COOKIE NOTICE
Thank you for visiting the D. E. Shaw group’s website and viewing this Cookie Notice (this “Notice”). For more
information about the types of information we collect, how we use such information, and who we share it with,please read our online Privacy Statement. Certain terms used in this Notice have the meaning given to them inthe Privacy Statement.
This Notice is effective June 22, 2020.

What is a cookie?

A “cookie” is a small text file that is downloaded onto your computer or mobile device when you access a website.
When you visit our website and agree to have cookies set on your computer or mobile device, basic information
is passively collected through your web browser via such cookies or similar tracking technologies. We explain
why we use cookies further below.
Websites can use different types of cookies including ‘first-’ and ‘third-’ party cookies and session or persistentcookies. We briefly explain those different types of cookies below:•First-party cookies are cookies set by the website visited by a user (i.e., the website displayed at thetop of the browser).

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Third-party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other than the one being visited by a user. Ifyou visit a website but another company sets a cookie through that website, it would be a third-partycookie.

•Session cookies allow websites to link a user’s actions during their browser session. Session cookies
are temporary and remain on your device until you leave the website you are currently visiting.

•Persistent cookies, unlike session cookies, remain on a user’s device in between browser sessions
and remember the user’s actions and preferences on a website or even potentially across different
websites. Persistent cookies may be used to remember your preferences.

Additional information about cookies and tracking technologies is available here.

What types of cookies do we use?

We use first-party cookies and third-party cookies on our website. The first-party cookies are persistent cookies
and used for legal purposes. The third-party cookies are both session and persistent cookies and are set by ourthird-party service providers. For example, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google,
Inc.
("Google").
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www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You can learn more about how to opt out of Google Analytics bygoing to https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. If you do not allow cookies to be set on your computer ordevice, you may be unable to access certain parts of our website or certain parts of our website may have
reduced functionality.

What do we use cookies for?

Cookies are used on our website in order to:••••personalize and enhance your experience on our website;

comply with our legal obligations;

track, compile and analyze your use of our website (including which pages or portions of our website
you are viewing and where you are viewing them from); andsecure and optimize our website.

Updates to this Cookie Notice

We reserve the right to update this Notice from time to time. Please check our website periodically for such
updates since all information collected as described herein is subject to the Notice in place at the time ofcollection. Typically, we will indicate the effective/amendment date at the beginning of this Notice. If we feel it isappropriate, or if the law requires, we will also provide a summary of changes we have made in the new Notice.