Aras Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “Aras” “us” or “we”) understand your privacy is important to you and are committed to being transparent about the technologies it uses. This Cookie Policy explains how and why cookies and other similar tracking technologies (collectively, “Cookies and Tracking Technologies”) may be used when you use or visit any Aras website (“Website”). For example, Aras uses cookies for analytics and advertising purposes, such as tracking the effectiveness of its marketing, to show you more relevant content, and for customer site functionality. This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and our Website Terms of Use.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies are small text files which are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit our Website. They are processed and stored by your web browser. This technology allows us to enhance the effectiveness of our Website, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving your user experience. Some examples of cookies: (i) analytics cookies collect information about how visitors use websites to allow companies to measure site performance and the effectiveness of their marketing efforts; and (ii) advertising cookies recognize a user’s device and help to provide the user with more relevant content and measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies generally follow the following types of classifications:
Classification by Provider
Classification by Duration of Cookies
Classification by Purpose
Aras uses Cookies and Tracking Technologies to identify you and your interests, to remember your preferences, and to track your use of our Website. We also use Cookies and Tracking Technologies to control access to certain content on our Website, protect the Website, and to process any requests that you may make.
To administer our Website and for research purposes, Aras also has contracted with third-party service providers to track and analyze statistical usage and volume information from our Website users. These third-party service providers use persistent cookies to help us to improve the user experience, manage our Website content, and analyze how users navigate and utilize the Website.
When you use our Website, the information we may collect by automated means includes, for example:
See the Table below at the end of this Cookie Policy for more details about the Cookies and Tracking Technologies that we use.
You can learn more about Cookies by visiting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie; and opt-out of certain cookies by visiting your browser or device settings, including in some cases to prevent their installation altogether. Although rejecting certain cookies will not interfere with your ability to interact with most of our Website, you may be unable to access certain parts of the Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website. You can clear cookies from your browser at any time.
Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.
Some Internet browsers may be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services that you visit. There is no consensus among industry participants as to what “Do Not Track” means in this context. Like many websites and online services, we do not alter our practices when we receive a “Do Not Track” signal from a visitor’s browser, except as specifically required by law. To find out more about “Do Not Track” please visit www.allaboutdnt.com.
We will review and update this Policy from time to time. The easiest way to check for updates is by looking for the latest version of this policy on our Website or you can contact us to ask us to request that we send to you the latest version of our Cookie Policy ([email protected]).
In effect as of the date of this Cookie Policy
Name | Provider | Purpose | Function | Tracker Type |
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CookieConsent | Cookiebot | Required | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain | HTTP |
rc::a | Required | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | HTML | |
rc::c | Required | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | HTML | |
li_gc | Required | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain | HTTP | |
bscookie | Required | Used for remembering that a logged in user is verified by two factor authentication. | HTTP | |
__cf_bm | TechTarget | Required | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | HTTP |
CONSENT | YouTube | Required | Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website. | HTTP |
__RequestVerificationToken | www.aras.com | Required | Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. | HTTP |
ASP.NET_SessionId | www.aras.com | Required | Preserves the visitor’s session state across page requests. | HTTP |
SC_ANALYTICS_GLOBAL_COOKIE | www.aras.com | Required | Used by Sitecore Engagement Analytics to identify the visitor on repeat visits to the website. | HTTP |
lidc | Preferences | Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience. | HTTP | |
_ga | Statistics | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | HTTP | |
_ga_# | Statistics | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. | HTTP | |
_gat | Statistics | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | ||
_gid | Statistics | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | HTTP | |
collect | Statistics | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Pixel | |
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | Hotjar | Statistics | This cookie is used to count how many times a website has been visited by different visitors – this is done by assigning the visitor an ID, so the visitor does not get registered twice. | HTTP |
_hjFirstSeen | Hotjar | Statistics | This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has visited the website before, or if it is a new visitor on the website. | HTTP |
_hjIncludedInSessionSample_# | Hotjar | Statistics | Collects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | HTTP |
_hjSession_# | Hotjar | Statistics | Collects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | HTTP |
_hjSessionUser_# | Hotjar | Statistics | Collects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | HTTP |
_hjTLDTest | Hotjar | Statistics | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | HTTP |
_hjRecordingEnabled | Hotjar | Statistics | Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner. | HTML |
_hjRecordingLastActivity | Hotjar | Statistics | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | HTML |
hjViewportId | Hotjar | Statistics | Saves the user’s screen size in order to adjust the size of images on the website. | HTML |
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample | Hotjar | Statistics | Used to detect whether the user navigation and interactions are included in the website’s data analytics. | HTTP |
AnalyticsSyncHistory | Statistics | Used in connection with data-synchronization with third-party analysis service. | HTTP | |
ln_or | Statistics | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | HTTP | |
visitorId | Vidyard | Statistics | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | HTML |
_gcl_au | Marketing | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | HTTP | |
ads/ga-audiences[x2] | Marketing | Used to detect whether the user intends to leave the page via cursor movements. This allows the website to trigger certain pop-ups to keep the user on the website or convert them to customer. | Pixel | |
bcookie | Marketing | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | HTTP | |
UserMatchHistory | Marketing | Ensures visitor browsing-security by preventing cross-site request forgery. This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor. | HTTP | |
LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Marketing | Saves the user settings when retrieving aYoutubevideo integrated on other web pages. |
HTTP |
LogsDatabaseV2:V16a38e60||#LogsRequestsStore | YouTube | Marketing | Used for YouTube video-content on the website. | IDB |
nextId | YouTube | Marketing | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | HTTP |
remote_sid | YouTube | Marketing | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | HTTP |
requests | YouTube | Marketing | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | HTTP |
TESTCOOKIESENABLED | YouTube | Marketing | Used for YouTube video-content on the website. Session. | HTTP |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Marketing | Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | HTTP |
YSC | YouTube | Marketing | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | HTTP |
YtIdbMeta#databases | YouTube | Marketing | Pending | IDB |
yt-remote-cast-available | YouTube | Marketing | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | HTML |
yt-remote-cast-installed | YouTube | Marketing | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | HTML |
yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube | Marketing | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | HTML |
yt-remote-device-id | YouTube | Marketing | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | HTML |
yt-remote-fast-check-period | YouTube | Marketing | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | HTML |
yt-remote-session-app | YouTube | Marketing | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | HTML |
yt-remote-session-name | YouTube | Marketing | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | HTML |
td | Unclassified | Pending | Pixel | |
a/gif.gif | TechTarget | Unclassified | Pending | Pixel |
{“words”:[#,#,#,#,#],”sigBytes”:20} | Vidyard | Unclassified | Pending | HTML |
vidyardSettings | Vidyard | Unclassified | Pending | HTML |
__acuuid | beacon.cdnma.com | Unclassified | Pending | HTTP |
__mauuid | beacon.cdnma.com | Unclassified | Pending | HTTP |
arascorp | www.aras.com | Necessary | Applies an anonymous unique ID to visitor for different functions. | HTTP |
corporate#lang | www.aras.com | Necessary | Keeps track of language session. | HTTP |