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CCleaner Cookies Policy

This Cookies Policy applies to the websites of Avast Software s.r.o. and its affiliates (collectively as “we,” “us” or “our”).

If you live in the European Economic Area, the Controller of your personal data is Avast Software s.r.o., which has its principal place of business at 1737/1A Pikrtova, Prague 4, Czech Republic, 140 00.


What Are Cookies and How We Use Them

Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user's experience more efficient. You can find more about cookies here.

We use cookies, and other similar technologies such as pixel tags and web beacons, to remember your preferences, to personalize your experience on our sites, tell us which parts of our websites people have visited, help us measure the effectiveness of campaigns, and give us insights into user interactions and user base as a whole so we can improve our communications and products.

We Use Third-party Cookies

You can find a list of the third-party cookies that we use on our sites along with other relevant information in the cookie table below. While we do our best to keep this table updated, please note that the number and names of cookies, pixels and other technologies may change from time to time.

Generally, we may receive reports based on the use of third-party technologies by their third-party providers on an individual as well as aggregated basis. We may also partner with a third party either to display advertising on our site or to manage our advertising on this site and other sites using information from the cookies.

How You Can Disable Cookies or Opt Out of Interest-based Targeting

If you do not wish to allow the use of cookies, you can disable them through your browser settings. In some browsers you can set up rules to manage cookies on a site-by-site basis, giving you more fine-grained control over your privacy. We do note, however, that not all browsers across all platforms may support this functionality.

Browser manufacturers provide help pages relating to cookie management in their products. Please see below the relevant links to the main browsers:

For other browsers, please consult the documentation that your browser manufacturer provides.

You can opt out of interest-based targeting provided by participating ad servers through:

In addition, on your iPhone, iPad or Android, you can change your device settings to control whether you see online interest-based ads in the following manner:

  • iOS devices: go to Settings > Privacy > Advertising > enable Limit Ad Tracking. Please note that if you use more than one device, you need to opt-out separately in each device.
Android devices: Please follow the instructions set forth at: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en. Please note that if you use more than one device, you need to opt-out separately in each device.

Please note that if you disable cookies, our websites may not function properly or at all or your access to our websites and their features may be affected or restricted.


Cookie Tables

Across all of our websites, we use these cookies:

Necessary cookies

We primarily use cookies to provide you with a consistent and accurate service. Other cookies can tell us which language you prefer and what your communications preferences are. They also provide you with features.

Cookie Name

Cookie Source (1st/3rd Party)

Retention Period

Avast

AVG

CCleaner

__hs_opt_out;

__hs_do_not_track; h-open; hs-messages-hide-welcome-message; __hsmem; __hstc;

hubspotutk; __hssc; __hssrcs_ab_test; _key; hs-messages-is

1st

Up to 13 months

 ✓

apex__avastLocale

1st

Session

 ✓

apex__searchAttempts

1st

2 hours

 ✓

 ✓

apex__avastSCLocale

1st

365 days

 ✓

apex__avastNoPts

1st

Session

 ✓

apex__avastLastVisitedArticle

1st

Session

 ✓

 ✕

 ✕

apex__avastConsent

1st

14 days

 ✓

apex__avgLocale

1st

336 days

 ✕

 ✓

apex__language

1st

Session

 ✕

 ✓

avgLocale

1st

365 days

 ✕

 ✓

geoip

1st

30 days

 ✕

 ✓

avastComLocale

1st

1 year

  ✓

consentAccepted

1st

14 days

  ✓

  ✓

 ✕

couponfield

1st

 14 days

  ✓

 ✕

 ✕

AKA_A2

3rd - Akamai

1 hour

 ✓

RT

3rd - Akamai

7 days

 ✓

JSESSIONID

3rd

Session

 ✓

 ✓

loc

3rd - Addthis.com

13 months

 ✓

uvc

3rd - Addthis.com

13 months

 ✓

ARRAffinity

1st

Session

 ✓

_cc_cookiesAccepted, _cc_langChoice

1st

365 days

 ✓

Performance, Analytics and Research cookies

Cookies help us learn how well our websites and services perform. We also use cookies to understand, improve, and research products, features, and services, including to create logs and record when you access our websites from different devices, such as your computer or your mobile device.

