A ‘cookie’ is a file that a website stores on your computer which enables the website to collect information, so that it can remember your preferences and actions at a later time. You can find out more about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.
Veganuary uses cookies to identify you when you visit this website, to keep track of your browsing patterns, and to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. In doing so, cookies help us provide you with a better website.
Cookies are commonly used on the Internet and do not harm your system. The cookies used on Veganuary websites do not include any information that others could read and understand about you, such as your name or contact details, and they do not give us access to the device you are using.
We know that some people have concerns about cookies, but we believe that the benefit both you and Veganuary gain from their proper use is worthwhile.
However, you can set your web browser to notify you of cookie placement requests or decline cookies completely. You can also delete the files that contain cookies. The ‘Help’ menu in the toolbar of most web browsers will direct you to how to change your cookie settings, or you can click here for further information on how to manage cookies.
Cookies we use
Veganuary uses both session cookies (which are created temporarily and then deleted) and persistent cookies (which remain and are activated when you next visit). These cookies assist with security, analytics, displaying information and other processes – all of which are used to monitor and improve the functionality of the website and your online experience.
Cookies are set based on web pages visited and actions taken, such as completing forms, downloading content and watching videos. Cookies used by Veganuary include:
Category 1: Strictly necessary cookies. These include cookies used for shopping carts or to allow access to secure areas of a website once the user has logged on.
Category 2: Performance cookies. These include those used to anonymously track visitors’ activity on a website, such as the cookies set by Google Analytics.
Category 3: Functionality cookies. These are used to store a visitor’s preferences and might hold information such as a location for localisation, their preferred colour scheme, or the language they wish to view content in.
Category 4: Targeting cookies or advertising cookies. These are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They are used to show adverts that are relevant to a visitor’s interests
Cookie Name | Category | Duration | Description |
_cfduid | 1 - Strictly Necessary | 30 days | The _cfduid cookie is used by the Cloudflare service to identify trusted web traffic. |
_gat | 2 - Performance Cookies | 1 minute | The _gat cookie is used to throttle request rate to Google Analytics. |
_ga | 2 - Performance Cookies | 2 years | The _ga cookie is used to identify unique visitors to the site by assigning a randomly generated number as a client ID. |
_gid | 2 - Performance Cookies | 1 day | The _gid cookie is used to distinguish users for Google Analytics. |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 2 - Performance Cookies | 6 months | The VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE cookie is used by YouTube to estimate users' bandwidth on pages with embedded YouTube videos. |
YSC | 2 - Performance Cookies | session | The YSC cookie is used by YouTube to track user views of embedded videos and collect statistics about the video's performance. |
_hjSession | 2 - Performance Cookies | 30 minutes | Hotjar session cookie that is set when a visitor first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. |
_hjFirstSeen | 2 - Performance Cookies | 30 minutes | Hotjar cookie used to determine if a visitor is new to the site or returning. It stores the true/false value, indicating whether it was the first time Hotjar saw this user. |
_hjIncludedInSessionSample | 2 - Performance Cookies | 2 minutes | Hotjar cookie used to detect the first pageview session of a user. |
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | 2 - Performance Cookies | 30 minutes | Hotjar cookie used to detect the first pageview session of a user. |
NID | 3 - Functionality Cookies | 6 months | The NID cookie contains a unique ID that Google uses to remember your preferences and other information. |
OGPC | 3 - Functionality Cookies | Session | The OGPC cookie is used by Google to store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them. |
OGP | 3 - Functionality Cookies | Session | The OGP cookie is used by Google to store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them. |
APISID | 3 - Functionality Cookies | 2 years | The APISID cookie is used by Google to store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them. |
HSID | 3 - Functionality Cookies | 2 years | The HSID cookie is used by Google to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data. |
LOGIN_INFO | 3 - Functionality Cookies | 2 years | The LOGIN_INFO cookie is used by YouTube to remember user preferences and history when viewing videos embedded in other websites. |
PREF | 3 - Functionality Cookies | 8 months | The PREF cookie is used by Google to store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them. |
SAPISID | 3 - Functionality Cookies | 2 years | The SAPISID cookie is used by Google to store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them. |
SID | 3 - Functionality Cookies | 2 years | The SID cookie is used by Google to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data. |
SSID | 3 - Functionality Cookies | 2 years | The SSID cookie is used by Google to store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them. |
language-redirect-offered | 3 - Functionality Cookies | session | Offered language redirect cookie used on veganuary.com |
1P_JAR | 4 - Advertising Cookies | 1 month | The 1P_JAR cookie is used to gather website statistics and track conversion rates for Google services. |
DV | 4 - Advertising Cookies | Session | The DV cookie is used by Google to provide services and personalize ads. |
AID | 4 - Advertising Cookies | 2 years | The AID cookie is used by Google to link your activity across devices if you’ve previously signed in to your Google account |
OTZ | 4 - Advertising Cookies | 1 month | The OTZ cookie is used by Google to gather anonymous data on user interests and demographic information. |
PAIDCONTENT | 4 - Advertising Cookies | 2 years | The PAIDCONTENT cookie is used by DoubleClick to track user interactions with ads on the website. |
TAID | 4 - Advertising Cookies | 2 years | The TAID cookie is used by Twitter to deliver personalized advertising to users. |