Cookie Information
Use of Cookies and Log Files
When you visit our website, a cookie (a very small text file) is placed on your device. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of PDA’s websites. If you choose to not have your browser accept cookies, you will be able to view the majority of our site; however you will not be able to register as a site member or log in to your PDA account.
PDA may log environmental variables, about your computer hardware and software, including, but not limited to:
- IP Address
- Browser Type
- Operating System
- Access Times
- Referring Website Addresses
Cookies set by visiting the PDA website
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Contains information about the browser session and enables visitors to log into the website. | Session |
| SF-TokenId | Used by website Content Management System to Handle the claims token (claims authentication mode). | 118 minutes |
| sf-trckngckie | Used by website Content Management System to identify the page visits. | 180 days |
| AuthCookie | Contains information about Single sign-on and enables visitors to log into the website. | Session |
| LandingPage | Used by Google Analytics to identify the page the user landed on while visiting the website. | Session |
| YSC | Used by YouTube (Google) for storing user preferences and other unspecified purposes. Read more | Session |
| _ga | Google Analytics cookie, used to distinguish users. Read more | Decided by Google (2 years) |
| _gid | Google Analytics cookie, used to distinguish users. Read more | Decided by Google (24 hours) |
| _gali | Google Analytics cookie, used to specify user's country. | Decided by Google (30 seconds) |
| _gat | Google Analytics cookie, this cookie does not store any user information, it's just used to limit the number of requests that have to be made to doubleclick.net. | Decided by Google (10 minutes) |
| _hjIncludedInSample | Hotjar cookie. This session cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate funnels. | Decided by HotJar (365 days) |
| FedAuth, FedAuth1 | The FedAuth cookie. This session cookie is set so SharePoint can keep track of who the user is and what they can access. | Session |