Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
Name | Purpose |
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cookie-control | This cookie is used to remember a user's choice about cookies on wvs.academy. Where users have previously indicated a preference, that user's preference will be stored in this cookie. |
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | Used to detect the first pageview session of a user. 30 minutes duration. Boolean true/false data type. |
_hjFirstSeen | Identifies a new user's first session. Used by Recording filters to identify new user sessions. Session duration. Boolean true/false data type. |
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample | Set to determine if a user is included in the data sampling defined by your site's pageview limit. 30 minutes duration. Boolean true/false data type. |
_hjIncludedInSessionSample | Set to determine if a user is included in the data sampling defined by your site's daily session limit. 30 minutes duration. Boolean true/false data type. |
_hjSession_site_id | Holds current session data. Ensures subsequent requests in the session window are attributed to the same session. 30 minutes duration. JSON data type. |
_hjSessionUser_site_id | Set when a user first lands on a page. Persists the Hotjar User ID which is unique to that site. Ensures data from subsequent visits to the same site are attributed to the same user ID. 365 days duration. JSON data type. |
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