Cookie Policy

 

This Cookie Policy describes how Applied Materials, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Applied”, “we” or “us”) use cookies to collect and store the information of visitors to our websites (collectively, the “Websites”) listed below.

Websites

Applied Entity

Address

appliedmaterials.com
ir.appliedmaterials.com
blog.appliedmaterials.com
my.appliedmaterials.com
myapp.amat.com
amat.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
appliedsmartfactory.com
smartfactoryrx.com

Applied Materials, Inc.

3050 Bowers Avenue,
P.O. Box 58039,
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3299,
United States

sage-da.com

Sage Design Automation, Inc.

2075 De La Cruz Boulevard,
Suite 105,
Santa Clara, CA 95050,
United States

veranomebio.com

Veranome Biosystems LLC

319 N. Bernardo Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043
United States

perceptiveapc.com
perceptive.zendesk.com
perceptive-engineering.co.uk
monitormv.com
perceptive-support.com

Perceptive Engineering Ltd

Vanguard House,
Keckwick Ln,
Daresbury WA4 4AB,
United Kingdom

think-silicon.com
support.think-silicon.com

Think Silicon

Patras Science Park,
Rion Achaias 26504,
Greece

 

A cookie is a small file downloaded to your device when you access a webpage on the Websites. This data record is generated by the web server with which you have established a connection via your web browser and sent to you.

The tables below provide an overview of the cookies we use and why we use them. Where a cookie is not set by Applied, we list the company in a heading above the cookie. For more information about our privacy practices and your privacy rights, please see our privacy policy, which we incorporate herein.

STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES

The following cookies are essential for the Websites to function, for example, to secure the Websites or to provide a service you requested, such as remembering your language preference. These can be “session cookies” (cookies that expire at the end of each user session) and “persistent cookies” (cookies that stay on your device after your session). These cookies may be set by us or by our third-party partners as outlined below.

Cookie

Purpose(s)

Duration

Website(s)

_has_js

Determine whether a browser has javascript enabled.

Session

ir.appliedmaterials.com

JSESSIONID

Used by websites written in JSP. General purpose platform session cookies that are used to maintain users' state across page requests.

Session

ir.appliedmaterials.com

showcookiemessage

Upon “accept” or “decline”, the user no longer sees the cookie compliance banner.

1 year

my.appliedmaterials.com
myapp.amat.com

_csrf

This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor. It ensures visitor browsing security by preventing cross-site request forgery.

2 hours

perceptiveapc.com
perceptive-engineering.co.uk
monitormv.com

OSTSESSID

To maintain users logged in session.

1 day

support.think-silicon.com

TS01242028
TS011df65c
TS6cbdec1f027

To authenticate users and to maintain user’s state across page requests.

Session

support.think-silicon.com

BWcookie

Verifies that javascript is enabled for correct browsing behavior.

Session

ir.appliedmaterials.com

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

ak_bmcs

Used to optimize site security by distinguishing between humans and bots.

2 hours

ir.appliedmaterials.com

bm_sv

Used for session validation.

2 hours

ir.appliedmaterials.com

bm_mi

Used for browser validation.

2 hours

ir.appliedmaterials.com

ak_wfSession

Used for Workflow validation.

2 hours

ir.appliedmaterials.com

Cloudflare. Inc.

__cfruid

This cookie is used for load balancing and for identifying trusted web traffic.

Session

perceptiveapc.com
perceptive-engineering.co.uk
perceptive.zendesk.com
perceptive-support.com
monitormv.com

Intrado Corporation

SSESSXXXXXXXXXXXX

Dynamically generated for authenticated users logged into the content management system; this cookie is not set for anonymous website users.

Session

ir.appliedmaterials.com

SimpleSAMLSessionID

Identifies authenticated users who access the CMS via single sign-on; this cookie is not set for anonymous website users.

Session

ir.appliedmaterials.com

SimpleSAMLAuthToken

Logging Into the CMS.

