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AnalyticsSyncHistory
Used to store information about the time a sync with the lms_analytics cookie took place for users in the Designated Countries
30 days
ccookie
To remember if a user received a captcha challenge.
20 minutes
lang
Used to remember a user's language setting
session
li_a
Used to authenticate enterprise users on Sales Navigator and Recruiter
30 days
li_gc
Used to store guest consent to the use of cookies for non-essential purposes
2 years
li_ep_auth_context
User to authenticate LinkedIn enterprise customers
30 days
li_rm
Used as part of the LinkedIn Remember Me feature and is set when a user clicks Remember Me on the device to make it easier for him or her to sign in to that device
1 year
fcookie
Used for bot detection.
7 days
ABSELB
This is Load Balancer Cookie for affiliate marketing
2 years
spectroscopyId
These cookies are set by LinkedIn for advertising purposes, including: tracking visitors so that more relevant ads can be presented, allowing users to use the 'Apply with LinkedIn' or the 'Sign-in with LinkedIn' functions, collecting information about how visitors use the site, etc.
session
brwsr
This cookie is used to Affiliate Marketing Cookie for LinkedIn
2 years
UserMatchHistory
These cookies are set by LinkedIn for advertising purposes, including: tracking visitors so that more relevant ads can be presented, allowing users to use the 'Apply with LinkedIn' or the 'Sign-in with LinkedIn' functions, collecting information about how visitors use the site, etc.
session
lihc_auth_
Used by LinkedIn HelpCenter Live Chat to store language and chat start timestamp. Example names of this cookie include lihc_auth_en, lihc_auth_es, depending on language preference.
Session
trkInfo
This cookie is used by LinkedIn to support the functionality of adding a panel invite labeled 'Follow Us'
1 year
BizographicsOptOut
This cookie is used to determine opt-out status for non-members
10 years
li_oatml
Collects information about how visitors use our site.
30 days
IRLD
This cookie is used for Affiliate Marketing Cookie for LinkedIn
2 years
liap
Cookie used for Sign-in with Linkedin and/or to allow for the Linkedin follow feature.
90 days
l_page
This cookie is used for measuring conversion metrics on LinkedIn
6 months
bscookie
Used by LinkedIn to track the use of embedded services.
1 year
lms_ads
This cookie is used to identify LinkedIn Members off LinkedIn for advertising
30 days
trkCode
This cookie is used by LinkedIn to support the functionality of adding a panel invite labeled 'Follow Us'
1 year
_guid
This cookie is used to identify a LinkedIn Member for advertising through Google Ads
90 days
li_mc
This cookie is used as a temporary cache to avoid database lookups for a member's consent for use of non-essential cookies and used for having consent information on the client side to enforce consent on the client side
6 months
ln_or
Used to determine if Oribi analytics can be carried out on a specific domain
1 day
chp_token
Used to denote whether the user has gone through two factor authentication or solved a Captcha.
Session
li_sugr
Used to make a probabilistic match of a user's identity outside the Designated Countries
90 days
lidc
Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.
1 day
sdsc
This cookie is used for signed data service context cookie used for database routing to ensure consistency across all databases when a change is made. Used to ensure that user-inputted content is immediately available to the submitting user upon submission
Session
bcookie
Used by LinkedIn to track the use of embedded services.
1 year
ac_LD
Contains the date when the account center was displayed to a user to determine display logic
180 days
recent_history_status
Used to determine whether a user enabled or disabled the Guest Recent History Setting
10 years
all_u_b
To know if a user has opted in to viewing LinkedIn on an unsupported browser
21 days
uh
Used to set the user preference for the mobile web platform via a user's settings
Session
pushPermInfo
Used across multiple LinkedIn services to determine cool off for push notification prompts
365 days
pushPermState
Used across multiple LinkedIn services to determine the user's push notification permission preference
30 days
li_apfcdc
Used for triggering the abuse prevention features on member device.
