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GitHub uses cookies to provide and secure our websites, as well as to analyze the usage of our websites, in order to offer you a great user experience. Please take a look at our Privacy Statement if you’d like more information about cookies, and on how and why we use them and cookie-related personal data. You can change your preference about non-essential cookies at any time by following these instructions.
Since the number and names of cookies may change, the table below may be updated from time to time. When it is updated, the data of the repo will change. Follow these instructions to subscribe to changes in this repo.
| Provider of Cookie | Cookie Name | Description | Expiration* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub | app_manifest_token |
This cookie is used during the App Manifest flow to maintain the state of the flow during the redirect to fetch a user session. | Five minutes |
| GitHub | color_mode |
This cookie is used to indicate the user selected theme preference. | Session |
| GitHub | _device_id |
This cookie is used to track recognized devices for security purposes. | One year |
| GitHub | dotcom_user |
This cookie is used to signal to us that the user is already logged in. | One year |
| GitHub | ghcc |
This cookie validates user's choice about cookies | 180 Days |
| GitHub | _gh_ent |
This cookie is used for temporary application and framework state between pages like what step the customer is on in a multiple step form. | Two weeks |
| GitHub | _gh_sess |
This cookie is used for temporary application and framework state between pages like what step the user is on in a multiple step form. | Session |
| GitHub | gist_oauth_csrf |
This cookie is set by Gist to ensure the user that started the oauth flow is the same user that completes it. | Deleted when oauth state is validated |
| GitHub | gist_user_session |
This cookie is used by Gist when running on a separate host. | Two weeks |
| GitHub | has_recent_activity |
This cookie is used to prevent showing the security interstitial to users that have visited the app recently. | One hour |
| GitHub | __Host-gist_user_session_same_site |
This cookie is set to ensure that browsers that support SameSite cookies can check to see if a request originates from GitHub. | Two weeks |
| GitHub | __Host-user_session_same_site |
This cookie is set to ensure that browsers that support SameSite cookies can check to see if a request originates from GitHub. | Two weeks |
| GitHub | logged_in |
This cookie is used to signal to us that the user is already logged in. | One year |
| GitHub | marketplace_repository_ids |
This cookie is used for the marketplace installation flow. | One hour |
| GitHub | marketplace_suggested_target_id |
This cookie is used for the marketplace installation flow. | One hour |
| GitHub | _octo |
This cookie is used for session management including caching of dynamic content, conditional feature access, support request metadata, and first party analytics. | One year |
| GitHub | org_transform_notice |
This cookie is used to provide notice during organization transforms. | One hour |
| GitHub | private_mode_user_session |
This cookie is used for Enterprise authentication requests. | Two weeks |
| GitHub | saml_csrf_token |
This cookie is set by SAML auth path method to associate a token with the client. | Until user closes browser or completes authentication request |
| GitHub | saml_csrf_token_legacy |
This cookie is set by SAML auth path method to associate a token with the client. | Until user closes browser or completes authentication request |
| GitHub | saml_return_to |
This cookie is set by the SAML auth path method to maintain state during the SAML authentication loop. | Until user closes browser or completes authentication request |
| GitHub | saml_return_to_legacy |
This cookie is set by the SAML auth path method to maintain state during the SAML authentication loop. | Until user closes browser or completes authentication request |
| GitHub | show_cookie_banner |
Set based on the client’s region and used to determine if a cookie consent banner should be shown | Session |
| GitHub | tz |
This cookie allows us to customize timestamps to your time zone. | Session |
| GitHub | user_session |
This cookie is used to log you in. | Two weeks |
| Microsoft | ANONCHK |
This Microsoft Clarity cookie monitors website performance | One year |
| Microsoft | isFirstSession |
This cookie is used when user opts-in to saving information | Session |
| Microsoft | MSO |
This cookie identifies a session | One year |
| Microsoft | MC1 |
This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes | One year |
| Microsoft | MR |
This cookie checks whether to extend the lifetime of the MUID cookie | One year |
| Microsoft | MSFPC |
This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes | One year |
| Microsoft | MUID |
This cookie stores Bing’s visitor ID. This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes | 13 months |
| Microsoft | SM |
This cookie is used in synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains. | Session |
| Microsoft | _uetsid |
This cookie is used for analytics to store and track visits across sites | One year |
| Microsoft | _uetvid |
This cookie is used by Bing Ads to store and track visits across websites | 13 months |
| Microsoft | X-FD-FEATURES |
This cookie is used for tracking analytics and evenly spreading load on the website | One year |
| Microsoft | X-FD-Time |
This cookie is used for tracking analytics and evenly spreading load on website | One year |
| Adobe | aam_uuid |
This cookie is an audience manager | 13 months |
| Adobe | mboxEdgeCluster |
This cookie is used by Adobe Target load balancer. Adobe Target is used to determine which targeted content to display to visitor | 13 months |
| Adobe | AMCV_EA76ADE95776D2EC7F000101%40AdobeOrg |
Adobe cookie used to track and analyze user activities on the website | 13 months |
| Adobe | AMCVS_EA76ADE95776D2EC7F000101%40AdobeOrg |
Adobe cookie used to track and analyze user activities on the website | Session |
| Adobe | at_check |
Adobe Target to support conversion tracking for new product customers | Session |
| Adobe | mbox |
Adobe Target to store session ID | 13 months |
| Contentsquare | _cs_c |
Consent state: digit between 0 and 3. Used for capturing analytics on web pages | 13 months |
| Contentsquare | _cs_cvars |
This cookie is used to capture analytics on the web page | Session |
| Contentsquare | _cs_id |
Contains: user ID, timestamp (in seconds) of user creation, number of visits for this user | 13 months |
| Contentsquare | _cs_s |
Number of page views for the current session, and the recording state | One year |
| Contentsquare | __CT_Data |
This cookie is used to count the number of a guest’s pageviews or visits | One year |
| Contentsquare | _CT_RS_ |
This cookie is used to capture analytics on the web page | One year |
| Contentsquare | WRUID |
This cookie is used for analytics | One year |
(*) The expiration dates for the cookies listed above generally apply on a rolling basis.