Cookie Notice
Last Modified: August 26, 2024
This Cookie Notice applies for cookies and other similar technologies which may be placed when you visit different pages on https://www.pornhubpremium.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 Name | Purpose | Cookie Domain | Duration |
il | Is used for User Authorization purpose | pornhub.com | Session |
email2faModal | Is used for a 2FA process | pornhub.com | 30 days |
jp-ud | Is used during signup process | pornhub.com | 1 day |
platform | Is used for website to load the correct template for the user’s device | pornhub.com | 7 Days |
platform_forced | Is used for website to load the correct template for the user’s device as selected by the user | pornhub.com | 7 Days |
lang | Is used for setting the language chosen from languages network bar. | pornhub.com | 30 days |
premium_redirect | Is used for redirecting the user from standard to premium | pornhub.com | 30 days |
quality | Is used for determining video quality on TV | pornhub.com | Session |
settingsScrollTop | Is used to scroll the page to top after a page refresh | pornhub.com | 1 day |
password_reset_hash | Is used for validation if the user proceeds with password reset | pornhub.com | 1 hour |
cookieConsent | Stores user's cookie consent selection | pornhubpremium.com | 1 year |
additionalIdsRequiredModal | Is used to display if main performer requires additional information by Trust and Safety | pornhubpremium.com | 30 days |
cookieBannerState | Is used to hide short banner version when user closes it till the next session | pornhubpremium.com | 1 year |
desired_username | Is used during signup process | pornhubpremium.com | 1 day |
flag_limit_timeout | Allows the user to flag content | pornhubpremium.com | 3 days |
from | Is used during signup process | pornhub.com | 30 days |
| mi_deterrence | Redirects to google.com if user was identified as underage by mandatory DOB modal | pornhub.com pornhubpremium.com | 1 year |
| prerollShown | Used to limit the rate of advertisements you see during your session. | .pornhubpremium.com | Session |
| ss | Session id used for unauthenticated users. It’s used for counting views, authentication and counting users online | .pornhubpremium.com | 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 Name | Purpose | Cookie Domain | Duration |
fg_* | It is used for testing purposes | pornhub.com | 30 days |
contestEntryRated | Holds the last 10 contest entries the user rated | pornhub.com | Session |
ats | Is used for premium login and signup purposes | pornhub.com | 30 days |
videoRated | Stores the last 10 videos rated by the user | pornhub.com | Session |
player_version | Is used to open a PC modal on TV platform | pornhub.com | 1 day |
showLoverEmailRequestModal | Is responsible for showing the lover request modal | pornhub.com | 5 minutes |
videoCategoryRated | Remembers category rating | pornhub.com | Session |
videoPornstarRated | Remembers pornstar rating | pornhub.com | Session |
videoProductionRated | Remembers production rating | pornhub.com | Session |
videoTagRated | Remembers tag rating | pornhub.com | Session |
playlistShuffle_* | Is used to determine which playlist the user is currently seeing | .pornhubpremium.com | Session |
vlc | Save user likes when it is logged out, so when login the liked videos will be saved, and user will have access to these videos in liked videos history. | pornhubpremium.com | 1 year |
| alss | Album Segment suggestion | .pornhubpremium.com | 1 year |
| vcs | Video Category suggestion | .pornhubpremium.com | 1 year |
| vprds | Video Production suggestion | .pornhubpremium.com | 1 year |
| vprss | Video Pornstar suggestion | .pornhubpremium.com | 1 year |
| vts | Video Tag suggestion | .pornhubpremium.com | 1 year |
| title_translation_* | This cookie is used for suggesting translation title for videos | .pornhubpremium.com | 1 year |
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 Name | Purpose | Cookie Domain | Duration |
trial-step1-modal-shown | Is used to track user’s interaction with a promo modal | pornhub.com | session |
signupUpgradeViewkey | Utilized to monitor the user's last video viewing page and present a join page including this video | pornhub.com | 1 hour |
signupViewkey | Utilized to monitor the user's last video viewing page and present a join page including this video | pornhub.com | 1 hour |
htjf-mobile | Is used to Hide the ad at the footer of the page when user reached a certain number of pageviews | pornhub.com | 1 year |
bs | Provide tailored recommendations and searches to users | pornhub.com | 1 year |
ats_jp_vkey | Tracking user last video page before user’s redirection to premium | pornhub.com | 30 days |
ec_exotracker | Is used to track user’s referral code for premium signups | pornhub.com | 1 day |
promoTooltip | It is used to display promos to the User | pornhub.com | 1 day |
twang5027 | Is used to track user’s referral code for premium signups | pornhub.com | 1 day |
