This Cookie Policy is provided by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as “we” or the “Company”) to describe the use of Cookies and similar technologies by the Company and other third parties on the Semiconductor Cloud Academy website (https://www.tsmc-cloud-academy.com/).

What are Cookies?

When you visit a website, cookies may be stored as small text files on your computer or other devices. Cookies help websites operate by logging your activities on the website or logging your login information.

Cookies can be divided into different categories based on the source, function, and period of use. The most important categories of cookies include the following:

• First-party cookies are cookies set by the websites you visit. Third-party cookies are cookies set by websites other than the website you visit. Please note that the Company has no control over the information collected by third parties from the website and the use of such information thereafter.
• Necessary cookies are cookies necessary for the operations of the website, such as those that allow you to browse the website and use the functions it provides.
• Performance cookies collect information in the operations of the website such as the number of visitors, time spent browsing by visitors, and error information.
• Functional cookies record your preferences to enhance the use of the website such your preferred language, location, and login information.
• Advertising cookies can help companies that operate the website you are visiting provide you with personalized ads.
• Session cookies are temporary cookies that are deleted when you close the browser. Persistent or permanent cookies are stored on your device until you manually remove these cookies or your browser deletes these cookies based on the retention period you set for permanent cookies.

You can learn more about different types of cookies from www.allaboutcookie.org . The Company is not affiliated with the website in any way and is therefore not responsible for the information provided by such third-party websites.

How do we use cookies?

The Company may use cookies for different purposes including:

• Identify users;
• Enhance the operations and functions of the Company’s website;
• Improve our website and services based on your needs and preferences; and
• Analyze how the Company’s website is used to obtain anonymous and integrated data and provide you with our customized ads.

What cookies do we use?

The cookies used by the Semiconductor Cloud Academy website are shown in the table below:

Name	First-party or third-party	Purpose	Types of information collected
_ga	Third party (Google Analytics)	Functionality (site analytics)	Visitor ID data used to distinguish visitors.
_gid	Third party (Google Analytics)	Functionality (site analytics)	Visitor ID data used to distinguish visitors.
>__utma ~ __utmz	Third party (Google Analytics)	Performance (site analytics)	Your usage on our web site.
a_user, and datr	Third party(Facebook)	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)	Targeting/advertising cookies	Identify your browser securely.
c_user and xs	Third party(Facebook)	Targeting/advertising cookies	Verify user account and determine when user is logged in.
fr, _fbc _fbp	Third party(Facebook)	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.
ASPSESSIONID	First Party	Necessary (session tracking)	Visitor ID data used to distinguish visitors.
AWSALB	First Party	Necessary (session tracking)	Visitor ID data used to distinguish visitors.
AWSALBCORS	First Party	Necessary (session tracking)	Visitor ID data used to distinguish visitors.
AWSALBTG	First Party	Necessary (session tracking)	Visitor ID data used to distinguish visitors.
AWSALBTGCORS	First Party	Necessary (session tracking)	Visitor ID data used to distinguish visitors.
PrivacySCA	First Party	Necessary (session tracking)	Visitor ID data used to distinguish visitors.
UserIDSCA	First Party	Necessary (session tracking)	Member ID data used to distinguish members.
vtid	First Party	Necessary (session tracking)	Visitor ID data used to distinguish visitors.

The Company’s Privacy Policy contains more information on how we process personal data related to cookies and other purposes of use and is provided for your reference.

The Website uses Facebook Pixel, a website analysis service provided by Facebook, Inc. (Facebook). Facebook Pixel is an analytics tool that helps you understand users’ actions on your website to measure the effectiveness of your advertising. Once you have set up the Facebook pixel, the pixel will be activated when a user takes any actions on your website. User actions may include adding products to the shopping cart or purchasing products. The pixel receives information on these actions (or events), of which you can view on your Facebook pixel page in Events Manager. From there, you will be able to see the actions that your customers take. You will also have options to reach these customers again through future Facebook ads. To learn more about Facebook’s Cookies policy, please visit https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/. If you wish to remove Facebook’s targeted ads for users, please take the steps shown in: https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217

To learn more, please visit https://www.facebook.com/business/help/742478679120153

This website uses 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 analyze 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. On behalf of the website provider, 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 to the website provider. Google may be required by law to provide such information to a third party or provide the information to a third party for processing on its 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 so, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you agree that Google may process your personal information in accordance with the aforementioned methods. To learn more, please visit https://www.google.com/analytics/

How do you manage cookies?

Most Internet browsers accepts cookies by default. You can set the browser to remind you before accepting cookies or you can directly refuse the use of cookies based on the browser you use. Please click on the “Help” button on your browser to learn how to set your browser.

If you refuse the use of cookies, it may affect your user experience on the website.

If you use different devices to browse the website, you need to set your browsers on each device based on your preferences.

In addition, you can also use browser settings (e.g., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome) to stop the use of these cookies at any time. We would like to remind you that stopping the use of the cookies may affect the functionality of the Semiconductor Cloud Academy website. For instance, if you stop the use of necessary cookies, you may not be able to use the login function.