Cookie Policy
Last updated on 10 Oct 2025
Your Privacy is Important to Us. Ness is transparent about the data that we and our partners collect and how we use the information, so that you can best exercise control over your personal data. Read about how we use cookies, your privacy rights, and our data practices on our Privacy Policy.
Manage Cookie Settings
Cookies are small text files that, like most other web servers, we place on the device that you use to access our website. This is done to recognize your device during a session or in your future visits to our website, primarily in order to provide a better user experience and ensure the proper functioning of our services.
We use both first-party cookies (set directly by us) and third-party cookies (set by third-party providers, such as advertising networks, analytics providers, or embedded content services like YouTube and Vimeo).
1. Types of Cookies Used
The cookies we deploy may be categorized based on their purpose or their duration (session or persistent cookies). Below are the primary categories of cookies used on our website:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the functioning of our website and cannot usually be switched off without hampering the smooth functioning of the site. They are typically set in response to actions made by the user, such as logging in, filling out forms, or setting privacy preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
- Functional Cookies
Functional cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. These cookies may remember language preferences, login details, or other customized settings to improve the user experience. These may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services are integrated into our pages.
- Performance Cookies
Performance (analytics or statistics) cookies collect information about how visitors interact with our website. They help us understand and measure page response times, popular pages, bounce rates, loading speeds, and user behavior. This data is used to improve our website performance and enhance the user experience.
- Targeting Cookies
Targeting cookies help store unique identifiers that allow companies to track users across their domains and services. These are used for visitor identification, ID synchronization, segmentation, modeling, and reporting. Additionally, some targeting cookies collect user data through videos embedded in websites and are used to display targeted advertising based on interests.
2. Duration of Cookies
- Session cookies remain active only during the browsing session and expire once the browser is closed.
- Persistent cookies remain on a user’s device even after termination of a browsing session, helping recall preferences, actions, or settings of the user across multiple sessions.
You may configure your browser settings to delete existing cookies or block future cookies. Please note that disabling certain cookies may impact website functionality and the overall experience.
3. Third-Party Cookies
We use cookies from third-party companies to provide us with insights about our website performance, help us run advertising campaigns, measure campaign effectiveness, and personalize content for visitors. These companies may collect information about your browsing activities on our website, such as the pages visited, links clicked, time spent, and assets downloaded.
You may see our advertisements on partner websites or their networks based on your interaction with our website. You can opt out of receiving such targeted advertisements by adjusting your cookie preferences on our website or visiting the opt-out links of respective partners.
4. Detailed Cookie List
| Host | Cookie Name | Category | Purpose / Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ness.com | laravel_session | Strictly Necessary | Maintains the user’s session and enables essential website functionality. | First Party |
| ness.com | nitroCachedPage | Strictly Necessary | Supports website caching and performance optimization required to efficiently deliver pages. | First Party |
| ness.com | XSRF-TOKEN | Strictly Necessary | Helps protect the website against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. | First Party |
| getnitropack.com | __cf_bm | Strictly Necessary | Used by Cloudflare to distinguish legitimate users from automated traffic and protect against malicious activity. | Third Party |
| vimeo.com | __cf_bm | Strictly Necessary | Used by Cloudflare to distinguish legitimate users from automated traffic and protect against malicious activity. | Third Party |
| hs-analytics.net | __cf_bm | Strictly Necessary | Used by Cloudflare to protect against automated and malicious traffic. | Third Party |
| hs-scripts.com | __cf_bm | Strictly Necessary | Used by Cloudflare to protect against automated and malicious traffic. | Third Party |
| hs-banner.com | __cf_bm | Strictly Necessary | Used by Cloudflare to protect against bots and malicious traffic. | Third Party |
| hsadspixel.net | __cf_bm | Strictly Necessary | Used by Cloudflare to protect against bots and malicious traffic. | Third Party |
| hubapi.com | __cf_bm | Strictly Necessary | Used by Cloudflare to protect against bots and malicious traffic. | Third Party |
