This policy was last updated on 12 February, 2022.
Use of cookies
A cookie is a piece of data (text files), which can be stored on a device, such as a PC, a mobile device or any other device that can store information. Cookies collect information like IP addresses. An IP address is a number assigned to you by your Internet service provider so you may access the Internet. Although we do receive IP addresses, we do not use them to identify you personally or disclose them to others.
ICON uses cookies to help you navigate our website, to assist in the collection of website usage statistics as described herein, and to allow site visitors to personalize their experience by accessing information relevant to their area of interest.
We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts
Below is a detailed list of the cookies we use on our websites. Our websites are scanned with our cookie scanning tool regularly to maintain a list as accurate as possible.
Opt out
We only place non-essential cookies on your device where you have provided your consent.
You can opt-out of each cookie category (except strictly necessary cookies) by clicking on the “manage your cookies” button below.
Mobile applications
We may also collect certain information about your mobile or handheld device on which mobile applications are downloaded or accessed when you use ICON mobile applications.
We use Google Analytics for Firebase to collect aggregated metrics about how you use our mobile applications for the purpose of understanding any functional problems and improving our services to you.
Follow the link below for Google’s Privacy Policy
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are necessary for the websites to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any directly identifiable information about you such as your name or email address.
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Cookie name |
Provider |
Purpose |
Expires |
first or third party |
AWSELB |
Amazon |
This cookie name is associated with the Amazon Web Services Elastic Load Balancing functionality for routing client request on the server. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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_dc_gtm_UA-# |
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This cookie is associated with sites using Google Tag Manager to load other scripts and code into a page |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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_dc_gtm_UA-xxxxxxxx |
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This cookie is associated with sites using Google Tag Manager to load other scripts and code into a page. Where it is used it may be regarded as Strictly Necessary as without it, other scripts may not function correctly. The end of the name is a unique number which is also an identifier for an associated Google Analytics account. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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RoxenHttpsWizardId |
Roxen |
This cookie is associated with the site content management system |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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AWSELB |
Amazon |
This cookie name is associated with the Amazon Web Services Elastic Load Balancing functionality for routing client request on the server. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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AWSELBCORS |
Amazon |
This cookie name is associated with the Amazon Web Services Elastic Load Balancing functionality for routing client request on the server. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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(Brightcove) _gid |
Brightcove |
Used to distinguish users. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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_dc_gtm_UA-xxxxxxxx |
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This cookie is associated with sites using Google Tag Manager to load other scripts and code into a page. Where it is used it may be regarded as Strictly Necessary as without it, other scripts may not function correctly. The end of the name is a unique number which is also an identifier for an associated Google Analytics account. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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(LinkedIn) dms-src.linkedin.com lang |
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This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active LinkedIn profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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_dc_gtm_UA-xxxxxxxx |
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This cookie is associated with sites using Google Tag Manager to load other scripts and code into a page. Where it is used it may be regarded as Strictly Necessary as without it, other scripts may not function correctly. The end of the name is a unique number which is also an identifier for an associated Google Analytics account. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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Language |
Roxen |
Saves the user's preferred language on the website. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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rc::a |
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This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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rc::c |
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This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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DSID |
DoubleClick |
This cookie is set to note your specific user identity. It contains a hashed/encrypted unique ID. |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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OptanonAlertBoxClosed |
OneTrust |
It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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OptanonConsent |
OneTrust |
This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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__cfduid |
Cloudflare |
Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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__cfruid |
Cloudflare |
This cookie is a part of the services provided by Cloudflare - Including load-balancing, deliverance of website content and serving DNS connection for website operators. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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incap_ses_# |
TBD |
This cookie is used to maintain security and performance of the website. Relate HTTP requests to a certain session. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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visid_incap_# |
TBD |
This cookie is used to maintain security and performance of the website. Relates sessions to a specific visitor. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
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_dc_gtm_UA-xxxxxxxx |
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This cookie is associated with sites using Google Tag Manager to load other scripts and code into a page. Where it is used it may be regarded as Strictly Necessary as without it, other scripts may not function correctly. The end of the name is a unique number which is also an identifier for an associated Google Analytics account. |
06/01/2021 |
First party |
Functional cookies
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Cookie name |
Provider |
Purpose |
Expires |
First or third party |
lang |
Remembers the user's selected language version of a website |
30/04/2021 |
Third party |
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lang |
Set by LinkedIn when a web page contains an embedded "Follow us" panel. |
30/04/2021 |
Third party |
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SIDCC |
.google.com |
Used as a security measure to protect users data from unauthorised access. |
31/12/2020 |
Third party |
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_bc_uuid |
Audience-enabled players will set a 3rd party cookie and use it to associate viewing data with the same user if Audience Tracking is enabled for their account and the player is using it. If a user ever fills out an Audience lead form, Audience will create a profile for that viewer and all their viewing data will be associated with that profile. |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. |
179 days |
Third party |
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YSC |
youtube.com |
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
Session |
Third party |
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Google.com |
Used to distinguish users. Session. Functionality cookies. ads/ga-audiences, ads/ga-audiences. Used by Google AdWords to reengage visitors. |
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Third party |
Performance cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site.
