What is a cookie?
Most websites you visit will use cookies in order to improve your user experience by enabling that website to ‘remember’ you, either for the duration of your visit (using a ‘session cookie’) or for repeat visits (using a ‘persistent cookie’).
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, storing your preferences, and generally improving your experience of a website. Cookies make the interaction between you and the website faster and easier. If a website doesn’t use cookies, it will think you are a new visitor every time you move to a new page on the site – for example, when you enter your login details and move to another page it won’t recognize you and it won’t be able to keep you logged in.
Some websites will also use cookies to enable them to target their advertising or marketing messages based, for example, on your location and/or browsing habits.
Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (‘first party cookies’) or they may be set by other websites who run content on the page you are viewing (‘third party cookies’).
What is in a cookie?
A cookie is a simple text file that is stored on your computer or mobile device by a website’s server and only that server will be able to retrieve or read the contents of that cookie. Each cookie is unique to your web browser. It will contain some anonymous information such as a unique identifier and the site name and some digits and numbers. It allows a website to remember things like your preferences or what’s in your shopping basket.
What to do if you don’t want cookies to be set
Some people find the idea of a website storing information on their computer or mobile device a bit intrusive, particularly when this information is stored and used by a third party without them knowing. Although this is generally quite harmless, you may not, for example, want to see advertising that has been targeted to your interests. If you prefer, it is possible to block some or all cookies, or even to delete cookies that have already been set; but you need to be aware that you might lose some functions of that website.
First party cookies
First party cookies are set by the website you are visiting and they can only be read by that site.
Third party cookies
Third party cookies are set by a different organization to the owner of the website you are visiting. For example, the website might use a third-party analytics company who will set their own cookie to perform this service. The website you are visiting may also contain content embedded from, for example, Facebook or Twitter, and these sites may set their own cookies.
More significantly, a website might use a third-party advertising network to deliver targeted advertising on their website. These may also have the capability to track your browsing across different sites.
Session cookies
Session cookies are stored only temporarily during a browsing session and are deleted from the user’s device when the browser is closed.
Persistent cookies
This type of cookie is saved on your computer for a fixed period (usually a year or longer) and is not deleted when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies are used where we need to know who you are for more than one browsing session. For example, we use this type of cookie to store your preferences, so that they are remembered for the next visit.
Cookies used on Agiledrop.com website
Required cookies
Provider |
Cookie name |
Cookie duration |
Description |
.fontawesome.com |
mp_153b95f810bd70752a 0f1f7e63f16ad2_mixpanel |
11 months |
Used by Font Awesome to display characters and icons |
.fontawesome.com |
_ga |
2 years |
Required to use the Font Awesome service, for icon display |
.olark.com |
wcsid |
Session |
A session identifier used by Olark online chat software that we use only on your site to keep track of a single chat session |
.olark.com |
olfsk |
2 years |
Used by Olark online chat software to maintain chat state across pages (e.g. message history) |
.olark.com |
_ok |
Session |
Most recent Olark site ID (security measure) |
.olark.com |
_oklv |
Session |
The Olark loader version (for improved caching) |
Functionality cookies
Provider |
Cookie name |
Cookie duration |
Description |
.olark.com |
mdn_anonymous_id |
10 years |
Used by Olark online chat software to identify visitor for Mozilla users |
.olark.com |
hubspotutk |
Session |
Used by Olark online chat software to identify visitor |
.olark.com |
hblid |
2 years |
Used by Olark online chat software to identify visitor preferences and chat session |
.olark.com |
amplitude_idundefined olark.com |
Session |
Used by Olark online chat software to identify visitor preferences and chat session |
.olark.com |
amplitude_id_33cbda0 8106a2a03c4f92ff7285 996b3olark.com |
10 years |
Used by Olark online chat software to identify visitor preferences and chat session |
.olark.com |
ajs_anonymous_id |
1 year |
User ID for Olark |
.olark.com |
_vwo_uuid_v2 |
1 year |
This cookie ensures a visitor always sees the same version of a page and is used to track behavior to measure the performance of different page versions |
.olark.com |
_okdetect |
Session |
Used by Olark online chat software - helps maintain your chat across pages |
.olark.com |
_okbk |
Session |
Used by Olark online chat software to save extra state information (e.g. chat box being open/closed) |
.olark.com |
_ga |
2 years |
Used by Olark online chat software to uniquely identify you as a visitor to this site. No information or personal data is monitored |
.olark.com |
_fbp |
6 months |
Used by Olark online chat software to identify visitor preferences and chat session. |
.olark.com |
__hstc |
1 year |
