Introduction
A cookie is a small text file that’s stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used in order to make websites work or work more efficiently and provide information to the owner or operator of the website. Whenever a browser or user requests an object from the same website or domain in the future, the browser (if allowed) will send the same small text file back to the origin server.
Cookies do not contain any personal information, but personal information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
The Cookies we use and why
The table below explains the cookies we use and why
| Cookie Name | What is the cookies Purpose | What Type of cookies is it (analytical, required, third-party) | Provider |
| kosmos1884084fbe3b985fdacdcfdba8a2f23a | Store basic user information to offer dynamic experience to users - Session IDs are normally sent to the browser via session cookies and the ID is used to retrieve existing session data | required | findit.com.mt |
| acceptCookies | user has accepted use of cookies | required | findit.com.mt |
| 1P_JAR | These cookies are used to gather website statistics, and track conversion rates. | Analytical, Third-Party | .google.com |
| AID | AdSense uses cookies to improve advertising. Some common applications are to target advertising based on what's relevant to a user, to improve reporting on campaign performance, and to avoid showing ads the user has already seen. | Analytical, Third-Party |
.googleadservices.com
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| APISID | Google set a number of cookies on any page that includes a Google Map. While we have no control over the cookies set by Google, they appear to include a mixture of pieces of information to measure the number and behaviour of Google Maps users. | Analytical, Third-Party | .google.com |
| CONSENT | undefined | Analytical, Third-Party | .google.com |
| HSID | Google set a number of cookies on any page that includes a Google Map. While we have no control over the cookies set by Google, they appear to include a mixture of pieces of information to measure the number and behaviour of Google Maps users. | Analytical, Third-Party | .google.com |
| NID | Google set a number of cookies on any page that includes a Google Map. While we have no control over the cookies set by Google, they appear to include a mixture of pieces of information to measure the number and behaviour of Google Maps users. | Analytical, Third-Party | .google.com |
| SAPISID | Google set a number of cookies on any page that includes a Google Map. While we have no control over the cookies set by Google, they appear to include a mixture of pieces of information to measure the number and behaviour of Google Maps users. | Analytical, Third-Party | .google.com |
| SID | Google set a number of cookies on any page that includes a Google Map. While we have no control over the cookies set by Google, they appear to include a mixture of pieces of information to measure the number and behaviour of Google Maps users. | Analytical, Third-Party | .google.com |
| SIDCC | Security cookie to protect users data from unauthorised access | Analytical, Third-Party | .google.com |
| SSID | to remain connected to your Google account when you visit its service again. While you are logged in and use plug-ins from other websites, such as ours, Google uses these cookies to improve your user experience. | Analytical, Third-Party | .google.com |
| UULE | Google throttle requests | Analytical, Third-Party | |
| __cfduid | The '__cfduid' cookie is set by the CloudFlare service to identify trusted web traffic. It does not correspond to any user id in the web application, nor does the cookie store any personally identifiable information. | Analytical, Third-Party |
.statcounter.com
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| _ga |
This cookie name is asssociated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners. |
Analytical, Third-Party | .findit.com.mt |
| _ga |
This cookie name is asssociated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners. |
Analytical, Third-Party | |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | Analytical, Third-Party | .findit.com.mt |
| is_unique | This holds data on your visits to websites which use StatCounter. We solely use it to determine whether you are a first-time or returning visitor on each website and to estimate your accumulated unique visits per site. No personal information is stored in the cookie. | Analytical, Third-Party |
.statcounter.com
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| is_unique_1 | This holds data on your visits to websites which use StatCounter. We solely use it to determine whether you are a first-time or returning visitor on each website and to estimate your accumulated unique visits per site. No personal information is stored in the cookie. | Analytical, Third-Party |
.statcounter.com
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| is_visitor_unique | This cookie is set by the website that you visit. When it is first set, a random id is generated and stored in the cookie in order to avoid counting you as a visitor more than once (e.g. if you are on a mobile device and your IP address changes while you browse). Similarly to the is_unique cookie, this cookie also stores a count of your returning visits. | Analytical, Third-Party |
.statcounter.com
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| landing | undefined | Analytical, Third-Party |
.statcounter.com
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| sc_is_visitor_unique | This cookie is set by the website that you visit. When it is first set, a random id is generated and stored in the cookie in order to avoid counting you as a visitor more than once (e.g. if you are on a mobile device and your IP address changes while you browse). Similarly to the is_unique cookie, this cookie also stores a count of your returning visits. | Analytical, Third-Party | .findit.com.mt |
| sc_is_visitor_unique | This cookie is set by the website that you visit. When it is first set, a random id is generated and stored in the cookie in order to avoid counting you as a visitor more than once (e.g. if you are on a mobile device and your IP address changes while you browse). Similarly to the is_unique cookie, this cookie also stores a count of your returning visits. | Analytical, Third-Party |
.statcounter.com
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| act | undefined | Analytical, Third-Party | .facebook.com |
| c_user | Facebook ID | Analytical, Third-Party | .facebook.com |
| datr | Browser ID | Analytical, Third-Party | .facebook.com |
| fr | Encrypted Facebook ID and Browser ID* | Analytical, Third-Party | .facebook.com |
| locale | Serve relevant content to the user | Analytical, Third-Party | .facebook.com |
| pl | undefined | Analytical, Third-Party | .facebook.com |
| presence | undefined | Analytical, Third-Party | .facebook.com |
| sb | hese cookies are set by Facebook. We use this service to show you have “liked” our website on the Facebook social network. Facebook can use this information to serve our ads on their platform . | Analytical, Third-Party | .facebook.com |
| spin | undefined | Analytical, Third-Party | .facebook.com |
| wd | Browser window dimensions | Analytical, Third-Party | .facebook.com |
| xs | undefined | Analytical, Third-Party | .facebook.com |