### 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**: rc::a  
  **Duration**: Never Expires  
  **Description**: This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.
  
- **Cookie**: wpEmojiSettingsSupports  
  **Duration**: session  
  **Description**: WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user's browser can display emojis properly.
  
- **Cookie**: rc::c  
  **Duration**: session  
  **Description**: This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.
  
- **Cookie**: VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA  
  **Duration**: 6 months  
  **Description**: YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.
  
- **Cookie**: cookieyes-consent  
  **Duration**: 1 year  
  **Description**: 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.
  
- **Cookie**: wordpress_test_cookie  
  **Duration**: session  
  **Description**: WordPress sets this cookie to determine whether cookies are enabled on the users' browsers.

### 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**: VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE  
  **Duration**: 6 months  
  **Description**: A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.
  
- **Cookie**: yt-remote-connected-devices  
  **Duration**: Never Expires  
  **Description**: YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos.
  
- **Cookie**: ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY  
  **Duration**: Never Expires  
  **Description**: Used by YouTube to store the last search result entry clicked by the user, improving search result relevance in the future.
  
- **Cookie**: yt-remote-device-id  
  **Duration**: Never Expires  
  **Description**: YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos.
  
- **Cookie**: yt-remote-session-name  
  **Duration**: session  
  **Description**: Used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
  
- **Cookie**: yt-remote-fast-check-period  
  **Duration**: session  
  **Description**: Used by YouTube for video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos.
  
- **Cookie**: yt-remote-session-app  
  **Duration**: session  
  **Description**: Used by YouTube to store user preferences for the embedded YouTube video player interface.
  
- **Cookie**: yt-remote-cast-available  
  **Duration**: session  
  **Description**: Stores user preferences regarding whether casting is available on their YouTube video player.
  
- **Cookie**: yt-remote-cast-installed  
  **Duration**: session  
  **Description**: Used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences on embedded videos.

### Analytics

**Analytical cookies** are used to understand how visitors interact with the website, providing information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

- **Cookie**: _ga  
  **Duration**: 1 year 1 month 4 days  
  **Description**: Google Analytics sets this cookie to track visitor, session, and campaign data, anonymously assigning a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.
  
- **Cookie**: _gid  
  **Duration**: 1 day  
  **Description**: Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website and create analytical reports.
  
- **Cookie**: _hjSessionUser_*  
  **Duration**: 1 year  
  **Description**: Hotjar uses this cookie to attribute subsequent visits to the same user ID, which is unique to each site.
  
- **Cookie**: _hjSession_*  
  **Duration**: 1 hour  
  **Description**: Hotjar uses this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits is attributed to the same user ID.
  
- **Cookie**: _ga_*  
  **Duration**: 1 year 1 month 4 days  
  **Description**: Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.
  
- **Cookie**: YSC  
  **Duration**: session  
  **Description**: Set by YouTube to track the views of embedded videos.

### Performance

**Performance cookies** are used to understand and analyze key performance indexes, enhancing user experience.

- **Cookie**: _gat  
  **Duration**: 1 minute  
  **Description**: Set by Google Universal Analytics to limit data collection on high-traffic sites.

### Advertisement

**Advertisement cookies** are used to provide customized advertisements based on previous page visits and analyze the effectiveness of ad campaigns.

- **Cookie**: __Secure-YEC  
  **Duration**: past  
  **Description**: Used by YouTube to store video player preferences.
  
- **Cookie**: __Secure-YNID  
  **Duration**: 6 months  
  **Description**: Google cookie used to protect user security.
  
- **Cookie**: __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN  
  **Duration**: 6 months  
  **Description**: Used by YouTube to manage feature rollout and experimentation.