Cookie Policy
Your preferences and privacy are important to Cadence Design Systems, Inc., its affiliates, and its partners (or equivalent) (collectively, “Cadence,” “we,” “our,” and “us”). This Cookie Policy applies to all Cadence websites, products, processes, and applications referencing and/or linking to this Cookie Policy (collectively, the “Sites”). In certain cases, and based on applicable law, you will be able to modify your cookie choices at any time.
As you navigate the Sites, we and our service providers (including web analytics companies and other third parties) may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to automatically collect certain information from your computer or mobile device over time and across different websites, as described in this Cookie Policy. Please also see our Privacy Policy, which describes how we process personal information collected from different sources, including through cookies.
What Is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that many websites save on your device when you visit a Site. Cookies can perform a variety of functions and may carry unique attributes. The Sites use different kinds—and configurations—of cookies. We use the following types of cookies: (a) session cookies to maintain your session state, which expire when you close your browser, (b) persistent cookies to obtain information about your use of the Sites, which stay on your computer until you delete them, (c) first-party cookies managed and run by Cadence, (d) third-party cookies managed and run by a service provider, (e) essential cookies to ensure basic functionality of the Sites, and/or (f) non-essential cookies, which are optional cookies that may help improve your general experience on the Sites. These attributes have each been listed, where applicable, alongside our list of the specific cookies used on our Sites, in the section below (“List of Cookies Used on Our Sites”). For more general information about cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
List of Cookies Used on Our Sites
Essential or Strictly Necessary:
These cookies are required for core Site processes to function and cannot be configured or deactivated by users. They allow us to provide you with online content, to log in, to secure the Sites against fraud, and to provide necessary calibrations, such as language used, display resolution, and account information.
| Name | Host | Description | Managing Party | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Dynamic Tag Management | assets.adobedtm.com | Serves to manage tags on the website. | Third Party | Persistent |
| CDNJS | cdnjs.cloudflare.com | Used to maximize network resources, manage traffic, and protect websites from malicious traffic. | First Party | Persistent |
| Content Delivery Network | content.cdntwrk.com | Primarily deployed to enhance the browsing experience. The information collected is in an anonymous form and is compiled into reports. | First Party | Session |
| Google Images | www.gstatic.com | This cookie sets a unique ID to remember your preferences and other information such as website statistics and tracks conversion rates. For more information, Google’s policies can be viewed at https://policies.google.com/technologies/types. | Third Party | Persistent |
| Google Tag Manager | www.googletagmanager.com | This cookie is used to manage website tags. | Third Party | Persistent |
| Ipinfo | ipinfo.io | This cookie is primarily used to redirect website users to proper geography based on their IP address. | Third Party | 365 Days |
| Jquery | code.jquery.com | Used as a plugin for reading, writing, and deleting cookies. | First Party | Persistent |
| Limelight | video.limelight.com | Used for video streaming and hosting. | Third Party | 364 days |
| Limelight | assets.video.limelight.com | Used as a video assets library. | Third Party | 364 days |
| Limelight | production-ps.lvp.llnw.net | Used to create new videos in a library. | Third Party | 364 days |
| Limelight | s2.content.video.llnw.net | Used for video streaming and hosting. | Third Party | 364 days |
| Limelight | beacon.video.llnw.net | Used for video streaming and hosting. | Third Party | 364 days |
| NA | cadencenextgen.q4web.com | Unclassified | First Party | Session |
| RSS | api.rss2json.com | Used to convert code. | First Party | Persistent |
| StackPath BootStrapCDN | maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com | Enables users to load CSS, JavaScript, and images remotely from its servers. | First Party | 1 hour |
| Vidyard widget | play.vidyard.com | Enables video streaming and hosting. | Third Party | Persistent |
Non-Essential:
We use different kinds of cookies, that are configurable in certain cases, on the Sites.
