Cookies Policy
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| 35 | 35 | | \_cer.v | Crazy Egg, 16220 Ridgeview Ln La Mirada, CA 90638, USA [Privacy Policy](https://www.crazyegg.com/privacy) | Performance and Analytics | Up to 31 Days | Tracks whether a visitor has visited the site before. | |
| 36 | 36 | | \_ce.s | Crazy Egg, 16220 Ridgeview Ln La Mirada, CA 90638, USA [Privacy Policy](https://www.crazyegg.com/privacy) | Performance and Analytics | 1 Year | Tracks a recording visitor session unique ID, host, and start time. | |
| 37 | 37 | | \_ce.cch | Crazy Egg, 16220 Ridgeview Ln La Mirada, CA 90638, USA [Privacy Policy](https://www.crazyegg.com/privacy) | Performance and Analytics | 1 Second | Used to check if cookies can be added. | |
| 38 | 38 | | \_ce.gtld | Crazy Egg, 16220 Ridgeview Ln La Mirada, CA 90638, USA [Privacy Policy](https://www.crazyegg.com/privacy) | Performance and Analytics | 1 Second | Used to identify the top-level domain. | |
| 39 | 39 | | ce\_need\_secure\_cookie | Crazy Egg, 16220 Ridgeview Ln La Mirada, CA 90638, USA [Privacy Policy](https://www.crazyegg.com/privacy) | Performance and Analytics | 1 Second | Used to determine cookie security parameters. | |
| 40 | 40 | | ce\_successful\_csp\_check | Crazy Egg, 16220 Ridgeview Ln La Mirada, CA 90638, USA [Privacy Policy](https://www.crazyegg.com/privacy) | Performance and Analytics | 24 Hours | Determines if the page has a Content Security Policy rule that would prevent tracking. | |
| 41 | | \_\_hs\_opt\_out | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7606041f0017150f361e0314050619025815191b) | Necessary | 6 month | This cookie is used by the opt-in privacy policy to remember not to ask the visitor to accept cookies again. | | |
| 42 | | \_\_hs\_do\_not\_track | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80f0f2e9f6e1e3f9c0e8f5e2f3f0eff4aee3efed) | Necessary | 6 month | This cookie can be set to prevent the tracking code from sending any information to HubSpot. | | |
| 43 | | \_\_hs\_initial\_opt\_in | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#11616378677072685179647362617e653f727e7c) | Necessary | 7 days | This cookie is used to prevent the banner from always displaying when visitors are browsing in strict mode. | | |
| 44 | | \_\_hs\_cookie\_cat\_pref | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83f3f1eaf5e2e0fac3ebf6e1f0f3ecf7ade0ecee) | Necessary | 6 months | This cookie is used to record the categories a visitor consented to. | | |
| 45 | | \_\_hs\_gpc\_banner\_dismiss | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1464667d6275776d547c617667647b603a777b79) | Necessary | 180 days | This cookie is used when the Global Privacy Control banner is dismissed. | | |
| 46 | | \_\_hs\_notify\_banner\_dismiss | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bfbf9e2fdeae8f2cbe3fee9f8fbe4ffa5e8e4e6) | Necessary | 180 days | This cookie is used when the website uses a Notify consent banner type. | | |
| 47 | | hs\_ab\_test | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6c6c4dfc0d7d5cff6dec3d4c5c6d9c298d5d9db) | Necessary | End of the session | This cookie is used to consistently serve visitors the same version of an A/B test page they've seen before. | | |
| 48 | | \_key | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#59292b302f383a2019312c3b2a29362d773a3634) | Necessary | 14 days | When visiting a password-protected page, this cookie is set so future visits to the page from the same browser do not require login again. | | |
| 49 | | \_\_hsmem | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f686849f8097958fb69e839485869982d895999b) | Necessary | 7 days | This cookie is set when visitors log in to a HubSpot-hosted site. It contains encrypted data that identifies the membership user when they are currently logged in. | | |
| 50 | | hs-membership-csrf | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fd8d8f948b9c9e84bd95889f8e8d9289d39e9290) | Necessary | End of the session | This cookie is used to ensure that content membership logins cannot be forged. | | |
| 41 | | \_\_hs\_opt\_out | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f787859e8196948eb79f829584879883d994989a) | Necessary | 6 month | This cookie is used by the opt-in privacy policy to remember not to ask the visitor to accept cookies again. | | |
| 42 | | \_\_hs\_do\_not\_track | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6515170c1304061c250d100716150a114b060a08) | Necessary | 6 month | This cookie can be set to prevent the tracking code from sending any information to HubSpot. | | |
| 43 | | \_\_hs\_initial\_opt\_in | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4636342f3027253f062e3324353629326825292b) | Necessary | 7 days | This cookie is used to prevent the banner from always displaying when visitors are browsing in strict mode. | | |
| 44 | | \_\_hs\_cookie\_cat\_pref | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#31414358475052487159445342415e451f525e5c) | Necessary | 6 months | This cookie is used to record the categories a visitor consented to. | | |
| 45 | | \_\_hs\_gpc\_banner\_dismiss | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d1a1a3b8a7b0b2a891b9a4b3a2a1bea5ffb2bebc) | Necessary | 180 days | This cookie is used when the Global Privacy Control banner is dismissed. | | |
| 46 | | \_\_hs\_notify\_banner\_dismiss | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abdbd9c2ddcac8d2ebc3dec9d8dbc4df85c8c4c6) | Necessary | 180 days | This cookie is used when the website uses a Notify consent banner type. | | |
