This Notice is issued by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (“TSMC”, “we”, “us” and “our”).

This Notice applies to websites that are operated or controlled by TSMC:

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that may be stored on your computer or other device when you visit a website. They are generally used to make websites work, to keep track of your movements within the website, to remember your login details, and so on.

There are different types of cookies, and they can be distinguished on the basis of their origin, function and lifespan. Important characteristics of cookies include the following:

• First party cookies are cookies that are placed by the website you are visiting, while third party cookies are placed by a website other than the one you are visiting. Please note that we do not control the collection or further use of data by third parties.
• Necessary cookies are necessary to allow the technical operation of a website (e.g., they enable you to move around on a website and to use its features).
• Performance cookies collect data on the performance of a website such as the number of visitors, the time spent on the website and error messages.
• Functionality cookies increase the usability of a website by remembering your choices (e.g. language, region, login, and so on).
• Targeting/advertising cookies enable a website to send you personalized advertising.
• Session cookies are temporary cookies that are erased once you close your browser while persistent or permanent cookies stay on your device until you manually delete them or until your browser deletes them based on the duration period specified in the persistent cookies file.

More information on all aspects of cookies can be found on www.allaboutcookies.org. Please note that TSMC has no affiliation with, and is not responsible for, this third party website.

Why do we use cookies?

We may use cookies to:

• distinguish between visitors;
• improve the use and the functionality of our Sites;
• tailor our Sites and products to your needs and preferences;
• analyse how our Sites are used and compile anonymous and aggregate statistics; and to show you personalized advertisements when you visit other websites or applications on the internet.

 

We do not use the collected information to create visitor profiles.

What types of cookies do we use?

An overview of the cookies used on our Sites is set out in the following table.

Name	First Party or Third Party?	Duration	Purpose	Types of data collected
_ga	Third party (Google Analytics)	2 years	Functionality (site analytics)	Visitor ID data used to distinguish visitors.
_gid	Third party (Google Analytics)	24 hours	Functionality (site analytics)	Visitor ID data used to distinguish visitors.
>__utma ~ __utmz	Third party (Google Analytics)	24 hrs ~ 2 years	Performance (site analytics)	Your usage on our web site.
JSESSIONID	First Party	Session	Necessary (session tracking)	Visitor ID data used to distinguish visitors.
TS[xxxx] (varies randomly)	First Party	Session	Necessary (session tracking)	Visitor ID data used to distinguish visitors.
ON_VAT6	First Party	Session	Necessary (session tracking)	System specific cookies to distinguish visitor or visitor preferences.
ON_VAT99	First Party	Session	Necessary (session tracking)	System specific cookies to distinguish visitor or visitor preferences.
a_user, and datr	Third party(Facebook)	24 hrs ~ 2 years	Targeting/advertising cookies	Tracks if someone has logged into Facebook with their device, and if so, allows us to advertise them on Facebook knowing they have been to our website.
sb and dbln	Third party(Facebook)	24 hrs ~ 2 years	Targeting/advertising cookies	Identify your browser securely.
c_user and xs	Third party(Facebook)	24 hrs ~ 2 years	Targeting/advertising cookies	Verify user account and determine when user is logged in.
fr, _fbc _fbp	Third party(Facebook)	24 hrs ~ 2 years	Targeting/advertising cookies	Show ads and to make recommendations for businesses and other organisations to people who may be interested in the products, services or causes they promote.

Please note that the processing of your personal data in connection with cookies, and for other purposes, is governed by our Privacy Policy.

We may also use web beacons (or clear GIFs) and other similar technologies in addition to, or in combination with, cookies. A web beacon is typically a transparent graphic image (usually 1 pixel x 1 pixel) that is placed on a website or in an email and it helps us to understand the behaviour of visitors to our Sites. More information on web beacons can be found at https://www.allaboutcookies.org/faqs/beacons.html. Please note that TSMC has no affiliation with, and is not responsible for, this third party website.

We use Facebook Pixel, a website analytics service provided by Facebook, Inc. (Facebook). Facebook Pixel is an analytics tool that allows you to measure the effectiveness of your advertising by understanding the actions people take on your website. Once you've set up the Facebook pixel, the pixel will fire when someone takes an action on your website. Examples of actions include adding an item to their shopping cart or making a purchase. The pixel receives these actions (which are referred to as events) which you can view on your Facebook pixel page in Events Manager. From there, you'll be able to see the actions that your customers take. You'll also have options to reach those customers again through future Facebook ads. If you want to learn more about Facebook’s Cookies policy, please visit https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/. If you don’t want to see ads based on your activities, please visit the following website to disable tracking: https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217

For more information, please visit https://www.facebook.com/business/help/742478679120153 and https://www.facebook.com/help/164968693837950 

This website may use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site.

The information generated by the cookies about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

For more information please visit https://www.google.com/analytics/

How can you control cookies and web beacons?

Most internet browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. Depending on your browser, you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, or you can set it to refuse them. Please refer to the 'help' button (or similar) on your browser to learn more about how you can do this.

Disabling cookies may impact your experience on our Sites.

If you use different devices to access our Sites, you will need to ensure that each browser of each device is set to your cookies preference.

More information on how to manage cookies is available from: https://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/. Please note that TSMC has no affiliation with, and is not responsible for, this third party website.

In addition, you may opt-out from certain cookies by visiting the following third party websites and selecting which company cookies you would like to opt-out from: https://www.aboutads.info/choices/#completed and https://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Please note that TSMC has no affiliation with, and is not responsible for, these third party websites.