language US | EN expand_more News Events Investor Relations Careers menu Menu Search search Cookie Notice Share share Last Revised: January 2020 This Cookie Notice describes the different types of cookies and similar technologies that may be applied on www.willistowerswatson.com and, where relevant, on other Willis Towers Watson websites that link to this Cookie Notice (the “Sites”). 1. What is a cookie? Cookies are small text files that a website transfers to your hard drive to store and sometimes collect information about your usage of websites, such as time spent on the Sites, pages visited, language preferences, and other traffic data. We use the information for security purposes, to facilitate navigation, to display information more effectively, to personalize your experience while using the Sites and to recognize your computer in order to assist your use of the Sites. We also gather statistical information about use of the Sites in order to improve their design and functionality, understand how they are used and assist us with resolving questions regarding them. There are different types of cookies, for example: Cookies served directly by Willis Towers Watson ('first party cookies') and cookies served on our behalf, for example by advertisers and data analytics companies ('third party cookies') Cookies which endure for different periods of time, including those that only last only as long as your browser is open (referred to as 'session cookies') These are deleted automatically once you close your browser. Other cookies are 'permanent cookies', meaning that they survive after your browser is closed. For example, they recognize your device when you open your browser and browse the internet again. 2. What cookies do we use? Below we list the different types of cookies and similar technologies that may be used on the Sites. 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Cookie Name Description of Purpose Persistent or session cookie 1st party or 3rd party cookie ASP.NET_SesssionID, ASPSESSIONIDASQSTRQC Default .NET framework cookies that identifies the user's session on the server Session 1st party ASP.NET_SesssionID_Guest Identify the user session on the server Session 3rd party, Cvent: https://www.cvent.com/en/cvent-global-privacy-policy incap_ses_874_1246096 Ensures the security of the website by identifying user’s session on the server Session 3rd party, Imperva. https://www.imperva.com/legal/privacy-policy/ Language Delivers localized language session Persistent (2 days) 3rd party, Cvent: https://www.cvent.com/en/cvent-global-privacy-policy TS019195ae Used for Performance Load Balancing Session 3rd party, Cvent: https://www.cvent.com/en/cvent-global-privacy-policy ATS Identifying accounts in our monitoring tools to spot performance-impacting usage Session 3rd party, Cvent: https://www.cvent.com/en/cvent-global-privacy-policy OnsiteUserInfo Allows users to check in at events Persistent (7 days) 3rd party, Cvent: https://www.cvent.com/en/cvent-global-privacy-policy Device Remembers desktop/mobile preference Persistent (1 day) 3rd party, Cvent: https://www.cvent.com/en/cvent-global-privacy-policy Regcart Authentication for registered users Session 3rd party, Cvent: https://www.cvent.com/en/cvent-global-privacy-policy Queue-it Queue functionality for high volume event registrations Persistent (364 days) 3rd party, Queue-it: https://queue-it.com/privacy-policy-customer/ QueueITAccepted-(variable name here) Queue functionality for high volume event registration Persistent (20 minutes) 3rd party, Queue-it: https://queue-it.com/privacy-policy-customer/ Queue-it (variable suffix here) Queue functionality for high volume event registration Session 3rd party, Queue-it: https://queue-it.com/privacy-policy-customer/ visid_incap_1246096, Windows application firewall cookie that ensures security of website Persistent (1 year) 3rd party, Imperva. https://www.imperva.com/legal/privacy-policy/ TS011777e6, _utmvc Windows application firewall cookie ensuring security of the website Session 3rd party, Imperva https://www.imperva.com/legal/privacy-policy/ Cookie_3rd party, notice_behavior, notice_gdpr_prefs, notice_preferences, token_test Manages cookie load and visitor’s cookie preferences Session 3rd party, Trustarc, https://www.trustarc.com/privacy-policy/ SC_ANALYTICS_GLOBAL_COOKIE Default cookie for the content management system that identifies repeat site visits by unique users Persistent (10 years) 3rd party, Sitecore, https://www.sitecore.com/trust/privacy-policy WTWGeoIpRedirect Redirects visitor to a country site Session 1st party userPreferredLang, wtw#lang Deliver localized language version Session 1st party f5-cookie Allow the load balancer to route a visitor session to stick to a certain server, for a set period of time. Session 3rd party, F5 Networks, Inc, https://www.f5.com/company/policies/privacy-notice