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| Name of cookie | Type | Reason for use |
| PHPSESSID | HTTP | Preserves user session state across page requests. |
| PHPSESSID (designmynight) | HTTP | Preserves user session state across page requests. |
| wordpress_test_cookie | HTTP | This cookie checks if cookies are enabled on your browser to provide an appropriate user experience. |
| headersize | HTTP | Page transitions. |
| leftopen | HTTP | Page transitions. |
| menuopen | HTTP | Page transitions. |
| currentregion (designmynight) | HTTP | Unknown |
| preferences_closed_app_banner (designmynight) | HTTP | Unknown |
| Name of cookie | Type | Reason for use |
| _ga (designmynight) | HTTP | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
| _ga (Google) | HTTP | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
| _ga (Spotify) | HTTP | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
| _gat (Google) | HTTP | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. |
| _gat (Spotify) | HTTP | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. |
| _gid (designmynight) | HTTP | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. |
| _gid (Google) | HTTP | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
| _gid (Spotify) | HTTP | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
| collect (Google) | Pixel | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. |
| _fbp (Facebook) | HTTP | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. |
| ads/ga-audiences (Google) | Pixel | Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor’s online behaviour across websites. |
| Fr (Facebook) | HTTP | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. |
| Lang (Twitter) | HTTP | Remembers the user’s selected language version of a website. |
| sp_ab (Spotify) | HTTP | Used to implement audio-con tent from Spotify on the website. Can also be used to register user interaction and preferences in context with audio-con tent – This can serve statistics and marketing purposes. |
| sp_landing (Spotify) | HTTP | Used to implement audio-con tent from Spotify on the website. Can also be used to register user interaction and preferences in context with audio-con tent – This can serve statistics and marketing purposes. |
| sp_t (Spotify) | HTTP | Used to implement audio-con tent from Spotify on the website. Can also be used to register user interaction and preferences in context with audio-con tent – This can serve statistics and marketing purposes. |
| Tr (Facebook) | Pixel | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. |
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