TDK AIsight Cookie Policy

1. Scope of Application This TDK Cookie Policy describes how TDK AIsight, a TDK Group Company (“TDK”) collects or otherwise obtains, via Cookies, data of users that access, browse or otherwise use TDK’s website or third party websites on which TDK has posted advertisements (“Users”). These data may include also personal data. This TDK Cookie Policy supplements the TDK Privacy Policy in respect of the use of Cookies on the TDK Website.

2. Cookies Cookies are small files, usually composed of alphanumeric characters, issued by TDK’s website or third party providers (“Cookies”) and stored on computers, tablets, smart phones and other devices (“Devices”) of Users that access, browse or otherwise use TDK’s website or third party websites on which TDK has posted advertisements.

3. Types of Cookies Cookies are usually classified into (i) Session Cookies and Persistent Cookies, and (ii) in First Party Cookies and Third Party Cookies.

  • First Party Cookies are issued by TDK.
  • Third Party Cookies are issued by third party service providers, which TDK uses, e.g. to embed certain functionalities on its website for social media content. In some cases, third party providers use further sub-providers that issue so called Fourth Party Cookies that come along with their service applications. Under this Cookie Policy and TDK’s Cookie management system, Fourth Party Cookies are treated as Third Party Cookies. This means that any setting a User applies to Third Party Cookies will also apply to any Fourth Party Cookies associated therewith.

4. Cookies used on the TDK Website TDK uses Cookies for the following purposes:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These Cookies ensure that the TDK website operates properly. They are technically necessary and TDK cannot switch off these Cookies in its systems without losing the operability of its website. They are usually only set in response to actions of Users on the TDK website, such as setting preferences.
  • Performance Cookies: _ga_xxxxxxxxxx, _ga (First Party, Lifespan: 729 days)
  • Functional Cookies: _wpfuuid (First Party, Lifespan: 1 year 1 month)

5. How to manage Cookies In most web browsers, it is possible to make a setting to notify receipt of Cookies being sent; that is, to select whether or not to receive Cookies. It is also possible to make a setting to render the Cookie function inoperable. You may use the TDK Website even if you make a Cookie function inoperable. However, blocking some types of Cookies may affect your experience of the TDK website and its functions and services.