Cookie Policy
COOKIE POLICY
By using our website you agree to our use of cookies. This Cookie Policy provides you detailed information about how and when we use cookies. This Cookie Policy is applicable to any Blub Blub’s website that links to this Cookie Policy or is incorporated in it by reference.
1 WHAT IS A COOKIE?
A cookie is a small file, typically of letters and numbers, downloaded on to a device when the user accesses certain websites. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognize a user’s device. Cookies are used to keep track of your movements within the website, help you resume where you left off, remember your registered login, preferences and other customization functions. The website stores a corresponding file (with same ID tag) to the one they set in your browser and in this file they can track and keep information on your movements within the website and any information you may have voluntarily given while visiting the website.
2 TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE
We use session cookies, persistent cookies and cookies with a custom expiration period. Session cookies expire at the end of a browser session and all others are stored on a user’s device in between browser sessions, which allows the preferences or actions of the user across a website (or in some cases across different websites) to be remembered.
3 OUR USAGE OF COOKIES
Cookies can be used to remember your preferences and other customization functions. Cookies also enable us to provide you a personalized experience, which is in line with your settings.
| Cookie name | Description | Expiration period | Provider |
| loggedin | Set by Blub Blub and used to track user login status. | 1 month | Readingblubs |
| _derived_epik | Set by Blub blub and used to ensure the website operates correctly. | 1 year | Readingblubs |
4 THIRD PARTY COOKIES WE USE
Third party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other that the one being visited by the user. Below you can find a list of third party cookies we use on our website:
| Cookie name | Description | Expiration period | Provider |
| fr | Set by Facebook, this cookie is used for Used advertising purposes. For more information please visit: https://www.facebook.com/policy/cookies/ | 3 months | |
| wd | Set by Facebook, this cookie is used to optimize site performance for advertisers. For more information please visit: https://www.facebook.com/policy/cookies/ | 7 days | |
| spin | Facebook cookie used for re-targeting, optimisation, reporting and attribution of online adverts. For more information please visit: https://www.facebook.com/policy/cookies/ | 1 day | |
| presence | Set by Facebook, this cookie is used for site features and services, such as enabling a user to like, share and connect with our facebook page from our site. For more information please visit: https://www.facebook.com/policy/cookies/ | Session | |
| xs | Set by Facebook, this cookie is used to authenticate identity. For more information please visit: https://www.facebook.com/policy/cookies/ | 1 year | |
| datr | Set by Facebook, this cookie is used to identify browsers for security and integrity. For more information please visit: https://www.facebook.com/policy/cookies/ | 18 months | |
| sb | Set by Facebook, this cookie is used for identify browser to improve friend suggestions. For more information please visit: https://www.facebook.com/policy/cookies/ | 20 months | |
| dpr | Set by Facebook, this cookie is used to authenticate identity. For more information please visit: https://www.facebook.com/policy/cookies/ | 7 days | |
| c_user | Set by Facebook, this cookie is used to authenticate identity. For more information please visit: https://www.facebook.com/policy/cookies/ | 1 year | |
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver, measure and improve the relevancy of ads shown either on Facebook or other digital platforms powered by Facebook. For more information please visit: https://www.facebook.com/policy/cookies/ | 3 months | |
| act | Used by Facebook, this cookie is used for analytics andresearch. For more information please visit: https://www.facebook.com/policy/cookies/ | Session | |
| _gat_UA-129876222-1 | Set by Google Analytics and used to throttle request rate. For more information please visit: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gtagjs/cookie-usage | 10 minutes | |
| __Secure-3PSID | Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | Persistent | |
| SID | Used for security purposes to store digitally signed and encrypted records of a user’s Google account ID and most recent sign-in time which allows Google to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data from unauthorised parties. This can also be used for targeting purposes to show relevant & personalised ad content. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | Persistent | |
| __Secure-SSID | Used to store information about how you use the website and any advertising that you may have seen before visiting this website, in addition to being used to help customise advertising on Google properties by remembering your most recent searches, your previous interactions with an advertiser’s ads or search results and your visits to an advertisers website. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | 2 months | |
| APISID | Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | Persistent | |
| __Secure-HSID | Used for security purposes to store digitally signed and encrypted records of a user’s Google account ID and most recent sign-in time which allows Google to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data from unauthorised parties. This can also be used for targeting purposes to show relevant & personalised ad content. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | 2 months | |
| SAPISID | Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | Persistent | |
| SIDCC | Used to store information about how you use the website and any advertising that you may have seen before visiting this website, in addition to being used to help customise advertising on Google properties by remembering your most recent searches, your previous interactions with an advertiser’s ads or search results and your visits to an advertisers website. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | 1 year | |
