What the NEXT_LOCALE cookie does
This cookie can be set using a language switcher and then when a user comes back to the site it will leverage the locale specified in the cookie when redirecting from / to the correct locale location.
Who sets it
Consent category: functional
Functional cookies remember a choice the visitor made, such as a language, a region or a layout preference. They are not essential, so visitors in the EU must be able to decline them, and a site should not set them before consent.
| Name | NEXT_LOCALE |
|---|---|
| Category | Functional |
| Lifetime | Session |
| Set by | NextJS |
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