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Your Current Settings

Optional cookies are non-critical to the functionality of the Website. You can grant or withdraw consent of their usage at any time here. You can also refer to the Cookies table for a descripton of each cookie and the setting it belongs to.

Table of Cookies

CookieDescriptionExpirationOwnershipSetting
_session_idSession cookie.SessionHomestayRequired
homestay_visitor_idA persistent cookie that helps us track unique and anonymous visitors.1 year HomestayRequired
AWSELBThis cookie is a requirement for functionality of Amazon Web Services.24 hoursHomestayRequired
cfduidThis cookie allows Cloudflare to to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis.1 yearHomestayRequired
consentThis cookie remembers your cookie settings.1 yearHomestayRequired
user-timezone-offsetThis is used for updating the timezone UTC offset of authenticated users.1 yearHomestayRequired
pnctestThis is set by a third party library of Pubnub to test if cookies are supported by the browser.1 yearHomestayRequired
_mkra_ctxtThis is set by a third party library Makara to aid in the management of database connections.1 dayHomestayRequired
_gaThis is set by a third party library of Google Analytics for identifying unique sessions.2 yearsHomestayRequired
_gidThis is set by a third party library of Google Analytics for identifying unique sessions.24 hoursHomestayRequired
__utmaThis is set by a third party library of Google Analytics to track visitor behaviour and measure website performance.2 years hoursHomestayRequired
__utmcThis is set by a third party library of Google Analytics to track visitor behaviour and measure website performance.SessionHomestayRequired
__utmzThis is set by a third party library of Google Analytics to identify the source of traffic to the website6 monthsHomestayRequired
__zlcmid, __cfduidThis is set by a third party library of Zopim to provide customer service on the website1 yearRequired
is_returning, logged_in, hide_cookie_banner, new_favourite_feature, popover_user_credit_highlight, dont_show_abandoned_request, popover_profile_summary, popover_fav_button_search, popover_profile_date_select, host-deactivated-modal-closed, host-hidden-modal-closed, host-promotional-prices-modal-closed, user_shown_leaving_modal, user_shown_leaving_modal, hide_promotion_code_box, popover_profile_room_select, popover_student_dublin_listing, registration_from, dashboard-whats-new-panel-closedA collection of cookies related to UI customization. Set as a user navigates through the website so as to remember their preferences.various, up to 1 yearRequired
Tracker%3A%3AReferrerThis is set when visiting the website using a referrer URL for tracking purposes.1 yearHomestayRequired
Tracker%3A%3ACampaignThis is set when visiting the website using a campaign URL for tracking purposes.1 yearHomestayRequired
Tracker%3A%3AAffilateThis is set when visiting the website using an affiliate URL for tracking purposes.1 yearHomestayRequired
sb, xs, c_user, datr, plThese are set by a third party service Facebook to allow visitors to sign up / login using their Facebook accountFacebookRequired
__atuvcThis is set by a third party library of Addthis (defunct) to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms.1 yearHomestayOptional
__atuvsThis is set by a third party library of Addthis (defunct) to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms.24 hoursHomestayOptional
bt2, vc, di2, loc, mus, ouid, uid, uvcThis is set by a third party service Addthis (defunct) to operate its platform.1 yearAddthisOptional
frFacebook social plugin which is integrated with Google Tag Manager for tracking user conversion on the website.3 monthsFacebookOptional
MUIDB, MUID, _uetsid, MSCC, SRCHUID, SRCHD, SRCHHPGUSR, SRCHUSR, _RwBfThis is set by a third party service Bing for advertisement tracking purposes.1 yearBingOptional
personalization_idThis is set by a third party service Twitter for tracking user conversion on the website.2 yearsTwitterOptional
__cfduidThis is set by a third party serivce Pingdom to measure website performance1 yearPingdomOptional

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