Cookie Policy

Effective Date: 19-Dec-2023
Last Updated: 19-Dec-2023

What are cookies?

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and 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 the cookie settings.

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 better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.

How do we use cookies?

As most of the 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.

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
popup_*	90 Days	This cookie stores whether the user has been a popup.
notification*	90 Days	This cookie stores whether the user has been a notification.
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.
apbct_timestamp	never	CleanTalk sets this cookie to prevent spam on comments and forms and act as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for the site.
apbct_urls	never	CleanTalk Spam Protect sets this cookie to prevent spam on our comments and forms and acts as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for this site.
ct_has_scrolled	never	CleanTalk sets this cookie to store dynamic variables from the browser.
apbct_headless	never	Cleantalk set this cookie to detect spam and improve the website’s security.
apbct_page_hits	never	CleanTalk sets this cookie to prevent spam on comments and forms and act as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for the site.
apbct_visible_fields	never	CleanTalk sets this cookie to prevent spam on the site’s comments/forms, and to act as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for the site.
apbct_site_landing_ts	never	CleanTalk sets this cookie to prevent spam on comments and forms and act as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for the site.
apbct_cookies_test	never	CleanTalk sets this cookie to prevent spam on comments and forms and act as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for the site.
ct_pointer_data	never	CleanTalk sets this cookie to prevent spam on the site’s comments/forms, and to act as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for the site.
ct_timezone	never	CleanTalk–Used to prevent spam on our comments and forms and acts as a complete anti-spam solution and firewall for this site.
apbct_pixel_url	never	Clean Talk sets this cookie to make WordPress anti-spam cookies, e.g., spam on forms and comments.
__cf_bm	1 hour	This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management.

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
ct_mouse_moved	never	Cleantalk set this cookie to store dynamic variables from the browser.
ct_ps_timestamp	never	Clean Talk sets this cookie to prevent spam on the site’s comments or forms.
ct_fkp_timestamp	never	Clean Talk sets this cookie to prevent spam on the site’s comments or forms.
ct_checkjs	never	Clean Talk sets this cookie to prevent spam on the site’s comments or forms.

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
_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.
_ga_*	1 year 1 month 4 days	Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.
_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_gtag_UA_*	1 minute	Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID.
ct_screen_info	never	CleanTalk sets this cookie to complete an anti-spam solution and firewall for the website, preventing spam from appearing in comments and forms.
CONSENT	2 years	YouTube sets this cookie via embedded YouTube videos and registers anonymous statistical data.
vuid	1 year 1 month 4 days	Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos on the website.

PERFORMANCE

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

Cookie	Duration	Description
__utma	1 year 1 month 4 days	Google Analytics sets this cookie to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmc	session	Google Analytics sets this cookie to enable interoperability with urchin.js, an older version of Google Analytics and is used in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine new sessions/visits. It is deleted when the user closes the browser.
__utmz	6 months	Google Analytics sets this cookie to store the traffic source or campaign by which the visitor reached the site.
__utmt	10 minutes	Google Analytics sets this cookie to inhibit the request rate.
__utmb	1 hour	Google Analytics sets this cookie to determine new sessions/visits. __utmb cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. It is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.

Manage cookie preferences

Cookie Settings

You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the above button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the 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

Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy-bb8174ba-9d73-dcf2-9b4a-c582b4e640dd

If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.