Privacy overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, those that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser and are used to run basic functionalities of the website.

We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. They will only be stored in your browser with your consent and you have the opportunity to opt out of them. However, opting out may affect your browsing experience.

Necessary

Always active

Necessary cookies are absolutely necessary for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website on an anonymous basis.

Cookie	Retention period	Description
_GRECAPTCHA	6 months	Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the 'Analytics' category.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the 'Necessary' category.
viewed_cookie_policy	1 year	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin to store whether or not the user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
dev-auth	1 year	Cookie used for user/device verification.
u-dev-auth	1 year	Cookie used for user/device verification.
lang	1 year	Stores language setting selected by user.
session_id	session / 1 month	Cookie used to keep user session alive.

Analytic

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On

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help to obtain information about the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Cookie	Retention period	Description
_clck	1 year	Persists the Clarity User ID and preferences, unique to that site is attributed to the same user ID.
_clsk	1 year	Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording.
MUID	13 months	Identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes.
CLID	1 year	Identifies the first-time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity.
MR	1 week	Indicates whether to refresh MUID.
SM	Session	Used in synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains.
_pk_id.6b26dbf4-4beb-404a-bcf5-876bdbaf32a8.*	13 months/30 minutes	Used to recognize visitors and hold their various properties.
_pk_ses.6b26dbf4-4beb-404a-bcf5-876bdbaf32a8.*	30 minutes	Shows the visitor's active session.
ppms_privacy_6b26dbf4-4beb-404a-bcf5-876bdbaf32a8	1 year	Stores the visitor's consent to data collection and usage.
ppms_privacy_bar_6b26dbf4-4beb-404a-bcf5-876bdbaf32a8	Session	Stores information that the visitor has closed the consent reminder.
stg_traffic_source_priority	30 minutes	Stores the type of traffic source from which the visitor came to your site.
stg_last_interaction	1 year	Indicates whether the last visitor's session is still running or a new session has started.
stg_returning_visitor	1 year	Indicates whether the visitor has been to your site before – they are a returning visitor.
stg_fired__*	Session	Indicates whether the tag and trigger combination was fired during the current visitor session.
stg_utm_campaign	Session	Stores the name of the campaign that directed the visitor to your site.
stg_pk_campaign	Session	Stores the name of the campaign that directed the visitor to your site.
stg_externalReferrer	Session	Stores the URL of the site that referred the visitor to your site.
_stg_optout	1 year	Helps to turn off all tracking tags on your site.