Cookie Notice

Last Modified: 20th May 2025

This Cookie Notice applies for cookies and other similar technologies which may be placed when you visit different pages on www.tube8.com (the “Website”) which is operated by Aylo Freesites Ltd (hereinafter “we” or “us”). In this Cookie Notice we explain what cookies are, how we use them and how you can manage them.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small piece of data that, when browsing a website, will ask your browser to collect and store on your computer or internet-compatible end user devices for example, smartphones and tablets (collectively “Computer”) in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference, online activity, or login credentials (collectively “cookies”).

First and Third-Party Cookies. The cookies set by us are called first party cookies. We also use third-party cookies, which are cookies from a domain different than our Website. Both types of cookies are text files made up of bits of information that websites use to collect your user data. First-party cookies are mostly used to improve your user experience by remembering user preferences and settings, also used to store information, such as usernames, passwords, and language preferences. Third-party cookies track your browsing history and activities so that we can show you targeted or personalized ads and marketing related to our content, products, and services.

Session and Persistent Cookies. Cookies can be either session cookies or persistent cookies. A session cookie expires automatically when you quit your browser. A persistent cookie will be saved on your Computer until it expires, or until you delete your cookies. Each cookie has a different expiration date; some may expire after a few minutes while others after some years (collectively, “cookie(s)”)

What are Local Storage Objects?

Local storage enables our Website to store information locally on your device. Local storage can be used to maintain preferences, a history of usage, or even the state or settings of a site or an app. Local storage may be used to improve your experience with our Website for example, by enabling features, remembering your preferences, and improving our Website’s functionality.

The main difference between Cookies and Local storage is how they function, cookies are sent to the webserver with your requests while Local storage can only be read by your browser.

How we use cookies

We use cookies to make our Website work or to track what you've done on the Website so we can understand what you like in order to provide an enjoyable, customised experience. We also use cookies to help us develop and deliver better content, products and services tailored to your interests. Please note that some cookies are applicable only for logged-in users or for users who participate in the Model Program.

Essential Cookies

These are cookies necessary for the functioning of the Website and cannot be switched off in our systems as they enable core website functionality They are used to carry out the transmission of a communication (e.g. Load balancing cookies), provide you with the requested services or are set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms (UI customization cookies).

Cookie Domain	Cookie Name	Purpose	Cookies used	Duration
www.tube8.com	LBSERVERID	Used for a load balancer. They identify the server the visitor was forwarded to when last calling up the website. They also enable all enquiries by a user in the same session to be forwarded to the same server. The information in the cookie has the sole purpose of identifying one of the communication endpoints and is thus necessary to carry out the communication over the network.	First Party	Session
www.tube8.com	access showAgeDisclaimer	Save user's age disclaimer selection.	First Party	12 months
www.tube8.com	platform	Is set for platform detection	First Party	13 months
www.tube8.com	ua	Is used for user agent detection (browser detection)	First Party	24 hours
www.tube8.com	ss	Is used for user authentication and the submission of forms, such as Content Removal Requests..	First Party	1 year
www.tube8.com	il	This is the primary session ID used to maintain user choices from one request to the next. Without this user won't be able to login	First Party	90 days
www.google.com	GRECAPTCHA	Is a security cookie, that is set in order to have the captcha functionality. It is used to provide the risk analysis of user activity.	Third Party	6 months
www.tube8.com	desired_username	Is used to confirm user's sign up.	First Party	24 hours
www.tube8.com	recommendations	Gives the ability to the users to disable recommended content according to EU DSA requirements.	First Party	24 hours
www.tube8.com	cookieConsent	Is used for storing user’s selection on cookie Banner.	First Party	6 months
www.tube8.com	prerollShown, popShown	Prevents intrusive popunder ads from appearing constantly	First Party	Session
www.tube8.com	RNLBSERVERID	Used for a load balancer. They identify the server the visitor was forwarded to when last calling up the website. They also enable all enquiries by a user in the same session to be forwarded to the same server. The information in the cookie has the sole purpose of identifying one of the communication endpoints and is thus necessary to carry out the communication over the network.	First Party	Session
www.tube8.com	videoPageViews	Used to limit the rate of advertisements you see during your session	First Party	Session
www.tube8.com	tosUpdateModal	Controls the display of the Terms of Service (ToS) modal popup during browsing. This cookie ensures that users who have already accepted the ToS are not shown the popup again, improving user experience and reducing repetitive prompts.	First Party	1 year

 

You can set your browser to block these cookies, but that will cause some parts of the Website to not work.