Session

ir.appliedmaterials.com

Workday, Inc.

wday_vps_cookie

This cookie is used for Load balancing for sticky session on the Jobs Opening page of the website.

Session

amat.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com


You can disable these cookies by changing the settings of your browser. Note, however, that if you block the placing and accessing of these strictly necessary cookies, you may not be able to use the Websites, or we may not be able to provide the requested service.


FUNCTIONALITY AND PERFORMANCE COOKIES

The Websites use certain cookies that enable us to follow users over time to improve the structure of our Websites, provide more relevant content, and for web analytics purposes (e.g., to manage and improve the performance and design of the Websites). These cookies may be set by us or by our third-party partners as outlined below.

Cookie

Purpose(s)

Duration

Website(s)

Applied Materials, Inc. 

__utmvc

This cookie enables the function of Google Analytics.

A few seconds

helpline.appliedmaterials.com

AMCVS_

98CF678254E93B1B0A4C98A5

%40AdobeOrg

Flags whether a session has been initialized.  Its value is always 1 and discontinues when the session has ended.  

Session

ir.appliedmaterials.com
appliedmaterials.com

AMCV_

98CF678254E93B1B0A4C98A5

%40AdobeOrg

Unique visitor IDs used by Experience Cloud Solutions. 

2 years

ir.appliedmaterials.com

Adobe, Inc.

AMCV_*

The AMCV cookie contains the Experience Cloud ID (MID) and a region ID for your site visitors.

2 years

appliedmaterials.com

s_cc

This cookie is set by Adobe Analytics to determine if cookies are enabled or not.

Session

ir.appliedmaterials.com

demdex

Used by Adobe Audience Manager to help identify a unique visitor across domains.

5 months
27 days

ir.appliedmaterials.com
appliedmaterials.com

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

RT

This cookie contains information on the users session to support Akamai’s cache functionality.

7 days

appliedmaterials.com
blog.appliedmaterials.com
my.appliedmaterials.com

DrupalVisitorMobile

Determines whether the visitor is originating from a mobile device and routes the user to a mobile version, if applicable. 

Session

ir.appliedmaterials.com

Cloudflare, Inc.

_cf_bm

The cookie is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management.

30 mins

perceptive.zendesk.com
perceptive-support.com

vimeo.com

Github.com

Logged_in

This cookie is used to signal to us that the user is already logged in.

1 year

sage-da.com

_octo

This cookie is used for session management including caching of dynamic content, conditional feature access, support request metadata, and first party analytics.

1 year

sage-da.com

Google Analytics

_ga

The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the website's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.

2 years

appliedmaterials.com
blog.appliedmaterials.com
my.appliedmaterials.com
veranomebio.com
perceptiveapc.com
perceptive-engineering.co.uk
think-silicon.com
appliedsmartfactory.com

_gid

The data collected includes the number of visitors, the source where they came from, and the pages visited in an anonymous form.

24 hours

appliedmaterials.com
blog.appliedmaterials.com
my.appliedmaterials.com
perceptiveapc.com
perceptive-engineering.co.uk
think-silicon.com
appliedsmartfactory.com

ir.appliedmaterials.com

_gat

To throttle the request rate to limit the collection of data on high traffic websites.

1 minute

appliedmaterials.com
blog.appliedmaterials.com
my.appliedmaterials.com
perceptiveapc.com
perceptive-engineering.co.uk

ir.appliedmaterials.com

NID

To remember user preferences.

1 year

smartfactoryrx.com

1P_JAR

Gathers website statistics and tracks conversion rates.

1 month

smartfactoryrx.com

_ga_QNS1ZYYL7X

Used to persist session state.

2 years

veranomebio.com

_gat_gtag_UA_202539731_1

Used to distinguish users.

1 minute

appliedsmartfactory.com

_ga_VWW0QD4ZN6

Used to persist session state.

2 years

appliedsmartfactory.com

OnTheGoSystems Limited (WPML WordPress plugin)

wpml_browser_redirect_test

This cookie is set by WPML WordPress plugin and is used to test if cookies are enabled on the browser.

