Cookie Information
Essential Session
| Name | Provider | Domains | Purpose | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sc-wcid | Snap | *.snapchat.com | Anonymous client-side identifier; used for operational and performance metrics | 24 hours |
Preferences
| Name | Provider | Domains | Purpose | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sc-language | Snap | *.snapchat.com
| Used to remember the visitor's chosen language preference. | 1 year |
| sw-locale | Snap | spectacles.com | Visitor's selected locale preference. | None |
| sw-locale-detected | Snap | spectacles.com | Visitor's locale as detected by server. | Session |
| DV | investor.snap.com | This cookie is used to save the user's preferences and other information. This includes in particular the preferred language, the number of search results to be displayed on the page as well as the decision as to whether the Google SafeSearch filter should be activated or not. | 7 minutes | |
| NID | investor.snap.com | A unique ID Google uses to remember your preferences and other information. | 6 months |
Performance & Analytics
| Name | Provider | Domains | Purpose | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _scav2 | Snap | *.snapchat.com | Used to distinguish unauthenticated visitors. | 30 days |
| _scu | Snap | *.pixy.com | Used to distinguish unauthenticated visitors. | 90 days |
| blizzard_client_id | Snap | *.snapchat.com | Used to distinguish unauthenticated visitors. | 30 days |
| blizzard_web_session_id | Snap | *.snapchat.com | Used to distinguish unauthenticated visitor sessions | 30 minutes of inactivity |
| X-AB | sc.static.net | spectacles.com | This cookie is used by the website’s operator in context with multi-variate testing. This is a tool used to combine or change content on the website. This allows the website to find the best variation/edition of the site. | 1 day |
| fs_cid | forbusiness.snapchat.com ads.snapchat.com | Stores the consent state for this device. For more on consent state see: https://help.fullstory.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020623254-FS-consent-Capture-elements-with-consent | 1 year | |
| fs_csrftoken | forbusiness.snapchat.com ads.snapchat.com | Used to prevent cross-site request forgery. Specific only to admins and users of the Fullstory application, not end users. | 30 days | |
| fs_last_activity | forbusiness.snapchat.com ads.snapchat.com | Records the timestamp of the last action the user took within the web application. It is used to assist with session timeouts. Specific only to admins and users of the Fullstory application, not end users. | Expires when the session/browser closes | |
| fs_lua | forbusiness.snapchat.com ads.snapchat.com | Captures the timestamp of the last user action. It is used to assist with the Fullstory session lifecycle, ensuring user activity extends the session. See "What defines a session in Fullstory?" for more info on the session lifecycle. | 30 minutes | |
| fs_session | forbusiness.snapchat.com ads.snapchat.com | The session cookie for the Fullstory Web Application (app.fullstory.com). It maintains an authenticated user's session. Specific only to admins and users of the Fullstory application, not end users. | 30 days | |
| _fs_tab_id | forbusiness.snapchat.com ads.snapchat.com | Support multi-tab playback, provides a unique ID to each tab. Note that this is technically not a cookie, but a form of sessionStorage: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/sessionStorage | Expires when the tab is closed | |
| fs_trusted_device | forbusiness.snapchat.com ads.snapchat.com | Once verification succeeds, this cookie is set so that the user will not have to verify a device on every login attempt. This is specific only to admins and users of the Fullstory application, and not end users. | 60 days | |
| fs_uid | forbusiness.snapchat.com ads.snapchat.com | The 'fs_uid' cookie can be thought of as the capture cookie. When an end-user visits a customer's site, that cookie is used to track the user across sessions and pages. The same user may visit a site multiple times and may navigate to many pages within a single session. This cookie ensures that all captured session traffic is associated with one user. A session cannot be captured without this cookie and the users anonymized visit will not be logged. | 1 year | |
| _ga | *.snapchat.com
| Used to distinguish visitors and generate statistical data on how visitors use our website. ¹ Excluding the EU/UK. | 1 year | |
| _ga_{container-id} | *.snapchat.com
| Persists session state. ¹ Excluding the EU/UK. | 2 years | |
| _gat | *.snapchat.com
| Used to throttle request rate. ¹ Excluding the EU/UK. | 8 hours | |
| _gat_UA-{property-id} | *.snapchat.com | Used to throttle request rate. ¹ Excluding the EU/UK. | 1 minute | |
| _gid | *.snapchat.com
