Cookie Notice

Last Modified: 5th January 2026

This Cookie Notice applies for cookies and other similar technologies which may be placed when you visit different pages on www.pornhub.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.

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 Domain	Cookie Name	Purpose	Cookies used	Duration
Pornhub.com	AccessAgeDisclaimerPH	Saves the users' age disclaimer selection	First Party	1 Year
Pornhub.com	pornhub_av	Saves the users' age disclaimer selection for UK users	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	adBlockAlertHidden	Save the user's choice of dismissing the adblock playback error help tip	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	additionalIdsRequiredModal	Is used to display if main performer requires additional information by Trust and Safety	First Party	30 days
Pornhub.com	autoplay	Controls autoplay functionality, specifically the "Next Video" videoplayer overlay	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	blogUserAvatar, blogUserName	Are used to update the menu after the user successfully logged in	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	cookieBannerEU	Used to persist the fact that the cookie banner should be displayed	First Party	1 year
Pornhub.com	cookieConsent	Stores user's cookie consent selection	First Party	1 year
Pornhub.com	cookiesBanner	Shows the cookie banner to the user	First Party	7 days
Pornhub.com	email2faModal	Is used for a 2FA process	First Party	30 days
Pornhub.com	emailConfirmCookie_	Is used to display the email confirmation needed modal	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	entryOrigin	Is used to determine the User’s origin page	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	flag_limit_timeout	Allows the user to flag content	First Party	3 days
Pornhub.com	From, desired_username, jp-ud, signup:from	Are used during signup process	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	il	Is used for User Authorization purpose	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	isSuggestion	Is used to avoid extra URL parameters when clicking on a suggested search	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	overwriteCCVal	Enables the site reloads to the current country code	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	password_reset_hash	Is used for validation if the user proceeds with password reset	First Party	10 minutes
Pornhub.com	platform	Is used for website to load the correct template for the user’s device	First Party	7 days
Pornhub.com	platform_cookie_reset	Is used to reset the cookies on the platform	First Party	60 days
Pornhub.com	platform_forced	Is used for website to load the correct template for the user’s device as selected by the user	First Party	7 days
Pornhub.com	playlistShuffle_	Is used to determine which playlist the user is currently seeing	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	PopShown, prerollShown	Used to limit the rate of advertisements you see during your session	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	premium_redirect	Is used for redirecting the user from standard to premium	First Party	30 days
Pornhub.com	views	Used to limit the rate of advertisements you see during your session	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	redirect	Is used for redirecting the user to home page	First Party	30 days
Pornhub.com	settingsScrollTop	Is used to scroll the page to top after a page refresh	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	shouldShowModalCppVerificationWindow	Is used only for Content partners that must sign a digital contract	First Party	30 days
Pornhub.com	showModalPremiumTry	Shows trial modal	First Party	3 days
Pornhub.com	showPremiumWelcomeFromPornhub	Is used to display greeting message for the PH Premium Users	First Party	10 minutes
Google.com	SIDCC	Is set by Google and is used to protect users' data from unauthorized access	Third Party	1 year
Pornhub.com	temp_album_id	Is used for temporarily storing user's newly created id until user uploads photos to it	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	cookieBannerState	Is used to hide short banner version when user closes it till the next session	First Party	1 year
Google.com	HSID	Is used as a security cookie to confirm visitor authenticity, prevent fraudulent use of login data and protect user data from unauthorized access	Third Party	2 years
Pornhub.com	lang	Is used for setting the language chosen from languages network bar	First Party	30 days
Pornhub.com	quality	Is used for determining video quality on TV	First Party	Session
Google.com	SEARCH_SAMESITE	Is used for preventing the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. The main goal is mitigating the risk of cross-origin information leakage. It also provides some protection against cross-site request forgery attacks.	Third Party	2 years