ua | Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. | pornhub.com | 1 Day |
aclid | It is used to serve Ads to the User | pornhub.com | 30 days |
tj_UUID | Are used to serve ads to the Users | pornhub.com | 30 days |
tj_UUID_v2 | Are used to serve ads to the Users | pornhub.com | 30 days |
hideRecommendations | Is used to hide recommended videos if the user requested it | pornhub.com | 31 days |
UPDATE_loadWidgetCached_* | Refreshing the data displayed in cached widget with videos when the user is interested or not interested in a video. | pornhub.com | 30 minutes |
lvv | Log the video views to the recommendation system | pornhubpremium.com | 1 year |
sessid | This cookie sends the session id to Traffic Junkie | pornhubpremium.com | 1 year |
| bsdd | Provide tailored recommendations and searches to users | .pornhubpremium.com | 1 year |
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 Name | Purpose | Cookie Domain | Duration |
etavt | Is used for Analytics Purposes | pornhub.com | Session |
_gat | Is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites | pornhub.com | 1 Day |
last_vote_nominee_id | Stores the last nominee the user voted for during the PH awards | pornhub.com | 1 minute |
_ga | Is set by Google Analytics and is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier | pornhub.com | 2 Years |
_gid | Is set by Google Analytics and is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier | pornhub.com | 1 Day |
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, Pornhub 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 Pornhub 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 here. 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
Name | Purpose | Used | Type |
dataProductID | Stores the selected product ID on PHP Signup/Join pages | First Party | Essential |
currentTimeStamp | Checks if the recent research list contains banned words and removes them | First Party | Essential |
streamReported | Hides reported stream from user | First Party | Essential |
commentsReported | Hides reported comment from user | First Party | Essential |
tasteCategories | Is used for storing user's selected categories on "recommended/taste" page | First Party | Non-Essential |
videoManageSupport | Is used for appearing as preselected the "Content Removal Request" option on support page | First Party | Non-Essential |
mgp_player | Are used to hold information about the media player of the website | First Party | Essential |
watchedVideoIds | Shows watch history feature and marks the watched videos | First Party | Non-Essential |
playlist_shuffle_ + PLAYLIST ID | Is used for storing randomized playlist video order when the user uses Shuffle function in the playlist carousel | First Party | Non-Essential |
pl-hideShow | Is used for modifying playlist bar | First Party | Non-Essential |
playlistRated | Saves user's playlist rating | First Party | Non-Essential |
phLivePlayerQuality | Sets video quality for Live Player | First Party | Non-Essential |
slideAnimation | Is used for sliding playlist's carousel on mobile version | First Party | Non-Essential |
mp_ID NUMBER_mixpanel | Set by analytics library on page load | First Party | Non-Essential |
trialBottomNotificationHidden | Shows/Hides the PHP trial expire reminder and the notification for redirecting user to PH. | First Party | Non-Essential |
__mpq_ID NUMBER_ev | Set by analytics library on page load | First Party | Non-Essential |
__mpq_ID NUMBER_pp | Set by analytics library on page load | First Party | Non-Essential |
puTargetURL | Stores previous URL when pop-under opens on mobile version | First Party | Non-Essential |
loggedInFromJoinUviuCTA | Redirects user to the appropriate URL. | First Party | Essential |
search, searches | Saves the user's previous search terms on mobile version | First Party | Non-Essential |
promoBannerPersistant | Shows/Hides PH Premium promo banner | First Party | Non-Essential |
premiumPromoBanner + PROMO BANNER ID | Shows/Hides PH Premium promo banner | First Party | Non-Essential |
notLoggedIn | Initializes report modal for non-logged in users | First Party | Non-Essential |
favoritesRedirect | Saves favourite video user's selection when the user clicks on favourite button and logs in | First Party | Non-Essential |
savedData | Saves current data on the profile page when user navigates on the website | First Party | Non-Essential |
ISP_INFO_SEND | Sends Internet Service Provider information to Google Analytics | First Party | Non-Essential |
_mpcehash | Set from an analytics library | First Party | Non-Essential |
d_uidb | Is used for analytics purposes | First Party | Non-Essential |
_grecaptcha | Is set by Google reCAPTCHA | Third Party | Essential |
mgp_player* | Are used to hold information about the media player of the website | First Party | Essential |
| recentSearch | Is used for storing the new search terms. | 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.