Cookie notice (archived)
Effective from April 20, 2021 to June 14, 2022
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first party cookies. We also use third party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different from the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. You can find out more about each cookie by viewing our current cookie list below. We update this list quarterly, so there may be additional cookies that are not yet listed. For the purposes of this Notice, the term, “Websites”, shall refer collectively to www.postman.com as well as the other websites that Postman, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Postman Group”) operate and that link to this Notice.
More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Domain | Name(s) | Lifespan | Category | Purpose |
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.identity.getpostman.com | _ga | 1 year | Google Analytics | Strictly Necessary |
.pages.getpostman.com | __cf_bm | 24 hours | Drift form submission | Strictly Necessary |
.postman.com | _ga | 1 year | Google analytics | Performance |
.postman.com | _gid | 1 day | Google analytics | Performance |
.postman.com | _gat_UA-43979731-4 | 1 day | Google Tag Manager | Performance |
.postman.com | _gat | 1 day | Google Tag Manager | Performance |
.postman.com | _mkto_trk | 1 year | Marketo User Tracking | Performance |
blog.postman.com | wp-settings-tip | 1 year | Wordpress | Functional |
blog.postman.com | gatsby-gdpr-google-analytics | 1 year | Google analytics gdpr settings | Performance |
www.postman.com | gatsby-gdpr-google-analytics | 1 year | Google analytics gdpr settings | Performance |
www.postman.com | driftt_aid | 1 year | Drift | Targeting |
www.postman.com | driftt_sid | 1 day | Drift | Targeting |
www.postman.com | __d_mkto | 1 day | Marketo | Functional |
www.postman.com | DFTT_END_USER_PREV_BOOTSTRAPPED | 1 day | Drift | Functional |
.postman.com | _gcl_au | 1 month | Google Adsense | Targeting |
.postman.com | _hjid | 1 year | Hotjar | Performance |
.postman.com | ajs_user_id | 1 year | Segment.io | Targeting |
.postman.com | ajs_user_group | 1 year | Segment.io | Targeting |
.postman.com | ajs_anonymous_id | 1 year | Segment.io | Targeting |
.support.getpostman.com | __cfduid | 1 day | Cloudflare | Performance |
.support.getpostman.com | __cf_bm | 1 day | Cloudflare | Performance |
Internal Cookies and Similar Technologies
The following are first-party cookies.
Domain | Name(s) | Lifespan | Category | Purpose |
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.getpostman.com | getpostmanlogin | 1 year | Determining if user is logged in | Strictly Necessary |
.getpostman.com | dashboard_beta | 1 year | Display Dashboard link in beta | Functional |
.getpostman.com | postman.meta | 1 year | Postman login meta info | Functional |
.getpostman.com | _ga | 1 year | Google analytics | Performance |
.getpostman.com | postman.sid | 1 month | Postman user id | Functional Cookies |
.postman.com | getpostmanlogin | 1 year | Determining if user is logged in | Strictly Necessary |
.postman.com | dashboard_beta | 1 year | Display Dashboard link in beta | Functional |
blog.postman.com | referrer_url | 1 day | Used for internal analytics to determine where users came from | Performance |
documenter.getpostman.com | documentationConfig | 1 year | Page layout for Documenter | Functional |
learning.postman.com | referrer_url | 1 day | Used for internal analytics to determine where users came from | Performance |
pages.getpostman.com | BIGipServersj19web-nginx-app_https | none | Load balancing | Strictly Necessary |
www.postman.com | cookieconsent_status | 1 year | Stores cookie consent settings | Functional |
www.postman.com | _hjIncludedInSample | none | Hot Jar | Functional |
www.postman.com | referrer_url | 1 day | Used for internal analytics to determine where users came from | Performance |
.postman.com | _hfAbsoluteSessionInProgress | 1 day | Active login sessions | Functional |
How to Disable Cookies
You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you elect not to activate the cookie or to later disable cookies, you may still visit our Websites, but your ability to use some features or areas of the Websites may be limited. For further information on how to manage Flash cookies please click here.
You can generally activate or later deactivate the use of cookies through a functionality built into your web browser. To learn more about how to control cookie settings through your browser:
If you want to learn more about cookies, or how to control, disable or delete them, please visit http://www.aboutcookies.org for detailed guidance. In addition, certain third party advertising networks, including Google, permit users to opt out of or customize preferences associated with your internet browsing. To learn more about this feature from Google, click here.
Many jurisdictions require or recommend that website operators inform users/visitors as to the nature of cookies they utilize and, in certain circumstances, obtain the consent of their users to the placement of certain cookies.
You will not be able to opt-out of any cookies or other technologies that are “strictly necessary” for the Services.
Updates to this Notice
The content of this Notice is for your general information and use only. These cookies are subject to change without notice. You acknowledge that this information may contain inaccuracies or errors and is subject to change and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law. If we make any changes, we will notify you by revising the "effective starting" date at the top of this Notice. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on the Notice. Your continued use of the Websites constitutes your agreement to be bound by such changes to this Notice. Your only remedy, if you do not accept the terms of this Notice, is to discontinue use of and access to the Websites.
Cookies Used in Our Services
In addition to using cookies on our Websites as described above, we also use cookies and other tracking technologies in connection with your access to and use of the products and services which we market for subscription on our Websites (our “Services”). When you interact with the Services, we automatically receive and record information on our server logs from the browser or device, which may include IP address, "cookie" information, and the type of browser and/or device being used to access the Services.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Notice or about Postman's privacy practices, please contact us by email at help@postman.com, or at:
Postman, Inc.
Attn: Legal
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