promoting Facebook | 30 days |
| wd | This cookie stores the browser window dimensions and is used by Facebook to optimise the rendering of the page. | Session |
| usida | Collects a combination of the user’s browser and unique identifier, used to tailor advertising to users. | Session |
| presence | The presence cookie is used to contain the user’s chat state. | Session |
| cref | Contains data on user navigation, interaction and time spent on the website and its sub-pages – This data is used to optimise the relevance of advertisements and for statistical purposes. | 13 months |
| mc | Tracking of users and measure and improve performance and supports personalisation | 1 years |
| d | Tracking of users and measure and improve performance and supports personalisation | 3 months |
| __qca | This cookie is set by Quantcast, who present targeted advertising. Stores browser and HTTP request information. | 1 years |
| guest_id | This cookie is set by X to identify and track the website visitor. Registers if a users is signed in the X platform and collects information about ad preferences. | 1 years |
| personalization_id | Unique value with which users can be identified by X. Collected information is used to be personalize X services, including X trends, stories, ads and suggestions. | 1 years |
| ct0 | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our X ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. | 2 years |
| gt | Twitter uses these cookies to support plugin integration with our website. If you use the Tweet plugin and log into your X account, X will set some of these cookies to remember that you are logged in. X will also use cookies for their own analytics purposes. | 1 year |
| guest_id_marketing | This cookie is for advertising when logged out | 1 years |
| guest_id_ads | This cookie is for advertising when logged out | 1 years |
| muc_ads | These cookies are placed when you come to our website via X. A cookie from X is also placed on our website, with which we can later show a relevant offer on X | 1 years |
| _twitter_sess | This cookie is set due to X integration and sharing capabilities for the social media. | Session |
| ads_prefs | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our X ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. | 2 years |
| auth_token | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our X ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. | 2 years |
| csrf_same_site | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our X ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. | 2 years |
| csrf_same_site_set | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our X ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. | 2 years |
| dnt | These are third party X cookies. These cookies enable users, if they wish, to login to their X account share content from our websites with their friends. These cookies do not allow us access to your accounts or provide us with any confidential information relating to your accounts. These cookies also allow a news feed of tweets to appear on the website. | 2 years |
| eu_cn | These are third party X cookies. These cookies enable users, if they wish, to login to their X account share content from our websites with their friends. These cookies do not allow us access to your accounts or provide us with any confidential information relating to your accounts. These cookies also allow a news feed of tweets to appear on the website. | 2 years |
| external_referer | Our Website uses X buttons to allow our visitors to follow our promotional X feeds, and sometimes embed feeds on our Website. | 2 years |
| kdt | These are third party X cookies. These cookies enable users, if they wish, to login to their X account share content from our websites with their friends. These cookies do not allow us access to your accounts or provide us with any confidential information relating to your accounts. These cookies also allow a news feed of tweets to appear on the website. | 2 years |
| remember_checked_on | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our X ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. These cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. | 2 years |
| rweb_optin | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our X ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. These cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. | 2 years |
| syndication_guest_id | Used to collect information about users browsing behaviour for marketing purposes including digital display and social media advertising. | 2 years |
| twid | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our X ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. | 2 years |
| tfw_exp | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our X ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. | 2 years |
| lidc | Used by the social networking service LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 24 hours |
| bcookie | Used by LinkedIn to track the use of embedded services. | 1 years |
| bscookie | Used by LinkedIn to track the use of embedded services. | 1 years |
| trkCode | This cookie is used by LinkedIn to support the functionality of adding a panel invite labeled 'Follow Us' | 1 year |
| trkInfo | This cookie is used by LinkedIn to support the functionality of adding a panel invite labeled 'Follow Us' | 1 year |
| li_oatml | Collects information about how visitors use our site. | 30 days |
| liap | Cookie used for Sign-in with Linkedin and/or to allow for the Linkedin follow feature. | 90 days |
| lissc | Pending | 1 year |
| spectroscopyId | These cookies are set by LinkedIn for advertising purposes, including: tracking visitors so that more relevant ads can be presented, allowing users to use the 'Apply with LinkedIn' or the 'Sign-in with LinkedIn' functions, collecting information about how visitors use the site, etc. | session |
| UserMatchHistory | These cookies are set by LinkedIn for advertising purposes, including: tracking visitors so that more relevant ads can be presented, allowing users to use the 'Apply with LinkedIn' or the 'Sign-in with LinkedIn' functions, collecting information about how visitors use the site, etc. | 30 days |
| lang | Used to remember a user's language setting | session |
| li_gc | Used to store guest consent to the use of cookies for non-essential purposes | 2 years |
| li_rm | Used as part of the LinkedIn Remember Me feature and is set when a user clicks Remember Me on the device to make it easier for him or her to sign in to that device | 1 year |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | Used to store information about the time a sync with the lms_analytics cookie took place for users in the Designated Countries | 30 days |
| ln_or | Used to determine if Oribi analytics can be carried out on a specific domain | 1 day |
| li_sugr | Used to make a probabilistic match of a user's identity outside the Designated Countries | 3 months |
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