Functional Cookies

These cookies are set to implement additional functionalities or to enhance features and website performance. These cookies help us personalize and enhance your online experience on the Website. This type of cookies also allows us to recognize you when you return to the Website and to remember your choices

Cookie Domain	Cookie Name	Purpose	Cookies used	Duration
.google.com	SOCS	Is used for storing the users state regarding their cookie selection.	Third Party	13 months
.google.com	AEC	Ensures that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites. These cookies prevent malicious sites from acting on behalf of a user without that user’s knowledge.	Third Party	6 months
www.tube8.com	isNotFlagable	Used to inform user for browser availability.	First Party	900 seconds
www.tube8.com	bs	Limits the amount of popunder ads being displayed to the user.	First Party	13 months
www.tube8.com	ieFarewellModal	Used to inform user for browser availability.	First Party	Session
www.tube8.com	popShowm	Limits the amount of popunder ads being displayed to the user.	First Party	Session
www.tube8.com	__l, __s	These cookies are used by reflected network (RN) for logging technical parameters of user's session.	Third Party	12 months

Targeting/Advertising cookies

These cookies enable us to make the Website more relevant to your interests and to help us serve ads that might be of interest to you. The Website and our advertising partners set these cookies to provide behavioural advertising and define the number of ads that will be displayed to you. Collected data can be any type of browsing information necessary to understand your browsing habits.

If you choose to disable this type of cookies, you will still see advertisements, but they will be less relevant and will not be tailored to your interests.

Cookie Domain	Cookie Name	Purpose	Cookies used	Duration
.google.com	NID	Is set by Google and is used to store user preferences and information, such as language preferences and customized search results	Third Party	6 months
.google.com	1P_JAR	Is used for carrying out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the website	Third Party	1 month
.google.com	SSID	Is set by Google and is used to store user preferences and information, such as the preferred language and browsing preferences	Third Party	2 years
.google.com	APISID	Is used for personalizing Google Ads on website based on recent user searches and interactions	Third Party	2 years
.google.com	HSID	Is used for authenticating users, storing session preferences, and performing security measures	Third Party	2 years
.google.com	__Secure-3PSIDCC	Is used by Google to build a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalised ads through retargeting	Third Party	2 years
www.tube8.com	_gcl_au	Is used by Google Analytics to understand user interaction with the website. Cookie is placed by: Google AdSense	First Party	2 months
www.tube8.com	tj_UUID, tj_UUID_v2	Used to uniquely identify the current user to show relevant and personalised ads	First Party	1 month
www.tube8.com	d_uid	Enables the user to share pages through social networking websites	First Party	1 month
www.tube8.com	d_uidb	Is used for tracking purposes	First Party	1 month
www.tube8.com	d_fs	Is used for avoiding generating JS fingerprint in every page visited.	First Party	Session
.google.com	__Secure-1PAPISID, __Secure-3PAPISID	Is set by Google and is used to store user preferences and information when viewing pages and to provide personalized advertising	Third Party	13 months
.google.com	__Secure-1PSIDTS, __Secure-3PSIDTS	Collects information about your interactions with Google services and ads. It is used to measure advertising effectiveness and deliver personalised content based on your interests	Third Party	12 months
.google.com	__Secure-1PSID, __Secure-3PSID	Is set by Google and is used to authenticate users, store session preferences, and perform security measures	Third Party	13 months
.google.com	__Secure-ENID, SAPISID	Is set by Google and is used to store user preferences and information, such as language preferences and customized search results	Third Party	13 months
.google.com	__Secure-1PSIDCC	Is set by Google and is used to protect users' data from unauthorized access	Third Party	12 months

Analytics cookies

These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of users and to see how users use and explore the Website, for example they allow us to carry out statistical analysis of page use, interactions, and paths a user takes through the Website to improve the performance of our Website. This is known as ‘digital analytics,’ where this information allows us to know what content on our Website is the most and least popular. Additionally, we use third party session recording technologies that help us better understand our users’ experience, however, the recording data is pseudonymized.

