| Name | Provider | Purpose | Category | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare | Used to distinguish between humans and bots to ensure reliable site use | Strictly Necessary | 30 minutes |
| __cfruid | Cloudflare | Used for load balancing and identifying trusted traffic | Strictly Necessary | Session |
| OptanonConsent | OneTrust (consent tool) | Stores cookie consent choices made by the user | Strictly Necessary | 1 year |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | OneTrust (consent tool) | Remembers if the cookie banner has been closed | Strictly Necessary | 1 year |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users for site analytics | Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Stores a unique session ID to group user behaviour | Analytics | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Throttles request rate to limit data collection | Analytics | 1 minute |
| disqus_unique | Disqus | Stores unique identifier for comments and discussions | Functionality | 1 year |
| disqusauth | Disqus | Used when logging into Disqus to post comments | Functionality | Session |
| test_cookie | DoubleClick (Google) | Tests whether the browser accepts cookies | Advertising | 1 day |
| IDE | DoubleClick (Google) | Used to show Google ads across the web | Advertising | 1 year |