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| Name | Purpose | Expires |
| WordPress
wordpress_test_cookie |
Checks if your browser can accept cookies. | Session (when you close the browser) |
| WordPress
wp-settings-[UID] |
Saves your personalised settings for the admin interface (if logged in). | 1 year |
| WordPress
wp-settings-time-[UID] |
Saves the time your admin settings were last used. | 1 year |
| WordPress
wordpress_logged_in_[hash] |
Checks if you are logged in and verifies who you are. | Session (or 14 days if “Remember Me” is checked) |
| WordPress
wordpress_sec_[hash] |
Protects your session against hacking attempts (only if logged in). | Session |
| Google Analytics
_ga |
Used to distinguish and identify unique users. | 2 years |
| Google Analytics
ga[CONTAINER-ID] |
Used to maintain your session status (remembers what you did on the previous page). | 2 years |
| Vimeo
vuid |
Used by Vimeo to collect analytics tracking information (unique ID). | 2 years |
| Vimeo
__cf_bm |
Set by Cloudflare (Vimeo’s CDN) to distinguish between humans and bots. | 30 minutes |
| Vimeo
_cfuvid |
Set by Cloudflare to manage network traffic and prevent abuse (rate limiting). | Session |
| Vimeo
player |
Saves your individual player preferences (volume, quality, etc.). | 1 year |
| Vimeo
language |
Remembers your preferred language setting for the player interface. | Persistent / 1 year |
| Vimeo
COOKIE_ID_PICOX_ID |
A unique identifier used to maintain your session state across Vimeo’s services. | 1 year |
| Vimeo
vimeo |
The primary session identifier for the Vimeo service. | Session |
| Vimeo
has_logged_in |
Indicates if you have logged into Vimeo before (to show relevant controls). | Persistent |
| Vimeo
is_logged_in |
Indicates if you are currently logged into a Vimeo account. | Session |