Usercentrics defines sessions as follows:
- A session lasts 30 minutes.
- A tracking pixel is used to measure the duration of the session using the browser cache.
- A tracking pixel is set per settings ID, the browser retrieves a previously set pixel from the cache.
- After 30 minutes the cached tracking pixel and the session expires.
- If a user revisits the website after 30 minutes, a new session starts.
- If a user browses a website for longer than 30 minutes, but does not trigger a new page load, a new session won't be counted.
- Single Page Applications: If a session expires after 30 minutes and another page load occurs, a new session is counted.
If the user browses longer, but no new page load is triggered, a new session is not counted.
Regarding Cross Domain Consent Sharing
The session also lasts 30 minutes when using Cross Domain Consent Sharing. The session carries over across domains.
Conversely, without Cross Domain Consent Sharing, each visit to a new (sub-)domain that uses the Settings-ID in question will result in a new session, they are not shared by default.