Cookie Policy

Version 2
Valid from 2025/5/1

We use cookies to ensure our website operates smoothly and provides an optimal user experience. Some cookies are essential for core site functions and cannot be disabled. By accepting our cookie policy, you consent to the use of optional cookies.

  1. Essential Cookies

    UserID – a first party persistent cookie that is preserved when browser is closed. This cookie is used for storing the application state when you move from page to page and makes the whole site experience possible. This is preserved to identify you when you return to our website. This cookie can be reset by logging out from website. In that case, the cookie is simply replaced with a random value. This cookie is connected to you, as a user, in our database and our system can't function without this cookie.

    SessionID – a first party session-type cookie which is not preserved when browser is closed. This cookie is connected to you, as a user, in our database and indicates to our system that you are in an active logged-in session and have permission to create orders, view order history and configure system settings. Our system can't function without this cookie.

    .Markit.Country – stores the selected or detected country for localization or regulatory filtering.

    .Markit.Culture / .AspNetCore.Culture – sets the culture/language for the UI (e.g., en-US, fr-FR).

    .Markit.CatalogUser – used to store user-specific authentication information,

    cookie_prefs / AcceptCookies – records the user’s cookie consent choice and preferences.

    _ALGOLIA – a first party persistent cookie, which creates a unique user-token when you visit our website for the first time. This token is randomly generated and persists across sessions. This way, every time you come back to visit our website, your saved user-token will be used to identify you as the same person.

    idsrv.session – used by IdentityServer for tracking user sessions in authentication flows (OpenID Connect / OAuth2).

    ps_rvm_wC88 – customer support live chat functional cookie.

    .AspNet.SharedCookie / .AspNetCore.Cookies.* – stores authentication data for logged-in users in ASP.NET Core applications.

    .AspNetCore.Antiforgery.* – also used for CSRF protection, generated per session.

    __RequestVerificationToken – anti-forgery token to prevent CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) attacks.

    affinity – used by Azure or load balancers to route a user’s requests to the same server for session consistency.

    R – Stores internal referrer information while moving between apps.

  2. Optional Cookies

    _ga_* – is used by Google Analytics to persist session state. It helps track a user’s activity during a visit, ensuring continuity in data reporting.

    _ga – is set by Google Analytics, this cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It helps generate statistical data on how a visitor uses the site. The default expiration time is 2 years.

    _gid – is used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.

    __utma – distinguishes users and sessions. It is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics and helps measure user behaviour over time.

    __utmz – stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached the site. It helps identify the effectiveness of marketing efforts and is updated with each data transfer to Google Analytics.

    __utmb – determines new sessions or visits. It is used in combination with __utmc to calculate how long a visit takes. This cookie is also updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.

    __utmc – works with __utmb to determine whether the user is in a new session or visit. Unlike other cookies, it is a session cookie and expires when the user closes the browser. Is used by Google Analytics

    __utmt – used to throttle request rates to limit the collection of data on high-traffic sites. This helps ensure that the site’s performance remains stable. Is used by Google Analytics.