Cookie pop-ups and banners are now seen everywhere on the web, thanks to data protection laws like the GDPR and CPRA. But, do you know how cookies are set when you interact with them? Do you know how to check cookies that are set on your browser? This blog will tell you how.
Cookie consent banners that are compliant with the privacy laws usually nudge at the following user response:
No interaction with the cookie banner
Accept cookies
Reject cookies
Set cookie preferences
So, what happens as a result of each of these actions. What happens when you accept cookies? What happens if you reject cookies? Or what happens if you ignore the cookie banner and continue browsing?
Interactive cookie banner
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This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website.
We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website, to store user preferences and provide them with content and advertisements that are relevant to you. These cookies will only be stored on your browser with your consent to do so.
You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Necessary cookies are crucial for the basic functions of the website and the website will not work in its intended way without them.
These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
Cookie
Type
Duration
Description
cky-active-check
https
1 day
The cookie is set by CookieYes to check if the consent banner is active on the website.
cookieyesID
https
1 year
Unique identifier for visitors used by CookieYes with respect to the consent
cky-consent
https
1 year
The cookie is set by CookieYes to remember the user's consent to the use of cookies on the website.
cookieyes-necessary
https
1 year
This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the consent of the users for the use of cookies in the 'Necessary' category.
cookieyes-functional
https
1 year
This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the consent of the users for the use of cookies in the 'Functional' category.
cookieyes-analytics
https
1 year
This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the consent of the users for the use of cookies in the 'Analytics' category.
cookieyes-advertisement
https
1 year
This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the consent of the users for the use of cookies in the 'Advertisement' category.
cookieyes-other
https
1 year
This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the consent of the users for the use of cookies categorized as 'Other'.
__cfruid
https
session
This cookie is set by the provider Cloudflare. This cookie is used for load balancing and for identifying trusted web traffic.
PHPSESSID
https
This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store and identify a users' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The cookie is a session cookies and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed.
m
https
2 years
For fraud detection. Helps Stripe assess the risk associated with an attempted transaction on the your website.
XSRF-TOKEN
https
2 hours
The cookie is set by Wix website building platform on Wix website. The cookie is used for security purposes.
cookieyes_session
https
2 hours
This is a session cookies used to identify a session instance for a user.
__stripe_mid
https
1 year
This cookie is set by Stripe payment gateway. This cookie is used to enable payment on the website without storing any patment information on a server.
__stripe_sid
https
30 minutes
This cookie is set by Stripe payment gateway. This cookie is used to enable payment on the website without storing any patment information on a server.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Cookie
Type
Duration
Description
_gh_sess
https
This cookie is used to preserve users states across page requests.
lang
https
session
This cookie is used to store the language preferences of a user to serve up content in that stored language the next time user visit the website.
bcookie
https
2 years
This cookie is set by linkedIn. The purpose of the cookie is to enable LinkedIn functionalities on the page.
lidc
https
1 day
This cookie is set by LinkedIn and used for routing.
ss
https
session
This cookie is set by the provider Eventbrite. This cookie is used for the functionality of website chat-box function.
TawkConnectionTime
https
session
This cookie is set by Tawk.to which is a live chat functionality. The cookie is used to remember users so that previous chats can be linked together to provide better and improved service.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Cookie
Type
Duration
Description
_hjid
https
1 year
This cookie is set by Hotjar. This cookie is set when the customer first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the random user ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID.
__tld__
http
session
From Segment Analytics that will Isolate and analyzes subsets of data for component trends in your business
_octo
https
1 year
This cookie is used for session management including caching of dynamic content, conditional feature access, support request metadata, and first party analytics.
ajs%3Atest
https
1 year
Cookie used by Segment. Counts visits and tracks other website traffic-related metrics.
ajs%3Acookies
https
1 year
Cookie used by Segment. Supports use, service performance, and functionality of websites.
ajs_anonymous_id
https
1 year
This cookie is set by Segment.io to check the number of ew and returning visitors to the website.
