Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
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_ga_
ID used to identify users
2 years
_gid
ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity
24 hours
_gat
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager
1 minute
__utmx
Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test.
18 months
_ga
ID used to identify users
2 years
_gali
Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked
30 seconds
__utmt
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests
10 minutes
__utmb
Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
30 minutes after last activity
__utmc
Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session.
End of session (browser)
__utmz
Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server
6 months after last activity
__utmv
Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
2 years after last activity
_gac_
Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together.
90 days
__utma
ID used to identify users and sessions
2 years after last activity
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Thomas Foxcroft and Tara Bernerd 
Whitney Schott, Isa Berland, and Kristyn Rose Berland 
Scott Hesse, Jenna and Rob Crepi, and Whitney Hesse 
Finn Foxcroft, Russell Stillwell, and George Kakaty 
Tammy Konrad, Camilla Sorenson, and Alexis Rudisill 
George Spiliadis, Peter Carrabatian, Sabina Tassone, Costas Spiliadis, and Vincenzo Tassone 
Marissa and Madelyn Levy 
Aren Murphy, Christin Rutley, Thomas Hendrickson, Tamara Soules, and Tori Slater 
Melina Geftar and Marilyn Marsan 
Beth and Lenny Wilf, with Garry and Jennifer Pudlow 
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