Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Hackster uses cookies to help Hackster identify and track visitors, their usage of Hackster's websites, and their website access preferences. Hackster visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Hackster's websites, with the drawback that certain features of Hackster's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
We use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
- Assisting you in navigation;
- Assisting in registration to our events, login, and your ability to provide feedback;
- Analyzing your use of our products, services or applications;
- Assisting with our promotional and marketing efforts (including behavioral advertising).
Below is a detailed list of the cookies we use on our Websites. Our Websites are scanned with our cookie scanning tool regularly to maintain a list as accurate as possible. We classify cookies in the following categories:
- Targeting / Ads Cookies
- Performance Cookies
- Strictly Necessary / Functional Cookies
- Personalization Cookies
Detailed Cookie List
| Name | Purpose | Vendor | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Store and track visits across websites for Facebook | Meta | First Party |
| _ga | Used for tracking in Google Analytics | First Party | |
| _ga_# | Used for tracking in Google Analytics | First Party | |
| _gat_# | Used to limit the number of requests made to Google Analytics | First Party | |
| _gid | Used for tracking in Google Analytics | First Party | |
| __Secure-1PAPISID | Used to collect information about users interactions with advertisements. | Third Party | |
| __Secure-1PSID | Used to collect information about users interactions with advertisements. | Third Party | |
| __Secure-1PSIDCC | Protects user data from unauthorized access. | Third Party | |
| __Secure-1PSIDTS | Used to collect information about users interactions with advertisements. | Third Party | |
| __Secure-3PAPISID | Stores user preferences and data for Google Maps. | Third Party | |
| __Secure-3PSID | Used for authentication, session preferences, and security. | Third Party | |
| __Secure-3PSIDCC | Ensures user data is not accessed by unauthorized parties. | Third Party | |
| ADS_VISITOR_ID | Identifies users who are served ads. | Third Party | |
| AEC | Ensures requests from a browser session are actually made by the user (and not other sites). | Third Party | |
| AMP_# | Store and track visits across websites | Sentry | Third Party |
| AMP_MKTG_# | Store and track visits across websites | Sentry | Third Party |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | Used to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie. | Third Party | |
| APISID | Used for YouTube embedded videos. Collects data to personalize ads. | Third Party | |
| ar_debug | Used for ad debugging. | Third Party | |
| ar_debug | Used for ad debugging. | Meta | Third Party |
| bcookie | Browser Identifier cookie to uniquely identify devices accessing LinkedIn to detect abuse on the platform | Third Party | |
| c_user | Used for unique user id. | Meta | Third Party |
| cf_clearance | Stores cloudflare challenge results | Cloudflare | First Party |
| datr | Fraud prevention. | Meta | Third Party |
| dfpfpt | Unique user identifier to prevent abuse in payment workflows for LinkedIn | Third Party | |
| dpr | Used to record the device pixel ratio of your screen and whether or not you've enabled high-contrast mode. | Meta | Third Party |
| fr | Used for ad relevancy. | Meta | Third Party |
| hck.rut | Used for authentication. Tracks the next time credentials are needed from the user to login again. | Hackster | First Party |
| hck.sssn | Used for storage of the user's session data. | Hackster | First Party |
| hck.usi | Used to tell caching service (Fastly) that the user is logged in and not to cache the page. | Hackster | First Party |
| hck_features | Used for feature A/B testing. | Hackster | First Party |
| hck_surveys | Used to track which in-app surveys have been shown to the user. | Hackster | Third Party |
| HSID | Google ads security feature to help prevent fraud. | Third Party | |
| intercom-device-id-# | Used to determine the unique devices interacting with the Intercom Messenger to prevent abuse. | Intercom | First Party |
| intercom-id-# | Used for anonymous visitor identifier cookie. | Intercom | First Party |
| intercom-session-# | Used as identifier for each unique browser session. | Intercom | Third Party |
| lang | Used to remember a user's language setting to ensure LinkedIn.com displays in the language selected by the user in their settings. | Third Party | |
| li_sugr | Used to make a probabilistic match of a user's identity | Third Party | |
| lidc | To facilitate data center selection | Third Party | |
| lms_ads | Used to identify LinkedIn Members off LinkedIn for advertising | Third Party | |
| lms_analytics | Used to identify LinkedIn Members off LinkedIn for advertising | Third Party | |
| m_ls | Used to track interactions. | Meta | Third Party |
| NID | Ad delivery, retargeting, and user preferences. | Third Party | |
| projCnt | Used to track number of viewed projects. After 3 we require sign up to view more projects | Hackster | First Party |
| projHids | Used to track which project Hids have been viewed | Hackster | First Party |
| ps_l | Used for targeted ads. | Meta | Third Party |
| ps_n | Used for security and session management. | Meta | Third Party |
| SAPISID | Used for YouTube embedded videos. Collects visitor info for YouTube videos. | Third Party | |
| sb | Used for browser security. | Meta | Third Party |
| SEARCH_SAMESITE | Blocks the browser from sending this cookie with cross-site requests. | Third Party | |
| sentry-sc | Authentication and Security | Sentry | Third Party |
| session | Session Token for Authentication | Sentry | Third Party |
| SID | Google ads security feature to help prevent fraud. | Third Party | |
| SIDCC | Used to provide the identification of trusted web traffic. | Third Party | |
| SSID | Used for personalized advertisements for YouTube's video player. | Third Party | |
| UserMatchHistory | Ad delivery and retargeting. | Third Party | |
| visit | Used to determine whether to take a non-authenticated user to the registration page or the login page | Third Party | |
| wd | Used to store browser window dimensions to optimize rendering. | Meta | Third Party |
| xs | Used for session data. | Meta | Third Party |
Third Party Cookies
Some of the cookies used on our website are set by third party organizations that we use for different services like Google Analytics.
We may also sometimes embed video or other content from websites such as YouTube and these sites may set their own cookies. Further details on the third party cookies we use are included on the list of cookies above. You can check the relevant third party’s website for more information about their cookie policy.
You can find information about Google's / YouTube's use of cookies here.
How do I control my cookies?
You have the ability control, accept and decline cookies, if you choose to decline cookies; you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of our site and any preferences will be lost if you delete cookies.
You can set which cookies you want to allow by setting your cookie preferences found in our footer. Additionally, all recent versions of popular browsers give users a level of control over cookies. Users can set their browsers to accept or reject all, or certain, cookies. You should do this through the web browser settings for each web browser you use, and, on each device, you use to access the Internet.
Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.allaboutcookies.org which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wider variety of browsers.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.