_ga
https
2 years
This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
_gid
https
1 day
This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visted in an anonymous form.
_hjFirstSeen
https
30 minutes
This is set by Hotjar to identify a new user’s first session. It stores a true/false value, indicating whether this was the first time Hotjar saw this user. It is used by Recording filters to identify new user sessions.
AnalyticsSyncHistory
http
1 month
Used to store information about the time a sync with the lms_analytics cookie took place for users in the Designated Countries
_lr_uf_
https
session
This cookie is installed by LogRocket Analytics to collect information that helps us understand the technical performance and any errors our website visitors might encounter, thereby enabling us to maintain and continuously improve the user experience for our users.
_lr_tabs_
https
1 day
This cookie is installed by LogRocket Analytics to collect information that helps us understand the technical performance and any errors our website visitors might encounter, thereby enabling us to maintain and continuously improve the user experience for our users.
_lr_hb_
https
1 day
This cookie is installed by LogRocket Analytics to collect information that helps us understand the technical performance and any errors our website visitors might encounter, thereby enabling us to maintain and continuously improve the user experience for our users.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Cookie
Type
Duration
Description
_hjTLDTest
http
session
When the Hotjar script executes we try to determine the most generic cookie path we should use, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we try to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed.
uuid
https
6 months
To optimize ad relevance by collecting visitor data from multiple websites such as what pages have been loaded.
_fbp
https
3 months
This cookie is set by Facebook to deliver advertisement when they are on Facebook or a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising after visiting this website.
fr
https
3 months
The cookie is set by Facebook to show relevant advertisments to the users and measure and improve the advertisements. The cookie also tracks the behavior of the user across the web on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.
UserMatchHistory
https
1 month
Linkedin - Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences.
bscookie
https
2 years
This cookie is a browser ID cookie set by Linked share Buttons and ad tags.
Other
No description
Action Taken: Set cookie preferences
Category
Name
Domain
Expires
Description
Necessary
cky-active-check
www.cookieyes.com
1 day
The cookie is set by CookieYes to check if the consent banner is active on the website.
Necessary
cookieyesID
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
Unique identifier for visitors used by CookieYes with respect to the consent
Necessary
cky-consent
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
The cookie is set by CookieYes to remember the user's consent to the use of cookies on the website.
Necessary
cookieyes-necessary
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the consent of the users for the use of cookies in the 'Necessary' category.
Necessary
cookieyes-functional
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the consent of the users for the use of cookies in the 'Functional' category.
Necessary
cookieyes-analytics
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the consent of the users for the use of cookies in the 'Analytics' category.
Necessary
cookieyes-advertisement
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the consent of the users for the use of cookies in the 'Advertisement' category.
Necessary
cookieyes-other
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the consent of the users for the use of cookies categorized as 'Other'.
Necessary
__cfruid
www.cookieyes.com
session
This cookie is set by the provider Cloudflare. This cookie is used for load balancing and for identifying trusted web traffic.
Necessary
PHPSESSID
www.cookieyes.com
This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store and identify a users' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The cookie is a session cookies and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed.
Necessary
m
www.cookieyes.com
2 years
For fraud detection. Helps Stripe assess the risk associated with an attempted transaction on the your website.
Necessary
XSRF-TOKEN
www.cookieyes.com
2 hours
The cookie is set by Wix website building platform on Wix website. The cookie is used for security purposes.
Necessary
cookieyes_session
www.cookieyes.com
2 hours
This is a session cookies used to identify a session instance for a user.
Necessary
__stripe_mid
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is set by Stripe payment gateway. This cookie is used to enable payment on the website without storing any patment information on a server.
Necessary
__stripe_sid
www.cookieyes.com
30 minutes
This cookie is set by Stripe payment gateway. This cookie is used to enable payment on the website without storing any patment information on a server.
Functional
_gh_sess
www.cookieyes.com
This cookie is used to preserve users states across page requests.
