Cookies

What is a cookie?

Cookies are simple text files stored on your computer or mobile device by a website server to help expedite load times and retrieval of basic information.

Why do we use cookies?

We use cookies to help us remember your logged in status and site usage details to improve your user experience. To learrn more about our privacy policy click here.

What cookies do we use?

PHPSESSID

PHPSESSID

This cookie allows you to login to PeerIndex. This cookie is persistent and expires 1 year after login. If you logout this cookie is removed

_utma, _utmc, _utmb, _utmz, _utmx, _utmxx

_utma, _utmc, _utmb, _utmz, _utmx, _utmxx

Set by Google Analytics to help us understand how people are using the site. They are persistent and you can learn more about them here. You can opt out of Google Analytics by following the methods here.

_vis_opt_exp_*, _vis_opt_s

_vis_opt_exp_*, _vis_opt_s

Set by Visual Website Optimizer; used during experiments on what pages and functions produce the best experience. You can learn more about the cookies here.

mp_*_mixpanel

mp_*_mixpanel

Set by Mixpanel Analytics to help us understand how people are using the site so we can improve the experience. The cookie is persistent and lasts for 1 year. You can learn more about mixpanel cookie and opt-out here.

NREUM

NREUM

Used to track the performance of PeerIndex such as page load time and 404 errors and is set by our partner NewRelic. This is a session cookie and expires when you close the browser. You can learn more about the cookie here.

fmb_* and fbsr_*

fmb_* and fbsr_*

These are set by Facebook and are used to support logins and Facebook features such as Like button. They are persistent and set for 1 year.

 

 

How can I remove cookies?

If you want, you can remove PeerIndex cookies but doing so may lessen the experience (and in some cases prevent you from logging in).

To manually remove cookies, search for peerindex.com and www.peerindex.com in your browser privacy settings. Highlight the cookies that are shown and press delete. This will remove the cookies from your machine until you visit PeerIndex again.