Session

appliedsmartfactory.com

_icl_visitor_lang_js

To store the redirected language.

1 day

appliedsmartfactory.com

Perceptive Apc

duocms.session

This cookie is used to remember a user’s preferences where users have previously indicated a preference, that user’s preference will be stored against this cookie.

1 hour

perceptiveapc.com
perceptive-engineering.co.uk
monitormv.com

Pulse Secure, LLC

DSSIGNIN

Pulse VPN cookie used to establish and maintain a network connection.

Session

my.appliedmaterials.com
myapp.amat.com

DSSIGNINurl

Pulse VPN cookie used to establish and maintain a network connection.

Session

my.appliedmaterials.com
myapp.amat.com

DSIVS

Retired

Past

myapp.amat.com

Intrado Corporation

Drupal.visitor.auth_token

Remembers authentication token for users visiting protected sites or pages.

24 hours

ir.appliedmaterials.com

Globenewswire

ASP.NET_SessionId

When a user browses to the website, a unique session ID will be associated with the user to keep track of any information that is stored for that session. This information is stored on the Web Server (known as storing information in session) and is identified via a GUID.

Session

ir.appliedmaterials.com

GNWTracker

Tracks hits to links within the body of the press release.

1 year

ir.appliedmaterials.com

visid_incap_SESSIONID

Load balancing

1 year

ir.appliedmaterials.com

incap_ses_####_SESSIONID

Load balancing

Session

ir.appliedmaterials.com

nlbi_SESSIONID

Load balancing

Session

ir.appliedmaterials.com

Cision

C

This domain is owned by IPONWEB and is used to provide a real time bidding platform for online advertising.

ir.appliedmaterials.com

__cfduid

Cookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, 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.

ir.appliedmaterials.com

Functional (Others)

s_dslv

This cookie is used for making payment via PayPal.

3 years

appliedmaterials.com


ANALYTICS AND ADVERTISEMENT COOKIES

The Website uses cookies that enable us collect information to provide you a better experience while browsing. These cookies collect information such as pages visited or clicks on a particular page. These cookies may be set by us or by our third-party partners as outlined below.

Cookie

Purpose(s)

Duration

Website(s)

Analytics

YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data.

YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data.

YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data.

YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data.

Advertisement

YSC

YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages.

Session

appliedmaterials.com

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.

5 months
27 days

appliedmaterials.com

dpm

dpm

The dpm cookie, set under the Demdex domain, assigns a unique ID to each visiting user, hence allowing third-party advertisers to target these users with relevant ads.

5 months
27 days

appliedmaterials.com

everest_g_v2

The cookie is set under the everesttech.net domain to map clicks to other events on the client's website.

1 year

appliedmaterials.com

everest_session_v2

This cookie, set by Everesttech, is used for targeted ads and to document efficacy of each individual ad.

Session

appliedmaterials.com

at_check

7 days

appliedmaterials.com

mbox

This is an Adobe Target cookie that collects data on the user's website usage. This data is then used to evaluate the results of A/B perfomance tests that are run on the site.

1 hour

appliedmaterials.com

 

HOW TO DISABLE COOKIES

You can disable the functionality and performance cookies by declining cookie consent in our initial banner or by clicking the “Withdraw Cookie Consent” hyperlink at the bottom of any page on the Websites. You may need to refresh your page for this to take effect.

You can also block and delete cookies by adapting the settings of your browser. For more information on how to do this, please consult: http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions, complaints, suggestions, or comments about this Cookie Policy or personal data protection, please contact us by email at: DataProtection@amat.com.

SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Applied reserves the right to change this cookie policy at any time in compliance with legal requirements. This can be the case, for example, to comply with new legal provisions or to consider new cookies and services on our Websites. We therefore recommend that you inform yourself about our current data protection practices on the Websites at regular intervals.

Last updated: September 28, 2022