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.

  5. (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)

    Privacy policy

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    Verizon Media(yahoo.com)

    Privacy policy

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    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. One (1) year
    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)

    Privacy policy

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    CRAID (admatrix.jp)

    Privacy policy


    Verizon Media (advertising.com)

    Privacy policy

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    Freak Out (fout.jp, y.one.impact-ad.jp)

    Privacy policy

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    i-mobile (i-mobile.co.jp)

    Privacy policy

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    Intimate Merger (im-apps.net)

    Privacy policy

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    Pub Matic (pubmatic.com)

    Privacy policy

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    Rubicon Project (rubiconproject.com)

    Privacy policy

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    OpenX (openx.net)

    Privacy policy

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    Clarivate (adnxs.com)

    Privacy policy


    Verizon Media(analytics.yahoo.com)

    Privacy policy

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    (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)

    Privacy policy

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    Facebook (facebook.com)

    Privacy policy

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    YouTube (youtube.com)

    Privacy policy

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    Twitter(twitter.com)

    Privacy policy

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  6. 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.