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Cookies (including pixels, plugins and similar techniques) are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device by a browser when you visit a website. Software on your device (such as your web browser) can store cookies and send them back to the website next time they visit. Cookies allow the website to remember your internet settings, actions and preferences (such as language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time they can also be used to inform the website owner about how the website is used or about user behavior.
Some cookies expire at the end of your browsing session (these are called ‘session cookies’), while others remain stored for a certain amount of time (‘persistent cookies’).
Generally, cookies can be divided into the following categories:
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Necessary Cookies:
These cookies are strictly necessary for functioning of the Website (including online portals and tools) and use of their features, such as page navigation and accessing secure areas. They remember your cookie choices and allow you to log in or complete a form. The website, online portals and tools cannot function properly without these cookies. -
Analytics cookies:
These cookies collect information about your visit and use of the website (including online portals and tools). For instance, we collect information about the pages visited most often, the time spent on the Website and if you encounter any problems or error messages. These cookies help us to understand how visitors interact with the Website so that we can ensure that it is relevant and useful. It also helps us to issue spot and resolve bugs.
Wherever possible, ASM chooses to use statistical cookies which collect information on an anonymous basis. -
Functional and social cookies:
Social Media cookies allow us to include third party features, and websites to offer the possibility to connect you with your social networks and share content from on those networks. Functional cookies also allow us to recognize you in order to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. For example for remembering your registration details and preferences, such as your username on the login page, region or country and preferred language for future visits to the Website. These cookies also allow the Website to be optimally displayed on your screen. -
Advertising and other tracking cookies:
These cookies are used to tailor advertising to your interests both within and beyond our website. The intention is to display ads that might be relevant and engaging for you or to limit the number of times you see a particular advertisement.
Why does this website use cookies?
We use cookies to (i) improve the use and functionality of our Website and online portals and tools, (ii) to gain a better understanding of how visitors use the Website, (iii) to generate statistics so that we can optimize the attractiveness, content, and functionality of the information we provide on them; (iv) to provide social media and other third party features; and (v) to personalize content and serve ads.
Which cookies do ASM use?
Necessary cookies
Provider
Cookie name
Expiration
Purpose
ASM
__CFDUID
1y
This cookie is associated with sites using CloudFlare and used to speed up page load times. According to CloudFlare, it is used to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is coming from. It does not contain any user identification information.
Cloudflare
__CFLB
24hrs
When enabling session affinity with Cloudflare Load Balancer, Cloudflare sets a __cflb cookie with a unique value on the first response to the requesting client. Cloudflare routes future requests to the same origin, optimizing network resource usage. In the event of a failover, Cloudflare sets a new __cflb cookie to direct future requests to the failover pool.
The __cflb cookie allows Cloudflare to return an end user to the same customer origin for a specific period of time configured by the customer. This allows the end user to have a seamless experience (for example, this cookie is used for keeping an end user’s items in a shopping cart while they continue to navigate around the website). This cookie is a session cookie that lasts from several seconds up to 24 hours.
ASM
default-cookie-accepted
1y
This is a necessary cookie that stores what cookies have been accepted. When the user accepts the cookies in the cookie banner, this cookie is created.
ASM
default-cookie-advertising
1y
This is a necessary cookie that is stored when the user accepts this cookie. When the user accepts the cookies in the cookie banner, this cookie is created.
ASM
default-cookie-analytics
1y
This is a necessary cookie that is stored when the user accepts this cookie. When the user accepts the cookies in the cookie banner, this cookie is created.
ASM
default-cookie-functional
1y
This is a necessary cookie that is stored when the user accepts this cookie. When the user accepts the cookies in the cookie banner, this cookie is created.
ASM
default-cookie-other
1y
This is a necessary cookie that is stored when the user accepts this cookie. When the user accepts the cookies in the cookie banner, this cookie is created.
ASM
default-cookie-social
1y
This is a necessary cookie that is stored when the user accepts this cookie. When the user accepts the cookies in the cookie banner, this cookie is created.
ASM
adv_gtm_env
Session
The cookie stores the Google Tag Manager environment.
ASM Consent
adv_analytics_consent_level
end of session
This cookie is used to ensure that an analytics value is set only once
ASM Consent
adv_marketing_consent_level
end of session
This cookie is used to ensure that an analytics value is only set once.
ASM Consent
consentAnalytics
90 days
This cookie stores whether the user has given consent
to placing cookies related to performance and anonymized analytics.
ASM Consent
consentChoiceMade
one year
This cookie stores whether the user has made a choice regarding cookie consent.