Cookie Name

Cookie Source (1st/3rd Party)

Retention Period

Avast

AVG

CCleaner

__iniSrc

1st

Up to 72 hours

 ✓

 ✓

 ✓

FULL_trSrc

1st

2 hours

 ✓

__trSrc

1st

Up to 72 hours

 ✓

 ✓

 ✓

__utmzzses

1st

Session

 ✓

pgdwlid

1st

Up to 72 hours

UFCounter

1st

6 months

 ✓

UTM_SOURCE

1st

1 year

 ✓

UTM_AFFSOURCE

1st

Up to 60 days

 ✓

 ✕

cjEvent

1st

Up to 60 days

 ✓

_ga

3rd - Google Analytics

2 years

 ✓

_gaexp

3rd - Google Optimize

Test's length

 ✓

Web Beacon

3rd - Capterra

Not stored

 ✓

 ✕

 ✕

_hjClosedSurveyInvites
_hjDonePolls
_hjMinimizedPolls
_hjDoneTestersWidgets
_hjMinimizedTestersWidgets
_hjIncludedInSample
_hjShownFeedbackMessage

3rd - Hotjar

1 year

 ✓

optimizelyEndUserId; optimizelyRedirectData

3rd - Optimizely

6 months

 ✓

 ✕

 ✕

_vis_opt*

_vwo_uuid*

3rd - Visual Website Optimizer

365 days

 ✓

 ✕

 ✓

yabs-sid; i; yandexuid; yp; yuidss

3rd - Yandex

Session; 1 year; 1 year; 3650 days; 1 year

 ✓

 ✕

AMP_TOKEN

3rd - Google

Up to 1 year

 ✓

_gid

3rd - Google

1 day

 ✓

 ✓

_hjid

3rd - Hotjar

356 days

 ✓

 ✓

Web Beacon

3rd - A8 Fly

IronSource

Spiceworks

My Target - VKontakte

Not stored

 ✓

 ✕

✕ 

Web Beacon

3rd - Outbrain

Not stored

 ✕

 ✓

 ✕

Web Beacon

3rd - Commission Junction

Not stored

 ✓

 ✓

 ✓

_cc_xsource

1st

30 minutes

 ✕

 ✕

 ✓

Advertising cookies

We may use cookies to help us deliver marketing campaigns and track their performance. Similarly, our partners may use cookies to provide us with information about your interactions with their services, but use of those third-party cookies would be subject to the service provider’s privacy controls, such as privacy policies or opt-out mechanisms, which you may find below.

Cookie Name

Cookie Source (1st/3rd Party)

Retention Period

Avast

AVG

CCleaner

Privacy Controls

MUIDB; MUID

3rd - Bing

13 months

 ✓

 ✓

 ✓

Opt Out

sid

3rd - Seznam.cz Sklik

29 days

 ✓

 ✓

Privacy Policy

_ym_d; _ym_isad; _ym_uid

3rd - Yandex Metrica

1 year; 1 day; 1 year

 ✓

 ✕

Opt Out

_gat_UA-*

3rd - Google Analytics

1 minute

 ✓

Opt Out

NID; SID; IDE; ANID; DSID; FLC; AID; TAID; __gads; __gac; Conversion

3rd - Google Advertising Network

Google API

Up to 2 years

 ✓

Opt Out

_fbp

3rd - Facebook

120 days

 ✓

 ✕

Opt Out

fr

3rd - Facebook

120 days

 ✓

✓ 

 ✕

Opt Out

lidc; bcookie; BizoID; UserMatchHistory

3rd - LinkedIn Ad Analytics

1 day; 1 year; 6 months

 ✓

 ✕

✕ 

Opt Out

1P_JAR

3rd - Google

30 days

 ✓

 ✓

Opt Out

_gcl_au

3rd - Google

120 days

 ✓

Opt Out

Web Beacon

3rd - Ginga

Not stored

 ✓

 ✕

 ✕

Privacy Policy

Web Beacon

3rd - SalesForce

Not stored

 ✓

 ✕

 ✕

Opt Out