Functional
lang
www.cookieyes.com
session
This cookie is used to store the language preferences of a user to serve up content in that stored language the next time user visit the website.
Functional
bcookie
www.cookieyes.com
2 years
This cookie is set by linkedIn. The purpose of the cookie is to enable LinkedIn functionalities on the page.
Functional
lidc
www.cookieyes.com
1 day
This cookie is set by LinkedIn and used for routing.
Functional
ss
www.cookieyes.com
session
This cookie is set by the provider Eventbrite. This cookie is used for the functionality of website chat-box function.
Functional
TawkConnectionTime
www.cookieyes.com
session
This cookie is set by Tawk.to which is a live chat functionality. The cookie is used to remember users so that previous chats can be linked together to provide better and improved service.
Analytics
_hjid
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is set by Hotjar. This cookie is set when the customer first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the random user ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID.
Analytics
__tld__
www.cookieyes.com
session
From Segment Analytics that will Isolate and analyzes subsets of data for component trends in your business
Analytics
_octo
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is used for session management including caching of dynamic content, conditional feature access, support request metadata, and first party analytics.
Analytics
ajs%3Atest
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
Cookie used by Segment. Counts visits and tracks other website traffic-related metrics.
Analytics
ajs%3Acookies
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
Cookie used by Segment. Supports use, service performance, and functionality of websites.
Analytics
ajs_anonymous_id
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is set by Segment.io to check the number of ew and returning visitors to the website.
Analytics
_ga
www.cookieyes.com
2 years
This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
Analytics
_gid
www.cookieyes.com
1 day
This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visted in an anonymous form.
Analytics
_hjFirstSeen
www.cookieyes.com
30 minutes
This is set by Hotjar to identify a new user’s first session. It stores a true/false value, indicating whether this was the first time Hotjar saw this user. It is used by Recording filters to identify new user sessions.
Analytics
AnalyticsSyncHistory
www.cookieyes.com
1 month
Used to store information about the time a sync with the lms_analytics cookie took place for users in the Designated Countries
Analytics
_lr_uf_
www.cookieyes.com
session
This cookie is installed by LogRocket Analytics to collect information that helps us understand the technical performance and any errors our website visitors might encounter, thereby enabling us to maintain and continuously improve the user experience for our users.
Analytics
_lr_tabs_
www.cookieyes.com
1 day
This cookie is installed by LogRocket Analytics to collect information that helps us understand the technical performance and any errors our website visitors might encounter, thereby enabling us to maintain and continuously improve the user experience for our users.
Analytics
_lr_hb_
www.cookieyes.com
1 day
This cookie is installed by LogRocket Analytics to collect information that helps us understand the technical performance and any errors our website visitors might encounter, thereby enabling us to maintain and continuously improve the user experience for our users.
Advertisement
_hjTLDTest
www.cookieyes.com
session
When the Hotjar script executes we try to determine the most generic cookie path we should use, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we try to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed.
Advertisement
uuid
www.cookieyes.com
6 months
To optimize ad relevance by collecting visitor data from multiple websites such as what pages have been loaded.
Advertisement
_fbp
www.cookieyes.com
3 months
This cookie is set by Facebook to deliver advertisement when they are on Facebook or a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising after visiting this website.
Advertisement
fr
www.cookieyes.com
3 months
The cookie is set by Facebook to show relevant advertisments to the users and measure and improve the advertisements. The cookie also tracks the behavior of the user across the web on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.
Advertisement
UserMatchHistory
www.cookieyes.com
1 month
Linkedin - Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences.
Advertisement
bscookie
www.cookieyes.com
2 years
This cookie is a browser ID cookie set by Linked share Buttons and ad tags.
Action Taken: Accept All
Category
Name
Domain
Expires
Description
Necessary
cookieyesID
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
Unique identifier for visitors used by CookieYes with respect to the consent
Necessary
cookieyes-necessary
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the consent of the users for the use of cookies in the 'Necessary' category.