| hubspot.com | __cf_bm | Strictly Necessary | Used by Cloudflare to protect against bots and malicious traffic. | Third Party |
| linkedin.com | __cf_bm | Strictly Necessary | Used by Cloudflare to protect against bots and malicious traffic. | Third Party |
| ness.com | cookietest | Strictly Necessary | Tests whether the browser supports cookies required for website functionality. | First Party |
| ness.com | OptanonAlertBoxClosed | Strictly Necessary | Records that the OneTrust cookie notice has been closed. | First Party |
| ness.com | OptanonConsent | Strictly Necessary | Stores the user’s OneTrust consent preferences and helps enforce those choices. | First Party |
| google.com | __Secure-ENID | Strictly Necessary | Used by Google for security, authentication, and protection against abuse or fraudulent activity. | Third Party |
| libsyn.com | libsyn-paywall-s | Functional | Supports access control and paywall functionality for Libsyn content. | Third Party |
| youtube.com | __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | Functional | Supports YouTube feature testing and rollout functionality. | Third Party |
| youtube.com | VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Functional | Stores privacy-related metadata associated with embedded YouTube content. | Third Party |
| youtube.com | YSC | Functional | Used by YouTube to maintain video playback state and measure interactions with embedded videos. | Third Party |
| ness.com | _ga | Performance | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users and measure website usage and performance. | First Party |
| ness.com | _ga_xxxxxxxxxx | Performance | Used by Google Analytics 4 to measure website activity, sessions, and performance. | First Party |
| ness.com | __hssc | Performance | Used by HubSpot to track sessions and measure visitor activity. | First Party |
| ness.com | __hssrc | Performance | Used by HubSpot to identify session/browser changes for analytics purposes. | First Party |
| ness.com | __hstc | Targeting | Used by HubSpot to identify visitors and maintain analytics information across sessions. | First Party |
| ness.com | hubspotutk | Targeting | Used by HubSpot to identify visitors and track website activity for analytics. | First Party |
| go.pardot.com | pardot | Targeting | Used by Pardot to identify visitors and support marketing automation, visitor tracking, and campaign measurement. | Third Party |
| info.ness.com | pardot | Targeting | Used by Pardot to identify visitors and support marketing automation and campaign tracking. | Third Party |
| pardot.com | visitor_idxxxxxx | Targeting | Used by Pardot to identify visitors and support marketing and campaign tracking. | Third Party |
| pardot.com | visitor_idxxxxxxx-hash | Targeting | Supports the Pardot visitor identifier and helps maintain the integrity of visitor tracking information. | Third Party |
| doubleclick.net | IDE | Targeting | Used by Google DoubleClick for advertising, ad measurement, and audience-related activities. | Third Party |
| doubleclick.net | test_cookie | Targeting | Used by Google DoubleClick to test whether the browser supports cookies used for advertising functionality. | Third Party |
| ness.com | _gcl_au | Targeting | Used by Google Ads to support advertising and conversion measurement. | Third Party |
| linkedin.com | bcookie | Targeting | Used by LinkedIn to support advertising and browser identification. | Third Party |
| linkedin.com | li_gc | Targeting | Stores LinkedIn-related consent and preference information. | Third Party |
| linkedin.com | lidc | Targeting | Supports LinkedIn service routing and advertising-related activities. | Third Party |
| youtube.com | __Secure-YEC | Targeting | Used by YouTube/Google for advertising-related functionality and measurement. | Third Party |
| youtube.com | __Secure-YNID | Targeting | Used by YouTube/Google for advertising-related functionality and measurement. | Third Party |
| youtube.com | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Targeting | Used by YouTube to support video delivery and may support personalization and advertising measurement. | Third Party |
5. How to Control Cookies
Depending on the type and settings of your browser, cookies may be accepted by default. You may change your browser settings to delete existing cookies or prevent future cookies from being automatically accepted. If you disable cookies, certain parts and functions of our website may not be available.
For more information on how to manage cookies, you can visit respective support pages:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Safari
- Edge
6. Opting Out of Third-Party Advertising Cookies
You can opt out of receiving targeted advertising from certain third parties by visiting:
You may also refer to the third-party providers privacy policies:
7. Retention of Cookie Data
Information collected via cookies (other than third-party cookies) will not be retained for more than necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Cookie Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law or for legitimate business purposes. Retention period of third-party cookies is determined by their respective providers.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding our privacy practices or this Cookie Policy, please refer to the Contact Us section in Ness Privacy Policy