Cookies
Cookie policy
Effective date: March 16, 2026
Last updated: March 16, 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 required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
| COOKIE | DURATION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. |
| 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. |
Functional
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
| COOKIE | DURATION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| lidc | 1 day | LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection. |
| li_gc | 6 months | Linkedin set this cookie for storing visitor’s consent regarding using cookies for non-essential purposes. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | Never expires | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
| 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. |
| yt-remote-device-id | Never expires | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt-remote-session-name | Session | The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | Session | The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt-remote-session-app | Session | The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. |
| yt-remote-cast-available | Session | The yt-remote-cast-available cookie is used to store the user’s preferences regarding whether casting is available on their YouTube video player. |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | Session | The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| COOKIE | DURATION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| __Secure-YEC | Past | YouTube sets this cookie to stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
| YSC | Session | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
| _clck | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to retain the browser’s Clarity User ID and settings exclusive to that website. This guarantees that actions taken during subsequent visits to the same website will be linked to the same user ID. |
| _clsk | 1 day | Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to store and consolidate a user’s pageviews into a single session recording. |
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
| COOKIE | DURATION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| __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. |
| bcookie | 1 year | LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser IDs. |
| _gcl_au | 3 months | Google Tag Manager sets this cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. |
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user’s browser supports cookies. |
| __Secure-YNID | 6 months | Google cookie used to protect user security and prevent fraud, especially during the login process. |
| yt.innertube::nextId | Never expires | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt.innertube::requests | Never expires | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
Manage cookie preferences
Consent preferences
You can modify your cookie settings anytime by clicking the ‘Consent Preferences’ button. 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
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US
- 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.
Cookie Policy generated by CookieYes – Cookie Policy Generator
The third party cookies website explains more about cookies and how they can be managed.
Using the Bleepa app
When you use the Bleepa app, or connect to any Bleepa application website, Bleepa uses functional cookies, which are required for the application to work correctly.
These are summarised in the table below:
| COOKIE NAME | COOOKIE LIFETIME | COOKIE PURPOSE |
|---|---|---|
| .AspNetCore.Indentity.Application
.AspNetCore.Indentity.ApplicationCn (n – number. There may be multiple of these) |
Session | Part of account based authentication system. |
| AspNetCore.Antiforgery.xxxx | Session | Identity Server Antiforgery X-CSRF token. |
| BleepaGateway
BleepaGatewayCn |
Session | Authentication token for BleepaGateway generated by IdentityServer. |
| idsrv.external | No expiration date (1969-12-31) | Identity Server external cookie. Deleted after successful sign on attempt. |
| idsrv.externalC1 | No expiration date (1969-12-31) | Identity Server external cookie. Deleted after successful sign on attempt. |
| idsrv.externalC2 | No expiration date (1969-12-31) | Identity Server external cookie. Deleted after successful sign on attempt. |
| Idsvr.session | Session | Identity Server external cookie to manage logged in session. |
| RememberMyLogin | max expiration date (1969-12-31) | Logged username when Remember my login checkbox was checked during login. |
Bleepa is integrated with a third party sign-on system (such as Microsoft Active Directory, Teams or Azure Active Directory), then that system may store and use some additional cookies as part of the authentication process. These third party cookies are managed outside of Bleepa and we do not take responsibility for the cookies used by these third parties.
If you have any questions about privacy and the information we hold about you, please read our privacy policy here or contact us at dataprotection@fbkmed.com