Cookies are small pieces of data that a website adds to a user’s browser. They can provide both essential and useful purposes.
This article provides more detail about cookies that are set by hostaway.com and answers some common questions we receive.
Customizing cookies on hostaway.com
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As a website visitor, how can I customize or opt-out of Hostaway cookies?
To customize or opt-out of non-essential cookies when visiting hostaway.com, follow these steps:- Visit https://www.hostaway.com.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Show Details.
- Uncheck any of the specific types of cookies you do not prefer to be placed (e.g. Performance, Targeting, etc.).
- Click OK.
If you have further questions please contact our support@hostaway.com.
List of cookies set when visiting hostaway.com
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies ensure our website and its features work correctly. To the extent personal data is processed via strictly necessary cookies, the respective legal basis is our legitimate interest.
Name | Provider / Domain | Expiration | Description |
__cf_bm |
.hubspot.com |
30 minutes | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
__cfruid |
.authorize.net |
Session | Cookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, used to identify trusted web traffic. |
lidc |
.linkedin.com |
1 day | This is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie that ensures the proper functioning of this website. |
__stripe_mid |
.dashboard.hostaway.com |
1 year | This cookie is associated with Calendly, a Meeting Schedulers that some websites employ. This cookie allows the meeting scheduler to function within the website. |
__cf_bm |
.hsforms.com |
30 minutes | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
__cfruid |
.hostawayhelp.zendesk.com |
Session | Cookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, used to identify trusted web traffic. |
CookieScriptConsent |
www.hostaway.com |
1 month | This cookie is used by Cookie-Script.com service to remember visitor cookie consent preferences. It is necessary for Cookie-Script.com cookie banner to work properly. |
CookieScriptConsent |
get.hostaway.com |
1 month | This cookie is used by Cookie-Script.com service to remember visitor cookie consent preferences. It is necessary for Cookie-Script.com cookie banner to work properly. |
cf_clearance |
.support.hostaway.com |
1 year | This cookie is used by the CloudFlare service to identify trusted web traffic and override any security restrictions based on the visitor's IP address. It is essential for supporting a website's security features and in providing protection against malicious visitors. |
__cf_bm |
.g2crowd.com |
30 minutes | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
li_gc |
.linkedin.com |
6 months | Used to store guest consent to the use of cookies for non-essential purposes |
__cfruid |
.support.hostaway.com |
Session | Cookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, used to identify trusted web traffic. |
__cf_bm |
.162105bf0ab54866bac061d989e6d0f3.pages.ubembed.com |
30 minutes | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
__cf_bm |
.get.hostaway.com |
30 minutes | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
__stripe_sid |
.dashboard.hostaway.com |
30 minutes | This cookie is associated with Calendly, a Meeting Schedulers that some websites employ. This cookie allows the meeting scheduler to function within the website. |
__cf_bm |
.js.ubembed.com |
30 minutes | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
_help_center_session | support.hostaway.com | Session | This cookie is used to maintain a user session by the server for the Help Center provided by Tillhub, allowing users to navigate and use the help center features without interruption. |
__cf_bm |
.hsforms.net |
30 minutes | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
ps_xid | .hostaway.com | 1 year | Is a click ID that tracks individual clicks on an affiliate link. This allows the system to track the performance of a specific link click, helping to attribute signups or conversions to the correct partner. |
ps_partner_key | .hostaway.com | 1 year | Represents a unique identifier for the affiliate partner. It helps track which partner referred a specific customer or lead by embedding this key into the referral link. It can be decoded to trace the partner’s identity within the PartnerStack system. |
Performance Cookies
These include cookies that help us monitor site traffic and analytics, as well as cookies that enable us to run tests and optimize our site’s experience.
