What Is a Tracking Cookie Clickbank?

Clickbank uses cookies to track sales generated by affiliates.

Tracking cookies are used by companies who use affiliates to generate sales. The cookie allows the company to match a purchase to a particular affiliate and pay their advertisers commissions for sales leads.

Cookies

Cookies are used all over the Internet for various purposes. Cookies are small text files that websites place on visitor's computers. Cookies can be used to save user information, track usage, and remember website log-ins and more.

Clickbank's Usage

Clickbank works with affiliates to sell their products. When an affiliate sends a customer to Clickbank's website, a cookie is placed on the customer's computer. If a customer makes a purchase, the cookie tells Clickbank which affiliate is responsible for sending the customer to its website, and eventually purchasing an item.

Clickbank's Cookie

Clickbank's tracking cookie has a file size of less than 5000 bytes. It contains a temporary identification number that is used to pay the correct affiliate for sales. The cookie contains no personal information of the computer's user. It is set to automatically expire after a duration of time. The cookie is only visible to Clickbank's web servers.

References

• Clickbank: Privacy Policy
• Microsoft: Information About Cookies
• Mozilla Firefox: Cookies