Pornhub.com	__l	Are used for helping security tracking and preventing fraud	First Party	1 year
Pornhub.com	__s	Are used for helping security tracking and preventing fraud	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	legalTextLangId	Is used for language selector to work on site	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	mi_deterrence	Redirects to google.com if user was identified as underage by mandatory DOB modal	First Party	1 year
Pornhub.com	comp_*	Provides user with option of essential or nonessential & the option to select via the cookie banner	First Party	30 days
Pornhub.com	ss	Session id used for unauthenticated users. It’s used for counting views, authentication and counting users online	First Party	1 year
Pornhub.com	avukredirecturl	Redirects to the original URL after completing age verification in the UK	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	preWallNotice	Used to show the Pre-Wall AV modal	First Party	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 Domain	Cookie Name	Purpose	Cookies used	Duration
Pornhub.com	ats	Is used for premium login and signup purposes	First Party	30 days
Pornhub.com	autocomplete_search	Is used to display previous recent searches	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	commentsRated	Determines the user’s rated comments	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	commentsReported	Determines the user’s reported comments	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	flagPhotoModal	Triggers flag/reports modal on photo page after user logged-in	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	player_version	Is used to open a pc modal on tv platform	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	premiumTrialAccepted	It is used to determine if the user accepted or not the trial for PornHub Premium	First Party	30 days
Pornhub.com	sidebarExpanded	Is used to enable the live streaming sidebar	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	skip_popup_alert	Enables the user to either show or hide liveness modal	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	skip_thumb_alert	It is used to skip thumbnails	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	videoRated	Stores the last 10 videos rated by the user	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	title_translation_*	This cookie is used for suggesting translation title for videos	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	vote2020	It is used for a certain poll	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	showMuseumsModal	Triggers modal for Classic Nudes campaign	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	promotion-event-override	Is used for playlist management	First Party	30 days
Pornhub.com	showLoverEmailRequestModal	Shows the lover request modal	First Party	5 minutes
Pornhub.com	trending_search	Is used for trending searches	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	quickiesDDSeed	Used for surfacing content in Shorties	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	anroid-app	Enables android app banner	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	contestEntryRated	Holds the last 10 contest entries the user rated	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	cvhc	Stores the model id during the custom video order flow	First Party	30 days
Pornhub.com	gifFlagged	Stores the last 10 gifs flagged by the user	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	referral	Stores a referral code	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	videoCategoryRated	Remembers category rating	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	videoPornstarRated	Remembers pornstar rating	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	videoProductionRated	Remembers production rating	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	videoTagRated	Remembers tag rating	First Party	Session
google.com	AEC	Ensures that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites. These cookies prevent malicious sites from acting on behalf of a user without that user’s knowledge	Third Party	6 months
google.com	SOCS	Is used for storing the users state regarding their cookie selection	Third Party	1 year
Pornhub.com	fg_*	It is used for roll out a new feature to users	First Party	10 days
Pornhub.com	vlc	Save user likes when a user is logged out, so when they login the liked videos are saved to database and user still have access to these videos in liked videos history.	First Party	1 year
Pornhub.com	modelSignup	Set to differentiate users that signs up specifically from the models page	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	alss	Album Segment suggestion	First Party	1 year
