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The below table lists all known cookies that are used on the website to provide functionality:
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
| __cfduid | Cloudflare | Identifying individual visitors privately. | 1 Month | HTTP Cookie |
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 Years | HTTP Cookie | |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 24 Hours | HTTP Cookie | |
| session | James Kirby | Preserves user session state across page requests. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| XSRF-TOKEN | James Kirby | Token used to verify that the authenticated user is the one actually making the requests to the application. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
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