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title: "How does Approval use cookies?"
description: "What are cookies? Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. List of cookies Essential Cookies Strictly necessary cookies make our website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these…"
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# How does Approval use cookies?

Last modified June 10, 2026

> What are cookies? Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. List of cookies Essential Cookies Strictly necessary cookies make our website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these…


## What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order
to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

## List of cookies

### Essential Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies make our website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure
areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

| Name               | Domain                   | Usage                                                  |
|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| GsId               | .visma.net               | Authentification/authorization cookies set by ODP      |
| _oauth2_proxy      | .approval.visma.net      | Authentification/authorization cookies set by Approval |
| AWSALB, AWSALBCORS | oauth.approval.visma.net | AWS load balancing necessary cookies                   |
| _ph_phc_XXXX       | .launchdarkly.com        | Necessary for managing feature flags                   |

### Functional Cookies

Functional cookies enable our website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks; for
example, your preferred language or the region that you are in.

| Name | Domain     | Usage                      |
|------|------------|----------------------------|
| plc  | .visma.net | Language cookie set by ODP |

### Analytical Cookies

Analytical cookies allow us to analyze traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.
Analytical cookies enable us to see how visitors move around the website.

| Name         | domain              | Usage                                                                                                          |
|--------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ADRUM_*      | .visma.net          | AppDynamics Real User Monitoring cookie, helping us improve functionality and user experience                  |
| _sp_cookie   | snowplow.visma.com  | Snowplow cookie to see user behaviour in the application, helping us improve functionality and user experience |
| NPS_XXXXXXXX | .approval.visma.net | Wootric Survey cookie used to enhance and streamline end user experience                                       |


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