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Cookie name |
Provider |
Purpose |
Expires |
First or third party |
lissc |
linkedin.com |
This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active Linkedin profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain. |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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_ga |
pardot.com |
This domain is owned by Pardot, a marketing automation platform which provides lead generation services to businesses. |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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pardot |
go.pardot.com |
This domain is owned by Pardot, a marketing automation platform which provides lead generation services to businesses. |
Session |
Third party |
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pardot |
pi.pardot.com |
This domain is owned by Pardot, a marketing automation platform which provides lead generation services to businesses. |
Session |
Third party |
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lidc |
linkedin.com |
This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active Linkedin profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain. |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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visitor_id##### |
pi.pardot.com |
This is a cookie pattern that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 10 years. |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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visitor_id##### |
go.pardot.com |
This is a cookie pattern that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 10 years. |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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_gclxxxx |
pardot.com |
Google conversion tracking cookie |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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test_cookie doubleclick.net |
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This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The main business activity is: Doubleclick is Googles real time bidding advertising exchange |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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lpv36932 |
pi.pardot.com |
This domain is owned by Pardot, a marketing automation platform which provides lead generation services to businesses. |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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visitor_id36932-hash |
go.pardot.com |
This is a cookie pattern that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 10 years. |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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IDE doubleclick.net |
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This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The main business activity is: Doubleclick is Googles real time bidding advertising exchange |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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lang |
ads.linkedin.com |
This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. This sub-domain is connected with LinkedIn's marketing services that enable website owners to gain insight into types of users on their site based on LinkedIn profile data, to improve targetng. |
Session |
Third party |
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bcookie |
linkedin.com |
This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active Linkedin profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain. |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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lang |
linkedin.com |
This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active Linkedin profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain. |
Session |
Third party |
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visitor_id##### |
pardot.com |
This is a cookie pattern that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 10 years. |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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UserMatchHistory |
linkedin.com |
This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the business networking platform. It typically acts as a third party host where website owners have placed one of its content sharing buttons in their pages, although its content and services can be embedded in other ways. Although such buttons add functionality to the website they are on, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active Linkedin profile, or agreed to their terms and conditions. For this reason it is classified as a primarily tracking/targeting domain. |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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_gid |
pardot.com |
This domain is owned by Pardot, a marketing automation platform which provides lead generation services to businesses. |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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__utma .jquery.com |
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This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie lasts for 2 years by default and distinguishes between users and sessions. It it used to calculate new and returning visitor statistics. |
22 months |
Third party |
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__utmz |
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This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics and identifies the source of traffic to the site - so Google Analytics can tell site owners where visitors came from when arriving on the site. |
112 days |
Third party |
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_gclxxxx |
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Google conversion tracking cookie |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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_gat_UA- |
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This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites. |
06/01/2021 |
Third party |
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_gat |
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This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. |
1 day |
Third party |
Analytics cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly identifiable information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, our advertising partners will not receive your information via this website.
