Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
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.
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 do not collect any personally identifiable 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, and enhance your overall user experience while improving the speed of your future interactions with our website.
Types of cookies we use
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 | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _cfbm | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| VISITORPRIVACYMETADATA | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. |
| is_eu | session | Pinterest sets this cookie to determine whether the user is located within the EU and, therefore, is subject to the EU's data privacy regulations. |
| guid | 1 year | Google sets this cookie to store a unique user identifier that helps track user behaviour and preferences across website visits. |
| wpdeflockout52209242_108 | 1 hour | Description is currently not available. |
| cf_clearance | 1 year | Cloudflare sets the cookie to manage and verify CAPTCHA challenges, ensuring that legitimate users can access the website while blocking malicious traffic. |
| _cfuvid | session | Cloudflare sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services |
| cookieyes-consent | 1 year | 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. |
| NID | 6 months | Google sets the cookie for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to unwanted mute ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| __Secure-YEC | past | YouTube sets this cookie to stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. YouTube embed player preferences. Duration is already past, so it is expired. |
| EU | session | GuideGeek chat widget, session cookie on embed.guidegeek.com. |
| VISITORINFO1LIVE | 6 months | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| li_gc | 6 months | Linkedin set this cookie for storing visitor's consent regarding using cookies for non-essential purposes. |
| lidc | 1 day | LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection. |
| ytidb::LASTRESULTENTRY_KEY | Never expires | The cookie ytidb::LASTRESULTENTRY_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. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | Never expires | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt-remote-device-id | Never expires | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt-remote-session-name | Session | The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | Session | The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt-remote-session-app | Session | The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. |
| yt-remote-cast-available | Session | The yt-remote-cast-available cookie is used to store the user's preferences regarding whether casting is available on their YouTube video player. |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | Session | The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
| mid | 1 year 1 month 4 days | The mid cookie is set by Instagram to personalise user experience by remembering user preferences and settings. |
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.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pinterestct_ua | 1 year | No description available. |
| YSC | Session | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
| dph | 1 year | Yieldoptimizer sets this cookie to collect information on user behaviour on the site. |
| ph | 1 year | Yieldoptimizer sets this cookie to collect information on user behaviour on the site. |
| __pdst | 1 year | Podsights sets this cookie to store and track interaction. |
| ANON_ID | 3 months | This cookie, set by Tribal Fusion, collects data on user visits to the website, such as what pages have been accessed . |
| 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. |
| _gid | 1 day | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
| gatUA-* | 1 minute | Google Analytics sets this cookie for user behaviour tracking. |
| pkid.* | 1 year 1 month | Matomo set this cookie to store a unique user ID. |
| pkses.* | 1 hour | Matomo set this cookie to store a unique session ID for gathering information on how the users use the website. |
| pkref.21096.53ff | 6 months | Matomo referrer cookie. 21096 is the Matomo site ID. 6 months, on www.gosnowmass.com. |
| vuid | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos on the website. |
| _clck | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to retain the browser's Clarity User ID and settings exclusive to that website. This guarantees that actions taken during subsequent visits to the same website will be linked to the same user ID. |
| _clsk | 1 day 1 minute | Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to store and consolidate a user's pageviews into a single session recording. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SERVERID | Session | This cookie is set by Slideshare's HAProxy load balancer to assign the visitor to a specific server. |
| _uetsid | 1 day 1 minute | Bing Ads sets this cookie to engage with a user that has previously visited the website. |
| _uetvid | 1 year 24 days 1 minute | Bing Ads sets this cookie to engage with a user that has previously visited the website. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| sa-user-id-v3 | 1 year | StackAdapt ad ID. Lives on sync.srv.stackadapt.com for a year. |
| ttcsid_CTCS7VJC77U39S6E153G | 3 months | TikTok Pixel session ID. |
| ttcsid_D3DE0AJC77U2RE92MVE0 | 3 months | TikTok Pixel session ID. |
| ttcsid | 3 months | TikTok Pixel session ID. |
| tfpsi | 1 hour | Teads session ID, used to tie a visit to an ad. About an hour. |
| gclau | 3 months | Google Tag Manager sets this cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. |
| cktst | 1 year | Adara sets this cookie to collect information about how a visitor uses the website in order to serve them with relevant advertisement |
| _Secure-ROLLOUTTOKEN | 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. |
| ckid | 1 year | Adara yield sets this cookie to deliver advertisements tailored to user interests on other websites and track transactions |
| _ttp | 3 months | TikTok set this cookie to track and improve the performance of advertising campaigns, as well as to personalise the user experience. |
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. |
| rdtuuid | 3 months | Reddit sets this cookie to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads. |
| bcookie | 1 year | LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser IDs. |
| demdex | 6 months | The demdex cookie, set under the domain demdex.net, is used by Adobe Audience Manager to help identify a unique visitor across domains. |
| aackid | 1 year | Adara sets this cookie to collect data on visitors’ preferences and behaviour on the website. This information is used to make content and advertisements more relevant to the specific visitor. |
| uid | 6 months | This is a Google UserID cookie that tracks users across various website segments. |
| IDE | 1 year 24 days | Google DoubleClick IDE cookies store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads according to the user profile. |
| dpm | 6 months | The dpm cookie, set under the Demdex domain, assigns a unique ID to each visiting user, hence allowing third-party advertisers to target these users with relevant ads. |
| personalization_id | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Twitter sets this cookie to integrate and share features for social media and also store information about how the user uses the website, for tracking and targeting. |
| muc_ads | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Twitter sets this cookie to collect user behaviour and interaction data to optimize the website. |
| sa-user-id | 1 year | StackAdapt sets this cookie as a third party advertising cookie to record information about a user's website activity, such as the pages visited and the locations viewed, to enable us to provide users with interest-based content and personalised advertisements on external websites. |
| sa-user-id-v2 | 1 year | StackAdapt sets this cookie as a third party advertising cookie to record information about a user's website activity, such as the pages visited and the locations viewed, to enable us to provide users with interest-based content and personalised advertisements on external websites. |
| _fbp | 3 months | Facebook sets this cookie to store and track interactions. |
| pinunauth | 1 year | Pinterest set this cookie to group actions for users who cannot be identified. |
| ttenable_cookie | 3 months | Tiktok set this cookie to collect data about behaviour and activities on the website and to measure the effectiveness of the advertising. |
| ANONIDold | 3 months | This cookie helps to categorise the users interest and to create profiles in terms of resales of targeted marketing. This cookie is used to collect user information such as what pages have been viewed on the website for creating profiles. |
| ar_debug | 1 year | DoubleClick sets this cookie to debug and troubleshoot the ads served by DoubleClick. |
| rdtem | 3 months | Reddit Pixel. Stores a hashed identifier so Reddit can match visits to ads. 3 months. |
| __Secure-YNID | 6 months | Google cookie used to protect user security and prevent fraud, especially during the login process. |
| yt.innertube::nextId | Never expires | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt.innertube::requests | Never expires | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| MUID | 1 year 24 days 1 minute | Bing sets this cookie to recognise unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operations. |
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.
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. Below are links to support documents on how to manage and delete cookies in major web browsers.
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US
- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using a different web browser, please refer to its official support documentation.