Used by Olark online chat software. The main cookie for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, first visit, last visit, current visit, and session number |
.olark.com |
__hssrc |
Session |
Used by Olark online chat software to identify chat session (If this cookie does not exist when we manage cookies, we assume it is a new session) |
.twitter.com |
Remember_checked_on |
6 years |
Twitter cookie to monitor referral links and login status |
.twitter.com |
kdt |
2 years |
Twitter cookie to monitor referral links and login status |
.twitter.com |
twid |
Persistent |
Determines if user logged in during browser session; allows tweets; records number of times a page is tweeted |
.twitter.com |
_twitter_sess |
Session |
This cookie lets website visitors use Twitter-related features from within the web page they are visiting. |
.twitter.com |
dnt |
Persistent |
These enable users, if they wish, to 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 |
.twitter.com |
guest_id |
2 years |
This cookie is set due to Twitter integration and sharing capabilities for social media |
.twitter.com |
eu_cn |
1 year |
These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites; they do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. |
.twitter.com |
personalization_id |
Persistent |
This cookie is set due to Twitter integration and sharing capabilities for social media |
.facebook.com |
sb |
2 years |
Used by Facebook to identify browser for login authentication purposes |
.facebook.com |
presence |
Session |
Used by Facebook to update the user’s Facebook chat status (active, inactive, etc.). |
.facebook.com |
datr |
2 years |
Used by Facebook to identify browsers for purposes of security and site integrity, including for account recovery, and identification of potentially compromised accounts |
.facebook.com |
c_user |
Persistent |
Used by Facebook in conjunction with the xs cookie to authenticate your identity to Facebook |
.linkedin.com |
lang |
Session |
This cookie sets the default language for LinkedIn |
.youtube.com |
PREF |
10 years |
Records your preferences and other information, especially the preferred language, how many search results you want to appear on your page, and whether or not you want Google's SafeSearch filter turned on |
.agiledrop.com |
_okac |
Session |
Used for caching by setting a hash for assets to determine if they have changed and if they need to be refreshed |
.agiledrop.com |
_hjAbsoluteSession InProgress |
30 min |
This cookie is used to detect the first pageview session of a user |
.agiledrop.com |
_hjid |
1 year |
Enhances user experience |
.agiledrop.com |
_hjTLDTest |
Session |
Insures that cookies can be shared across subdomains |
.agiledrop.com |
SSESS463e079ce36723e4 bdc93f728b91d8e0 |
23 days |
This cookie is used by Drupal to link a user to a session so that information about their visit can be stored on the server as they move from one page to the next; this cookie also helps avoid session hijacking |
Analytical cookies
Provider |
Cookie name |
Cookie duration |
Description |
.google.com .youtube.com |
__Secure-3PSIDCC |
2 years |
These cookies are used to deliver ads more relevant to you and your interests |
.google.com .youtube.com |
__Secure-3PAPISID |
2 years |
Allow Google to collect user information for videos hosted by YouTube |
.google.com .youtube.com |
SAPISID |
1 year |
Allow Google to collect user information for videos hosted by YouTube |
.google.com .youtube.com |
__Secure-3PSID |
2 years |
Allow Google to collect user information for videos hosted by YouTube |
.google.com .youtube.com |
HSID |
2 years |
Allow Google to collect user information for videos hosted by YouTube |
.youtube.com |
YSC |
Session |
Tracking views of embedded videos |
.google.com .youtube.com |
SSID |
6 months |
Allow Google to collect user information for videos hosted by YouTube |
.google.com |
_ga |
2 years |
|
.youtube.com |
CONSENT |
10 years |
To support targeting/advertising, this cookie stores information about how the end user uses the website and all advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the site |
.youtube.com |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
6 months |
This cookie is used as a unique identifier to track video viewing |
.google.com |
NID |
5 months |
Cookie used as an identifier for Google settings |
.google.si |
ANID |
2 years |
Used by Google to display personalized ads on Google sites, based on recent searches and past interactions |
.google.com .googleadservices.com |
AID |
2 years |
Allow Google to collect user information for videos hosted by YouTube |
.google.com |
1P_JAR |
1 month |
Cookie that tracks website statistics an conversion rates |
.google.com .youtube.com |
APISID |
2 years |
Used by Google to display personalized ads on Google sites, based on recent searches and past interactions |
.twitter.com |
ads_prefs |
5 years |
These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites; they do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account |
.twitter.com |
auth_token |
5 years |
These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites; they do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account |
.doubleclick.net |
IDE |
2 years |
This cookie is used for re-targeting, optimization, reporting and attribution of online adverts |
.doubleclick.net |
DSID |
1 day |
This cookie is used for re-targeting, optimization, reporting and attribution of online adverts |
.facebook.com |
fr |
3 months |
Facebook’s primary advertising cookie, used to deliver, measure, and improve the relevancy of ads. |
.facebook.com |
xs |
1 year |
Used by Facebook for unique identification of the user and for targeted advertising |
.linkedin.com |
UserMatchHistory |
1 month |