ASM Consent
consentFunctionalSocial
one year
This cookie stores whether the user has given consent to placing cookies related to website functionality supplied by third parties.
ASM Consent
consentMarketing
one year
This cookie stores whether the user has given consent to placing cookies related to marketing and targeting.
NID
183 days
Contains a unique ID that Google uses to remember user preferences and other information, such as preferred language
li_alerts
365 days
Used to track impressions of LinkedIn alerts, such as the Cookie Banner and to implement cool off periods for display of alerts.
li_rm
365 days
Used as part of LinkedIn’s Remember Me Feature and is set when a user clicks "Remember me" on their device to make logging in on that device easier. Only applicable for users logged in to a LinkedIn account.
Microsoft
ASP.NET_SessionId
one year
This is a general-purpose platform session cookie used by sites written with Microsoft .NET-based technologies. It is usually used to maintain an anonymous user session by the server.
Microsoft
DcLcid
89 days
Used to implement Microsoft-forms on the website. Saves language preference.
Microsoft
FormsWebSessionId
30 days
The cookie is used if the visitor has filled in personal information on a formula. This information will be filled in automatically on other formulas. This process is used to optimize visitor experience.
Microsoft
usenewauthrollout
30 days
These cookies stores visitor credentials in an encrypted cookie in order to allow the visitor to stay logged in on reentry, if the visitor has accepted the ‘stay logged in’-button.
Microsoft Azure
ai_session
30 minutes
This cookie is associated with the Microsoft Application Insights software, which collects statistical usage and telemetry information for apps built on the Azure cloud platform. This is a unique anonymous session identifier cookie.
Microsoft Azure
ai_user
one year
This cookie name is associated with theMicrosoft Application Insights software, which collects statistical usage and telemetry information for apps built on the Azure cloud platform. This is a unique user identifier cookie enabling counting of the number of users accessing the application over time.
Microsoft Azure
ARRAffinitySameSite
session
This cookie is used for websites that use the Windows Azure cloud platform. The
cookie is used for load balancing to ensure that page requests are forwarded to the
same server in a browser session.
external_referer
7 days
These cookie, provided by Twitter, is used in conjunction with social media plugins in order to allow following our Twitter accounts easily, share content via Twitter, and to display the latest tweet. Twitter makes use of cookies to improve its own service, to personalize content and enable additional features for logged-in Twitter users, and to target Twitter ads.
gt
3 hours
These cookie, provided by Twitter, is used in conjunction with social media plugins in order to allow following our Twitter accounts easily, share content via Twitter, and to display the latest tweet. Twitter makes use of cookies to improve its own service, to personalize content and enable additional features for logged-in Twitter users, and to target Twitter ads.
Windows Azure
ARRAffinity
one year
This cookie is set by websites run on the Windows Azure cloud platform. It is used for load balancing to ensure the visitor page requests are routed to the same server in any browsing session.
Analytics cookies
Provider
Cookie name
Expiration
Purpose
__utma
2 years
This cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmc
Session (until browser is closed)
The cookie is set by Google Analytics and is deleted when the user closes the browser.
The cookie is not used by ga.js. The cookie is used to enable interoperability with urchin.js which is an older version of Google analytics and used in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine new sessions/visits.
__utmz
6 months
This cookie is set by Google analytics and is used to store the traffic source or campaign through which the visitor reached your site.
__utmt
10 minutes
The cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to throttle request rate.
__utmb
30 minutes
The cookie is set by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmv
Used to store visitor-level custom variable data. This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method with a visitor level custom variable. This cookie was also used for the deprecated _setVar method. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
_ga
2 years
Used to distinguish users.
_ga_<container-id>
2 years
Used to persist session state.
_gid
24 hours
This cookie stores a unique user session identifier.
_gat
10 minutes
This cookie name used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes.
AMP_TOKEN
30 seconds to 1 year
Contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out, inflight request or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service.
_gac_<property-id>
90 days
Contains campaign related information for the user. If you have linked your Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts, Google Ads website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out.
__cfduid
one year
This cookie is associated with sites using CloudFlare and used to speed up page load times. According to CloudFlare, it is used to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is coming from. It does not contain any user identification information.
Functional social cookies
Provider
Cookie name
Expiration
Purpose
_fbp
three months
This cookie is used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers.
lidc
one day
This is a Microsoft MSN first-party cookie that ensures the proper functioning of this website.
UserMatchHistory
one month
This cookie is used to track visitors so that more relevant ads can be presented based on the visitor's preferences.
li_gc
730 days
Used to store consent of guests regarding the use of cookies for non-essential purposes.
JSESSIONID
session
Used to maintain sessions for website that are using JSP technologies.