Pornhub.com	vcs	Video Category suggestion	First Party	1 year
Pornhub.com	vprds	Video Production suggestion	First Party	1 year
Pornhub.com	vprss	Video Pornstar suggestion	First Party	1 year
Pornhub.com	vts	Video Tag suggestion	First Party	1 year
Pornhub.com	nextCoPerfAdditionalIdModal	Move the page to the first co-performer that needs additional id's	First Party	1day
Pornhub.com	dismissCoPerfAdditionalIdModal	Is used to display if main performer requires additional information by Trust & Safety	First Party	1day
Pornhub.com	cts__*	User interface customization cookies retain user preferences to provide personalized content aligned with individual interests	First Party	Session
Pornhub.com	hideShortiesHomepage	This cookie is used to determine whether to show or hide the Shorties video carousel based on user preferences	First Party	Session

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 Domain	Cookie Name	Purpose	Cookies used	Duration
Pornhub.com	hideRecommendations	Is used to hide recommended videos if the user requested it	First Party	31 days
Google.com	_Secure-3PAPISID, __Secure-3PSID, __Secure-3PSIDCC	Build a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalised ads through retargeting	Third Party	2 years
Google.com	__Secure-1PAPISID	Build a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalised ads through retargeting	Third Party	13 months
Google.com	__Secure-1PSIDTS __Secure-3PSIDTS	Collects information about your interactions with Google services and ads. It is used to measure advertising effectiveness and deliver personalised content based on your interests	Third Party	1 year
Twitter.com	__widgetsettings	Collects data on user behavior and interaction to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant	Third Party	Session
Pornhub.com	aclid	It is used to serve Ads to the User	Third Party	Session
a.adtng.com, ads.trafficjunky.net	adtool_guid	It is used to serve Ads to the User	Third Party	20 years
Google.com	APISID	Stores user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them	Third Party	2 years
Pornhub.com	ats_jp_vkey	Tracking user last video page before user’s redirection to premium	First Party	30 days
Pornhub.com	bs, bsdd	Provide tailored recommendations and searches to users	First Party	1 year
www.sffsdvc.com	AVPUID	Is used to identify the visitor across visits and devices, and allows the website to present the visitor with relevant advertisement	Third Party	1 year
Pornhub.com	htjf-mobile	This cookie is used to Hide the ad at the footer of the page when user reached a certain number of pageviews	First Party	1 year
Pornhub.com	ec_exotracker	This cookie is used to track user’s referral code for premium signups	First Party	1 day
etahub.com	eta_guid	This cookie is used to serve ads to the user	Third Party	10 years
Twitter.com	local_storage_support_test	Allows the website to load faster by pre-loading certain procedures.	Third Party	1 year
Google.com	NID	It is set by Google and is used to store user preferences and information, such as language preferences and customized search results	Third Party	6 months
pornhub.com	pp-sid	It is used to display popups to the user	First Party	1 day
pornhub.com	promoTooltip	It is used to display promos to the User	First Party	1 day
pornhub.com	SignupUpgradeViewkey, signupViewkey	Utilized to monitor the user's last video viewing page and present a join page including this video	First Party	1 hour
pornhub.com	tj_UUID, tj_UUID_v2	Are used to serve ads to the Users	First Party	30 days
pornhub.com	trial-step1-modal-shown	This cookie is used to track user’s interaction with a promo modal	First Party	Session
pornhub.com	twang5027	This cookie is used to track user’s referral code for premium signups	First Party	1 day
pornhub.com	ua	Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement	First Party	1 day
srv272a.com	ubc	It is used to serve ads to the user	Third Party	1 year
pornhub.com	UPDATE_loadWidgetCached_*	Stores user's interest in videos for recommendation purposes	First Party	30 minutes
srv272a.com	UUID	Optimize ad relevance by collecting visitor data from websites	Third Party	2 years
pornhub.com	d_uidb ,d_uid	Is used for Target Purposes. It allows to make correlations of users across different domains for contextual segmentation.	First Party	1 year
google.com	SID	Provides ad delivery or retargeting, and fraud prevention.	Third Party	13 months
pornhub.com	lvv	Log the video views to the recommendation system	First Party	1 year
pornhub.com	sessid	This cookie send the session id to Traffic Junkie	First Party	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 Domain	Cookie Name	Purpose	Cookies used	Duration
Pornhub.com	_ga	Is set by Google Analytics and is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier	First Party	2 years
