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Cookie Policy
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Cookie Policy
Effective date: June 29, 2026
Last updated: June 29, 2026
What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains 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 manage your cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when a website loads in your browser. These cookies help ensure that the website functions properly, enhance security, provide a better user experience, and analyse performance to identify what works and where improvements are needed.
How do we use cookies?
Like most online services, our website uses both first-party and third-party cookies for various purposes. First-party cookies are primarily necessary for the website to function properly and do not collect any personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website primarily help us understand how the website performs, track how you interact with it, keep our services secure, deliver relevant advertisements, and enhance your overall user experience while improving the speed of your future interactions with our website.
Types of cookies we use
Necessary
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _csrf | session | This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor. It ensures visitor browsing security by preventing cross-site request forgery. |
| sessionId | never | This cookie, set by Microsoft, is used by the website to store the user's session ID and is sent with each request to the ASP.NET application. |
| __cfruid | session | Cloudflare sets this cookie to identify trusted web traffic. |
| cookieyes-consent | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users' consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors. |
| _GRECAPTCHA | 5 months 27 days | Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| __hssrc | session | This cookie is set by HubSpot whenever it changes the session cookie. The __hssrc cookie set to 1 indicates that the user has restarted the browser, and if the cookie does not exist, it is assumed to be a new session. |
| __hssc | 30 minutes | HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of sessions and to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. |
Functional
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | 30 minutes | Hotjar sets this cookie to detect a user's first pageview session, which is a True/False flag set by the cookie. |
| lidc | 1 day | LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection. |
| UserMatchHistory | 1 month | LinkedIn sets this cookie for LinkedIn Ads ID syncing. |
| li_gc | 6 months | LinkedIn sets this cookie for storing visitors' consent regarding using cookies for non-essential purposes. |
| __cf_bm | 30 minutes | Cloudflare sets the cookie to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _hjIncludedInSessionSample_2936558 | 2 minutes | This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the data sampling defined by your site's daily session limit. |
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
| _gid | 1 day | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
| _gat_UA-* | 1 minute | Google Analytics sets this cookie for user behaviour tracking. |
| _hjSessionUser_* | 1 year | Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID, which persists in the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to that site. |
| _hjFirstSeen | 30 minutes | Hotjar sets this cookie to identify a new user's first session. It stores the true/false value, indicating whether it was the first time Hotjar saw this user. |
| _hjSession_* | 30 minutes | Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID, which persists in the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to that site. |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| ln_or | 1 day | LinkedIn sets this cookie to register statistical data on users' behaviour on the website for internal analytics. |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | 1 month | LinkedIn sets this cookie to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie. |
| _hjRecordingLastActivity | never | Hotjar sets this cookie when a user recording starts and when data is sent through the WebSocket. |
| _hjRecordingEnabled | never | Hotjar sets this cookie when a recording starts and is read when the recording module is initialized, to see if the user is already in a recording in a particular session. |
| _hjCookieTest | session | Checks to see if the Hotjar Tracking Code can use cookies. If it can, a value of 1 is set. The cookie is deleted almost immediately after it is created, with an under 100ms duration and an expiration time set to the session duration. It stores a Boolean true/false data type. |
| CONSENT | 2 years | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded YouTube videos and registers anonymous statistical data. |
| __hstc | 5 months 27 days | HubSpot sets this main cookie for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session). |
| hubspotutk | 5 months 27 days | HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of the visitors to the website. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts. |
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| li_sugr | 3 months | LinkedIn sets this cookie to collect user behaviour data to optimise the website and make advertisements on the website more relevant. |
| bcookie | 1 year | LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser IDs. |
| bscookie | 1 year | LinkedIn sets this cookie to store performed actions on the website. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 5 months 27 days | This cookie is hosted by YouTube and used as a unique identifier to track viewing of videos. |
| YSC | session | YouTube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on YouTube pages. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 5 months 27 days | YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| yt-remote-device-id | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt.innertube::requests | never | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt.innertube::nextId | never | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
Manage cookie preferences
Consent Preferences
You can modify your cookie settings anytime by clicking the 'Consent Preferences' button above. This will allow you to revisit the cookie consent banner and update your preferences or withdraw your consent immediately.
Additionally, different browsers offer various methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Below are links to support documents on how to manage and delete cookies in major web browsers.
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US
- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using a different web browser, please refer to its official support documentation.