10 hours
li_odapfcc
Used to control the number of abuse prevention features collected from member device.
2 Years
ac_L
Counts the number of times the account center banner, which is displayed to inform users with an incomplete profile how to complete their profile, was closed by a user to determine display logic
180 days
li_referer
Used to detect bots. Cookie remembers the referring website before redirecting the user to captcha for authorization
15 minutes
f_token
Used to detect bots for anti-scraping
3 minutes
denial-client-ip
Stores user IP address for anti-scraping and DOS prevention
5 seconds
li_gpc
Used to remember a user's preferences on LinkedIn's Global Privacy Control
1 hour
denial-reason-code
Used for anti-scraping and DOS prevention
5 seconds
li_gp
Stores privacy preferences for guests to LinkedIn
1 year
rtc
Used as part of anti-abuse processes on LinkedIn
120 seconds
PLAY_FLASH
Used by some LinkedIn services to facilitate the display of messages on page transitions . Users include notifying a user when a form is successfully submitted or fails , and to provide other similar notifications.
Session
lls-integration
Validates whitelisted partners for content integrations
30 days
feed-sort
Used to remember a member's preference how the feed should be sorted
1 day
abiRedirect
Enables import of address book during onboarding flow for users who choose to import their address book
Session
wwepo
Used to ensure that useres who choose to sign up using phone only have that setting and preference respected
90 days
li_cu
Used to map a user to a captcha challenge page
15 minutes
li_ec
Used to store unbound enterprise users' cookie consent
6 months
appName
Used to identify the source as the LinkedIn Lite app to send the right service worker to the app
Session
appLang
Used to set the right language on the LinkedIn Lite app
Session
queryString
This cookie is used to persist marketing tracking parameters
15 days
cookie.policy.banner.eu
Used to display cookie banner in LinkedIn Lite
365 days
cookie.policy.banner.nl
Used to display cookie banner in LinkedIn Lite on the Netherlands site.
365 days
lms_analytics
Used to identify LinkedIn Members off LinkedIn for analytics
30 days
PLAY_SESSION
Used by some LinkedIn services to store session information
Session
li_fat_id
Member indirect identifier for Members for conversion tracking, retargeting, analytics
30 days
redirectFromM2MInviteAccept
Determines the appropriate profile display logic when a user accepts an invitation to connect on LinkedIn from a LinkedIn member via email.
Session
li_giant
Indirect indentifier for groups of LinkedIn Members used for conversion tracking
7 days
redirectFromM2MInviteSent
Used to notify and provide the appropriate profile display logic when the user sends an invitation to connect on LinkedIn from a LinkedIn member via email.
Session
lil-lang
Stores user's selected language setting for LinkedIn Learning
Session
li_alerts
Used to track impressions of LinkedIn alerts, such as the Cookie Banner and to implement cool off periods for display of alerts
1 year
li_theme
Remembers a user's display preference/theme setting
6 months
integration_type
Used to determine which integration traffic is coming from to render the profile namecard experience
30 days
li_theme_set
Remembers which users have updated their display / theme preferences
6 months
PLAY_LANG
Used by some LinkedIn services to remember a user's language preference
Session
df_ts
Device fingerprinting sampling for performance optimization
1 day
sharebox-suggestion
Displays a banner that provides help text to first time users of the Elevate share box
Session
li_cc
Used to ensure a user's phone number is inputted in China
1 week
lss_bundle_viewer
Stores consent when a user agrees to view a Smartlinks link
1 month
interstitial_page_reg_oauth_url
Stores the referring page to ensure the Authentication screen displays correctly
1 day
li_feed_xray
Used to show new items in developer option 'Feed X-ray'
Session
VID
ID associated with a visitor to a LinkedIn microsite which is used to determine conversions for lead gen purposes
1 year
recent_history
Used to remember URLs visited by the guest to show the pages back where they left off
90 days
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