This cookie is used as part of LinkedIn Insights and ad tags to track visitors from our LinkedIn marketing |
.linkedin.com |
li_oatml |
1 month |
This is a member indirect identifier cookie which is used for conversion tracking, retargeting and analytics purposes |
.linkedin.com |
lissc |
1 year |
Used by the social networking service LinkedIn for tracking the use of embedded service |
.agiledrop.com |
_hjIncludedInSample |
Session |
Uniquely identifies a visitor during a single browser session and indicates they are included in an audience sample |
.agiledrop.com |
_hjIncludedIn PageviewSample |
1 year |
This cookie is associated with web analytics functionality; it uniquely identifies a visitor during a single browser session and indicates they are included in an audience sample |
.fontawesome.com |
_fbp |
3 months |
Used by Font Awesome /Google Analytics to distinguish users and sessions |
.fontawesome.com |
__utmz |
6 months |
Used by Font Awesome /Google Analyticshis; it contains the traffic source information, including information about how and when an individual visitor hits your site for the first time |
.fontawesome.com |
__utmc |
Session |
Used by Font Awesome /Google Analytics in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit |
.fontawesome.com |
__utma |
2 years |
Used by Font Awesome /Google Analytics to distinguish users and sessions |
.fontawesome.com |
__stripe_mid |
1 year |
Used by Font Awesome /Google Analytics to track payment access to the third party service |
.linkedin.com |
AMCV_14215E3D599 5C57C0A495C55%40 AdobeOrg |
2 years |
This cookie is used for the storage and analysis of LinkedIn users |
.linkedin.com |
AMCVS_14215E3D599 5C57C0A495C55%40 AdobeOrg |
Session |
This cookie stores a unique visitor ID to track users across their domains and services |
.linkedin.com |
bcookie |
1 year |
This cookie is the browser ID cookie for LinkedIn |
.linkedin.com |
aam_uuid |
1 month |
This cookie stores a unique visitor ID to track users across their domains and services |
.linkedin.com |
_ga |
2 years |
Used to uniquely identify you as a visitor to this site; no information or personal data is monitored |
.linkedin.com |
liap |
1 year |
Cookie used for sign in with LinkedIn and/or for LinkedIn follow feature |
.twitter.com |
_ga |
2 years |
This cookie is set due to Twitter integration and sharing capabilities for social media |
.youtube.com |
SIDCC |
1 year |
Used to protect a user's data from unauthorized access |
.youtube.com |
LOGIN_INFO |
2 years |
Used by YouTube for storing user preferences and other unspecified purposes |
.youtube.com |
SID |
1 year |
Used by google reCAPTCHA for storing a unique identifier for tracking purposes |
.agiledrop.com |
_gid |
1 day |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website |
.agiledrop.com |
_ga |
2 years |
Cookie used for web analytics functionality |
.agiledrop.com |
_fbp |
90 days |
This cookie is used for targeting, optimization, reporting and attribution of online adverts |
How can I control web browser cookies?
If you don’t want to receive cookies, you can modify your browser so that it notifies you when cookies are sent to it or you can refuse cookies altogether. You can also delete cookies that have already been set.
If you wish to restrict or block web browser cookies which are set on your device then you can do this through your browser settings; the Help function within your browser should tell you how. Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of desktop browsers.
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Cookies settings
If you don't want to receive certain categories of cookies on the Agiledrop.com website, you can use this tool to opt-out of them. We will need to set a cookie so that we can remember your choices when you next visit the website from the same browser. At the present time it is not technically possible for us to allow you to carry your settings with you between your browsers and devices so you will need to change these settings from each browser you use.
Please also be aware that we make every effort to respect your choices, however, there is the possibility that not all cookies will be captured. If this is a concern then we would recommend that you change your cookie settings via your browser; your browser help function will tell you how.
When you move away from this page, your settings will be saved.
Third-party cookies
To support our work, we sometimes embed photos and video content from websites such as Flickr and YouTube. Pages with this embedded content may present cookies from these websites. We do not control the dissemination of these cookies and this tool will not block cookies from those websites. You should check the relevant third party website for more information about these.
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential in helping you to move around our websites and use their features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.
Functionality cookies
These cookies allow websites and applications to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymized which means we can't identify you personally. They do not gather any information about you that could be used for selling advertising or remembering where you have been on the internet, but do help with serving advertising.
We use these types of cookies to improve your experience on our services.
Analytics cookies
These cookies are for the international version of the website which features advertising. They are used to tailor the advertising to each user.
Don't forget that by not allowing analytics cookies, this stops us from being able to learn what people like or don't like about our services so that we can improve them.