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Essential Cookies at Uscreen

These server-side cookies are strictly necessary to provide an online service with our platform

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Keeping your website compliant with privacy regulations requires understanding what cookies are used on your platform. This article outlines all essential cookies used by Uscreen that are required for the basic operation of the platform.


What Are Essential Cookies?

Essential cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of your Uscreen site. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and account access. Without these cookies, your website cannot work properly.

📝 NOTE: All cookies listed below are served from our backend server and cannot be disabled as they are required for the platform to function. If you implement a cookie consent banner, these should be classified or categorized as "Necessary" or "Essential" cookies.


Session Cookies

_uscreen2_session

  • Description: This cookie is a token of the login session, used to manage the user's session when moving between pages.

  • Provider: Uscreen

  • Expiration: Expires at logout (end of the session)

pixel_session

  • Description: Pixel tracking implementation for internal analytics purposes, such as checkout events.

  • Provider: Uscreen

  • Expiration: Expires at logout (end of the session)

analytic-sessions#XXXXXXXXX

  • Description: The hash is created dynamically. This cookie is utilized to keep track of the user's watching progress in temporary storage to prevent data loss in case of internet disconnection or across multiple browsing sessions.

  • Provider: Uscreen

  • Expiration: Expires at logout (end of the session)


User-Related Cookies

remember_user_token

  • Description: This cookie is a token of the login session, used to remember the login the next time that the user opens the web application.

  • Provider: Uscreen

  • Expiration: 2 weeks

ip_address

  • Description: Collects the IP address of the end-user

  • Provider: Uscreen

  • Expiration: Expires at logout (end of the session), but the data is retained until the user's account is deleted.

agent

  • Description: Data about the device and web browser versions used by the end-user

  • Provider: Uscreen

  • Expiration: Expires at logout (end of the session)

country_code

  • Description: Code of the country from the end-user, used for VAT purposes

  • Provider: Uscreen

  • Expiration: Expires at logout (end of the session), but the data is retained until the user's account is deleted.


Tracking Cookies

user_utm_source, user_utm_medium, user_utm_term, user_utm_content and user_utm_campaign

user_referrer and referer

  • Description: Both refer to the same item. It tracks the URL, where the customer comes from

  • Provider: Uscreen

  • Expiration: Expires at logout (end of the session), but the data is retained until the user's account is deleted.

affiliate

  • Description: If you use an affiliate integration tool (Rewardful or Refersion), it will tell which affiliate should be connected to the web session/sale.

  • Provider: Uscreen

  • Expiration: Expires at logout (end of the session), but the data is retained until the user's account is deleted. This data is also shared with the affiliate provider.


Session Management Cookies

started_at

  • Description: Timestamp for the beginning of the cookie's web session

  • Provider: Uscreen

  • Expiration: Expires at logout (end of the session)

initialized

  • Description: The cookies web session is initialized, and required to load the other essential cookies

  • Provider: Uscreen

  • Expiration: Expires at logout (end of the session)


Third-Party Cookies

MuxData

  • Description: This cookie is utilized alongside the video player to obtain QOE (Quality of Experience) metrics. They do not contain any (PII) Personally Identifiable Information.

  • Provider: 3rd-Party, Mux Data

  • Expiration: 1 year


FAQs

What happens if specific cookies are blocked using a service like Cookiebot?

If essential cookies are blocked, your site might not render properly. This indicates that all cookies listed above are considered essential for your site's functionality.

Do I need to disclose these cookies to my users?

It's a good practice to add a cookie consent pop-up to inform your customers about these tracking cookies and any additional integrations you may have installed, such as Facebook Pixel.

How can I add a cookie consent banner to my site?

Please refer to our How Do I Add a Cookie Consent Popup? article for detailed instructions.

Are there any analytics cookies used by Uscreen?

Uscreen uses pixel_session for internal analytics purposes. For overall site traffic analytics, we recommend using Google Analytics, which you can set up separately.

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