Functional Cookies. Functional cookies collect information about your use of the Sites, and enable us to improve the way they work. For example, functional cookies show us which are the most frequently visited pages on the Sites, help us record any difficulties you have with the Sites, and show us whether our promotional campaigns are effective. This allows us to see the overall patterns of usage on the Sites. We use the information to analyse traffic on the Sites. Cookie Name Description of Purpose Persistent or session cookie 1st party or 3rd party cookie _ga Distinguish users Persistent (2 years) 3rd party, Google, https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ _gaid Distinguish users Persistent (24 hours) 3rd party, Google, https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ _gatUA-69683604-1 Ensure server requests are conducted in an orderly sequence. Persistent (1minute) 3rd party, Google, https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ _gat Ensure server requests are conducted in an orderly sequence. Persistent (10 minutes) 3rd party, Google, https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ tuuid Analytics Persistent (2 years) 3rd party, Demandbase, https://www.demandbase.com/privacy-policy/ tuuid_lu Performance and optimization of data and reporting Persistent (2 years) 3rd party, Demandbase, https://www.demandbase.com/privacy-policy/ com.silverpop.iMAWebCookie The Unique Identifier for the visitor. Used to pass individual identity along with specific actions. Persistent (1,000 days) 3rd party, Silverpop is managed by Acoustic: https://acoustic.co/ and https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSWU4L/Reporting/imc_Reporting/Reporting_q_a_watson_assistant/Add_Web_Tracking_Opt-In_Functionality.html_6 com.silverpop.iMA.page_visit One 'per session' cookie created for each page visited in the session. Used to distinguish the first visit to a webpage by an individual from subsequent visits. Persistent (24 hours) 3rd party, Silverpop is managed by Acoustic: https://acoustic.co/ and https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSWU4L/Reporting/imc_Reporting/Reporting_q_a_watson_assistant/Add_Web_Tracking_Opt-In_Functionality.html_6 com.silverpop.iMA.session The Unique Identifier for the current browsing session. Used to associate a series of individual events to a single functional browsing session. Persistent (24 hours) 3rd party, Silverpop is managed by Acoustic: https://acoustic.co/ and https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSWU4L/Reporting/imc_Reporting/Reporting_q_a_watson_assistant/Add_Web_Tracking_Opt-In_Functionality.html_6 _hstc, hubspotuk, messagesUtk Distinguish users Persistent (13 months) 3rd party, Hubspot: https://knowledge.hubspot.com/reports/what-cookies-does-hubspot-set-in-a-visitor-s-browser __hssc, __hssrc Distinguish sessions Session (30 minutes) 3rd party, Hubspot: https://knowledge.hubspot.com/reports/what-cookies-does-hubspot-set-in-a-visitor-s-browser _cfduid Helps detect malicious visitors and minimizes blocking legitimate users Persistent (1 year) 3rd party, Cloudflare, https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/, https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200170156-What-does-the-Cloudflare-cfduid-cookie-do- _cfruid Cookie related to rate limiting policies Session 3rd party, Cloudflare, https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/, https://community.cloudflare.com/t/what-does-cfruid-cookie-do/65510/2 Ep201 Load balancing Session 3rd party, Survey Monkey, https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/legal/privacy-policy/#pp-section-16 and https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/legal/survey-page-cookies/ Ep202 Analytics Persistent (1 year) 3rd party, Survey Monkey, https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/legal/privacy-policy/#pp-section-16 and https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/legal/survey-page-cookies/ Mkto_trk Analytics Persistent (2 years) 3rd party, Marketo: https://documents.marketo.com/legal/privacy/ JSESSIONID Monitors session counts Session 3rd party, New Relic: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/browser/new-relic-browser/page-load-timing-resources/new-relic-cookies-used-browser MUID Microsoft’s unique identifier Persistent (390 days) 3rd party, Microsoft, https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement MUIDB Persistent (390 days) 3rd party, Microsoft, https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement SRCHD Persistent (2 years) 3rd party, Microsoft, https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement SRCHUID Persistent (2 years) 3rd party, Microsoft, https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement SRCHUSR Persistent (2 years) 3rd party, Microsoft, https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement _EDGE_S Session 3rd party, Microsoft, https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement _EDGE_V Persistent (390 days) 3rd party, Microsoft, https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement _SS Session 3rd party, Microsoft, https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement Advertising Cookies. Advertising cookies are set to display targeted promotions or advertisements based upon your interests on the Sites or to manage our advertising. These cookies collect information about your activities on these and other sites to provide you targeted advertising. You can find information about advertising cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them here. Cookie Name Description of Purpose Persistent or session cookie 1st party or 3rd party cookie test_cookie Serve relevant ads to potential customers and gather information about how or if user interacts with these ads Session 3rd party, Google, https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ DSID Used primarily by tracking and advertising companies to determine users’ preferences and setup proper targeted advertisements. Session 3rd party, Google, https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ IDE Advertising cookie that Google serves across the web; the main advertising cookie on non-Google sites is named ‘id’ or ‘IDE‘ and is stored in browsers under the domain doubleclick.net Session 3rd party, Google, https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ id Advertising cookie that Google serves across the web; the main advertising cookie on non-Google sites is named ‘id’ or ‘IDE‘ and is stored in browsers under the domain doubleclick.net Session 3rd party, Google, https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ Bito Distinguishes users Persistent (13 months) 3rd party, Beeswax, https://www.beeswax.com/privacy/, checkForPermission 3rd party, Beeswax, https://www.beeswax.com/privacy/ _atuvc Store updated page share count Persistent (13 months) 1st party, https://www.oracle.com/legal/privacy/addthis-privacy-policy.html _atuvs User Visit ID/session view count. Persistent (23 minutes) 1st party, https://www.oracle.com/legal/privacy/addthis-privacy-policy.html Loc Help determine how users who share information with each other are geographically located (state level) Persistent (13 months) 3rd party, Addthis, http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy mus Persistent (13 months) 3rd party, Addthis, http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy na_id Persistent (13 months) 3rd party, Addthis, http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy ouid Persistent (13 months) 3rd party, Addthis, http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy ssc Persistent (13 months) 3rd party, Addthis, http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy uid Unique user ID that recognizes the user on returning visits Persistent (13 months) 3rd party, Addthis, http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy uvc Detect how often the social sharing service, AddThis, encounters the same user Persistent (2 years) 3rd party, Addthis, http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy Lang Distinguishes user language Session 3rd party, LinkedIn: https://privacy.linkedin.com/ and Twitter: https://twitter.com/en/privacy Lidc Used by LinkedIn for routing 1 day 3rd party, LinkedIn, https://privacy.linkedin.com/ bcookie Browser ID Persistent (2 years) 3rd party, LinkedIn, https://privacy.linkedin.com/ bscookie Secure browser ID Persistent (1 year) 3rd party, LinkedIn, https://privacy.linkedin.com/ L1c Browser ID Session 3rd party, LinkedIn, https://privacy.linkedin.com/ BizoID LinkedIn Ad analytics Persistent (6 months) 3rd party, LinkedIn, https://privacy.linkedin.com/ BizoData LinkedIn Ad analytics Persistent (6 months) 3rd party, LinkedIn, https://privacy.linkedin.com/ UserMatchHistory LinkedIn Ad analytics Persistent 29 days) 3rd party, LinkedIn, https://privacy.linkedin.com/ BizoNetworkPartnerIndex LinkedIn Ad analytics Persistent (6 months) 3rd party, LinkedIn, https://privacy.linkedin.com/ personalization_id Indicate if user is logged into Twitter Persistent (2 years) 3rd party, Twitter https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514# Lang Distinguishes user language Session 3rd party, Twitter https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514# tfw_exp Persistent (15 days) 3rd party, Twitter https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514# guest_id Provide guest ID Persistent (2 years) 3rd party, Twitter https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514# _twitter_sess Provide micro-blogging feed Session 3rd party, Twitter https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514# Fr Persistent (90 days) 3rd party, Facebook 3. 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