Effective date: August 14, 2026
Last updated: August 14, 2026
What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use (i.e., the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used), and how to manage your cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when a website loads in your browser. These cookies help ensure that the website functions properly, enhance security, provide a better user experience, and analyse performance to identify what works and where improvements are needed.
How do we use cookies?
Like most online services, our website uses both first-party and third-party cookies for various purposes. First-party cookies are primarily necessary for the website to function properly and do not collect any personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website primarily help us understand how the website performs, track how you interact with it, keep our services secure, deliver relevant advertisements, and enhance your overall user experience while improving the speed of your future interactions with our website.
Types of cookies we use
Necessary
Necessary cookies are crucial for the basic functions of the website and the website will not work in its intended way without them.
These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| wp_api | past | Authentication cookie used to allow your site to communicate securely with APIs. Not tracking users for advertising or analytics |
| wp_api_sec | past | Authentication cookie used to allow your site to communicate securely with APIs. Not tracking users for advertising or analytics |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | session | Issued by Microsoft’s ASP.NET Application, this cookie stores session data during a user’s website visit. |
| verbum_test | session | Comments cookie. When someone tries to leave a comment, it does a quick test to see if their browser accepts cookies before allowing the submission to go through. |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | session | WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly. |
| _GRECAPTCHA | 6 months | Used by Google reCAPTCHA for risk analysis. |
| rc::a | Persistent | Used to distinguish between humans and bots. |
| rc::c | Session | Used to distinguish between humans and bots. |
| __cf_bm | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| cookieyes-* | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie for consent solution management. |
| woocommerce_items_in_cart | session | WooCommerce sets this cookie to record if there are any items in the WooCommerce shopping cart. |
| woocommerce_cart_hash | session | WooCommerce sets this cookie to determine when cart contents/data changes. |
| wp_woocommerce_session_* | 2 days | WooCommerce sets this cookie to make a unique code for each customer so that it knows where to find the cart data in the database for each one. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. |
| __Secure-ENID | 1 year 1 month | The __Secure-ENID cookie is a type of secure cookie used for authentication and to ensure the security of user sessions. |
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| b2lRet_unreg | 1 year | Used by Book2Look to make a book preview widget function properly (for example, remembering a user’s place in the book or tracking widget analytics). |
| privshow | 1 year | Used by Book2Look to make a book preview widget function properly (for example, remembering a user’s place in the book or tracking widget analytics). |
| userid | past | Used by Book2Look to make a book preview widget function properly (for example, remembering a user’s place in the book or tracking widget analytics). |
| boxzilla_box_16428 | 4 hours | This belongs to the Boxzilla pop-up plugin. It drops a cookie when a visitor closes or views a pop-up so that the script knows not to irritate them by showing it again during their session or for a set period. |
| sib_cuid | 6 months | SendinBlue sets this cookie to store unique visits. |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Never Expires | The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. |
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| tk_or | 1 year 1 month 4 days | The tk_or is a referral cookie set by the JetPack plugin on sites using WooCommerce, which analyzes referrer behaviour for Jetpack. |
| tk_r3d | 3 days | JetPack installs this cookie to collect internal metrics for user activity and in turn improve user experience. |
| tk_lr | 1 year | The tk_lr is a referral cookie set by the JetPack plugin on sites using WooCommerce, which analyzes referrer behaviour for Jetpack. |
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. |
| tk_tc | session | JetPack sets this cookie to record details on how user’s use the website. |
| tk_ai | 1 year | JetPack sets this cookie to store a randomly-generated anonymous ID which is used only within the admin area and for general analytics tracking. |
| tk_qs | 1 hour | JetPack sets this cookie to store a randomly-generated anonymous ID which is used only within the admin area and for general analytics tracking. |
| sbjs_migrations | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_current_add | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_first_add | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_current | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_first | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_udata | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_session | 1 hour | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to deliver visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages they visited before and analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaign.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _fbp | 3 months | This cookie is set by Facebook to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting the website. |
| NID | 6 months | NID cookie, set by Google, is used for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to mute unwanted ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads. |
| YSC | session | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| _ir | session | This is a Pinterest cookie that collects information on visitor behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used on the website, in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement. |
| NID | 6 months | Security, Analytics, Functionality, Advertising |
| __Secure-YNID | 6 months | YouTube cookie used to protect user security and prevent fraud, especially during the login process. |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to manage feature rollout and experimentation. It helps Google control which new features or interface changes are shown to users as part of testing and staged rollouts, ensuring consistent experience for a given user during an experiment. |
| __Secure-YEC | past | Description is currently not available. |
Manage cookie preferences
You can modify your cookie settings anytime by clicking the ‘Consent Preferences’ button above. This will allow you to revisit the cookie consent banner and update your preferences or withdraw your consent immediately.
Additionally, different browsers offer various methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Below are links to support documents on how to manage and delete cookies in major web browsers.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using a different web browser, please refer to its official support documentation.
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