Cookie Policy
Tokyo Electron Limited (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") uses cookies to provide services that are optimized for users. If you use our website (hereinafter referred to as the "Website"), you are required to read this Cookie Policy and agree to our use of cookies under this Cookie Policy.
1 What Is a Cookie?
A cookie is a technology in which a service provider temporarily stores information about a user on the user's terminal. By using cookies, the service provider can provide optimized services for each user when the user uses the service again.
We use session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are cleared automatically when you close the browser. Persistent cookies are stored on your computer even after you have finished browsing the Website and are stored for a specified period of validity or until you manually delete them.
In addition, the Website uses technologies similar to cookies, such as pixel-tagging and JavaScript data collection. Cookies, including these similar technologies, are collectively referred to as "Cookies."
2 Handling Information by Cookie
We use Cookies to handle the user's terminal identification information and other information about the user.
Please refer to our Tokyo Electron Group Privacy Notice for our handling of such information.
3 About Disabling Cookies
The users of the Website can disable Cookies by changing the browser settings. The following is a list of common browser settings.
● Google Chrome
● Safari (iPhone, iPad)
● Apple Safari (Mac)
● Microsoft Internet Explorer
● Microsoft Edge
● Mozilla Firefox
Please note that if you disable Cookies, part of the functions of the Website may become unavailable, some pages may not be displayed correctly, or some of our services may become unavailable.
4 Cookies We Use
The Website uses the following Cookies.
(1) Performance Cookies
Performance Cookies mainly gather information about the usage of the Website. We use Performance Cookies to understand the communication status of users, such as the pages visited by users, the time spent on those pages, the presence or absence of issues such as error messages, and to improve the performance of the Website.
The Website uses the following Performance Cookies:
a. Cookie
1st Party Cookie
| Domain Name | Cookie Name | Purpose | Term of Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| secure.tel.com tel.co.jp tel.com tel-special.com |
_ga | To distinguish users | Two (2) years |
| _gat_gtag_UA_131142108_1 | Two (2) years and Two (2) month | ||
| _gid | 24 hours | ||
| r_ad_token1 | 180 days | ||
| r_ad_token2 | 180 days | ||
| _gat | To reduce the request rate | One (1) minute |
3rd Party Cookie
| Domain Name | Cookie Name | Purpose | Term of Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| nakanohito.jp | AP | For access analysis | 6 years and One (1) month |
| yahoo.com | A3 | For authentication, security, fraud, and fraud prevention | 13 months |
| APID | For content and advertising personalization | 13 months | |
| APIDTS | 24 hours |
If you’d like to check the privacy policy of a third party who has set up Performance Cookies and to disable these cookies, please check the following.
User Local (nakanohito.jp)
Verizon Media（yahoo.com）
b. Technologies similar to Cookies
About Google Analytics
When you access the Website or service, the 1st Party Cookies issued by the Website are stored in your browser, and your browser downloads the program in the language of JavaScript from the Google server. We have been provided by Google with statistics on your information collected by Google through the program. These statistics do not include your personal data.
If you would like to opt out Google Analytics, please check here.
About Facebook Pixels
Facebook pixel is a short code of JavaScript that is added by the administrator of Facebook's advertising account to the Website to optimize advertising, to report conversion on various devices, or to create and use custom audiences for Facebook advertising from users who have accessed the Website. The Website does not acquire your personal data or send it to Facebook.
If you would like to disable Facebook pixels, please check here.(Link) (*You must log in to Facebook.)
(2) Targeting Cookies
Targeting Cookies are used for marketing purposes, such as content personalization and targeted advertising. Targeting Cookies record your access information of the Website and the attribute information at the time of login.