| __Secure-3PAPISID | Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | Persistent | |
| SSID | Used to store information about how you use the website and any advertising that you may have seen before visiting this website, in addition to being used to help customise advertising on Google properties by remembering your most recent searches, your previous interactions with an advertiser’s ads or search results and your visits to an advertisers website. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | Persistent | |
| HSID | Used for security purposes to store digitally signed and encrypted records of a user’s Google account ID and most recent sign-in time which allows Google to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data from unauthorised parties. This can also be used for targeting purposes to show relevant & personalised ad content. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | Persistent | |
| __Secure-3PSIDCC | Set by Google and used to deliver ads more relevant to you and your interests. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | Persistent | |
| __Secure-APISID | Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | 2 months | |
| NID | Used to store preferences in a unique Google ID to remember your information, such as your preferred language (e.g. English), how many search results you wish to have shown per page (e.g. 10 or 20), and whether or not you wish to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on. These preferences can be used for optimised &/or personalised advertising on Google networks. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | 6 months | |
| 1P_JAR | Used to store information about how you use the website and any advertising that you may have seen before visiting this website, in addition to being used to help customise advertising on Google properties by remembering your most recent searches, your previous interactions with an advertiser’s ads or search results and your visits to an advertisers website. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | 1 month | |
| ANID | Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | 6 months | |
| SEARCH_SAMESITE | This cookie is used to prevent the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | 5 months | |
| S | Served by Google, description pending.For more information please visit: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gtagjs/cookie-usage | Session | |
| _gid | Set by Google Analytics and used to register a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. For more information please visit: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gtagjs/cookie-usage | 1 day | |
| rdt_uuid | Set by Google Tag manager. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | 3 months | |
| _ga_NTFSE0FZ9Y | Google Analytics: App + Web Configuration | 2 years | |
| _ga | 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.https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | 2 years | |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. For more information please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro | 1 month | |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | The cookie is set so Hotjar can track the beginning of the user’s journey for a total session count. It does not contain any identifiable information. For more information please visit: https://help.hotjar.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011789248-Hotjar-Cookies | 30 minutes | Hotjar |
| _hjIncludedInSample | Cookie set by Hotjar. This session cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate funnels. For more information please visit: https://help.hotjar.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011789248-Hotjar-Cookies | Session | Hotjar |
| _hjid | Hotjar cookie. 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. For more information please visit: https://help.hotjar.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011789248-Hotjar-Cookies | 1 year | Hotjar |
| kvcd | Set by Kissmetrics. Social Media sharing tracking cookie. For more information please visit: https://signin.kissmetrics.com/privacy/ | Session | Kissmetrics |
| km_lv | Cookie set by Kissmetrics analytics service. Used to provide site owners with information about how visitors use the site. For more information please visit: https://signin.kissmetrics.com/privacy/ | Persistent | Kissmetrics |
| km_ai | Cookie set by Kissmetrics analytics service. Used to provide site owners with information about how visitors use the site.https://www.outbrain.com/legal/privacy#cookies | Persistent | Kissmetrics |
| km_ni | Set by Kissmetrics and serves to provide information about how visitors use the site. | Persistent | Kissmetrics |
| login | Set by Outbrain. It offers a content marketing service that aims to present users to content that they are interested in, based on their behaviour and preference. The pixel we’ve added helps with attribution and overall performance. https://www.outbrain.com/legal/privacy#cookies | 9 months | Outbrain |
| OptanonConsent | Set by Outbrain. This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. https://www.outbrain.com/legal/privacy#cookies | 9 months | Outbrain |
| obca_data | Set by Outbrain and is serves to store data for the visitor. For more information please visit: https://www.outbrain.com/legal/privacy#cookies | 1 year | Outbrain |
| _psr | Outbrain offers a content marketing service that aims to present users to content that they are interested in, based on their behaviour and preference. The pixel we’ve added helps with attribution and overall performance. https://www.outbrain.com/legal/privacy#cookies | 2 years | Outbrain |
| obca_vid | Set by Outbrain. This cookie stores a uuid of the visitor. For more information please visit: https://www.outbrain.com/legal/privacy#cookies | 1 year | Outbrain |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | Outbrain offers a content marketing service that aims to present users to content that they are interested in, based on their behaviour and preference. The pixel we’ve added helps with attribution and overall performance. https://www.outbrain.com/legal/privacy#cookies | 9 months | Outbrain |
