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What are cookies?
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Google Analytics
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YouTube
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When accepting analytical cookies, the cookies below will be set:
| Cookie name | Operator | Lifetime | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie-agreed(-*) | Drupal | 100 days | This cookie stores whether or not permission has been given for the placement of cookies. If this cookie is missing, the cookie notification will remain on the screen. |
| _gtag | Google Tag Manager | Duration of the session | Management of external scripts & event / conversion tracking |
| _ga(_*) | Google Analytics | 2 years | Used to distinguish users. |
| _gid | Google Analytics | 24 hours | Used to distinguish users. |
| _gat | Google Analytics | 1 minute | Used to reduce the speed of incoming requests. |
| _gat_UA | Google Analytics | 30 minutes | A variant of the _gat cookie set by Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to allow website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure website performance. The pattern element in the name contains the unique identification number of the account or website to which it relates. |
| _gcl_au | Google AdsSense | 3 months | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with ad efficiency across different websites using their services. This is the own cookie for the 'Conversion Linker' function: information from clicks on advertisements is stored in its own cookie, so that conversions can be tracked outside the landing page. |
| yt(-*) | YouTube | Session | Saves visitor preferences for viewing embedded YouTube videos. |