What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
Cookies allow websites to remember your actions and preferences over a period of time, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
Types of Cookies We Use
The table below describes the cookies we currently use on casowglobalresearch.com:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
casow_session |
Maintains your login session and keeps you authenticated | Session | Casow | |
XSRF-TOKEN |
Security: prevents Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks | Session | Casow (Laravel) | |
remember_web_* |
"Remember me" login feature — keeps you logged in across sessions | 400 days | Casow (Laravel) | |
cookie_consent |
Stores your cookie preferences so we don't ask again | 1 year | Casow | |
_ga |
Google Analytics: distinguishes unique users; tracks pageviews | 2 years | ||
_gid |
Google Analytics: distinguishes users; stores session information | 24 hours | ||
_gat |
Google Analytics: throttles request rate | 1 minute | ||
casow_pref |
Stores UI preferences (theme, language, dashboard layout) | 1 year | Casow | |
casow_ref |
Stores referral code for affiliate/referral tracking | 30 days | Casow | |
_fbp |
Facebook Pixel: tracks conversions and enables Facebook ad targeting | 90 days | Meta (Facebook) | |
fr |
Facebook: delivers, measures, and improves relevance of ads | 90 days | Meta (Facebook) | |
pst_click_id |
Paystack: tracks payment session and prevents duplicate transactions | Session | Paystack |
How to Control Cookies
You have several options to control or limit how we and our partners use cookies:
Browser Settings
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