| _pinterest_ct | Set by Pinterest and contains a user id and the timestamp at which the cookie was created. For more information please visit: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy | 1 year | |
| _pin_unauth | Set by Pinterest, to track the usage of services. | 1 year | |
| _pinterest_ct_rt | Set by Pinterest and is the equivalent of the _pinterest_sess cookie for our in-app browser. This cookie is set in Pinner’s in-app browser is set whenever the Pinner views offsite content (e.g. a 3rd party website) from within the Pinterest app. For more information please visit: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy | 1 year | |
| pinterest_sess | Pinterest login cookie and is used to store a user’s login state within a web browser. It is updated whenever a user logs into (or out of) Pinterest. This cookie contains the user’s Pinterest ID (a pseudo-random integer), along with the user’s authentication tokens (iff the user is logged into Pinterest). For more information please visit: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy | 1 year | |
| _pinterest_ct_mw | Set by Pinterest and is set whenever offsite content (e.g. a 3rd party website) is loaded in Pinner’s mobile browser (e.g. Safari). The Pinterest App opens content in the Pinner’s mobile browser (instead of the in-app browser) whenever the Pinner clicks the “Open in …” button. For more information please visit: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy | 1 year | |
| _pinterest_cm | Are set by Pinterest if the Pinterest social plug-in on our website has been activated by the user. For information about the types of cookies, their usage and purpose please read more: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy | 6 months | |
| m-sa | Cookie set by Quora. For more information, as functionality, types of cookies, their usage and purpose is regularly updated please visit: https://www.quora.com/about/privacy. | 2 years | Quora |
| m-login | Cookie set by Quora. For more information, as functionality, types of cookies, their usage and purpose is regularly updated please visit: https://www.quora.com/about/privacy. | 2 years | Quora |
| m-tz | For our marketing and promotional purposes. For more information please visit:https://www.quora.com/about/privacy | 9 months | Quora |
| m-ans_frontend_early_version | Cookie set by Quora. For more information, as functionality, types of cookies, their usage and purpose is regularly updated please visit: https://www.quora.com/about/privacy. | 2 years | Quora |
| m-b_strict | Cookie set by Quora. For more information, as functionality, types of cookies, their usage and purpose is regularly updated please visit: https://www.quora.com/about/privacy. | 2 years | Quora |
| m-b | Cookie set by Quora. For more information, as functionality, types of cookies, their usage and purpose is regularly updated please visit: https://www.quora.com/about/privacy. | 2 years | Quora |
| __gads | Cookie set by Quora. For more information, as functionality, types of cookies, their usage and purpose is regularly updated please visit: https://www.quora.com/about/privacy. | 2 years | Quora |
| m-lat | Cookie set by Quora. For more information, as functionality, types of cookies, their usage and purpose is regularly updated please visit: https://www.quora.com/about/privacy. | 2 years | Quora |
| m-early_v | Cookie set by Quora. For more information, as functionality, types of cookies, their usage and purpose is regularly updated please visit: https://www.quora.com/about/privacy. | 2 years | Quora |
| m-s | Cookie set by Quora. For more information, as functionality, types of cookies, their usage and purpose is regularly updated please visit: https://www.quora.com/about/privacy. | 2 years | Quora |
| m-b_lax | Cookie set by Quora. For more information, as functionality, types of cookies, their usage and purpose is regularly updated please visit: https://www.quora.com/about/privacy. | 2 years | Quora |
| recent_srs | Saves the information about log-on Reddit user for the purpose of the advertisement recommendation and updating the content, the content of the cookie is confirmed within the conditions of the Reddit user agreement. For more information please visit: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/privacy-policy | 2 years | |
| session_tracker | Saves the information about log-on Reddit user for the purpose of the advertisement recommendation and updating the content, the content of the cookie is confirmed within the conditions of the Reddit user agreement. For more information please visit: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/privacy-policy | Session | |
| csv | Saves the information about log-on Reddit user for the purpose of the advertisement recommendation and updating the content, the content of the cookie is confirmed within the conditions of the Reddit user agreement. For more information please visit: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/privacy-policy | 20 months | |
| eu_cookie_v2 | Saves the information about log-on Reddit user for the purpose of the advertisement recommendation and updating the content, the content of the cookie is confirmed within the conditions of the Reddit user agreement. For more information please visit: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/privacy-policy | Persistent | |
| reddaid | Saves the information about log-on Reddit user for the purpose of the advertisement recommendation and updating the content, the content of the cookie is confirmed within the conditions of the Reddit user agreement. For more information please visit: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/privacy-policy | 2 years | |
| reddit_session | Saves the information about log-on Reddit user for the purpose of the advertisement recommendation and updating the content, the content of the cookie is confirmed within the conditions of the Reddit user agreement. For more information please visit: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/privacy-policy | Persistent | |
