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| 1 | 1 | Last Modified: 20th May 2025 |
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| 3 | This Cookie Notice applies for cookies and other similar technologies which may be placed when you visit different pages on www.Redtube.com (the "Website") which is operated by Aylo Freesites Ltd (hereinafter "we" or "us"). In this Cookie Notice we explain what cookies are, how we use them and how you can manage them. | |
| 3 | This Cookie Notice applies for cookies and other similar technologies which may be placed when you visit different pages on www.redtube.com (the "Website") which is operated by Aylo Freesites Ltd (hereinafter "we" or "us"). In this Cookie Notice we explain what cookies are, how we use them and how you can manage them. | |
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| 5 | ## **What are cookies?** | |
| 5 | ## What are cookies? | |
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| 7 | 7 | A cookie is a small piece of data that, when browsing a website, will ask your browser to collect and store on your computer or internet-compatible end user devices for example, smartphones and tablets (collectively "Computer") in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference, online activity, or login credentials (collectively "cookies"). |
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| 9 | 9 | First and Third-Party Cookies. The cookies set by us are called first party cookies. We also use third-party cookies, which are cookies from a domain different than our Website. Both types of cookies are text files made up of bits of information that websites use to collect your user data. First-party cookies are mostly used to improve your user experience by remembering user preferences and settings, also used to store information, such as usernames, passwords, and language preferences. Third-party cookies track your browsing history and activities so that we can show you targeted or personalized ads and marketing related to our content, products, and services. |
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| 11 | 11 | Session and Persistent Cookies. Cookies can be either session cookies or persistent cookies. A session cookie expires automatically when you quit your browser. A persistent cookie will be saved on your Computer until it expires, or until you delete your cookies. Each cookie has a different expiration date; some may expire after a few minutes while others after some years (collectively, "cookie(s)"). |
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| 13 | ## **What are Local Storage Objects?** | |
| 13 | ## What are Local Storage Objects? | |
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| 15 | 15 | Local storage enables our Website to store information locally on your device. Local storage can be used to maintain preferences, a history of usage, or even the state or settings of a site or an app. Local storage may be used to improve your experience with our Website for example, by enabling features, remembering your preferences, and improving our Website's functionality. |
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| 17 | 17 | The main difference between Cookies and Local storage is how they function, cookies are sent to the webserver with your requests while Local storage can only be read by your browser. |
| 18 | 18 | |
| 19 | ## **How we use cookies** | |
| 19 | ## How we use cookies | |
| 20 | 20 | |
| 21 | 21 | ## Essential Cookies |
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| 23 | 23 | These are cookies necessary for the functioning of the Website and cannot be switched off in our systems as they enable core website functionality. They are used to carry out the transmission of a communication (e.g. Load balancing cookies), provide you with the requested services or are set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms (UI customization cookies). |
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| 25 | 25 | | Cookie Domain | Cookie Name | Purpose | Cookies used | Duration | |
| 31 | 31 | | www.redtube.com | Utah | This cookie is used for age disclaimer for Utah users | First Party | 180 Days | |
| 32 | 32 | | www.redtube.com | ss | Is used for user authentication and the submission of forms, such as Content Removal Requests | First Party | 1 year | |
| 33 | 33 | | www.redtube.com | Language | This cookie stores the User's language selection (UI customization cookies) | First Party | 1 Month | |
| 34 | 34 | | .redtube.com | cookieConsent | It is used to store User's Cookie Consent selection | First Party | 180 Days | |
| 35 | 35 | | www.redtube.com | flash\_values | It is used to persist error messages between requests | First Party | 24 Hours | |
| 36 | 36 | | www.redtube.com | prerollShown, PopShown | This cookie is used to prevent intrusive popunder ads from appearing constantly | First Party | 6 Months | |
| 37 | | www.Redtube.com | videoPageViews | Used to limit the rate of advertisements you see during your session | First Party | Session | | |
| 37 | | www.redtube.com | videoPageViews | Used to limit the rate of advertisements you see during your session | First Party | Session | | |
| 38 | 38 | | www.redtube.com | sideMenu | This cookie stores the user's affirmative action to close the left drawer menu | First Party | Session | |
| 39 | 39 | | www.redtube.com | \_\_l, \_\_s | These cookies are used for logging technical parameters of user's session , used for helping security tracking and preventing fraud | Third Party | 12 months | |
| 40 | | www.redtube.com | tosUpdateModal | Controls the display of the Terms of Service (ToS) modal popup during browsing. This cookie ensures that users who have already accepted the ToS are not shown the popup again, improving user experience and reducing repetitive prompts | First Party | 1 year | | |
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| 41 | 42 | You can set your browser to block these cookies, but that will cause some parts of the Website to not work. |
| 42 | 43 | |
| 43 | 44 | ## Functional Cookies |
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| 45 | 46 | These cookies are set to implement additional functionalities or to enhance features and website performance. These cookies help us personalize and enhance your online experience on the Website. This type of cookies also allows us to recognize you when you return to the Website and to remember your choices |
| 128 | 129 | | www.redtube.com | rt\_vidsrc | Used for tracking certain video sections on home page for google analytics purpose, this cookie is being set if "tracking" feature is ungated | First Party | Non-Essential | |
| 129 | 130 | | www.redtube.com | playlist\_shuffle | Keep tracking next video URL should be displayed during video shuffling | First Party | Essential | |
| 130 | 131 | | www.redtube.com | jsDebug | QA to active console error log if there is any on js loading | First Party | Non-Essential | |
| 131 | 132 | | www.redtube.com | RNLBSERVERID | Used for a load balancer. They identify the server the visitor was forwarded to when last calling up the website. They also enable all enquiries by a user in the same session to be forwarded to the same server | First Party | Essential | |
| 132 | 133 | | www.redtube.com | d\_fs | Used by TJ for tracking users and analytics | First Party | Non-Essential | |
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| 134 | ## How To Control and Delete Cookies | |
| 135 | ## **How To Control and Delete Cookies** | |
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| 136 | 137 | ### Cookie Banner |
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| 138 | 139 | You can use our cookie banner to accept all cookies or choose to accept only essential cookies. The cookie banner will record when and in which cookies you have consented to. For logged-in users, we will ask for consent once a year or when we have major changes to our cookies, to ensure you stay up to date with changes in our Cookies and Privacy Notice. For non-logged in users, your cookie banner selection will be saved only during each specific session. |
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| 140 | 141 | ### Manage Cookies Option |