Cookie Policy
What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and 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 the cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies?
As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
Types of Cookies we use
Necessary
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. |
| pencilclear-consent | 1 year | The cookie is set by Pencilclear to remember the users' consent settings so that the website recognizes the users the next time they visit. |
| pencilclear-necessary | 1 year | Pencilclear sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the 'Necessary' category. |
| pencilclear-functional | 1 year | Pencilclear sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the 'Functional' category. |
| pencilclear-analytics | 1 year | Pencilclear sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the 'Analytics' category. |
| pencilclear-advertisement | 1 year | Pencilclear sets this cookie to remember the consent of users for the use of cookies in the 'Advertisement' category. |
Analytics
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | 2 years | This cookie name is associated 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. |
| _ga_034DL5P2Q7 | 2 years | This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
Advertisement
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| __gads | 1 year | The __gads cookie, set by Google, is stored under DoubleClick domain and tracks the number of times users see an advert, measures the success of the campaign and calculates its revenue. This cookie can only be read from the domain they are set on and will not track any data while browsing through other sites |
| __gpi | 1 year | Google Ads Service uses this cookie to collect information about from multiple websites for retargeting ads. |
| __gsas | 3 months | Display personalized advertisements in the Google advertising network based on your pseudonymized surfing behavior collected via Google. |
Manage cookie preferences
You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the above button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
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 any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.