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Cookie	Description	Duration
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ecos.dt	Thi cookie is set by eDigital Survey, an onsite-survey tool. This is a session cookie that is deleted when the browsing session is finished. The cookie is refreshed every half second with a value that represents the current date/time. It tracks the lates point in time a user has opened any of the website using eDiigital Survey and is used to accurately trigger exit surveys.
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YSC	This cookies is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos.
_cb_ls	This cookie is set by websites using real time analytics software by Chartbeat.	1 year
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_cb_svref	This cookie is set by websites using real time analytics software by Chartbeat.	30 minutes
GPS	This cookie is set by Youtube and registers a unique ID for tracking users based on their geographical location	30 minutes
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atuserid	This cookie is set by BBC to gather information regarding visitor activities on the BBC’s websites and other BBC online services.	1 year
ckns_sscid	This cookie is set by BBC. The cookie is used to store analytics device ID or BBC Affiliates.	5 years
ckns_sa_labels_persist	The cookie is used by BBC. The cookie is used to persist statistics tracking when users move between different BBC websites.	1 year
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	This cookie is set by Youtube. Used to track the information of the embedded YouTube videos on a website.	5 months
IDE	Used by Google DoubleClick and stores information about how the user uses the website and any other advertisement before visiting the website. This is used to present users with ads that are relevant to them according to the user profile.	1 year
uid	This cookie is used to measure the number and behavior of the visitors to the website anonymously. The data includes the number of visits, average duration of the visit on the website, pages visited, etc. for the purpose of better understanding user preferences for targeted advertisments.	1 year
__qca	This cookie is associated with Quantcast and is used for collecting anonymized data to analyze log data from different websites to create reports that enables the website owners and advertisers provide ads for the appropriate audience segments.	1 year
_cc_dc	The cookie is set by crwdcntrl.net. The purpose of the cookie is to collect statistical information in an anonymous form about the visitors of the website. The data collected include number of visits, average time spent on the website, and the what pages have been loaded. These data are then used to segment audiences based on the geographical location, demographic, and user interest provide relevant content and for advertisers for targeted advertising.	8 months
_cc_id	The cookie is set by crwdcntrl.net. The purpose of the cookie is to collect statistical information in an anonymous form about the visitors of the website. The data collected include number of visits, average time spent on the website, and the what pages have been loaded. These data are then used to segment audiences based on the geographical location, demographic, and user interest provide relevant content and for advertisers for targeted advertising.	8 months
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_cc_aud	The cookie is set by crwdcntrl.net. The purpose of the cookie is to collect statistical information in an anonymous form about the visitors of the website. The data collected include number of visits, average time spent on the website, and the what pages have been loaded. These data are then used to segment audiences based on the geographical location, demographic, and user interest provide relevant content and for advertisers for targeted advertising.	8 months
mc	This cookie is associated with Quantserve to track anonymously how a user interact with the website.	1 year
vuid	Set by 3rd party	2 years
c3	Set by 3rd party	11 months
gc	Set by 3rd party	11 months
mb	Set by 3rd party	11 months
dmp	Set by 3rd party	11 months
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vt	Set by 3rd party	11 months
cref	Set by 3rd party	1 year
_cc_domain	Set by 3rd party	8 months
_em_scf	Set by 3rd party	30 minutes
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ibkukinet	Set by 3rd party	1 year

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