Name

ASP.NET_SessionId

Duration

Session

Description

This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier.

Name

GoogleAnalyticOnOff

Duration

30 days

Description

This cookie is used to enable or disable Google Analytical track history.

Name

_ga

Duration

2 years

Description

This cookie name is asssociated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners.

Name

_gid

Duration

1 days

Description

This cookie name is asssociated with Google Universal Analytics. This appears to be a new cookie and as of Spring 2017 no information is available from Google. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited.

Name

_gat

Duration

a few seconds

Description

This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites.