Effective Date: July, 2020
Last Reviewed: July, 2020
Revised: March, 2021
Cookies and Online Tracking Disclosure
At State Street Global Advisors (“SSGA” or ‘we’ or ‘us’), we are committed to handling cookies and online tracking methods responsibly and transparently. This Cookies and Online Tracking Disclosure (“Cookies Disclosure”) contains the following sections:
- What are cookies?
- What categories of cookies do we use?
o Strictly Necessary Cookies
o Performance Cookies
o Functionality Cookies
o Targeting Cookies
- How we share the information we collect using cookies
- Third party websites and cookies
- Web beacons and other technologies
- How do I refuse or withdraw consent to the use of cookies?
- What are the most frequently used or a representative sample of the cookies on our Website?
- Cookie lifespan
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files downloaded to your computer or device by websites you visit. Cookies are widely used to allow websites to function properly, as well as to provide business and marketing information to the operators of the site.
What categories of cookies do we use?
We use the following four categories of cookies on our website www.ssga.com (Website).
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential to enable you to navigate our Website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, we cannot provide the services you have requested.
Performance Cookies
These cookies are used to gather statistics on how visitors use our Website. This allows us to gain insight so that we may make improvements to its usability.
We categorize the following as performance cookies:
- Referrer URL (internal page): used to store the URL of the previous page visited. Allows us to track how visitors navigate through our Website.
- Referrer URL: used to store the URL which refers a visitor to our Website, so we may understand what URLs are referring visitors to our Website.
- URL history: used to store the page visited by a user before that user submits a form. Also, used to display recently viewed articles by each visitor.
- Unregistered visitor cookie: a unique identifier given to each visitor to allow analysis on how unregistered visitors use our Website.
- Session management cookies: these cookies allow us to follow the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close their browser window. Our session management cookies are created temporarily. Once you close your browser, our session management cookies are deleted.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies are used to enhance your experience when you visit our Website such as by capturing your preferences so that they are remembered for subsequent visits to improve your experience.
These cookies allow a site to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a site may be able to provide you with local information by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, font, and other parts of web pages that you can customize. They may also be used to provide services you have requested such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. In most cases we will not be able to track individuals by name. However, cookies may associate registered users with their names.
These cookies cannot track your browsing activity on other websites. They do not gather any information about you that could be used for online advertising on other websites or remember where you have been on the internet outside our Website.
We categorize the following as functionality cookies:
- Registered visitor cookie - a unique identifier given to each registered user to our Website, or each user who voluntarily provides Personal Data on our Website to request information from us, used to serve them content and offers based on their profiles. Also used for analysis and marketing purposes (see also Strictly necessary cookies above).
Targeting Cookies
These cookies are used for web analytics and intelligence about our Website. They are used to deliver online advertisements on third party websites that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see such advertisements as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the site operator’s permission. We may use information collected from our cookies to identify user behavior and to serve content and information on products and services based on your profile.
How we share the information we collect using cookies
We may share the information we collect with our affiliates for marketing or analysis purposes. We may also share with third parties, who provide services on our behalf, for similar purposes. You can opt out of receiving interest-based marketing communication from us by clicking on the unsubscribe link in any of our emails, letting your relationship manager know or by clicking here.
Third party websites and cookies
This Website may contain links to third party sites. Please review the cookie and privacy policies of these third-party sites to understand how they may use cookies and your information. We, we are not responsible for the contents, operations or security of other websites.
Third-parties may also place cookies on their own. We do not have control over the placement of cookies by another website, even if you are directed to them from our Website. These companies use the data they process in accordance with their privacy policies, which may enable these companies to collect and combine information about your activities across website, apps, or online services. Please review the cookie and privacy policies of these sites to understand how they may use Cookies and your information.
Web beacons and other technologies
We may also use web beacons and other technologies for analytics and intelligence about our Website to determine whether email messages have been opened or whether links on our Website have been accessed. Web beacons do not place information on your device but may work in conjunction with cookies to monitor online activity.
How do I refuse or withdraw consent to the use of cookies?
While we may automatically use some cookies that are strictly necessary to provide the services you request or enable communications, we request your consent for all other cookies used. If you want to remove existing non-essential cookies from your device, you may do so by selecting the options in the cookie banner. You may also refuse to accept cookies by changing your browser settings. For more information on managing cookies and other tracking methods see www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies.
**** Please note that deleting and blocking cookies will have an impact on your user experience as parts of the Website may not function properly or be accessible.
What are the most frequently used or a representative sample of the cookies on our Website?
The following tables detail the most frequently used or a representative sample of the cookies our Website uses and explains their use.