| Used to distinguish visitors and generate statistical data on how visitors use our website. ¹ Excluding the EU/UK. | 2 days | |
| AMP_TOKEN |
| *.pixy.com | Contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out, inflight request or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. | 30 seconds to 1 year |
Marketing
| Name | Provider | Domains | Purpose | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _scid | Snap | *.snapchat.com
| Used to help identify a visitor. | 1 year |
| _sctr | Snap | *.snapchat.com
| Used to determine whether a third party tag will be called in Snap Ads Pixel. | 1 year |
| sc_at | Snap | *.snapchat.com
| Used to identify a visitor across multiple domains. | 1 year |
| sc_seen_popup | Snap | spectacles.com | Used to remember if a mailing list popup has been seen. | 1 year |
| sc-lsdownloads | Snap | ar.snap.com | Used to distinguish conversions to Lens Studio downloads | 180 days |
| sc-partner | Snap | forbusiness.snapchat.com | Business conversion tracking and payment analytics. | 90 days |
| _fbc | forbusiness.snapchat.com | Used to capture the click ID from the ad URL containing the click identifier | 90 days | |
| _fbp | forbusiness.snapchat.com | A unique user ID cookie used to help identify a user. U.S. only. | 90 days | |
| _gcl_au | *.snap.com | Used to store and track conversions. | 3 months | |
| 1P_JAR | investor.snap.com | These cookies are used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates. | 3 months | |
| bcookie | forbusiness.snapchat.com | Used for identifying the browser ID. U.S. only. | 2 years | |
| bscookie | forbusiness.snapchat.com | Used to recognize a secure browser ID. U.S. only. | 2 years | |
| lang | forbusiness.snapchat.com | Used to remember the visitor's language. U.S. only. | Session | |
| lidc | forbusiness.snapchat.com | Used for routing. U.S. only. | 2 days | |
| UserMatchHistory | forbusiness.snapchat.com | Distinguishes conversion from a LinkedIn ad. U.S. only. | 1 month | |
| _uetmsclkid | forbusiness.snapchat.com | Used to capture the Microsoft Click ID from the ad URL in order to improve conversion tracking. U.S. only. | 90 days | |
| _uetsid | forbusiness.snapchat.com | A session ID cookie used in order to improve conversion tracking. U.S. only. | Session | |
| auid | forbusiness.snapchat.com
| Holds the advertising ID of the user in mobile devices. Used for tracking user actions, such as clicks on the recommendations. | 90 days | |
| obuid | forbusiness.snapchat.com
| Holds the anonymous user's ID. Used for tracking user actions, such as clicks on the recommendations. | 3 months | |
| lpv | forbusiness.snapchat.com | Distinguishes conversion from Pardot site or ad. | 1 day | |
| pardot | forbusiness.snapchat.com | Used to denote an active visitor session while logged in on Pardot as a user. | Session | |
| visitor_id | forbusiness.snapchat.com | Used to track the visitor to the correct Pardot account. | 1 year | |
| visitor_id-hash | forbusiness.snapchat.com | Used to track the visitor to the correct Pardot account. | 1 year | |
| akavpau_ppsd | spectacles.com | Provides PayPal credit option messaging for the U.S. | Session | |
| AKDC | spectacles.com | Provides PayPal credit option messaging for the U.S. | 9 hours | |
| l7_az | spectacles.com | Provides PayPal credit option messaging for the U.S. | 1 day | |
| LANG | spectacles.com | Provides PayPal credit option messaging for the U.S. | 1 day | |
| nsid | spectacles.com | Provides PayPal credit option messaging for the U.S. | Session | |
| ts | spectacles.com | Provides PayPal credit option messaging for the U.S. | 3 years | |
| ts_c | spectacles.com | Provides PayPal credit option messaging for the U.S. | 3 years | |
| tsrce | spectacles.com | Provides PayPal credit option messaging for the U.S. | 4 days | |
| X-PP-L7 | spectacles.com | Provides PayPal credit option messaging for the U.S. | Session | |
| x-pp-s | spectacles.com | Provides PayPal credit option messaging for the U.S. | Session | |
| X-PP-Silover | spectacles.com | Provides PayPal credit option messaging for the U.S. | 9 hours | |
| RoktRecogniser | forbusiness.snapchat.com
| Allows Rokt to track unique users across devices (who opted in through the Rokt widget), which allows us to optimize our marketing campaigns. | Indefinite or until removed | |
| t_gid | forbusiness.snapchat.com
| Assigns a unique User ID that Taboola uses for attribution and reporting purposes. | 1 year | |
| taboola_fp_td_user_id | forbusiness.snapchat.com
| Indicates that the user clicked on an item that was recommended by Taboola’s Services. This is used for reporting and analytics purposes. | 1 year | |
| taboola_session_id | forbusiness.snapchat.com
| Creates a temporary per session User ID. | Session | |
| personalization_id | forbusiness.snapchat.com | Used to track visitor activity from Twitter ads on our websites, and also to allow visitors to share content from our websites. U.S. only. | 2 years |