This Cookie Policy applies to Applied Material websites (collectively, the “Sites”).
Applied Material uses cookies on its Sites. A cookie is a small file that is downloaded on your device when you access a webpage on the Sites. The cookies can subsequently be accessed by Applied Materials’ web servers. The table below provides an overview of the cookies we use and why we use them.
Strictly necessary cookies
The following cookies are essential for the Sites to function, for example, to secure the Sites or to provide a service you requested, such as remembering your language preference. These are “session cookies” (cookies that expire at the end of each user session) and “persistent cookies” (cookies that stay on your device after your session).
Cookie name | Purpose (and duration for persistent cookies) |
_has_js | Purpose - Used to determine whether a browser has javascript enabled Duration – One(1) year |
cookie_compliance
| Purpose - to ensure that on agreement, the user no longer sees the cookie compliance banner Duration - One(1) year |
| cookie_compliance_blog | Purpose - to ensure that on agreement, the user no longer sees the cookie compliance banner on the blog site. Duration - One(1) year |
You can disable these cookies by changing the settings of your browser. Note, however, that if you block the placing and accessing of these strictly necessary cookies, you will not be able to use the Sites or we may not be able to provide the requested service.
Functionality and Performance Cookies
The use of the following cookies enable us to follow users over time to improve the structure of our Sites and provide more relevant content. The Sites also use third-party cookies for web analytics purposes (e.g., to manage and improve the performance and design of the Sites). As these cookies are not essential for our Sites to function, we only set these cookies with your consent. The Sites use session and persistent cookies for these purposes.
Cookie name | Purpose (and duration for persistent cookies) |
_ga | Purpose - Used to distinguish users Duration – Two(2) years |
_gid | Purpose - Used to distinguish users Duration – Twenty-four (24) hours |
_gat | Purpose - Used to throttle request rate Duration – One(1) minute |
You can disable these cookies by changing the settings of your browser.
How to Disable Cookies
You can block and delete cookies by adapting the settings of your browser. For more information on how to do this, please consult: http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
How To Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about this Cookie Policy, please contact us by email at: privacy_questions@amat.com