Necessary
cky-consent
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
The cookie is set by CookieYes to remember the user's consent to the use of cookies on the website.
Necessary
cookieyes-advertisement
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the consent of the users for the use of cookies in the 'Advertisement' category.
Necessary
cookieyes-analytics
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the consent of the users for the use of cookies in the 'Analytics' category.
Necessary
cookieyes-functional
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the consent of the users for the use of cookies in the 'Functional' category.
Necessary
cky-active-check
www.cookieyes.com
1 day
The cookie is set by CookieYes to check if the consent banner is active on the website.
Other
cky-action
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
The cookie is set by CookieYes to remember the user’s consent to the use of cookies on the website
Necessary
cookieyes-other
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the consent of the users for the use of cookies categorized as 'Other'.
Other
sib_cuid
www.cookieyes.com
6 months
This cookie is set by the provider Sendinblue. This is a performance cookie used to count the visits and traffic sources inorder to measure and improve the performance of site.
Advertisement
_fbp
www.cookieyes.com
3 months
This cookie is set by Facebook to deliver advertisement when they are on Facebook or a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising after visiting this website.
Advertisement
_hjTLDTest
www.cookieyes.com
Session
When the Hotjar script executes we try to determine the most generic cookie path we should use, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we try to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed.
Analytics
_ga
www.cookieyes.com
2 years
This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
Analytics
_gid
www.cookieyes.com
1 day
This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visted in an anonymous form.
Analytics
_hjid
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is set by Hotjar. This cookie is set when the customer first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the random user ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID.
Analytics
_hjFirstSeen
www.cookieyes.com
30 minutes
This is set by Hotjar to identify a new user’s first session. It stores a true/false value, indicating whether this was the first time Hotjar saw this user. It is used by Recording filters to identify new user sessions.
Analytics
ajs_anonymous_id
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is set by Segment.io to check the number of ew and returning visitors to the website.
Action Taken: Reject All
Category
Name
Domain
Expires
Description
Necessary
cookieyesID
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
Unique identifier for visitors used by CookieYes with respect to the consent
Necessary
cookieyes-necessary
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
This cookie is set by CookieYes and is used to remember the consent of the users for the use of cookies in the 'Necessary' category.
Necessary
cky-active-check
www.cookieyes.com
1 day
The cookie is set by CookieYes to check if the consent banner is active on the website.
Other
cky-action
www.cookieyes.com
1 year
The cookie is set by CookieYes to remember the user’s consent to the use of cookies on the website
You can see that different types of cookies are being set when you take different courses of action on the cookie banner. You may also go to ‘Cookie Settings’ and enable the different categories of cookies and see the changes happening in the table.
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How do cookies work?
Cookies allow websites to store information on your device and retrieve it later. This information is labeled with an ID that is unique to your device. The next time you visit the website, the server knows what information is needed to specifically cater to you.
Usually, websites place cookies to remember certain information about you — what’s in your shopping cart or your login details and preferences, etc. Cookies are also used to streamline your web experience, for targeted advertising, tracking, and so on.
So, how do you check cookies set on your browser? Open any website and right-click on the site and select Inspect to open the developer console.
Developer console with list of cookies, value, domain, expiry date etc.
Let’s understand what these terms mean.
Value is a randomly generated ID that is unique to your device. Here, the attributes ‘yes’ or ‘no’ indicate if the cookie has been set.
A domain is the name of the website server that created the cookie.
Expires or expiration date is the maximum age of the cookie i.e. how long your browser can use the cookie information to access the website.
What happens if you don’t interact with a cookie banner?
Most often, users tend to ignore cookie banners and continue using a website. So, are cookies then set on your device even when you haven’t given consent? Simply put, yes some cookies are stored in your device.
These are the strictly necessary cookies that are exempt from seeking explicit consent from the user, under both the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive (or the ‘cookie law’).
