# Cookie Usage and Consent

This document outlines the various cookies used on this site, categorized by their purpose.

## Necessary Cookies
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site.

- **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.

- **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.

- **Cookie:** wordpress_test_cookie  
  **Duration:** session  
  **Description:** WordPress sets this cookie to determine whether cookies are enabled on the users' browsers.

## Functional Cookies
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing content.

- **Cookie:** VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE  
  **Duration:** 6 months  
  **Description:** A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth.

- **Cookie:** yt-remote-connected-devices  
  **Duration:** Never Expires  
  **Description:** YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences.

- **Cookie:** ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY  
  **Duration:** Never Expires  
  **Description:** The cookie is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry.

- **Cookie:** yt-remote-device-id  
  **Duration:** Never Expires  
  **Description:** YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences.

- **Cookie:** yt-remote-session-name  
  **Duration:** session  
  **Description:** Used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences.

- **Cookie:** yt-remote-fast-check-period  
  **Duration:** session  
  **Description:** Used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences.

- **Cookie:** yt-remote-session-app  
  **Duration:** session  
  **Description:** Used by YouTube to store user preferences.

- **Cookie:** yt-remote-cast-available  
  **Duration:** session  
  **Description:** Keeps track of whether casting is available.

- **Cookie:** yt-remote-cast-installed  
  **Duration:** session  
  **Description:** Stores the user's video player preferences.

## Analytics Cookies
Analytical cookies are used to track how visitors interact with the website.

- **Cookie:** _ga  
  **Duration:** 1 year 1 month 4 days  
  **Description:** Used by Google Analytics to calculate visitor and session data.

- **Cookie:** _gid  
  **Duration:** 1 day  
  **Description:** Stores information on how visitors use a website.

- **Cookie:** _hjSessionUser_*  
  **Duration:** 1 year  
  **Description:** Ensures data from subsequent visits is attributed to the same user ID.

- **Cookie:** _hjSession_*  
  **Duration:** 1 hour  
  **Description:** Used to ensure data from subsequent visits is attributed to the same user ID.

- **Cookie:** _ga_*  
  **Duration:** 1 year 1 month 4 days  
  **Description:** Used to store and count page views.

- **Cookie:** YSC  
  **Duration:** session  
  **Description:** Tracks the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages.

## Performance Cookies
Performance cookies analyze key performance indexes to improve user experience.

- **Cookie:** _gat  
  **Duration:** 1 minute  
  **Description:** Used to restrain request rate and limit data collection on high-traffic sites.

## Advertisement Cookies
Advertisement cookies provide customized ads based on prior visits.

- **Cookie:** __Secure-YEC  
  **Duration:** past  
  **Description:** Stores the user's video player preferences.

- **Cookie:** __Secure-YNID  
  **Duration:** 6 months  
  **Description:** Used to protect user security during the login process.

- **Cookie:** __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN  
  **Duration:** 6 months  
  **Description:** Manages feature rollout and experimentation.

## Uncategorised Cookies
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