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Service Name (cookie name)	Purpose	Expires
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Google Universal Analytics/Google Analytics 4 (_gat_UA-*, _gat_gtag_UA,_, _ga_, _gcl_au, _gid, _ga, DV, 1P_JAR, NID, CONSENT, OTZ, OGPC, SOCS, AEC, AID, SEARCH_SAMESITE, _GRECAPTCHA, __Host-GAPS, __Secure-ENID, OTZ, SNID)	These help us to analyse how our visitors use the site and to prevent the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests.	Session/1 minute/24 hours/6 months/1 year 1 month/2 years
HubSpot	GDPR compliant platform used to securely store contact details and to facilitate communications between The Gazette and its users	Session/1 year
Five9 (JSESSIONID, BIGipServer~VCC-WEB-INFRASTRUCTURE~defaultV10UIPool, BIGipServer~VCC-WEB-INFRASTRUCTURE~defaultV10APIPool, TS01a861d0, TS01582219)	Five9 can monitor session counts for an application to ensure requests are routed to the correct endpoint and required sessions are managed. Five9 also sets these cookies for security and anti-fraud purposes.	Session
LinkedIn (UserMatchHistory, lang, bcookie, lidc, AnalyticsSyncHistory, li_gc, ln_or, s_ppv, s_ips, AMCV_, s_tp, s_pltp, li_sugr, s_tslv, s_plt, gpv_pn, s_cc, AMCVS_, visit, lms_ads, sdsc, _guid, li_mc, lms_analytics, aam_uuid, li_rm, li_theme_set, li_alerts)	This cookie is used by LinkedIn as part of their embedded services on the Websites. More information can be found in their cookie policy.	Session, 1 day, 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, 180 days, 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years
Stripe (recent-views, lang, docs.prefs, __stripe_orig_props, _fbp, private_machine_identifier, _ga, __stripe_mid, machine_identifier, cookie-perms, scfc, double_cmd_f_uses, expanded-topics)	Stripe payment gateway fraud detection cookies. Are set when payment gateway is enabled.	Between 60 days and 1 year
Matomo (_pk_ses, _pk_ses., _pk_cvar, _pk_hsr, _pk_ref, _pk_ref., _pk_id, _pk_id.*, mtm_consent, mtm_consent_removed, mtm_cookie_consent, matomo_ignore, matomo_sessid)	These cookies are used by Matomo as part of their embedded services on the Websites. More information can be found on their FAQ page.	30 minutes/14 days/6 months/13 months/30 years
Drip (_drip_client_*)	Drip email cookie	24 hours
Google Ads Optimization (SAPISID,HSID,SID,APISID,SSID)	To provide ad delivery or retargeting, provide fraud prevention.	2 years
Google Maps (SIDCC)	To provide the identification of trusted web traffic.	1 year
Google Doubleclick (IDE,DSID,ar_debug)	To provide ad delivery or retargeting and to store user preferences.	2 years, 2 weeks, persistent

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Cookie name	Purpose	Expires
accepted_cookies_policy	This cookie remembers that you have accepted the cookie policy so that it does not show the banner every time you visit the site	90 days
JSESSIONID	This is used to maintain an authenticated session by the server	Session
Authenticated	This is used to flag whether you are logged into The Gazette	Session