What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide a better user experience, understand how the website performs and analyse what works and where it needs improvement.
Manage Cookie Preferences
Different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block or delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from major web browsers.
| Browser | Link |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Microsoft Edge | https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09 |
If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.
How Do We Use Cookies?
As with most online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
Necessary
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cookieyesID | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie as a unique identifier for visitors according to their consent. |
| cky-consent | 1 year | CookieYes sets the cookie to remember the user’s consent settings so that the website recognises them the next time they visit. |
| cookieyes-functional | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Necessary’ category. |
| cookieyes-analytics | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the user’s consent for cookies in the ‘Analytics’ category. |
| cookieyes-performance | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the user’s consent for cookies in the ‘Performance’ category. |
| cookieyes-advertisement | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Advertisement’ category. |
| cookieyes-other | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the ‘Other’ category. |
| cky-action | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember the action taken by the user. |
Analytics
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _gat_UA-* | 1 minute | Google Analytics sets this cookie for user behaviour tracking. |
| SM | session | Microsoft Clarity cookie set this cookie for synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains. |
| _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. |
| _ga_ | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| _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. |
| CLID | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity set this cookie to store information about how visitors interact with the website. The cookie helps to provide an analysis report. The data collection includes the number of visitors, where they visit the website, and the pages visited. |
| _clck | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to retain the browser’s Clarity User ID and settings exclusive to that website. This guarantees that actions taken during subsequent visits to the same website will be linked to the same user ID. |
| MR | 7 days | This cookie, set by Bing, is used to collect user information for analytics purposes. |
| _clsk | 1 day | Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to store and consolidate a user’s pageviews into a single session recording. |
Performance
| Title | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SRM B | 1 year and 24 days | Used by Microsoft Advertising as a unique ID for visitors. |
Advertising
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MUID | 1 year and 24 days | Bing sets this cookie to recognise unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operations. |
| ANONCHK | 10 minutes | The ANONCHK cookie, set by Bing, is used to store a user’s session ID and verify ads’ clicks on the Bing search engine. The cookie helps in reporting and personalisation as well. |
This policy was last updated on 3/07/2023.
