WHAT KINDS OF COOKIES ARE USED?
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The legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, under which the Company’s authorization stems from the fact that, on the one hand, Merck has an interest in evaluating website data for the purpose of optimizing the website, and, on the other hand, a data subject can reasonably foresee, at the time the personal data is collected and given the circumstances in which it is collected (in particular the measures mentioned above), that it may be processed for this purpose.
Please refer to the following table for the cookies we currently use on our website:
LIST OF COOKIE MODULES
| Cookie Module Name | Is it a first-party or third-party cookie? If it's a third-party cookie: Who sets it? | What is the purpose of cookies? | What data does the cookie module store? | Is it a session cookie or a persistent cookie? | If it is persistent, how long is its lifespan? |
| 1P_JAR | Part 3 – google-analytics.com | This cookie provides information about how the end user uses the website and any advertisements the end user may have seen before visiting that website. | different values | persistent | 1 month since setup/update |
| APSID | Part 3 – google-analytics.com | This DoubleClick cookie is generally set by advertising partners through the website and used by them to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests and to display relevant ads on other websites. This cookie works by uniquely identifying your browser and device. | different values | persistent | 2 years since the last setup/update |