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| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
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aevum_session 1st Session |
aevumnews.com | Maintains user session state across page loads. Required for navigation and login persistence. | Session |
csrf_token 1st Session |
aevumnews.com | Cross-Site Request Forgery prevention token. Protects against malicious form submissions. | Session |
aevum_auth 1st Persistent |
aevumnews.com | Secure authentication cookie for logged-in users. Contains encrypted user session identifier. | 30 days |
aevum_consent 1st Persistent |
aevumnews.com | Stores your cookie consent preferences. Required for GDPR/CCPA compliance. | 365 days |
__cf_bm 3rd Session |
Cloudflare | Cloudflare Bot Management cookie. Protects the site from malicious traffic and DDoS attacks. | 30 minutes |
__cfduid 3rd Persistent |
Cloudflare | Identifies individual clients behind a shared IP address. Used for security and load balancing. | 30 days |
aevum_locale 1st Persistent |
aevumnews.com | Stores language and regional preferences for content localization. | 365 days |
aevum_region 1st Session |
aevumnews.com | Geographic region detection for content delivery optimization and legal compliance. | Session |
cdn_session_id 3rd Session |
Fastly CDN | CDN session identifier for secure content delivery and edge caching. | Session |
aevum_tfa 1st Session |
aevumnews.com | Two-factor authentication state. Ensures verified users remain authenticated during session. | Session |
aevum_rate_limit 1st Session |
aevumnews.com | API rate limiting counter to prevent abuse and ensure fair access to services. | 15 minutes |
aevum_csp 1st Session |
aevumnews.com | Content Security Policy nonce for inline script execution safety. | Session |
aevum_theme 1st Persistent |
aevumnews.com | Remembers user's theme preference (dark/light mode) for consistent experience. | 365 days |
aevum_access_level 1st Persistent |
aevumnews.com | Subscription tier verification. Determines access to premium content and features. | 30 days |
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Performance & Analytics
10 cookies • Helps us improve the site
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These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymized, aggregated data. They track metrics such as pages visited, time spent, bounce rates, and traffic sources. This data helps us optimize content, improve performance, and enhance your reading experience. No personally identifiable information is collected.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
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_ga 3rd Persistent |
Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated ID. Used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data. | 2 years |
_ga_XXXXX 3rd Persistent |
Google Analytics 4 | GA4 client identifier for event tracking and cross-device user recognition within the Aevum property. | 2 years |
_gid 3rd Persistent |
Google Analytics | Distinguishes users for a 24-hour period. Resets each time the site is accessed. | 24 hours |
_gat 3rd Session |
Google Analytics | Throttles request rate to prevent excessive data collection on high-traffic pages. | 1 minute |
aevum_pageview 1st Session |
aevumnews.com | Tracks page view counts per session for internal dashboard analytics. | Session |
aevum_engagement 1st Persistent |
aevumnews.com | Measures article engagement time, scroll depth, and interaction patterns anonymously. | 30 days |
aevum_search_idx 1st Persistent |
aevumnews.com | Anonymous search query aggregation for improving our search algorithm relevance. | 90 days |
hotjarvid_ |
Hotjar | Anonymous session recording identifier for UX research. No personal data is captured. | Session |
_hjSession_ |
Hotjar | Hotjar session tracking for heatmap generation and behavior analytics. | Session |
_hjIncludedInSample 3rd Persistent |
Hotjar | Determines whether the user session is included in the analytics sample rate. | 365 days |
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Functional
8 cookies • Enhances your experience
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These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. They allow features such as video playback, article bookmarks, reading progress, newsletter preferences, and font size adjustments. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
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aevum_bookmarks 1st Persistent |
aevumnews.com | Stores IDs of articles you've bookmarked for later reading across sessions. | 365 days |
aevum_read_pos 1st Persistent |
aevumnews.com | Remembers your scroll position in long-form articles so you can resume reading where you left off. | 30 days |
aevum_fontsize 1st Persistent |
aevumnews.com | Stores your preferred font size setting for improved readability. | 365 days |
aevum_newsletter_pref 1st Persistent |
aevumnews.com | Stores your newsletter category preferences (Daily Brief, Weekly Digest, Breaking Alerts). | 365 days |
aevum_vimeo_state 3rd Session |
Vimeo | Manages embedded video player state (playback progress, quality preference). | Session |
vimeo_player_ |
Vimeo | Video player analytics and preference storage for embedded Aevum News video content. | 1 year |
aevum_notifications 1st Persistent |
aevumnews.com | Browser push notification consent and topic preferences for breaking news alerts. | 365 days |
aevum_article_count 1st Session |
aevumnews.com | Tracks articles read per session for the "Continue Reading" carousel and reading streak feature. | Session |
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Marketing
11 cookies • Personalized advertising
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These cookies are used to deliver advertisements relevant to you and to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. They may also be used by third-party advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites. Disabling these cookies will result in less relevant advertising. We do not sell your data — any advertising served is based on contextual relevance and anonymized browsing patterns.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
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_fbp 3rd Persistent |
Meta (Facebook) | Facebook Pixel cookie for ad attribution, conversion tracking, and audience building. | 3 months |
_gcl_au 3rd Persistent |
Google Ads | Google Click ID for advertising and marketing conversion tracking. | 3 months |
_ga_expId 3rd Session |
Google Analytics | Stores A/B test experiment data for optimizing ad placement and site layout. | Session |
aevum_campaign 1st Persistent |
aevumnews.com | Tracks which marketing campaign or referral source brought you to our site. | 90 days |
aevum_ct_click 1st Session |
aevumnews.com | Internal click-through tracking for measuring newsletter and social media campaign effectiveness. | Session |
_pin_unauth 3rd Persistent |
Pinterest advertising pixel for tracking ad conversions and building ad audiences. | 13 months | |
_twitter_sess 3rd Persistent |
X (Twitter) | Twitter embedded timeline session and ad tracking cookie. | 215 days |
_li_ |
LinkedIn Insight Tag for ad measurement, conversion tracking, and audience insights. | 180 days | |
aevum_ad_pref 1st Persistent |
aevumnews.com | Stores your ad personalization preferences (GPC opt-out, categories of interest). | 365 days |
aevum_ref 1st Persistent |
aevumnews.com | Referral attribution cookie. Tracks which partner or affiliate referred your visit. | 30 days |
_tt_enabled 3rd Persistent |
TikTok | TikTok Pixel for measuring ad performance and optimizing ad delivery. | 3 months |
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