A cookie is a small text file placed on your computer by websites you visit. They are used to make websites work, help them function more efficiently, and provide information back to the owners of the site. Please see the table below, which describes the cookies we use and why.
AM Best uses cookies to collect and record the following information about the users of our website:
Session Cookies — These cookies are temporary and expire once you close your browser (or once your session ends).
Persistent Cookies — This category encompasses all cookies that remain on your hard drive until you erase them or your browser does, depending on the cookie’s expiration date.
First-party Cookies — First-party cookies are put on your device directly by the website you are visiting (our website). These cookies allow website owners to collect analytics data, remember language settings, and perform other useful functions that provide a good user experience.
Third-party Cookies — These cookies are placed on your device, not by the website you are visiting, but by a third party service provider or business partner. Selected AM Best website pages contain content and features from third-party service providers resulting in third-party cookies on our site. These third-party cookies / services are outside the control of our organization. Providers may at any time change their terms of service, purpose and use of cookies. Please be aware that AM Best is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. Please read the Privacy Statements of our third-party providers to ensure you are aware of your rights and choices.
Necessary — These cookies allow us to offer you the best possible experience when accessing and navigating through our website and using its features. For example, these cookies let us recognize that you have created an account and have logged into that account to access content.
Social Media/Sharing — These cookies are used when you share information using a social media sharing button or a “like” button on our sites. These cookies allow you to interact more easily with social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and other / similar social media platforms. We do not control social media cookies and they do not allow us to gain access to your social media accounts.
Statistical/Analytical — These cookies enable us and third-party services to collect aggregated data for statistical purposes on how our visitors use the website. These cookies do not contain personal information such as names or email addresses and are used to help us improve user experience of the website.
Preference — These cookies let us operate the site in accordance with the choices you make. For example, we will recognize your username and remember how you customize the site during future visits.
Following is a list of AM Best website pages that contain first-party cookies.
Source: My Account
| Name | Functionality | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| URatingID | Used for tracking and functionality/preferences. (Necessary) | HTTP | 1 year |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests. (Necessary) | HTTP | Session |
Following is a list of AM Best website pages that contain third-party cookies.
Source: AddThis
| Name | Functionality | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _at.hist.# | Stores the usage history of the AddThis sharing widget. (Statistical/Analytical) | HTML | Persistent |
| __atuvc | Updates the counter of a website's social sharing features. (Social Media/Sharing) | HTTP | 1 year |
| __atuvs | Ensures that the updated counter is displayed to the user if a page is shared with the social sharing service AddThis. (Social Media/Sharing) | HTTP | 1 day |
| _at.cww | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis. (Social Media/Sharing) | HTML | Persistent |
| at-lojson-cache-# | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis. (Social Media/Sharing) | HTML | Persistent |
| at-rand | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis. (Social Media/Sharing) | HTML | Persistent |
| loc | Used for geolocation, to help providers determine where users who share information with each other are geographically located (state level). (Social Media/Sharing) | HTTP | 1 year |
| uvc | Detects how often the social sharing service AddThis encounters the same user. (Social Media/Sharing) | HTTP | 1 year |
| xtc | Registers the user's sharing of content via social media. (Social Media/Sharing) | HTTP | 1 year |
Source: SoundCloud
| Name | Functionality | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| WIDGET::local::assignments | Used to implement, measure and improve SoundCloud's embedded content/service on the website. The collection data also includes visitors’ interactions with embedded content/services. This can be used for statistics or marketing purposes. (Social Media/Sharing) | HTML | Persistent |
Source: NUI Media
| Name | Functionality | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| optin | Used by advertising platform to count stats like number of impressions and clicks on ads. (Statistical/Analytical) | HTTP | 1 day |
Source: Google Analytics
| Name | Functionality | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. (Statistical/Analytical) | HTTP | 2 years |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. (Statistical/Analytical) | HTTP | 1 day |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. (Statistical/Analytical) | HTTP | 1 day |
| collect | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. (Statistical/Analytical) | Pixel | Session |
Source: ShareThis
| Name | Functionality | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _sharethis_cookie_test_ | Determines whether the browser accepts cookies. (Necessary) | HTTP | Session |
| st_samesite | Used to track visitor's website navigation preferences. This is used for internal statistics and marketing. (Preference) | HTTP | 30 days |
Source: NUI Media
| Name | Functionality | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| optin | Used by advertising platform to count stats like number of impressions and clicks on ads. (Statistical/Analytical) | HTTP | 1 day |
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Last reviewed July 21, 2021