| loid | Saves the information about log-on Reddit user for the purpose of the advertisement recommendation and updating the content, the content of the cookie is confirmed within the conditions of the Reddit user agreement. For more information please visit: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/privacy-policy | 2 years | |
| d2_token | Saves the information about log-on Reddit user for the purpose of the advertisement recommendation and updating the content, the content of the cookie is confirmed within the conditions of the Reddit user agreement. For more information please visit: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/privacy-policy | 2 years | |
| edgebucket | Saves the information about log-on Reddit user for the purpose of the advertisement recommendation and updating the content, the content of the cookie is confirmed within the conditions of the Reddit user agreement. For more information please visit: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/privacy-policy | 18 months | |
| muc | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. For information about the types of cookies, their usage and purpose please read more: https://twitter.com/privacy | Persistent | |
| eu_cn | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. For information about the types of cookies, their usage and purpose please read more: https://twitter.com/privacy | 9 months | |
| rweb_optin | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. For information about the types of cookies, their usage and purpose please read more: https://twitter.com/privacy | 6 months | |
| csrf_same_site_set | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. For information about the types of cookies, their usage and purpose please read more: https://twitter.com/privacy | 6 months | |
| auth_token | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. For information about the types of cookies, their usage and purpose please read more: https://twitter.com/privacy | Persistent | |
| kdt | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. For information about the types of cookies, their usage and purpose please read more: https://twitter.com/privacy | 1 year | |
| ads_prefs | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. For information about the types of cookies, their usage and purpose please read more: https://twitter.com/privacy | Persistent | |
| twid | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. For information about the types of cookies, their usage and purpose please read more: https://twitter.com/privacy | Persistent | |
| remember_checked_on | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. For information about the types of cookies, their usage and purpose please read more: https://twitter.com/privacy | Persistent | |
| dnt | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. For information about the types of cookies, their usage and purpose please read more: https://twitter.com/privacy | Persistent | |
| guest_id | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. For information about the types of cookies, their usage and purpose please read more: https://twitter.com/privacy | 18 months | |
| personalization_id | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. For information about the types of cookies, their usage and purpose please read more: https://twitter.com/privacy | 2 years | |
| csrf_same_site | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. For information about the types of cookies, their usage and purpose please read more: https://twitter.com/privacy | 6 months | |
| _twitter_sess | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. For information about the types of cookies, their usage and purpose please read more: https://twitter.com/privacy | Session | |
| lang | These cookies enable us to track visitor activity from our Twitter ads on our website, and also to allow users to share content from our websites. They cookies do not provide us with any confidential information relating to your account. For information about the types of cookies, their usage and purpose please read more: https://twitter.com/privacy | Session | |
| _help_center_session | Set by Zendesk. Stores unique session key for Help Center product. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022367393-Zendesk-in-product-cookie-policy | Session | Zendesk |
| __cfruid | Set by Zendesk. This cookie is used in cases were multiple users are hidden behind the same client IP address. Each user will have a unique cookie to help prevent a case of rate limiting all users if one particular user hits the rate limit threshold. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022367393-Zendesk-in-product-cookie-policy | Session | Zendesk |
| __cfduid | Set by Zendesk. This cookie is used for security restrictions. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022367393-Zendesk-in-product-cookie-policy | 1 month | Zendesk |
| _zendesk_shared_session | Set by Zendesk. This is an authentication cookie – set to be anonymous. For more information about feature and functionalities please visit: https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022367393-Zendesk-in-product-cookie-policy | Session | Zendesk |
5 CONTROLLING COOKIES
By using this website you agree that we can place cookies on your computer or device as described herein. However, most browsers allow you to control cookies through its setting preferences. Please note that removing or blocking cookies may affect your user experience and you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit our website and some functionalities may not work.
6 CHANGES TO OUR COOKIE POLICY
Please check https://readingblubs.com/legal/cookie-policy regularly for changes to our Cookie Policy, as we will occasionally update this Cookie Policy as necessary to protect our users, furnish current information and respond to legal and technical changes.
7 QUESTIONS
If you have any comments or questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at hi@blubblub.org.
BLUB BLUB, INC., LAST UPDATE JUNE 2020