Changes for page ONEcount Cookies

Last modified by Admin User on 2025/10/31 14:01

From version 1.1
edited by melanie@one-count_com
on 2016/11/09 15:35
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To version 34.1
edited by Admin User
on 2025/10/31 14:01
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5 -//ONEcount uses first-party cookies to track users. The cookies are set in the ONEcount domain and on the customer's site(s).//
7 +(% style="color:#808080" %)//ONEcount uses first-party cookies to track users. The cookies are set in the ONEcount domain and on the customer's site(s).//
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7 -//Cookies on the ONEcount domain are called Central Domain Cookies (CDC). Those on the client's site are called Local Cookies (LC).//
9 +(% style="color:#808080" %)//Cookies on the ONEcount domain are called Central Domain Cookies (CDC). Those on the client's site are called Local Cookies (LC).//
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9 -//Below is a list of the cookies and their description~://
11 +(% style="color:#808080" %)//Below is a list of the cookies and their description~://
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13 +(% id="HFirst-PartyCookieSetting" class="western" %)
14 +== **First-Party Cookie Setting** ==
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16 +ONEcount sets 2 types of cookies: A temp cookie(**~_~_tempcookie**) on the first visit- and an OCID cookie(**~_~_ocid**) when the user is identified by registering, logging in, or when OC performs a cookie sync. All ONEcount cookies are first-party cookies, which means they are supported by all web browsers.
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19 +When a user visits the site for the first time, he or she will have no ONEcount cookies for that site.  In order to facilitate multi-site tracking, targeting and gating, ONEcount will set **~_~_tempcookie.**
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22 +Upon registering, clicking on a smartlink, or being identified through a cookie-sync with a third-party, ONEcount sets an **~_~_ocid** cookie showing that we have identified the person as a known user.
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25 +This helps a brand that has multiple sites. If a customer has 40 sites and a user is identified on Site A, then ONEcount will first set the temp cookie and then OCID cookie and store that data as a known user.
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28 +If a user visits Site B, then OCID will be able to retrieve that user’s identity, which is stored in cookies on the [[onecount.net>>url:http://onecount.net||shape="rect"]] domain. At this point, the user is known and his or her activity can be tracked across all brand sites that the user has registered for.
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30 +(% id="HCentralDomainCookies" class="western" %)
12 12  == **Central Domain Cookies** ==
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14 14  These cookies are set on the ONEcount domain.
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16 16  **~_~_ocgt**: This is the global token. It's used to track users across all sites where the ONEcount widget is deployed. The value is a 64-character hash. This cookie is set under [[onecount.net>>url:http://onecount.net||shape="rect"]] domain.
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20 20  **~_~_ocid**: set when a user is logs in on one of the Customer's sites. The value is a 64-character hash that represent sthe user in that customer's installation of ONEcount. It's set under **client**-[[reg.onecount.net>>url:http://reg.onecount.net||shape="rect"]] domain. (ie: if client is **foo**, then the cookie will be set under **foo**-[[reg.onecount.net>>url:http://reg.onecount.net||shape="rect"]])
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24 24  **~_~_ocusername**: Similar to ~_~_ocid, it's set when the user logs in on the client's system. The value, is the user's **username** on that client's system. The domain for this cookie **client**-[[reg.onecount.net>>url:http://reg.onecount.net||shape="rect"]].
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44 +(% style="color:#202124" %)**~_~_ocgt-//client-id//**(%%): This is (% style="color:#333333" %)used to identify the user.
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46 +(% id="HLocalCookies" class="western" %)
27 27  == **Local Cookies** ==
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29 29  These cookies are set on the customer's site(s). If the customer has multiple sites, these cookies will be set as first-party cookies in each domain.
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33 33  **~_~_tempcookie**: used track users on the client's site. The value is the same as **~_~_ocgt** from the central domain. It's set under the client's site domain.
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37 37  **~_~_ocid**: set when a user is logged in on the client's site. The value is the same as **~_~_ocid** from the central domain. It's set under the client's site domain.
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41 41  **~_~_ocusername**: set when a user is logged in on the client's site. The value is the same as **~_~_ocusername** from the central domain. It's set under the client's site.
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45 45  **cookieValid**: this is a daily cookie. It's set on the first visit of the day if **~_~_ocid** is present. It's used as a flag that can be used to determine whether **~_~_ocid** is still valid or not.
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49 49  **realReferer**: used to preserve the original referer when a redirect to [[onecount.net>>url:http://onecount.net||shape="rect"]] happens for setting the Central Domain Cookies. This can be passed to Google Analytics or other platforms.
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53 53  **_gcna**: this represents the visit id. The value is a combination of the **~_~_ocid** and **~_~_tempcookie** cookies as well as the visit timestamp and the visit counter.
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57 57  **_gcnb**: used as part of the visit id generation process.
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72 +**_ocfreepass**: counts pages that are part of a gating product. So if [[domain.com/articles/>>url:http://newrepublic.com/articles/||shape="rect"]] is the URL of the product, ocfreepass will increment on each page view if domain[[.com/articles/>>url:http://newrepublic.com/articles/||shape="rect"]], but it will not increment on a page view of [[domain.com>>url:http://newrepublic.com||shape="rect"]] because it is not a gated product. The name of the cookie includes a unique customer ID for each ONEcount customer, and a uniqe # for the product. In this way, if the same URL is in two different products, there will be two different cookies, one for each product. The number is the product_Id.
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75 +//**ocaction-segment_id**: used as part of targeting process.//
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