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Cookie name |
Provider |
Purpose
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Expires |
First or third party |
_dc_gtm_UA-# |
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Used by Google Tag Manager to control the loading of a Google Analytics script tag. |
1 day |
Third party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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_ga |
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Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
2 years |
Third party |
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_gat |
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Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate |
1 day |
Third party |
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_gcl_au |
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Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. |
3 months |
Third party |
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_gid |
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Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
1 day |
Third party |
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_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress |
Hotjar |
This cookie is used to count how many times a website has been visited by different visitors - this is done by assigning the visitor an ID, so the visitor does not get registered twice. |
1 day |
Third party |
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_hjid |
Hotjar |
Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. |
1 year |
Third party |
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_hjTLDTest |
Hotjar |
Detects the SEO-ranking for the current website. This service is part of a third-party statistics and analysis service. |
Session |
Third party |
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ads/ga-audiences |
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Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. |
Session |
Third party |
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bcookie |
linkedin.com |
Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. |
2 years |
Third party |
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bscookie |
linkedin.com |
Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. |
2 years |
Third party |
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collect |
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Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. |
Session |
Third party |
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IDE |
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Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. |
2 years |
Third party |
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lidc |
linkedin.com |
Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. |
1 day |
Third party |
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lissc |
linkedin.com |
Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. |
1 year |
Third party |
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lpv36932 |
pardot.com |
Set by Pardot |
1 day |
Third party |
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pagead/1p-user-list/# |
google.com |
Generated by Google pagead dynamic marketing to track events such as conversions or other meaningful user interactions |
Session |
Third party |
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pardot |
pardot.com |
Used to identify the visitor across visits and devices. This allows the website to present the visitor with relevant advertisement - The service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitate real-time bidding for advertisers. |
1 day |
Third party |
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pardot |
Pardot |
Used to identify the visitor across visits and devices. This allows the website to present the visitor with relevant advertisement - The service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitate real-time bidding for advertisers. |
Session |
Third party |
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st_samesite |
consensu.org |
Used by ShareThis to track visitor’s website navigation and preferences - This is used for internal statistics and marketing. |
Session |
Third party |
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test_cookie |
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Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. |
1 day |
Third party |
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UserMatchHistory |
linkedin.com |
Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. |
29 days |
Third party |
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visitor_id# |
Pardot |
Set by Pardot |
10 years |
Third party |
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visitor_id#-hash |
Pardot |
Set by Pardot |
10 years |
Third party |
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visitor_id1 |
Pardot |
Set by Pardot |
10 years |
Third party |
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PISID |
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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. |
2 years |
Third party |
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_pendo_visitorId.352dc7bf-dd10-4cd6-55e4-e43150f0c50e |
Pardot |
Set by Pardot |
77 days |
Third party |
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_pendo_accountId.352dc7bf-dd10-4cd6-55e4-e43150f0c50e |
Pardot |
Set by Pardot |
77 days |
Third party |
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id .doubleclick.net |
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This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to build a profile of the website visitor's interests and show relevant ads on other sites. |
Session |
Third party |
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AMCV_8D6C67C25245AF020A490D4C%40AdobeOrg |
Pardot |
Set by Pardot |
14 months |
Third party |
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webact |
Pardot |
Set by Pardot |
42 days |
Third party |
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pd-sidebar |
Pardot |
Set by Pardot |
9 months |
Third party |
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pdType |
Pardot |
Set by Pardot |
9 months |
Third party |
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wisepops_visits |
Wisepops |
A technical cookie set by Wisepops, a tool used to displaying pop-ups, the cookie used for storing user session identifier in web application. |
22 months |
Third party |
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permutive-id |
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Cookie set by DoubleClick |
21 months |
Third party |
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_pendo_meta.352dc7bf-dd10-4cd6-55e4-e43150f0c50e |
Pardot |
Set by Pardot |
77 days |
Third party |
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wisepops |
Wisepops |
A technical cookie set by Wisepops, a tool used to displaying pop-ups, the cookie used for storing user session identifier in web application. |
22 months |
Third party |
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permutive-session .doubleclick.net |
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Cookie set by DoubleClick |
21 months |
Third party |
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wisepops_session |
Wisepops |
A technical cookie set by Wisepops, a tool used to displaying pop-ups, the cookie used for storing user session identifier in web application. |
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Third party |
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visitor_id36932-hash |
www.iconplc.com |
This is a cookie pattern that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 10 years. |
Sun Sep 15 09:25:37 UTC 2030 |
Third party |
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_gat_gtag_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
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Google Analytics |
Thu Sep 17 08:59:23 UTC 2020 |
Third party |
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UID |
scorecardresearch.com |
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Mon Sep 05 18:30:04 UTC 2022 |
Third party |
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UIDR |
scorecardresearch.com |
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Mon Sep 05 18:30:04 UTC 2022 |
Third party |
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GPS |
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Thu Sep 17 02:43:21 UTC 2020 |
Third party |
Miscellaneous cookies
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Cookie name |
Provider |
Purpose |
Expires |
Cookies used (first or third party) |
s_cc |
Adobe |
Adobe Site Catalyst cookie, determines whether cookies are enabled in the browser |
06/04/2021 |
Third party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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s_sq |
Adobe |
Adobe Site Catalyst cookie, stores information about the previous link clicked within the site |
06/04/2021 |
Third party |
To block cookies
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit http://www.aboutcookies.org/ and https://wikis.ec.europa.eu/display/WEBGUIDE/04.+Cookies.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Notification of changes
As www.iconplc.com and ICON evolve and as privacy laws and regulations change, it may be necessary to revise or update our Cookie Policy. When we do we will also revise the 'last updated' date at the top of the Cookie Policy. For more information on ICON’s privacy measures, please visit the privacy link at the bottom of the iconplc.com website.
Privacy policy
We also refer you to our privacy policy for information on the processing of personal data.
Contact information
Questions or comments related to this policy should be submitted to the ICON Global Data Protection Officer as follows: Global Data Protection Officer, ICON plc, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland and Data_Privacy_Officer@iconplc.com.