What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, 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 your cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when a website loads in your browser. These cookies help ensure that the website functions properly, enhance security, provide a better user experience, and analyse performance to identify what works and where improvements are needed. We may also use similar technologies, such as pixels, scripts, tags and other online identifiers, to collect information about your interactions with our website. References to cookies in this Policy include such similar technologies, where applicable.
How do we use cookies?
Like most online services, our website uses both first-party and third-party cookies for various purposes. First-party cookies are primarily necessary for the website to function properly and may also support session management, user preferences and website analytics. Depending on their purpose and the information processed, cookies and related identifiers may involve personal data.
The third-party cookies used on our website primarily help us understand how the website performs, track how you interact with it, keep our services secure, deliver relevant advertisements where applicable, and enhance your overall user experience while improving the speed of your future interactions with our website. These technologies may also help us analyse website traffic, understand visitor engagement, evaluate marketing effectiveness and improve our website and services. The information collected and the purposes of processing may vary depending on the technologies and services enabled on our website.
Types of cookies we use
1. 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 support essential website functionality, security and consent management. They may process technical information or online identifiers as necessary for these purposes. Where permitted by applicable law, cookies that are strictly necessary for a service or functionality requested by the user may be used without consent.
| Cookie |
Duration |
Description |
| _cfuvid |
session |
Cloudflare sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services |
| __cf_bm |
1 hour |
This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| rc::a |
Never Expires |
This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| rc::c |
session |
This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA |
6 months |
YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. |
2. 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 |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
6 months |
A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY |
Never Expires |
The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. |
3. 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 They may also help analyse visitor journeys, page interactions, engagement patterns and the effectiveness of website content and marketing activities.
| Cookie |
Duration |
Description |
| _ga_* |
1 year 1 month 4 days |
Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| _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. |
| YSC |
session |
YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
4. Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
| Cookie |
Duration |
Description |
| __Secure-BUCKET |
6 months |
Supports YouTube’s internal load balancing, helping route embedded video requests efficiently and maintain reliable playback performance across servers and sessions. |
5. Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
| Cookie |
Duration |
Description |
| __Secure-YNID |
6 months |
YouTube cookie used to protect user security and prevent fraud, especially during the login process. |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN |
6 months |
YouTube sets this cookie to manage feature rollout and experimentation. It helps Google control which new features or interface changes are shown to users as part of testing and staged rollouts, ensuring consistent experience for a given user during an experiment. |
| __Secure-YEC |
past |
Description is currently not available. |
6. Uncategorized
Other uncategorised cookies are those that are being analysed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
| Cookie |
Duration |
Description |
| .AspNetCore.Session |
session |
No description available. |
The cookies listed above reflect the website's identified cookie inventory and should be reviewed periodically. The actual cookies, similar technologies, purposes and retention periods may change as website functionality and third-party integrations evolve. We will update this Policy, where appropriate, to reflect material changes.
Manage cookie preferences
Consent Preferences: You can modify your cookie settings anytime by clicking the 'Consent Preferences' button above. This will allow you to revisit the cookie consent banner and update your preferences or withdraw your consent immediately.
Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies and similar tracking technologies will be activated only after the required consent has been obtained. You may modify your preferences or withdraw your consent at any time through the same preference-management mechanism. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
Additionally, different browsers offer various methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Please note that deleting cookies through your browser may not automatically update the consent preferences recorded on our website. You should use the 'Consent Preferences' option to manage or withdraw consent through our website.
Below are links to support documents on how to manage and delete cookies in major web browsers.
If you are using a different web browser, please refer to its official support documentation.