Pornhub.com	_gat	Is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites	First Party	1 day
Pornhub.com	_gid	Is set by Google Analytics and is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier	First Party	1 day
Google.com	1P_JAR	Is used for carrying out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the website	Third Party	30 days
Google.com	AID, CONSENT	Set a unique ID to remember your preferences and other information such as website statistics and track conversion rates	Third Party	Session
Google.com	ANID	Sets a unique ID to remember your preferences and other information such as website statistics and track conversion rates	Third Party	2 years
Pornhub.com	etavt	Is used for Analytics Purposes	First Party	Session
Google.com	OGPC	Stores preferences and user’s information each time they visit web pages containing geographical maps of Google Maps	Third Party	30 days
as.2020mustang.com	ust	Is used for Analytics Purposes	Third Party	10 years
Pornhub.com	last_vote_nominee_id	Stores the last nominee the user voted for during the PH awards	First Party	1 minute
Pornhub.com	musent	Is used to track User Agent detection probe requests	First Party	1 hour
Pornhub.com	_ga_*	Is a specialized type of tracking software tool created by Google Analytics. It’s designed to help website owners measure and analyze how users interact with their site content	First Party	13 months
Google.com	__Secure-1PSID	Is set by Google and is used to authenticate users, store session preferences, and perform security measures	Third Party	13 months
Google.com	__Secure-1PSIDCC	Is set by Google and is used to protect users' data from unauthorized access	Third Party	12 months
Google.com	__Secure-ENID	Is set by Google and is used to store user preferences and information, such as language preferences and customized search results	Third Party	1 year
pornhub.com	_hjSessionUser_1180136	Set when a user first lands on a page. Ensures data from subsequent visits to the same site are attributed to the same user ID.	First Party	1 year

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

Local Storage Domain	Local Storage Name	Local Storage Purpose	Used	Type
www.pornhub.com	storage_test, __storage_test__	Is used is used to detect if Local Storage works in browser	First Party	Essential
www.pornhub.com	LsAccessSuccess, enableStorage	Is used to detect if Local Storage works in browser	First Party	Essential
www.pornhub.com	covidPageViewCount	Is used to show FreeCovidUpgrade Modal on every 10th page load	First Party	Essential
www.pornhub.com	search, searches	Is used to save previous search term/terms to let user select own previous searches	First Party	Non-Essential
www.pornhub.com	recentSearch	Stores list of recent searches which is showed in search drop-down list	First Party	Non-Essential
www.pornhub.com	phLivePlayerQuality	Is used to set video quality for Live Player	First Party	Essential
www.pornhub.com	commentsReported	Is used to save a flag which comments are already reported by user to avoid spamming/repeated reports on the playlist view mode	First Party	Essential
www.pornhub.com	playlistRated	Is used to saving data about already rated playlist to give visual response to the user	First Party	Essential
www.pornhub.com	dataProductID	Is used to temporary storing price point product ID selection on the Premium Signup/Join Pages	First Party	Essential
www.pornhub.com	trialBottomNotificationHidden	Is used to show/hide trial expiration notification modal	First Party	Essential
www.pornhub.com	ISP_INFO_SEND	Is used to send ISP information to Google Analytics just once per session, not with every request	First Party	Non-Essential
www.pornhub.com	notLoggedIn	Is used to initialize report modal for non-logged in users	First Party	Essential
www.pornhub.com	SavedData, videoOffset	Is used to save/restore data and position of the profile page when user navigates using back/forward browser buttons	First Party	Essential
www.pornhub.com	promoBannerPersistant	Is used to show/hide Premium promo banner set in persistent mode	First Party	Non-Essential
www.pornhub.com	'premiumPromoBanner'+promobannerId	Is used to show/hide premium promo banner not in persistent mode	First Party	Non-Essential
www.pornhub.com	'playlist_shuffle_' + playlistId	Is used to store randomized playlist video order when user uses Shuffle function in the playlist carousel	First Party	Essential
www.pornhub.com	favoritesRedirect	Is used to automatically favourite video when non-logged in user clicks on the favourite button and logs in	First Party	Non-Essential
www.pornhub.com	mgp_player*	Are used to hold information about the media player of the website	First Party	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.