| Name | Host | Description | Managing Party | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Audience Manager | dpm.demdex.net | Assigns a unique ID to a site visitor and supports basic functions, such as visitor identification, ID synchronization, segmentation, modeling, reporting, etc. | Third Party | 2 years |
| Adobe Audience Manager | cm.everesttech.net | Assigns a unique ID to a site visitor and supports basic functions, such as visitor identification, ID synchronization, segmentation, modeling, reporting, etc. | Third Party | Session |
| Adobe Audience Manager | cadencedesignsystems.demdex.net | Assigns a unique ID to a site visitor and supports basic functions, such as visitor identification, ID synchronization, segmentation, modeling, reporting, etc. | Third Party | 5 months 27 days |
| Demandbase | scripts.demandbase.com | Helps identify and count unique users; drives site optimization; and improves retargeting. Also syncs with third-party ad technology partners so that these users can be targeted in ad campaigns on the relevant networks. | Third Party | 30 minutes |
| Demandbase | api.company-target.com | Demandbase may send and receive personal data (cookies) to associate Demandbase-assigned cookies or online identifiers with third-party partners’, such as DMPs and other adtech providers, cookies or online identifiers (also known as “cookie syncing”), which involves allowing its third-party partners to set cookies and assign online identifiers in furtherance of its services and to increase performance of ad campaigns. | Third Party | 30 minutes |
| Demandbase | tag.demandbase.com | Uses tuuid cookies for analytics and targeted advertising services provided by Demandbase products and IUUID cookies for performance and optimization of Demandbase data and reporting. | Third Party | 30 minutes |
| Demandbase | segments.company-target.com | Analyzes online identifiers (cookies) in the aggregate and applies AI and machine learning models to provide analytics data regarding website usage. | Third Party | 30 minutes |
| DoubleClick | stats.g.doubleclick.net | Used for serving targeted advertisements that are relevant to you across the web. Targeted advertisements may be displayed to you based on your previous visits to this website. In addition, these cookies measure the conversion rate of ads presented to the user. | Third Party | 1 year |
| DoubleClick | googleads.g.doubleclick.net | Used for serving targeted advertisements that are relevant to you. Targeted advertisements may be displayed to you based on your previous visits to this website. In addition, these cookies measure the conversion rate of ads presented to the user. | Third Party | 1 year |
| www.facebook.com | Enable behavioral advertising and analytics by Facebook. | Third Party | 89 days | |
| Facebook Connect | connect.facebook.net | Enable behavioral advertising and analytics by Facebook. | Third Party | 89 days |
| Google Adsense | pagead2.googlesyndication.com | Enable behavioral advertising and analytics on the Google AdWords platform. | Third Party | 2 years |
| LinkedIn Ads | px.ads.linkedin.com | Used to store the language preferences of a user. | Third Party | Session |
| LinkedIn Ads | www.linkedin.com | Enable behavioral advertising and analytics by LinkedIn. | Third Party | Session |
| LiveRamp | id.rlcdn.com | Helps present online content that is more likely to match visitors’ interests. These cookies do not identify you personally. | Third Party | Session |
| Twitter Advertising | static.ads-twitter.com | Enable behavioral advertising and analytics by Twitter. | Third Party | 729 days |
| Twitter Conversion Tracking | t.co | Enable behavioral advertising and analytics by Twitter. | Third Party | 729 days |
| Twitter Timeline | cdn.syndication.twimg.com | Enable behavioral advertising and analytics by Twitter. | Third Party | 729 days |
| Twitter Widget | platform.twitter.com | Enable behavioral advertising and analytics by Twitter. | Third Party | 729 days |
| Name | Host | Description | Managing Party | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA Audiences | www.google.co.in | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data collected includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | Third Party | 2 years |
| Google Analytics | www.google-analytics.com | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | Third Party | 2 years |
| Hotjar | static.hotjar.com | Used to detect the first pageview session of a user. | Third Party | 365 days |
| Hotjar | vars.hotjar.com | Used to identify a new user’s first session. | Third Party | 365 days |
| Hotjar | www.hotjar.com | Provides aggregate web analytics and heat mapping based on how visitors interact with pages on the Sites. | Third Party | 365 days |
| Hotjar | in.hotjar.com | Used to inform whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's pageview limit. | Third Party | 365 days |
| Hotjar script | script.hotjar.com | Set when a user first lands on a page using the Hotjar script. | Third Party | 365 days |
| LinkedIn Analytics | snap.licdn.com | The lidc cookie, set by LinkedIn, facilitates data center selection. | Third Party | 179 days |
| Marketo | munchkin.marketo.net | Set by Marketo and allows a website to track visitor behavior on the sites on which the cookie is installed and to link a visitor to the recipient of an email marketing campaign, to measure campaign effectiveness. Tracking is performed anonymously until a user identifies himself by submitting a form. | Third Party | 2 years |
| Marketo | 936-zsx-964.mktoresp.com | Set by Marketo and allows a website to track visitor behavior on the sites on which the cookie is installed and to link a visitor to the recipient of an email marketing campaign, to measure campaign effectiveness. Tracking is performed anonymously until a user identifies himself by submitting a form. | Third Party | 2 years |
| Marketo | app-sj05.marketo.com | Set by Marketo and allows a website to track visitor behavior on the sites on which the cookie is installed and to link a visitor to the recipient of an email marketing campaign, to measure campaign effectiveness. Tracking is performed anonymously until a user identifies himself by submitting a form. | Third Party | 2 years |
| Meta Pixel | www.facebook.com | These cookies and tracking pixels enable behavioral advertising and analytics by Facebook. | Third Party | 89 days |
| Omniture (Adobe Analytics) | cadence.tt.omtrdc.net | Installed by Adobe to allow persistent ID tracking in the 1st party state and is used as a reference ID if the AMCV cookie has expired. | Third Party | 2 years |
| Twitter Analytics | analytics.twitter.com | Enables behavioral advertising and analytics by Twitter. | Third Party | 729 days |
| twitter.com | Enables behavioral advertising and analytics by Twitter. | Third Party | 729 days |
Managing Your Cookies
In certain cases, you may refuse the use of certain cookies at any time by adjusting and saving your cookie preferences. Please note that if cookies are disabled then certain features may not function as intended.
Browser Settings
Many Internet browsers also provide users with the ability to make cookie-preference selections. For example, some browsers will notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you an additional opportunity to consider whether to accept it, and/or may allow you to turn certain cookies off. For more general information about how to configure your browser, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
Contact Information
Cadence welcomes your comments or questions regarding this Cookie Policy and/or our Privacy Policy. Please contact us at privacy@cadence.com or call us at 1-833-926-0704. For a list of Cadence offices and contacts, please see http://www.cadence.com/cadence/contact_us/Pages/default.aspx.
Cookie Policy Updates
Cadence may supplement or amend this policy from time-to-time and will post a revised version on our Sites (please see the “Revised” date, below). If we make material changes to the way we collect, use, or disclose your personal information, we will notify you by any additional means that are appropriate.
Revised: December 2022