WHICH COOKIES ARE USED?
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The legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 f GDPR, whereby Company’s authorization arises from the fact that, on the one hand, Merck has an interest in evaluating the website data for purposes of website optimization and, on the other hand, a concerned person can reasonably foresee at the time when the personal data is collected and in view of the circumstances under which it is carried out (in particular the above-mentioned measures) that it will possibly be processed for this purpose.
Please see the following table for cookies that we currently use on our website:
COOKIE LIST
| Name of Cookie | 1st or 3rd party Cookie? If 3rd party: Who is setting it? | Purpose of the Cookie? | What data holds the Cookie? | Is it a session or persistent Cookie? | If persistent, how long is its lifespan? |
| 1P_JAR | 3rd party – google-analytics.com | This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. | different values | persistent | 1 month from set/update |
| APSID | 3rd party – google-analytics.com | This DoubleClick cookie is generally set through the site by advertising partners, and used by them to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests and show relevant ads on other sites. This cookie works by uniquely identifying your browser and device. | different values | persistent | 2 years from set/update |