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| Origin | Cookie names | Purpose |
| Google Analytics | __utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz | Records visitor numbers and usage patterns which can be analysed to improve the website’s design |
| AddThis | bt, di, dt, loc, psc, ssc, ssh, sshs, uid, uit, user_segment, uvc | This service provides the social media buttons (below) |
| datr, locale, lu, x-src | Used by the Facebook button | |
| _twitter_sess, guest_id, k, twll, js | Used by the Twitter button | |
| Google +1 | NID, PREF | Used by the Google +1 button |
| Stumble Upon | cmf_i, cmf_sp, cmf_spr, su_c, su_conf, su_bc | Used by the Stumble Upon Share button |
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