Cookie Domain	Cookie Name	Purpose	Cookies used	Duration
www.tube8.com	_gid	Is set by Google Analytics and is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier.	First Party	1 day
www.tube8.com	_gat	Used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites.	First Party	1 minute
www.tube8.com	_ga_*	Is a specialized type of tracking software tool created by Google Analytics. It’s designed to help website owners measure and analyze how users interact with their site content.	First Party	12 months
www.tube8.com	_ga	Is set by Google Analytics and is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier.	First Party	13 months
www.google.com	OTZ	Used for providing an aggregate analysis of website visitors.	Third Party	1 month
.google.com	SIDCC	Is set by Google and is used to protect users' data from unauthorized access.	Third Party	2 years

Third Party Cookies

Third party cookies originate from a domain different to the Website. For example, when you visit the Website, some content or applications, including advertisements, may link to a third-party website. These third parties may set cookies on your computer to collect information about you, such as your IP address or location, when you click to view, access, or use any of their features on the Website. Unless expressly stated otherwise, we do not share any personal information with these third parties or control how these third parties use their cookies, so we suggest you check their website to see how they're using them and how you can manage them. You can set your browser to refuse all third-party cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Our systems do not recognize browser "Do Not Track" signals.

Google Analytics

We use Google as a service provider to collect and analyse information about how users use the Website, including by collecting website activity data through first-party cookies set by our domains, and third-party cookies set by Google. Because we activated IP anonymization for Google Analytics, Google will anonymize the last octet of a particular IP address and will not store your full IP address. Google will use the information only to provide Google Analytics services to us and will not use this information for other purposes. In addition, Tube8 uses Google Signals, which are also services provided by Google that help us to run remarketing campaigns, collect more accurate data, and understand in a better way how users engage with Tube8 on different devices (cross-device activity). Google Signals apply to Google users who accept personalized advertising on their Google accounts.

You can learn more on how Google uses data. You can opt-out of Google Analytics by visiting the Google Analytics opt-out page or by accepting only essential cookies.

To view an overview of your Google Analytics cookie please go here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.

Local Storage

Domain	Name	Purpose	Used	Type
www.tube8.com	sw-version	Is necessary for website’s efficient function.	First Party	Essential
www.tube8.com	copyrightConcern_URL	Enables DMCA reportings.	First Party	Essential
www.tube8.com	mgp_player*	Used to store technical data needed to play back video or audio aecontent, such as image quality, network link speed and buffering parameters.	First Party	Essential
www.tube8.com	recent_searches, mobileFlipbookOverlayShown, videos_history, commentsReported, videos_likes, videos_dislikes, commentsRated, flagPlayerPausePlayStat, autonext_previous_video, autonext, favorites, collection_likes	Used for storing users’ preferences to optimize users’ experience based on their website activity and interactions.	First Party	Non-essential
www.tube8.com	lscache-is	Sets and saves an identifier for the data management platform to group information that belongs to the same user.	First Party	Non-essential

How To Control and Delete Cookies

Cookie Banner

You can use our cookie banner to accept all cookies or choose to accept only essential cookies. The cookie banner will record when and in which cookies you have consented to. For logged-in users, we will ask for consent once a year or when we have major changes to our cookies, to ensure you stay up to date with changes in our Cookies and Privacy Notice. For non-logged in users, your cookie banner selection will be saved only during each specific session.

Manage Cookies Option

Analytics, Functional and Targeting cookies can be switched on or off at any time by accessing the 'Manage Cookies' option located at the footer of the Website. However, if you choose not to accept these cookies, some functionalities of the Website may be disabled or your access to certain parts of the Website might be interrupted.

Browser Settings

You can set your browser to automatically accept all cookies (usually this set as default), to alert you when cookies are being used or not to allow the use of cookies. To manage and disable cookies through your browser, follow the instructions usually located within the “Help,” “Tools” or “Edit” menus in your browser. You can also delete Local Storage from your browser at any time you like by visiting your web browser settings.