Twitter, LinkedIn
lang
end of session
There are many different types of cookies associated with this name, and a more detailed look at how it is used on a particular website is generally recommended. However, in most cases, it will likely be used to store language preferences, potentially to serve content in the stored language.
personalization_id
two years
This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website.
ads_prefs
five years
These cookies enable the tracking of visitor activity from Twitter ads on the website, and they also allow users to share content from the websites. The cookies do not provide any confidential information related to your account.
Youtube.com
GPS
30 minutes
Set by YouTube, this cookie registers a unique ID on mobile
devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location.
Youtube.com
PREF
eight months
Set by YouTube, this cookie, which may be set by Google or Doubleclick, may be used by advertising partners to build a profile of interests to show relevant ads on other sites. It works by uniquely identifying your browser and device.
Youtube.com
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
six months
This cookie is set by YouTube to keep track of user preferences for YouTube videos embedded on sites. It can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the YouTube interface.
Youtube.com
YSC
end of session
This cookie is set by YouTube to track views of embedded videos.
Marketing cookies
Provider
Cookie name
Expiration
Purpose
_fbp
90 days
This cookie is used to distinguish and keep track of unique users and deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers.
fr
three months
This cookie identifies the web browser being used to connect to Facebook independent of the logged-in user. This cookie plays a key role in Facebook’s
security and site integrity features.
Meta
_fbq
3 months
This pixel is set by Meta and used to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.
_gcl_aw
90 days
Google Ads conversion linker
_gcl_dc
90 days
Google Ads conversion linker
_gcl_gb
90 days
Google Ads conversion linker
G_ENABLED_IDPS
400 days
The cookie is used for secure login with a Google account.
Google DoubleClick
IDE
two years
This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website.
Google DoubleClick
test_cookie
15 minutes
Used for Google's DoubleClick platform. The cookie is used to serve more relevant ads to the user. The cookie is also used to avoid showing the user the same ad every time and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
bcookie
two years
This cookie is used by the social networking service LinkedIn to track the use of embedded services.
AnalyticsSyncHistory
30 days
Used to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie.
bscookie
730 days
Used to store a (secure) unique BrowserID for use in LinkedIn Advertising Analytics.
lidc
1 day
Used for routing requests, share buttons and ad tags for the LinkedIn advertising network.
UserMatchHistory
30 days
Used to track visitor behavior so that more relevant ads can be shown to visitors based on their preferences for the LinkedIn advertising network.
guest_id
two years
This cookie is set by Twitter to identify and track the website visitor.
_twitter_sess
end of session
This cookie lets website visitors use Twitter-related features
from within the web page they are visiting.
ct0
end of session
This cookie is set due to Twitter integration and sharing capabilities for social media.
dnt
five years
When set to true, the timeline and its embedded page on the site are not used for purposes that include personalized suggestions and personalized ads.
guest_id_marketing
730 days
Used to identify you to Twitter. If you do not have a Twitter account or never accessed the Twitter.com website directly then Twitter will assign you a unique code to track your visit to the Twitter feed.
guest_id_ads
730 days
Used to identify you to Twitter. If you do not have a Twitter account or never accessed the Twitter.com website directly then Twitter will assign you a unique code to track your visit to the Twitter feed.
personalization_id
730 days
Used to store a personalization ID for Twitter.
muc_ads
730 days
Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant.
Twitter, LinkedIn
lang
session
Used to store language preferences for LinkedIn.
Adjusting your cookie settings
You can adjust your cookie preferences on this Website at any time by changing your cookie preferences in at the top of this page.
In addition, you can change your browser settings to prevent cookies from being placed on your device or if you want to delete cookies that you may have accepted earlier. The controls will vary depending on which browser you are using and it is important to check with the browser provider how you can do this. The ‘help’ section in your browser should provide information on how to manage your cookie settings.
You can also find more information about third-party cookies and opt out of certain marketing cookies from many ad networks using one of the industry-based ad choices tool go to:
- Canada: http://youradchoices.ca
- EU: http://youronlinechoices.com
- US: https://youradchoices.com
- All: http://thenai.org
These websites enable you to block cookies from specific third parties. You can also visit the third-party websites to understand and control the settings of cookies from each specific third party.
Please note that if you reject or delete cookies, you will still be able to visit our Websites (including use our online portals and tools) but certain sections or some of the features may not work correctly.
Changes to this notice
We will update this Notice from time to time to ensure that the list of cookies in section 4 remains up to date. In addition, this Notice may be amended due to changes of relevant laws and regulations, technical reasons, or any other reasonable basis.
April 2024