GAF Energy Cookie Policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files which are placed on your computer or mobile device when you first visit a website. Cookies are used to make the website work well or simply work more efficiently. They are also used for web analytics with the purpose of helping the users optimize their visit on the website. There are two types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies:
- Session cookies are created temporarily in your browser’s subfolder while you are visiting a website. These cookies expire and are automatically deleted when you close your internet browser.
- Persistent cookies remain in your browser’s subfolder and are activated again once you visit the website that created that particular cookie. A persistent cookie does not expire when you close your browser, it remains in the browser’s subfolder for the duration period set within the cookie’s file.
Category: Necessary
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Provider | Type | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSESSIONID | Preserves users states across page requests. | linkedin.com | HTTP | Session |
| OptanonConsent | Determines whether the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box. This ensures that the cookie consent box will not be presented again upon re-entry. | gaf.energy | HTTP | 1 yr |
Category: Statistics
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Provider | Type | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | gaf.energy | HTTP | 2 yrs |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | gaf.energy | HTTP | 1 day |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | gaf.energy | HTTP | 1 day |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | This cookie is used to count how many times a website has been visited by different visitors – this is done by assigning the visitor an ID, so the visitor does not get registered twice. | gaf.energy | HTTP | 1 day |
| _hjid | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | gaf.energy | HTTP | 1 yr |
| _hjid | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | gaf.energy | HTML | Persistent |
| _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | Determines if the user’s navigation should be registered in a certain statistical placeholder. | gaf.energy | HTTP | 1 day |
| _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | Determines if the user’s navigation should be registered in a certain statistical placeholder. | gaf.energy | HTML | Persistent |
| _hjTLDTest | Detects the SEO-ranking for the current website. This service is part of a third-party statistics and analysis service. | gaf.energy | HTTP | Session |
Category: Marketing
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Provider | Type | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _uetsid | Collects data on visitor behavior from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement- This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement. | gaf.energy | HTTP | 1 day |
| _uetsid | Collects data on visitor behavior from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement- This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement. | gaf.energy | HTML | Persistent |
| _uetsidexp | Contains the expiry-date for the cookie with corresponding name. | gaf.energy | HTML | Persistent |
| _uetvid | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | gaf.energy | HTTP | 16 days |
| _uetvid | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | gaf.energy | HTML | Persistent |
| _uetvidexp | Contains the expiry-date for the cookie with corresponding name. | gaf.energy | HTML | Persistent |
| ads/ga-audiences | Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitors online behavior across websites. | google.com | Pixel | Session |
| bcookie | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | linkedin.com | HTTP | 2 yrs |
| bscookie | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | linkedin.com | HTTP | 2 yrs |
| lang | Set by LinkedIn when a webpage contains an embedded “Follow us” panel. | linkedin.com | HTTP | Session |
| lidc | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | linkedin.com | HTTP | 1 day |
| lissc | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | linkedin.com | HTTP | 1 yr |
| lpv834993 | Unclassified | pardot.com | HTTP | 1 day |
| MUID | Used widely by Microsoft as a unique user ID. The cookie enables user tracking by synchronizing the ID across many Microsoft domains. | bing.com | HTTP | 1 yr |
| pardot | Used to identify the visitor across visits and devices. This allows the website to present the visitor with relevant advertisement – The service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitate real-time bidding for advertisers. | go.gaf.energy | HTTP | Session |
| pardot | Used to identify the visitor across visits and devices. This allows the website to present the visitor with relevant advertisement – The service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitate real-time bidding for advertisers. | pardot.com | HTTP | 1 day |
| visitor_id# | Unclassified | gaf.energy | HTTP | 10 yrs |
| visitor_id# | Unclassified | go.gaf.energy | HTTP | 10 yrs |
| visitor_id# | Unclassified | pardot.com | HTTP | 10 yrs |
| visitor_id#-hash | Unclassified | gaf.energy | HTTP | 10 yrs |
| visitor_id#-hash | Unclassified | go.gaf.energy | HTTP | 10 yrs |
| visitor_id#-hash | Unclassified | pardot.com | HTTP | 10 yrs |