Name Category Type Source Storage Duration Purpose Description
CookieConsent Essential persistent Gridon Systems 1 year Used to determine whether the user has consented to cookie usage – based on the user’s choices.
JSESSIONID Essential session Gridon Systems until session ends Used to maintain the user’s session state across all website requests.
rc::a Essential persistent Google does not expire automatically Used to distinguish between humans and bots. Helps build reports about how the website is used by real users.
rc::c Essential session Google until session ends Used to distinguish between humans and bots. Helps build reports about how the website is used by real users.
SOCS Essential persistent Google 13 months Used to store information about the user’s cookie consent decisions.
AEC Essential persistent Google 6 months Used to secure user data and prevent malicious sites from performing actions on behalf of the user.
_ga Analytics persistent Google 2 years Registers a unique ID for the user, used to generate statistics on website usage.
_gat Analytics persistent Google 1 day Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.
_gid Analytics persistent Google 1 day Registers a unique ID for the user, used to generate statistics on website usage.
__Secure-3PAPISID Analytics persistent Google 2 years Used to build a profile of the user’s interests in order to display personalized ads.
__Secure-3PSID Analytics persistent Google 2 years Used to build a profile of the user’s interests in order to display personalized ads.
OTZ Analytics persistent Google 1 month Used to perform aggregated website usage analysis.
1P_JAR Analytics persistent Google 1 month Used to store information about how the user uses the website and ads they may have seen before visiting the site.
__Secure-1PSIDCC Marketing persistent Google 1 year Used to enable features and services within the website.
__Secure-1PSID Marketing persistent Google 2 years Used to build a profile of the user’s interests in order to display personalized ads.
__Secure-1PAPISID Marketing persistent Google 2 years Used to authenticate users and protect against unauthorized attacks.
__Secure-3PSIDCC Marketing persistent Google 1 year Used to build a profile of the user’s interests in order to display personalized ads.
_fbp Marketing persistent Facebook 3 months Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products from third-party advertisers.
tr Marketing session Facebook until session ends Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products from third-party advertisers.
SIDCC Marketing persistent Google 1 year Used to store information about how the user uses the website and ads they may have seen before visiting the site.
HSID Marketing persistent Google 2 years Used to store encrypted Google account data to protect users from attacks.
SID Marketing persistent Google 2 years Used to authenticate users and protect against unauthorized attacks.
SSID Marketing persistent Google 2 years Used to display personalized ads on Google sites based on previous searches and interactions.
SAPISID Marketing persistent Google 2 years Used to display personalized ads on Google sites based on previous searches and interactions.
NID Marketing persistent Google 1 year Used to store user preferences such as preferred language, number of search results per page, etc.
DV Marketing persistent Google 1 day Used to store user interaction data and display content and ads tailored to user preferences.
AWSALB# Essential persistent Amazon 1 week Used to ensure load balancing across servers.