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Cookie |
Purpose |
Expires |
PHPSESSID |
Personalized session cookie |
1 week |
Third party cookies
Cookie |
Purpose |
Expires |
Google Analytics_ga |
Used to distinguish users |
2 years |
Google Analytics_gid |
Used to distinguish users |
1 Day |
Google Analytics_gat |
Used to distinguish users |
1 minute |
ShareThis |
Only personally identifies you if you have |
9 months |
ShareThis __unam |
(Set as part of the ShareThis service and |
9 months |