Cookie Policy
At AhaSlides, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about how we use cookies and similar technologies. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, enhance user experience, and provide website operators with valuable information about site performance.
Cookies can be categorized as:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly and enable core features like security and accessibility.
- Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our site by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
- Targeting Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track ad performance.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Provide a seamless and secure browsing experience.
- Analyze website performance and visitor behaviour to improve our services.
- Deliver personalized content and advertisements.
Types of Cookies We Use
We classify cookies into the following categories:
- First-party cookies: Set directly by AhaSlides to improve site functionality and user experience.
- Third-party cookies: Set by external services we use, such as analytics and advertising providers.
Cookie List
A detailed list of the cookies we use on our website, including their purpose, provider, and duration, will be available here.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies allow core website functionality such as user login and account management. AhaSlides cannot be used properly without strictly necessary cookies.
| Cookie key | Domain | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ahaToken | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 3 years | AhaSlides authentication token. |
| li_gc | .linkedin.com | Third-party | 6 months | Stores guest consent to the use of cookies for LinkedIn services. |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | .youtube.com | Third-party | 6 months | A security-focused cookie used by YouTube to support and enhance embedded video functionality. |
| JSESSIONID | help.ahaslides.com | First-party | Session | Maintains an anonymous user session for JSP-based sites. |
| crmcsr | help.ahaslides.com | First-party | Session | Verifies and processes client requests securely. |
| uesign | salesiq.zohopublic.com | Third-party | 1 month | Validates client ID while loading previous visit chats. |
| _zcsr_tmp | us4-files.zohopublic.com | Third-party | Session | Manages user session security by enabling Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection to prevent unauthorized commands on trusted sessions. |
| LS_CSRF_TOKEN | salesiq.zoho.com | Third-party | Session | Prevents Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks by ensuring that form submissions are made by the logged-in user, enhancing site security. |
| zalb_a64cedc0bf | help.ahaslides.com | First-party | Session | Provides load balancing and session stickiness. |
| _GRECAPTCHA | www.recaptcha.net | Third-party | 6 months | Google reCAPTCHA sets this to perform risk analysis and distinguish between humans and bots. |
| ahaslides-_zldt | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 1 day | Used by Zoho SalesIQ to help with real-time chat and visitor analytics but expires when the session ends. |
| ahaFirstPage | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 1 year | Stores the path of the users' first page to enable critical functionalities and ensure users are guided correctly. |
| crmcsr | desk.zoho.com | Third-party | Session | Ensures client requests are handled securely by maintaining a stable session for user transactions. |
| concsr | contacts.zoho.com | Third-party | Session | Used by Zoho to enhance security and protect user sessions. |
| _zcsr_tmp | help.ahaslides.com | First-party | Session | Manages user session security by enabling Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection to prevent unauthorized commands on trusted sessions. |
| drscc | us4-files.zohopublic.com | Third-party | Session | Supports Zoho functionality. |
| LS_CSRF_TOKEN | salesiq.zohopublic.com | Third-party | Session | Prevents Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks by ensuring that form submissions are made by the logged-in user, enhancing site security. |
| ahaslides-_zldp | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 1 year 1 month | Used by Zoho SalesIQ to identify returning users for visitor tracking and chat analytics. Assigns a unique identifier to recognize users across sessions. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | .youtube.com | Third-party | 6 months | Stores the user's consent and privacy choices for site interactions. Placed by YouTube. |
| aha-user-id | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 1 year | Stores a unique identifier for users in the application. |
| CookieScriptConsent | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 1 month | Used by Cookie-Script.com to remember visitor cookie consent preferences. Necessary for Cookie-Script.com cookie banner to work properly. |
| AEC | .google.com | Third-party | 5 days | Ensures that requests during a session are made by the user, preventing malicious site actions. |
| HSID | .google.com | Third-party | 1 year | Used with SID to verify Google user accounts and last login time. |
| SID | .google.com | Third-party | 1 year | Used for security and authentication with Google accounts. |
| SIDCC | .google.com | Third-party | 1 year | Provides security and authentication functions for Google accounts. |
| AWSALB | .presenter.ahaslides.com | First-party | 7 days | Balances server requests to optimize performance. Placed by AWS. |
| AWSALBCORS | .presenter.ahaslides.com | First-party | 7 days | Maintains session persistence across AWS load balancers. Placed by AWS. |
| hasFolder | .presenter.ahaslides.com | First-party | 1 year | Caches the value to avoid rechecking user context and folder existence. |
| hideOnboardingTooltip | .presenter.ahaslides.com | First-party | 1 hour | Stores user preference for displaying tooltips. |
| __stripe_mid | .presenter.ahaslides.com | First-party | 1 year | Placed by Stripe for fraud prevention. |
| __stripe_sid | .presenter.ahaslides.com | First-party | 30 minutes | Placed by Stripe for fraud prevention. |
| PageURL, Z*Ref, ZohoMarkRef, ZohoMarkSrc | .zoho.com | Third-party | Session | Used by Zoho to track visitor behaviour across websites. |
| zps-tgr-dts | .zoho.com | Third-party | 1 year | Used for activating experiments based on trigger conditions. |
| zalb_********** | .salesiq.zoho.com | Third-party | Session | Provides load balancing and session stickiness. |
Performance Cookies
Performance cookies are used to see how visitors use the website, eg. analytics cookies. Those cookies cannot be used to directly identify a certain visitor.
