Management + Billing Cookies

Overview

NAME	TYPE & CATEGORY	LIFETIME	OBJECT	PURPOSE	USER OPT-OUT EFFECT	PROCESSING PARTY
`__bid`		1 year	The User Browser Cookie (tinypass.com)	Identifies the browser of the end user. Note that this cookie is set for the `tinypass.com` domain.		1
`__ut`	Cookie (Mandatory)	2 years	The User Token Cookie (clientsite.com)	See here .	The `isUserValid` method will always return false. Conde, Janrain, Gigya, tinypassAccounts use this cookie. Conde, Gigya duplicate `__ut` with own token cookies. Janrain uses `janrainCaptureToken` local storage.	2*
`__pvi`	Cookie (Optional)	1 day	The Previous Visit Cookie	See here .	The `visit_id` is calculated from the cookie and used in `pageTrack` and `pageUnload` params. `new_visit` is calculated from the cookie and using in `pageTrackParams`.	2*
`__pat`	Cookie (Optional)	30 days	The Time Zone Difference Cookie	See here .	Using for refreshing the `__pvi` cookie. If the time of visit is expired, we generate a new `pageViewId(lastTrackedVisitId)`	2*
`__pnahc`	Cookie (Mandatory)	90 days	The Ad Blocker Check Cookie	See here .	Adblock detection may be falsely positive.	2*
`__utg_[GIGYA_API_KEY]`	Cookie (Optional)	-	The Gigya Cookie	See here .	Piano would make more frequent requests to the Gigya API.	2*
`tpcc_*`	Cookie (Optional)	90 days	The Campaign Code Cookie	See here .	Conversions won't be attributed to campaigns. Composer targeting based on campaign codes won't work.	2*
`__gom`	Cookie (Optional)	30 days	Manages the frequency of Google modals.	Used only with Sign-up with Google, ensures that Google modals appear every 30 days.	Google modals will appear after every page refresh.	2*
`__tp-gaAccount`	Local Storage (Optional)	24 hours	Stores the GA account which is set in the Piano Dashboard.	Used to send GA metrics such as `loginDisplayed` etc. to the publisher's GA account. If a user opts out, the Google Account information isn't sent.	GA isn't sent.	2*
`__tp-trackOnlyAids`	Local Storage (Optional)	24 hours	List of AIDs in whose applications our internal performance Google Analytics metrics should be sent.	Stores the list of AIDs in whose applications our internal performance Google Analytics metrics should be sent. If a user opts out, nothing happens as the GA script won't be injected into the page.	Nothing as GA script won't be injected into the page.	2*
`__tp-metricsGAAccount`	Local Storage (Optional)	24 hours	Stores our own Google Analytics account which is used to obtain our internal performance metrics. If a user opts out, GA internal metrics aren't sent.	Used for Piano Google Analytics tracking. Disabled by default.	Internal metrics GA isn't sent.	2*
`__tp-exrs`	Local Storage (Optional)	7200s	Contains information if Apple Pay is available on the browser.	Stores info if Apple Pay is available on the browser to reduce the waiting time for execution.	Experiences will be delayed by checking the Apple Pay availability.	2*
`tp__unprocessedСookies`	Local Storage (Optional)	-	Used if ITP solution is applied.	Stores the cookie names and values that need to be extended via the ITP solution .	ITP cookie extension might not work.	2*
`SEL_AID`		30 days	The App Selector Cookie	The ID of the application the client selected with the app switcher in Publisher dashboard. For merchants with multiple applications only.		1
`recentAppids`		1000 days	The Recently Accessed Apps Cookie	The IDs of the recently accessed applications displayed in the applications dropdown in Publisher dashboard.		1
`ch_sid`	Cookie (Mandatory)	1 hour	The Checkout Session Cookie	A randomly generated ID of the checkout session. Used to associate checkout statistics data with a specific checkout session.	The cookie will be set anyway since it's mandatory. Required for Piano statistics.	2*
`weird_get_top_level_domain`	Cookie (Mandatory)	Temporary	Temporary cookie for top-level domain lookups.	Its purpose is to detect and capture the top-level domain of a website, especially when working with content inside iframes.	Will not set any cookie.	2

*1 = first-party cookies (managed by publishers), 2 = first-party cookies (managed and set by Piano), 3 = third-party cookies.

Name: __ut

Value: User token. AID specific – only used by Piano

Expiration: 730 days (2 years).

Purpose: Stored on your website, the User Token Cookie stores encrypted data used by all Piano User Accounts.

Name: __pvi

Value: Encrypted data.

Expiration: 1 day.

Purpose: Data about the last visit to the site including the AID, lastTrackedVisitId, domain and time of the visit. Used for reporting only.

Name: __pat

Value: Integer value in milliseconds.

Expiration: 30 days.

Purpose: Difference between the client’s application time zone and UTC. At midnight, (application's local time), the previous visit is expired and a new one is created. The cookie is used for calculation.

Name: __pnahc

Value: Number treated as a set of bits.

Expiration: 90 days.

Purpose: The result of previous Adblock detection, removes false-positive AdBlock detection clauses.

Name: __utg_[GIGYA_API_KEY]

Value: Encrypted copy of user token.

Expiration: -.

Purpose: Contains a copy of the user token (found in the glt_[GIGYA_API_KEY] cookie). Used for caching, and reducing requests to the Gigya API.

Name: tpcc_[campaign code value]

Value: timestamp when campaign code was observed.

Expiration: 90 days.

Purpose: Whenever Piano’s JavaScript code encounters a campaign code in the URL string (clientsite.com?tpcc=“banner_campaign”) it places that campaign code into a cookie with a 90-day expiration period. Piano uses that campaign code to report how many users responded to that campaign and how many users converted against offers on the publisher's site. You can also use these campaign codes for targeting in Composer.

Overview

The User Token Cookie (clientsite.com)

The Previous Visit Cookie

The Time Zone Difference Cookie

The Ad Blocker Check Cookie

The Gigya Cookie

The Campaign Code Cookie