Last updated: 16 Jan 2026

Cookie Policy

About Cookies

We use technologies that allow us to access and store information or use resources on your device as they interact with this Website. For simplicity, all such technologies are defined as "Cookies" within this document.

Some of the purposes for which Cookies are used may also require your consent. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.

Why does Obsidian use cookies?

We use cookies for multiple reasons:

Essential cookies are required for the technical operations of the Websites and to use its features, including storing your cookie consent preferences.

Functional cookies are used to enhance website performance and enable certain features, such as optimising server connections and data center selection.

Analytics cookies are used to collect information to help us understand how our Websites are being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customise our Websites for you.

Advertisement cookies are used to track your activity across websites and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, allowing us and third-party partners to deliver more relevant ads and personalise your experience.

Disabling Cookies

You can change your browser settings to control what cookies the browser stores. If you elect not to activate a cookie or to later disable cookies, you may still visit our Websites, but your ability to use some features or areas may be limited.

Analytics cookies are set only after you accept analytics cookies. You can always edit your choice by clicking the Cookie Policy link in the footer.

Other Cookies in the browser's local memory may be cleared by deleting the browsing history.

In addition, certain third party advertising networks, including Google, permit users to opt out of or customize preferences associated with your internet browsing.

Cookies we use

Essential

Required for the technical operation of the Websites and to use their features, including storing your cookie consent preferences.

Name Provider Purpose Duration
cookie_consent Obsidian Stores your cookie consent preferences Persistent (localStorage)

Functional

Enhance website performance and enable optional features such as optimising server connections and data center selection.

Name Provider Purpose Duration
lidc LinkedIn Facilitates data center selection for optimal performance 1 day

Analytics

Help us understand how the Websites are used, how effective our marketing campaigns are, and how to improve them.

Name Provider Purpose Duration
_ga Google Analytics Distinguishes unique users for traffic analysis 2 years
_ga_37C7G53FK8 Google Analytics Persists session state for the Obsidian GA4 property 2 years
lastExternalReferrer Obsidian Records the last external referrer URL for traffic source analysis Persistent (localStorage)
lastExternalReferrerTime Obsidian Timestamps when the last external referrer was recorded Persistent (localStorage)

Advertisement

Track activity across websites and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, allowing us and third-party partners to deliver more relevant ads.

Name Provider Purpose Duration
_gcl_au Google Conversion linker — attributes ad clicks to conversions 3 months
_fbp Facebook (Meta) Stores and tracks interactions for Facebook advertising 3 months
_ttp TikTok Tracks and improves ad campaign performance; personalises experience 3 months
_tt_enable_cookie TikTok Indicates that the TikTok pixel is allowed to set cookies 3 months
ttcsid TikTok TikTok click ID for conversion tracking 3 months
ttcsid_CTT8PU3C77UFAAV3EQQ0 TikTok Per-pixel TikTok click ID for the Obsidian pixel 3 months
tt_appInfo TikTok TikTok app/browser information for tracking Session (sessionStorage)
tt_pixel_session_index TikTok Tracks TikTok pixel session for ad measurement Session (sessionStorage)
tt_sessionId TikTok Identifies the TikTok tracking session Session (sessionStorage)

Tag management

We use Google Tag Manager to manage website tags. Google Tag Manager does not itself set analytics cookies. It is used to load tools such as Google Analytics.