| Cookie key | Domain | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 1 year 1 month | Associated with Google Universal Analytics, this cookie assigns a unique identifier to distinguish users and track visitor, session, and campaign data for analytics. |
| _gid | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 1 day | Used by Google Analytics to store and update a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track pageviews. |
| _hjSession_1422621 | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 30 minutes | Placed by Hotjar to track the user's session and behaviour on the site. |
| _hjSessionUser_1422621 | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 1 year | Placed by Hotjar on first visit to store a unique User ID, ensuring user behaviour is tracked consistently across visits to the same site. |
| cebs | .ahaslides.com | First-party | Session | Used by CrazyEgg to track the current user session internally. |
| mp_[abcdef0123456789]{32}_mixpanel | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 1 year | Tracks user interactions to provide analytics and insights, helping improve website functionality and performance. |
| _ga_HJMZ53V9R3 | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 1 year 1 month | Used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
| cebsp_ | .ahaslides.com | First-party | Session | Used by CrazyEgg to track the current user session internally. |
| _ce.s | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 1 year | Stores and tracks audience reach and site usage for analytics purposes. |
| _ce.clock_data | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 1 day | Tracks page views and user behaviour on the website for analytics and reporting purposes. |
| _gat | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 59 seconds | Associated with Google Universal Analytics, this cookie limits the request rate to manage data collection on high-traffic sites. |
| sib_cuid | .presenter.ahaslides.com | First-party | 6 months 1 day | Placed by Brevo to store unique visits. |
Targeting Cookies
Targeting cookies are used to identify visitors between different websites, eg. content partners, banner networks. These cookies may be used by companies to build a profile of visitor interests or show relevant ads on other websites.
| Cookie key | Domain | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | .youtube.com | Third-party | 6 months | Set by YouTube to keep track of user preferences for YouTube videos embedded in sites. |
| _fbp | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 3 months | Used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers |
| bcookie | .linkedin.com | Third-party | 1 year | Set by LinkedIn to recognize the user's device and ensure the platform's functionality. |
| referrer | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 1 year | Allows share buttons to appear beneath a product image. |
| uuid | sibautomation.com | Third-party | 6 months 1 day | Used by Brevo to optimize ad relevance by collecting visitor data from multiple websites. |
| _gcl_au | .ahaslides.com | First-party | 3 months | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services |
| lidc | .linkedin.com | Third-party | 1 day | Used by LinkedIn for routing purposes, facilitating the selection of the appropriate data centre. |
| YSC | .youtube.com | Third-party | Session | Set by YouTube to track views of embedded videos. |
| APISID | .google.com | Third-party | 1 year | Used by Google services (such as YouTube, Google Maps, and Google Ads) to store user preferences and personalize ads. |
| NID | .google.com | Third-party | 6 months | Used by Google to display Google ads in Google services for logged-out users |
| SAPISID | .google.com | Third-party | 1 second | Used by Google to store user preferences and track visitor behaviour across Google services. It helps personalize ads and enhance security. |
| SSID | .google.com | Third-party | 1 year | Used by Google to collect user interaction data, including behaviour on websites that use Google services. It is often used for security purposes and to personalize ads. |
| __Secure-1PAPISID | .google.com | Third-party | 1 year | Used by Google for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website´s visitor´s interests in order to show relevant & personalized Google advertising. |
| __Secure-1PSID | .google.com | Third-party | 1 year | Used by Google for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalized Google advertising |
| __Secure-1PSIDCC | .google.com | Third-party | 1 year | Used by Google for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalized Google advertising |
| __Secure-1PSIDTS | .google.com | Third-party | 1 year | Collects information about your interactions with Google services and ads. Contains a unique identifier. |
| __Secure-3PAPISID | .google.com | Third-party | 1 year | Builds a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalized ads through retargeting. |
| __Secure-3PSID | .google.com | Third-party | 1 year | Builds a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalized ads through retargeting. |
| __Secure-3PSIDCC | .google.com | Third-party | 1 year | Used by Google for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalized Google advertising |
| __Secure-3PSIDTS | .google.com | Third-party | 1 year | Collects information about your interactions with Google services and ads. It is used to measure advertising effectiveness and deliver personalised content based on your interests. Contains a unique identifier. |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | .linkedin.com | Third-party | 1 month | Used by LinkedIn to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie. |
| li_sugr | .linkedin.com | Third-party | 3 months | Used by LinkedIn to facilitate load balancing and routing requests within their infrastructure |
| UserMatchHistory | .linkedin.com | Third-party | 3 days | Tracks LinkedIn Ads interactions and stores information about LinkedIn users who have visited a website that uses LinkedIn Ads |
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to manage and control your cookie preferences. When visiting our site, you will be presented with a cookie banner giving you the option to:
- Accept all cookies.
- Reject non-essential cookies.
- Customize your cookie preferences.
You can also manage cookies directly in your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may impact the functionality of the website.
To learn how to adjust your browser settings, visit the help section of your browser or refer to these guides for common browsers:
Third-Party Cookies
We may use cookies provided by third-party services to enhance our offerings and measure the effectiveness of our website. These include, but are not limited to:
- Analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics) to track site usage and improve performance.
- Advertising networks to deliver targeted ads based on your interests.
Cookie Retention Periods
Cookies remain on your device for varying periods, depending on their purpose:
- Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies: Remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.
Changelog
This Cookie Policy is not part of the Terms of Service. We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our use of cookies or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Your continued use of our services after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy.
We encourage you to revisit this page regularly to stay informed about how we use cookies. If you disagree with any updates to this Cookie Policy, you can adjust your cookie preferences or stop using our services.
- February 2025: First version of page.
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Get in touch. Email us at hi@ahaslides.com.
