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AddThis collects information from visitors that does not directly identify an individual and is designed to identify the devices used by visitors. Opt out AddThis.com AddThis privacy policy __atuvc 30 months Statistics Makes sure the user sees the updated count if they share a page with AddThis social sharing. Holds the ID of a visit (a group of related views), and a counter for the number of views in the visit so far. Opt out AddThis.com AddThis privacy policy uvc 13 months Targeting Detects how often the social sharing service, AddThis, encounters the same user. Opt out AddThis.com AddThis privacy policy loc 13 months Targeting Geolocation, used to help providers determine how users who share information with each other are geographically located (state level). Opt out AddThis.com AddThis privacy policy mus 25 days Targeting Profile store status. Opt out AddThis.com AddThis privacy policy ouid 25 days Targeting Opt out AddThis.com AddThis privacy policy uid 13 months Targeting Unique user ID that recognizes the user on returning visits. Opt out AddThis.com (go.affec.tv) Affectv privacy policy ck 5 Years Targeting This is a cookie created by the AddThis social media sharing plugin. Affectv is a social analytics company that helps brands and companies to understand the users that visit their webpages. Opt out AddThis.com (go.affec.tv) Affectv privacy policy oo 5 Years Targeting This is a cookie created by the AddThis social media sharing plugin. Affectv is a social analytics company that helps brands and companies to understand the users that visit their webpages. Opt out AddThis.com (go.affec.tv) Affectv privacy policy pt 5 Years Targeting This is a cookie created by the AddThis social media sharing plugin. Affectv is a social analytics company that helps brands and companies to understand the users that visit their webpages. Opt out AppNexus (adnxs.com) AppNexus privacy policy sess Session cookie Targeting Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. Opt out AppNexus AppNexus privacy policy uuid2 90 days Targeting Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads. Opt out Google Analytics Google Analytics privacy policy _gat Session cookie Statistics Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. Opt out Google Analytics Google Analytics privacy policy _ga 2 Years Statistics Used by Google to distinguish unique users. Opt out Google Analytics Google Analytics privacy policy _gid Session cookie Statistics Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Opt out How do I manage cookies? Browsers are typically set to accept cookies automatically. You can choose to have your browser notify you when cookies are being written to your computer or accessed, or you can disable cookies entirely. 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