What is stored in the cookiehub cookie?

To avoid showing the CookieHub widget repeatedly for the same end user, CookieHub must store the cookie choices in a first party cookie in the user’s browser. The cookie expiration is one year by default but can be customized using the JavaScript API.

Our goal is to avoid storing any unnecessary information and be transparent about any data collected or processed and below you can find detailed information about the cookiehub cookie structure and purpose of each section.

Base64 encoded

The cookie value is base64 encoded to avoid issues caused by special characters that are not allowed in cookies. The value can be decoded using various base64 decoding tools like this one: https://networktools.co/base64-encode-decode

Cookie value

The base64 encoded value will look something like this:

eyJhbnN3ZXJlZCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJlY29uc2VudCI6ZmFsc2UsInJldmlzaW9uIjozLCJkbnQiOnRydWUsImNvb2tpZUxhd3MiOnRydWUsInRva2VuIjoiZE9TV0xOWmlsdmNReVNXVjBrN3ZQVnY2Y0N6UmN0R0JITEZwVmxaZW9sY2wyWEhlaUgxaGpZOFNvd1RXZTZRVyIsImNhdGVnb3JpZXMiOlt7ImNpZCI6MSwiaWQiOiJuZWNlc3NhcnkiLCJ2YWx1ZSI6dHJ1ZX0seyJjaWQiOjMsImlkIjoiYW5hbHl0aWNzIiwidmFsdWUiOnRydWV9LHsiY2lkIjo0LCJpZCI6Im1hcmtldGluZyIsInZhbHVlIjp0cnVlfV19

Once decoded, the value will look like this and contains a JSON structured object:

{
   "answered":true,
   "preconsent":false,
   "revision":3,
   "dnt":true,
   "cookieLaws":true,
   "token":"dOSWLNZilvcQySWV0k7vPVv6cCzRctGBHLFpVlZeolcl2XHeiH1hjY8SowTWe6QW",
   "categories":[
     {"cid":1,"id":"necessary","value":true},
     {"cid":3,"id":"analytics","value":true},
     {"cid":4,"id":"marketing","value":true}
   ]
}

Contents

In the table below you’ll find a table showing each property from the JSON object along with details and/or purpose.