You can see that the website has loaded three cookies – cookieyesID, cookieyes-necessary, and cky-active-check.
But how do you know if a website has only set the necessary cookies? On the CookieYes website, you can simply click on the ‘Cookie Settings’ tab, as you’ve seen in the interactive banner. You’ll see the category of cookies used by the website. You can see that the cookies set on your browser are necessary cookies that are required for the website to function properly.
To check cookies used by any website, head to the Privacy Policy or Cookie Policy page (usually found on the website footer) and see the complete list of all the cookies deployed by the site.
What happens if you accept cookies?
When you accept all cookies, a lot more cookies are set on your browser. These include functional cookies, analytics, and advertising cookies.
The ‘other’ cookies that are set on the website are cky-consent and sib_cuid. cky-consent is used to remember the user’s consent preferences, so that the next time a user visits, the website remembers their choice. Sib_cuid cookies collect information on the user’s website navigation and preferences and are set by SendinBlue.
What happens if you reject cookies?
Four cookies are still enabled even when you don’t accept cookies. As we have previously seen, cookieyesID, cookieyes-necessary, and cky-active-check are necessary cookies and they will be stored in your browser whatever course of action you take about cookie banners.
The fourth cookie that is enabled is cky-action, which is deployed to remember the user’s consent to the use of cookies on the website.
What happens when cookies are set on your browser?
Cookies serve different purposes according to the function it is set for. To better understand what happens as a result of your interaction with cookie banners, let’s take a look at an e-commerce website like catapultsports.com. For instance, let’s say you set the cookie preferences to accept targeting cookies.
Targeting cookies are toggled on via the cookie settings on catapultsports.com
What happens as a result then? You get targeted ads on other websites you browse! How? Targeting and advertising cookies are specifically used to gather information about you to display targeted ads. For example, if you have expressed an interest in a particular topic while browsing a site, these cookies will help display targeted ads across the web.
Targeted ads from Catapult Sports on another website.
Should I disable cookies on my browser?
You’ve now seen how to check cookies set on your browser for each use case. You also know that some necessary cookies get stored on your website irrespective of how you interact with the cookie banners. Some websites may also not have cookies banners that ask for your consent, which means they drop cookies on your browser without your knowledge.
If you are concerned about your data privacy, you can disable all cookies on your browser. But, blocking or disabling all cookies can impact your web experience. Clearing your cookies will log you out of websites that you regularly use, delete your saved passwords, search predictions, shopping cart information, site preferences, etc.
If you do not want to compromise with your web experience, you can also choose to enable or disable granular options in your browser settings, such as:
Delete cache regularly
Block third-party cookies on your browser
Enable the “Do Not Track” feature (for Chrome)
You can do this on any web browser, and customize your cookie settings to suit your needs.
For chrome, type chrome://settings/content/cookies in the address bar
For Firefox, type about:preferences#privacy in the address bar
For Safari, launch Safari > Preferences > Privacy
Do I need a cookie banner for my website?
If you are a website owner reading this and still wondering if you need a cookie banner, the answer is yes. You’ve just seen how cookies continue to collect information about you, sometimes for a longer period till they expire. This is why cookie consent became a focal point of privacy laws across the world.
If your site uses cookies, especially cookies that are not strictly necessary, you should implement a cookie banner. CookieYes is the solution you are looking for. It is a cookie consent solution that will help you comply with data privacy laws like the GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, and CNIL.
With CookieYes, you can
Add a cookie consent banner to your website and fully customize it
Block third-party cookies automatically till you obtain user consent
Check cookies used by your website with automatic scanning
Record user consent for demonstrating proof of consent
Generate a privacy policy page curated for your website and much more
What are you waiting for? Start complying right away with CookieYes.
Kavya is a content designer who works across marketing, and product to create simple, user-first content. She brings expertise in long-form content, UX writing, and copywriting for B2C and B2B brands. In her downtime, she’s probably watching re-runs of mobster dramas and baking.
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