Page Comparison

ANONSERVERID

This is used to identify which server should process browser requests for anonymous users e.g., app-anon-1.haiku.fry=c4

AUTHSERVERID

This is used to identify which server should process browser requests for authorised users e.g., app-auth-1.haiku.fry=c1

cookielaw_cookies_enabled

This is used to store confirmation that the Cookie Policy banner has been read

cookielaw_banner_off

This is used to confirm that the user has rejected all non-essential cookies from Haiku.

_shibsession_XXX

This is used when an authenticated user successfully logs into the Haiku with a supported protocol, a cookie specific to that user's session is set and used to associate the rest of that session's requests back to the user's login information.

haiku.notifications

This is used to store the IDs of notifications that anonymous users have read and dismissed. The purpose is to not show users the same notifications again. Rarely used.

Third party cookies

_ga, _gid

These are Google Analytics cookies. They store the client ID and are used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier and to calculate visitor and session data. The difference is _ga expiration time is 2 years and for _gid it is 24h

_gat, _gat_haiku

These are Google Analytics cookies and are used to monitor and track visitors' behaviour on the site anonymously. Expiration time 1m

_gat_gtag_UA_XXX

Google Analytics cookie to distinguish unique users.

For more information about Google Analytics cookies:

See: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gtagjs/cookie-usage

Youtube cookies

Editors often embed videos from YouTube using iframes. This mode may set cookies on your computer once you click on the YouTube video player, but YouTube will not store personally-identifiable cookie information for playbacks of embedded videos using the privacy-enhanced mode.
Read more at YouTube’s embedding videos information page.

PREF*

Expires after eight months

VSC*

Expires at the end of your session

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE*

Expires after eight months

remote_sid*

Expires at the end of your session

Other third party cookies

If editors choose to use other third party services on their websites (eg Vimeo, R-Shiny, Twitter or other embedded content), they must document and make clear the use of these cookies as per their site’s cookie guideline page.