Cookies used on the awin.com brochure website

Domain Cookie name Purpose of the Cookie and further information
*.awin.com
awin.link
_ga _gat _gid Analytic cookies by Google Analytics, please find more information here
*.awin.com
www.awin.com
awinCookiePolicy Stores the acceptance of the cookie banner, in order to avoid displaying it again after the acceptance. Cookie expires after one year
language Stores browser language. Cookie expires at the end of the session when you close your browser
this.sid Identifies the same session storing an ID. Cookie expires at the end of the session when you close your browser
awinCookieRebrand Stores the click on the rebranding notice to avoid showing you the message multiple times. Cookie expires after one year
success.awin.com, advertiser-success.awin.com renderCtx Used to deliver requested pages and content based on a user's navigation. Session-based.
pctrk Used to count page views by unauthenticated users against license usage. 1 year.
force-stream Used to properly route server requests within Salesforce infrastructure for sticky sessions. 3 hour duration.
sfdc-stream Used to properly route server requests within Salesforce infrastructure for sticky sessions. 3 hour duration.
BrowserId_sec Used to log secure browser sessions/visits for internal-only product analytics. 1 year.
force-proxy-stream Used to ensure client requests hit the same proxy hosts and are more likely to retrieve content from cache. 3 hour duration.
BrowserId Used to log browser sessions/visits for internal-only product analytics. 1 year.

Cookies used on the Awin Platform

Domain Cookie name Purpose of the Cookie and further information
*.awin.com
ui.awin.com
AWINSESSID, DARWINSESSIONID Set when you log in to our website, used to keep you logged in. Stores a unique id for your current session and expires when you close your browser
darwinLocale Used to store your language and other localisation preferences in a string that represents your region and language, i.e. en_GB. Cookie expires after one year
*.awin.com
ui.awin.com
wiki.awin.com
_ga _gat __utma __utmb __utmc __utmli __utmt __utmz Analysis cookies by Google, more information available here
script.hotjar.com _hjCachedUserAttributes This cookie is associated with web analytics functionality and services from Hot Jar, a Malta based company. It uniquely identifies a visitor during a single browser session and indicates they are included in an audience sample. Cookie duration: 0 days.
*.awin.com
awin.com
wiki.awin.com
wiki_sw_session,
wiki_sw_Token,
wiki_sw_UserID,
wiki_sw_LoggedOut
Used to authenticate users of the Affiliate Window wiki. Stores a unique ID for your current session. Expires after 30 days
wiki_sw_UserName Stores the username, expires after 30 days
ui.awin.com sessionRedirect Stores last visited URL before session expiration to redirect you back to it at your next login
lastAwinMerchantVisited Stores the ID of the last visited Advertiser/Merchant. Expires at the end of the session, when you close your browser
AUTHSESSIONID Holds the value of the sessionId the user has on the Awin identity provider. The cookie expires after 1 hour.
DONOTCHALLENGE Used to store the user’s Two-Step Verification preferences of being remembered in their browser. The cookie expires after 30 days.

Cookies used to attribute the sales of consumers for Awin

Domain Cookie name Purpose of the Cookie and further information
awin1.com, zenaps.com bId Sets a browser-specific ID to identify a new click on the same browser. Cookie expires after one year
aw***** (The cookie name will be different for each Advertiser, but will be the letters 'aw' followed by an id to represent the Advertiser, e.g. aw1001) Set when you click on one of our links. Stores IDs for referring website, advertisement on which you clicked, group of advertisements to which the advertisement belongs, time you clicked on it, ID for the type of advertisement, ID for the product and any reference the referring site adds to the click. Expiry varies depending on the Advertiser and the referring website, but typically will be 30 days
AWSESS Set when you see an advertisement and used to help us make sure we don't keep showing you the same advertisement.
An ID for the advertisement you have seen.
Expires at the end of the session, when you close your browser
awpv***** (The cookie name will be different for each Advertiser, but will be the letters 'awpv' followed by an id to represent the Advertiser, e.g. awpv1001) Set when you see an advertisement. Stores an ID for the website that showed the advertisement and the time you saw the advertisement. Expiry varies depending on the Advertiser, but is typically 24 hours
*Tracking cookies set for AWIN by Advertisers on the Advertiser's domain     _aw_m_***** (Where **** is the Advertiser's Awin ID e.g. _aw_m_1001) Stores a reference to an individual click to attribute a sale between publisher and advertiser websites. Duration 1 year.
_aw_j_***** (Where **** is the Advertiser's Awin ID e.g. _aw_j_1001) Stores a reference to an individual user journey to attribute events between publisher and advertiser websites. Duration 3 months.
_aw_sn_***** (Where **** is the Advertiser's Awin ID e.g. _aw_sn_1001) Used for Strictly Necessary journeys where the consumer must receive a desired service from the measurement of the journey (cashback or voucher discount). Stores a reference to an individual click to attribute a sale between publisher and advertiser websites. Duration 1 year.
*Additional tracking cookies set for AWIN by Advertisers on the Advertiser's domain via e-commerce plugins
(available for: Magento, OpenCart, PrestaShop, Shopify, Shoplazza, Shopware, WooCommerce)    
adv_awc, awc, _awc_***** (Shopify only, where **** is the Advertiser's Awin ID e.g. _awc_1001) or PrestaShop-***** (PrestaShop only, where ***** is an id unique to the store) Stores a reference to an individual click to attribute a sale between publisher and advertiser websites. Duration up to 1 year.
source, awin_source or _aw_channel (Shopify only) Stores a reference to the traffic channel. Duration up to 1 year.
the.sciencebehindecommerce.com     _D9J Used for performance optimisation to match the request containing the the device attribution to the same edge node. Duration 1 year.
Advanced Click Storage Cookies, Local Storage, Cache If enabled, an alternative storage medium for the persistance of the Awin click identifier used in the attribution of sales for Advertisers. The information is stored for 1 Year.

Cookies and Storage used for Awin Plugins

Plugin Cookie name/ Storage type Purpose of the Cookie/ Storage and further information
Cross Device Attribution Stored in Session Storage. Name: xd_hash When a submit action happens on a form, the value of the email input is used to create the hash which is then stored in session storage.

Cookies used for multi-touch attribution by SingleView - Part of Awin

Domain Cookie name Purpose of the Cookie and further information
(client's own domain) lantern Stores a reference to a visit to attribute a sale to marketing channels. Duration 2 months.
*.roeye.com [clientname]_lantern Stores a reference to a visit to attribute a sale to marketing channels. Duration 6 months.