Name | Provider / Domain | Expiration | Description |
calltrk_session_id | .hostaway.com | 6 months | This cookie is used to track the visitor's call activity on the website to provide valuable analytics and optimize call handling by identifying the source of the call. |
calltrk_referrer | .hostaway.com | 6 months | This cookie is used to track the referral source of a visit to the website in order to better understand traffic patterns and optimize user experience. |
calltrk_landing | .hostaway.com | 6 months | This cookie is used to track the first page the user lands on when visiting the website, to analyze traffic and improve user experience. |
_ga |
.play.google.com |
1 year 1 month | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. |
_ga |
.hostaway.com |
1 year 1 month | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. |
_ga_6VGGZHMLM2 | .play.google.com | 1 year 1 month | This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
ugid |
.unsplash.com |
1 year | This cookie is used to track user behavior and measure site performance. It identifies unique visitors and tracks a user's sessions on a site to enhance the user experience. |
_gat_UA199959031 |
.play.google.com |
60 seconds | This cookie is part of Google Analytics and is used to limit requests (throttle request rate). |
_gat |
.hostaway.com |
54 seconds | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. |
_hjSession_1069067 | .hostaway.com | 30 minutes | This cookie complements _hjSessionUser_* by managing data specific to the session. It keeps track of the user’s actions during a single session, like page views and interactions. |
_hjSessionUser_3808130 | .hostaway.com | 1 year | This cookie is used to assign a unique identifier to each visitor when they first visit a site. It persists across multiple visits, allowing Hotjar to attribute all interactions from that user to a single ID. |
_hjSessionUser_1069067 | .hostaway.com | 1 year | This cookie is used to assign a unique identifier to each visitor when they first visit a site. It persists across multiple visits, allowing Hotjar to attribute all interactions from that user to a single ID. |
_hjSession_3808130 | .hostaway.com | 30 minutes | This cookie complements _hjSessionUser_* by managing data specific to the session. It keeps track of the user’s actions during a single session, like page views and interactions. |
Targeting Cookies
Cookies that allow us to tailor and measure the effectiveness of our advertising. Such cookies may be capable of understanding your interests, across other sites and building up a profile that is used for remarketing purposes. If you do not allow these cookies you may experience less tailored advertisements.
Name | Provider / Domain | Expiration | Description |
_cfuvid | .hsforms.com | Session | This cookie is used for purposes of tracking users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services. |
_ttp | .tiktok.com | 1 year | This cookie is used to track user interaction and behavior on the website for site performance and usage analysis. This information is used to improve the user experience and optimize the website's functionality. |
_fbp |
.hostaway.com |
3 months | Used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers |
_uetsid |
.hostaway.com |
1 day | This cookie is used by Bing to determine what ads should be shown that may be relevant to the end user perusing the site. |
MSPTC |
.bing.com |
1 year | This cookie is used to track user engagement and interaction with the website to enhance customer experience and website functionality. It may collect information about how users navigate and use the site, helping to identify preferences and improve service delivery. |
IDE |
.doubleclick.net |
1 year | This cookie is set by Doubleclick and carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. |
_gcl_au |
.play.google.com |
3 months | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services |
_ga_DQND6ZJHGM | .hostaway.com | 1 year 1 month | This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
_uetvid |
.hostaway.com |
1 year | This is a cookie utilised by Microsoft Bing Ads and is a tracking cookie. It allows us to engage with a user that has previously visited our website. |
__hssc |
.hostaway.com |
30 minutes | This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics. |
_rdt_uuid | .hostaway.com | 3 months | This cookie is used to identify a browser over time to show relevant advertisements to users by collecting data on their preferences and behavior across multiple sites. |
_gid |
.hostaway.com |
1 day | This cookie is set by Google Analytics. It stores and update a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track pageviews. |
_gcl_au |
.hostaway.com |
3 months | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services |
_lfa |
.hostaway.com |
1 year | Leadfeeder cookie collects the behavioral data of all website visitors. This includes; pages viewed, visitor source and time spent on the site |
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA |
.youtube.com |
6 months | This cookie is used to store the user's consent and privacy choices for their interaction with the site. It records data on the visitor's consent regarding various privacy policies and settings, ensuring that their preferences are honored in future sessions. |
MUID |
.bing.com |