| 47 | | hs\_ab\_test | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81f1f3e8f7e0e2f8c1e9f4e3f2f1eef5afe2eeec) | Necessary | End of the session | This cookie is used to consistently serve visitors the same version of an A/B test page they've seen before. | | |
| 48 | | \_key | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91e1e3f8e7f0f2e8d1f9e4f3e2e1fee5bff2fefc) | Necessary | 14 days | When visiting a password-protected page, this cookie is set so future visits to the page from the same browser do not require login again. | | |
| 49 | | \_\_hsmem | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a4a48534c5b59437a524f58494a554e14595557) | Necessary | 7 days | This cookie is set when visitors log in to a HubSpot-hosted site. It contains encrypted data that identifies the membership user when they are currently logged in. | | |
| 50 | | hs-membership-csrf | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#addddfc4dbccced4edc5d8cfdeddc2d983cec2c0) | Necessary | End of the session | This cookie is used to ensure that content membership logins cannot be forged. | | |
| 51 | 51 | | \_\_cfruid | |
| 52 | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0474766d7265677d446c716677746b702a676b69) | |
| 52 | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e696948f9087859fa68e938495968992c885898b) | |
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| 54 | 54 | Cloudflare, Inc. 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107 |
| 55 | [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4521352a0526292a302123292437206b262a28) | |
| 55 | [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f5b4f507f5c53504a5b59535e4d5a115c5052) | |
| 56 | 56 | |
| 57 | 57 | | Necessay | End of the session | This cookie is set by HubSpot's CDN provider because of their rate limiting policies. Learn more about Cloudflare cookies. | |
| 58 | 58 | | \_\_cfuvid | |
| 59 | 59 | |
| 60 | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d8a8aab1aeb9bba198b0adbaaba8b7acf6bbb7b5) | |
| 60 | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b2b29322d3a38221b332e39282b342f75383436) | |
| 61 | 61 | |
| 62 | 62 | Cloudflare, Inc. 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107 |
| 63 | [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6105110e21020d0e1405070d0013044f020e0c) | |
| 63 | [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7612061936151a190312101a1704135815191b) | |
| 64 | 64 | |
| 65 | 65 | | Necessay | End of the session | This cookie is set by HubSpot's CDN provider because of their rate limiting policies. Learn more about Cloudflare cookies. | |
| 66 | 66 | | \_\_cf\_bm | |
| 67 | 67 | |
| 68 | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e595978c9384869ca58d908796958a91cb868a88) | |
| 68 | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3c3c1dac5d2d0caf3dbc6d1c0c3dcc79dd0dcde) | |
| 69 | 69 | |
| 70 | 70 | Cloudflare, Inc. 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107 |
| 71 | [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcd8ccd3fcdfd0d3c9d8dad0ddced992dfd3d1) | |
| 71 | [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6004100f20030c0f1504060c0112054e030f0d) | |
| 72 | 72 | |
| 73 | 73 | | Necessary | 30 minutes | This cookie is set by HubSpot's CDN provider and is a necessary cookie for bot protection. Learn more about Cloudflare cookies. | |
| 74 | | \_\_hstc | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8d8dac1dec9cbd1e8c0ddcadbd8c7dc86cbc7c5) | Performance and analytics | 6 months | The main cookie for tracking visitors. | | |
| 75 | | hubspotutk | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c1c1e051a0d0f152c04190e1f1c0318420f0301) | Performance and analytics | 6 months | This cookie keeps track of a visitor's identity. It is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts. | | |
| 76 | | \_\_hssc | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7c7c5dec1d6d4cef7dfc2d5c4c7d8c399d4d8da) | Performance and analytics | 6 months | This cookie keeps track of sessions. | | |
| 77 | | \_\_hssrc | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c3b3b1aab5a2a0ba83abb6a1b0b3acb7eda0acae) | Performance and analytics | End of the session | Whenever HubSpot changes the session cookie, this cookie is also set to determine if the visitor has restarted their browser | | |
| 74 | | \_\_hstc | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ffffde6f9eeecf6cfe7faedfcffe0fba1ece0e2) | Performance and analytics | 6 months | The main cookie for tracking visitors. | | |
| 75 | | hubspotutk | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3545475c4354564c755d405746455a411b565a58) | Performance and analytics | 6 months | This cookie keeps track of a visitor's identity. It is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts. | | |
| 76 | | \_\_hssc | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ec9c9e859a8d8f95ac84998e9f9c8398c28f8381) | Performance and analytics | 6 months | This cookie keeps track of sessions. | | |
| 77 | | \_\_hssrc | HubSpot, Inc. Two Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA [\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d6a6a4bfa0b7b5af96bea3b4a5a6b9a2f8b5b9bb) | Performance and analytics | End of the session | Whenever HubSpot changes the session cookie, this cookie is also set to determine if the visitor has restarted their browser | |