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        **mc**Collects data on the user's visits to the website, such as what pages have been loaded. The registered data is used for targeted ads.

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        **utag\_main**Used by Tealium Tag Manager to store a unique visitor ID, a session ID and to persist data about the visitor's interaction with the website, e.g. last page viewed.

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