Cookies
Use of cookies on medidata.com, and its subdomains.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on the user’s computer when visiting websites. They are widely used to serve websites or to ensure their more efficient operation, as well as to provide information to the owners of these websites. The definitions below explain the cookies we use and why.
Necessary Cookies
Necessary cookies are essential and are used to provide you with services available through Medidata.com. For instance, these cookies allow Medidata to remember your choices about cookies preferences, to record your interface customization trackers e.g. for the choice of language used by the website. You have no choice on whether or not to accept these cookies when you visit one of our websites.
| Cookie Name | Domain | Functionality | Retention |
| cli_user_preference | Medidata Site – GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. | 1 year |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertising | Medidata Site – GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The purpose of this cookie is to check whether or not the user has given the consent to the usage of cookies under the category ‘Advertising’. | 1 year |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytical | Medidata Site – GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The purpose of this cookie is to check whether or not the user has given the consent to the usage of cookies under the category ‘Analytical’. | 1 year |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | Medidata Site – GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The purpose of this cookie is to check whether or not the user has given the consent to the usage of cookies under the category ‘Functional’. | 1 year |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | Medidata Site – GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Necessary”. | 1 year |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary | Medidata Site – GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Non Necessary”. | 1 year |
| CookieLawInfoConsent | Medidata Site – GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. | 1 year |
| viewed_cookie_policy | Medidata Site – GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin | Used to store whether or not user has viewed the cookie policy dialog. It does not store any personal data. | 1 year |
Functional Cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how users interact with our websites and Optimizely to run A/B tests to improve the performance of our websites and propose the content matching the users’ needs. To learn more about how your data is processed by Google, please visit Google Privacy Policy.
Use of cookies on medidata.com, and its subdomains.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on the user’s computer when visiting websites. They are widely used to serve websites or to ensure their more efficient operation, as well as to provide information to the owners of these websites. The definitions below explain the cookies we use and why.
| Cookie Name | Domain | Functionality | Retention |
| _dc_gtm_UA-8810949-7 | Google Analytics | To store number of service requests. | 1 minute |
| _ga | Google Analytics | To store and count pageviews. Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 13 months |
| _ga_TRZ8B2ZDLH | Google Analytics | To store and count pageviews. Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. | 13 months |
| _gid | Google Analytics | To store and count pageviews. Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day |
| optimizelyEndUserId | Optimizely | Stores a visitor’s unique Optimizely Experimentation identifier. It is a combination of a timestamp and a random number. No other information about you or your visitors is stored inside. | 6 months from last page visit, or a period of your choice |
| optimizelyRedirectData | Optimizely | After Optimizely Experimentation has executed a redirect experiment, it stores various data from the original page so that Optimizely Experimentation still has access to it on the new page. | Expiration: 5 seconds |
| optimizelyDomainTestCookie | Optimizely | When Optimizely Experimentation loads a URL, the snippet places the cookie to get the current domain for determining whether cross-domain syncing is possible. If successful, the cookie is immediately removed. | 6 months, but the cookie is removed by Optimizely Experimentation immediately after the set action is successful. |
| optimizelyOptOut | Optimizely | Stores a boolean indicating whether the visitor has opted out of participating in Optimizely Experimentation powered experimentation. A visitor can opt out by using the opt-out tool. See Data Subject Rights – Third Party End Users for more information | 10 years from the use of the opt-out tool or snippet’s optOut API. |
| AWSELB | Optimizely | For a small percentage of visitors (less than 10%), Optimizely Web Experimentation and Optimizely Performance Edge will attempt to collect performance and product usage telemetry; Optimizely collects no personal data. This process is called Real User Monitoring, or RUM. Enables sticky sessions. RUM requires sticky sessions. | N/A; it is a session cookie. |
| optimizelyRumLB | Optimizely | For a small percentage of visitors (less than 10%), Optimizely Web Experimentation and Optimizely Performance Edge will attempt to collect performance and product usage telemetry; Optimizely collects no personal data. This process is called Real User Monitoring, or RUM. Controls the AWSELB cookie’s attributes (for example, SameSite and Secure). | N/A; it is a session cookie. |
Targeted and Advertising Cookies
Advertising cookies are used to enable 3DS and its 3DS business partners to serve ads that are relevant to your interests. The intention is to display ads that are relevant to you.
| Cookie Name | Domain | Functionality | Retention |
| _clck | Microsoft Clarity | To store a unique user ID. | 1 year |
| _clsk | Microsoft Clarity | To store and combine pageviews by a user into a single session recording. | 1 day |
| _fbp | To store and track visits across websites. | 90 days | |
| _gcl_au | Google Adsense | To store and track conversions. | 3 months |
| _uetsid | Bing Ads | To store and track visits across websites. | 1 day |
| _uetvid | Bing Ads | To store and track visits across websites. | 13 months |
| ELOQUA | Oracle / Eloqua | To be used to improve the site, service, product, or market. Your information may be used to personalize the content or design of the site. It has a value pair of guid = randomly generated string of characters and numbers | 13 months |
| mf_b62bccd9-e687-468b-85b5-3d354f80946e | Mouseflow | Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner. | Session (when the browser is closed) |
| _an_uid | 6sense – j.6sc.co | Registers user behaviour and navigation on the website, and any interaction with active campaigns. This is used for optimizing advertisement and for efficient retargeting. | 6 days |
| _gd_session | Autodesk | Collects visitor data related to the user’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded, with the purpose of displaying targeted ads. | 1 day |
| _gd_svisitor | Autodesk | Collects visitor data related to the user’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded, with the purpose of displaying targeted ads. | 13 months |
| _gd_visitor | Autodesk | Collects visitor data related to the user’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded, with the purpose of displaying targeted ads. | 13 months |
| sa-user-id | StackAdapt | Record information about the website activity, such as the pages you’ve visited and the locations you’ve viewed to enable us to provide you with interest based content and personalised. Random Identifier for user identification (newer version of ID). | 1 year |
| sa-user-id-v2 | StackAdapt | Record information about the website activity, such as the pages you’ve visited and the locations you’ve viewed to enable us to provide you. Random Identifier for user identification. | 1 year |
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