1 year | This cookie is widely used my Microsoft as a unique user identifier. It can be set by embedded microsoft scripts. Widely believed to sync across many different Microsoft domains, allowing user tracking. |
ubvt | .hostaway.com | 3 days | This cookie is used for managing user session on the website. |
messagesUtk |
.get.hostaway.com |
6 months | This cookie is used to recognize visitors who chat with you via the chatflows tool. If the visitor leaves your site before they're added as a contact, they will have this cookie associated with their browser. |
personalization_id |
.twitter.com |
1 year 1 month | This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. |
bcookie |
.linkedin.com |
1 year | This is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie for sharing the content of the website via social media. |
_cfuvid | .authorize.net | Session | This cookie is used for purposes of tracking users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services. |
m |
m.stripe.com |
1 year 1 month | This cookie is generally used for performance and optimization of payment processing services, facilitating caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster. |
GCL_AW_P |
.googleadservices.com |
3 months | This cookie is used by Google Ad Services to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and to improve the relevancy of ads presented to users. |
_gac_UA-62103432-1 | .hostaway.com | 3 months | Contains campaign related information for the user. If you have linked your Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts, Google Ads website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out. |
__hstc |
.hostaway.com |
6 months | This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics. |
hubspotutk |
.hostaway.com |
6 months | This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. HubSpot report that its purpose is user authentication. As a persistent rather than a session cookie it cannot be classified as Strictly Necessary. |
_tt_enable_cookie | .hostaway.com | 1 year | This cookie is used to remember the user's preferences regarding the use of cookies on the website. |
ubvs | get.hostaway.com | 6 months | This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request on a site and used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data for the site's analytics reports. |
_ga_NX0D1R0916 | .hostaway.com | 1 year 1 month | This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
__hssrc |
.hostaway.com |
Session | This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics. |
ajs_anonymous_id |
.hostaway.com |
1 year | These cookies are generally used for Analytics and help count how many people visit a certain site by tracking if you have visited before. This cookie has a lifespan of 1 year. |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
.youtube.com |
6 months | This cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites;it can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the Youtube interface. |
NID |
.google.com |
6 months 3 days | This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to help build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites. |
ubpv | get.hostaway.com | 6 months 4 days | This cookie is used for tracking user behavior and engagement with the website to enhance user experience and for website performance analysis. |
YSC |
.youtube.com |
Session | This cookie is set by YouTube to track views of embedded videos. |
_gid |
.play.google.com |
1 day | This cookie is set by Google Analytics. It stores and update a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track pageviews. |
_gcl_aw |
.hostaway.com |
3 months | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. |
_ttp | .hostaway.com | 1 year | This cookie is used to track user interaction and behavior on the website for site performance and usage analysis. This information is used to improve the user experience and optimize the website's functionality. |
_cfuvid | .hubspot.com | Session | This cookie is used for purposes of tracking users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services. |
muc_ads |
.t.co |
1 year 1 month | This cookie is used for targeting and advertising purposes. It helps track and personalize advertising content to enhance user experience. |
OTZ |
play.google.com |
1 month | Aggregate analysis of website visitors |
_hjSession_3688849 | .hostaway.com | 30 minutes | This cookie complements _hjSessionUser_* by managing data specific to the session. It keeps track of the user’s actions during a single session, like page views and interactions. |
_hjSession_3819491 | .hostaway.com | 30 minutes | This cookie complements _hjSessionUser_* by managing data specific to the session. It keeps track of the user’s actions during a single session, like page views and interactions. |
_hjSessionUser_3819491 | .hostaway.com | 1 year | This cookie is used to assign a unique identifier to each visitor when they first visit a site. It persists across multiple visits, allowing Hotjar to attribute all interactions from that user to a single ID. |
_hjSessionUser_3688849 | .hostaway.com | 1 year | This cookie is used to assign a unique identifier to each visitor when they first visit a site. It persists across multiple visits, allowing Hotjar to attribute all interactions from that user to a single ID. |