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Cookies

FindIP Shield uses first-party cookies only — two of them, both random opaque IDs containing no personal data.

_fip_sid

Session

PurposeSession continuity
Duration30 minutes (rolling)
ValueRandom opaque ID, e.g. sess_abcd1234
ContainsNo IP, email, or personal data

_fip_vid

Visitor

PurposeRepeat visitor detection
Duration7–30 days (configurable)
Disabled instrict privacy mode
ValueRandom opaque ID, e.g. vis_abcd1234

When cookies are blocked

Fallback order

1sessionStorage
2In-memory session ID
3Server-side correlation only

The SDK continues working without cookies.

Configuration & troubleshooting

FindIP.init({
  sessionCookieDurationMinutes: 30,
  visitorCookieDurationDays: 30,
});
No _fip_vid in strict modeExpected behavior.
_fip_sid missingCheck browser privacy settings — the sessionStorage fallback still works.