The Website uses the following Targeting Cookies:
3rd Party Cookie
| Domain Name | Cookie Name | Purpose | Term of Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| doubleclick.net | IDE | To distribute and display advertisements, customize advertisements based on advertising settings, limit the number of times the same advertisements are displayed to a specific user, hide advertisements for which the user has chosen to stop display, measure the effectiveness of advertisements, etc. |
13 months (Two (2) years) |
| google.com google.co.jp |
NID | To record user settings and other information, such as the user’s selected language, the number of search results which the user would like to see per page (10, 20, and so on) and the Google Safe Search filter’s on/off. | 6 months |
| admatrix.jp | uid | To provide a uniquely assigned machine-generated user ID. | Two (2) years |
| advertising.com | APID | To provide information about how users are using the Website and about advertisements which users might have seen before accessing the Website. | 1年 |
| fout.jp | lastW_mapping | One (1) year | |
| uid | To provide a uniquely assigned machine-generated user ID. | Two (2) years | |
| y.one.impact-ad.jp | cmt | ||
| i-mobile.co.jp | xid | To display advertisements relevant to the user. | One (1) year |
| im-apps.net | imid_created_secure | Two (2) years | |
| imid_secure | |||
| pubmatic.com | KRTBCOOKIE_669 | To associate the user IDs of us and our partners (such as demand-side platform clients and other advertising technology companies). | 29 days |
| PUBMDCID | To display advertisements on the user's browser. | 3 months | |
| PugT | To limit the number of calls to the server-side Cookie store. | 29 days | |
| rubiconproject.com | audit | To provide information about how users are using the Website and about advertisements which users might have seen before accessing the Website. | |
| khaos | |||
| openx.net | i | To optimize advertising based on the user’s movements on the Website. | One (1) year |
| adnxs.com | ani | To recognize the user's device. | 3 months |
| uuid2 | |||
| analytics.yahoo.com | IDSYNC | To display advertisements relevant to the user. | 366 days |
If you would like to check the privacy policy of a third party who has set up Targeting Cookies and to disable these cookies, please check the following.
Google (doubleclick.net, google.com, google.co.jp)
CRAID (admatrix.jp)
Verizon Media (advertising.com)
Freak Out (fout.jp, y.one.impact-ad.jp)
i-mobile (i-mobile.co.jp)
Intimate Merger (im-apps.net)
Pub Matic (pubmatic.com)
Rubicon Project (rubiconproject.com)
OpenX (openx.net)
Clarivate (adnxs.com)
Verizon Media（analytics.yahoo.com）
(3) Social Media Cookies
Social Media Cookies are used for plug-ins, etc. for use of social media. Social Media Cookies may be associated with your social media account information and may identify you even if you have not clicked on the plug-ins, etc., and are used for targeted advertisements, analysis of access status, etc.
The following Social Media Cookies may be used on the Website.
3rd Party Cookie
| Domain Name | Cookie Name | Purpose | Term of Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ads.linkedin.com | lang | To understand the types of users on the Website and improve targeting based on profile data. | Session |
| linkedin.com | AnalyticsSyncHistory | ||
| UserMatchHistory | To display more relevant advertisements based on user preferences. | 30 days | |
| bcookie | To share the Website's contents through social media | Two (2) years | |
| lang | To understand the types of users on the Website and improve targeting based on profile data. | Session | |
| li_sugr | 90 days | ||
| lidc | To ensure the proper functioning of the Website. | 24 hours | |
| www.linkedin.com | bscookie | To track the usage of embedded services. | Two (2) years |
| facebook.com | fr | To display advertisements based on user preferences. | 90 days |
| youtube.com | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
-To record user settings and other information, such as the user’s selected language, the number of search results which the user would like to see per page (10, 20, and so on) and the Google Safe Search filter’s on/off -To detect and resolve issues occurred on YouTube |
180 days |
| YSC |
-To associate user actions -To prevent spam, fraud and unauthorized use |
Session | |
| twitter.com | personalization_id | Used in feeds with embedded Twitter within our Website to integrate Twitter and share features for social media | Two (2) years |
If you would like to check the privacy policy of a third party who has set up Social Media Cookies and to disable these cookies, please check the following.
Linked in (ads.linkedin.com, linkedin.com, www.linkedin.com)
Facebook (facebook.com)
YouTube (youtube.com)
Twitter（twitter.com）
5 Revision of Cookie Policy
We may change the Cookie Policy at our discretion. When changing the Cookie Policy, we shall notify you by posting it on the Website, and you will be deemed to have agreed to the contents of the revised Cookie Policy by using the Website after such change notice.