Strictly Necessary Cookies |
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Cookie Name |
Type |
Duration |
Description |
geoloc |
Strictly Necessary |
13 months |
This cookie contains the SSGA site location country and language selected by a visitor. Only SSGA site content applicable to the country and language specified in this cookie can be displayed. Set up for 13 months |
roleproduct |
Strictly Necessary |
13 months |
This cookie contains the Investor Type selected by a visitor. Only SSGA site content applicable to the role specified in this cookie can be displayed.Set up for 13 months |
disclaimer |
Strictly Necessary |
13 months |
This cookie is used to determine if the initial site disclaimer has been accepted for the country, language and investor type specified in the geoloc and roleproduct cookies. The main SSGA site cannot be accessed without this cookie set to ‘accepted’.Set up for 13 months |
SMSESSION |
Strictly Necessary |
Session |
This cookie is used for private / client site. Used for session management by the Siteminder. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. |
SMDATA |
Strictly Necessary |
60 days |
This cookie is used for private / client site. Siteminder authentication cookie containing encrypted authentication related data |
expiryDays |
Strictly Necessary |
10 minutes |
Used for JP Institutional site only. It contains the number of days for disclaimer to be expired. |
language |
Strictly Necessary |
1 year |
Used for JP Institutional site only. It contains the language. |
location |
Strictly Necessary |
1 year |
Used for JP Institutional site only. It contains the country information. |
region |
Strictly Necessary |
1 year |
Used for JP Institutional site only. It contains the region information. |
role |
Strictly Necessary |
1 year |
Used for JP Institutional site only. It contains the role information. |
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Cookie Name |
Type |
Duration |
Description |
AKA_A2 |
Performance |
60 minutes |
Akamai is the content delivery network ( CDN) used for ssga.com performance improvement and caching. |
RT |
Performance |
7 days |
Akamai is the content delivery network ( CDN) used for ssga.com performance improvement and caching. |
BA |
Performance |
7 days |
Akamai is the content delivery network ( CDN) used for ssga.com performance improvement and caching. |
im-*, ro-*, akamai-* |
Performance |
Request |
Akamai is the content delivery network ( CDN) used for ssga.com performance improvement and caching. Examples include |
Functionality Cookies |
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Cookie Name |
Type |
Duration |
Description |
currentPageUrl |
Functional |
Session |
Used for JP Institutional site only. It contains the current page url. |
disclaimerVersion |
Functional |
1 year |
Used for JP Institutional site only. It contains the disclaimer version. |
endecaResults |
Functional |
10 minutes |
Used for JP Institutional site only. It contains the search results. |
CDN_REDIR |
Functional |
Request |
Cookie that will be set when we have been redirected by Akamai. It is deleted when the page is opened. |
404_REDIR |
Functional |
Request |
Cookie that will be set when we have been redirected by a 404. It is deleted when the page is opened. |
| driftt_aid | Functional | 2 Years | This is the anonymous identifier token. It is used to tie the visitor on your website with the profile within the Drift system. This allows Drift to remember the information that this site visitor has provided through the chat on subsequent site visits. |
| driftt_sid | Functional | 30 Minutes | This is the session identifier token. It is used to tie the visitor on your website with a current website session within the Drift system. This is enables session-specific features, such as popping up a messaging only once during a 30 minute session as to prevent a disruptive experience. |
| driftt_wmd | Functional | 2 Years | This cookie marks when the Drift welcome message has been interacted with. It is used so the welcome message is not displayed subsequently. |
| Dftt_End_User_Prev_Bootstrapped | Functional |
2 Years |
This cookie marks when the Drift site visitor has been created within the Drift system. This allows subsequent page visits to be faster because the site visitor does not have to be registered in our system again. |
| Dftt_Lead_Has_Prev_Identified | Functional |
2 Years |
This cookie marks when the Drift site visitor has provided their email address to Drift. This allows the Drift widget to process this site visitor as a known visitor rather than anonymous. Although this is a marker for PII it does not relate directly to the email address that has been captured, that identifier is handled by the driftt_aid cookie. |
| Drift.Targeting.firstVisit | Functional | 16 Months | This is the timestamp of the first visit. It allows the Drift widget to perform time-sensitive targeting conditions. |
| Drift.Targeting.lastVisit | Functional | This is the timestamp of the last visit. It allows the Drift widget to perform time-sensitive targeting conditions. |
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| Drift.Targeting.numberOfVisits | Functional | This is the number of visitors a visitor has made to a page with Drift. It allows the Drift widget to perform page visit targeting conditions. |
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| Drift.Targeting.numberOfSessions | Functional | This is the number of site sessions a visitor has made to a page with Drift. It allows the Drift widget to perform site session targeting conditions. |
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| Drift.Targeting.currentPageViewStarted | Functional | This is the entry page that the current session started at. It allows the Drift widget to perform site session targeting conditions. |
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Drift.Targeting.currentSessionStartedAt |
Functional | This is the timestamp of the beginning of the current site session. It allows the Drift widget to perform time-sensitive targeting conditions. |
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| Drift.Targeting.previousSessionStartedAt | Functional | This is the timestamp of the start of the previous site session. It allows the Drift widget to perform time-sensitive targeting conditions. |
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Drift.Targeting.previousSessionEndedAt |
Functional | This is the timestamp of the end of the previous site session. It allows the Drift widget to perform time-sensitive targeting conditions. |
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| Drift.Targeting.activeSessionStartedAt | Functional | This is the timestamp of the start of the active site session. It allows the Drift widget to perform time-sensitive targeting conditions. |
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| Drift.Targeting.originalReferrer | Functional | This is the original referring source that drove the site visitor to your website. It allows the Drift widget to perform accurate intent based targeting. |
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| Drift.Targeting.previousPage | Functional | This is the previous page that the site visitor was on. It allow the Drift widget to perform page specific targeting. |
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| Drift.Targeting.currentReferrer | Functional | This is the current referring source that drove the site visitor to your website. It allows the Drift widget to perform accurate intent based targeting. |
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| Drift.Targeting.searchTerm | Functional | This is the search term that drove the site visitor to the website. It allows the Drift widget to perform accurate intent based targeting. |
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| Drift.Targeting.referrerDomain | Functional | This is the domain of the referrer URL. It allows the Drift widget to perform accurate intent based targeting. |
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| driftt_eid | Functional | This is the external identifier token. It is used to tie the Drift visitor profile to an external identifer on the website. This is used when your application already has an authentication layer and the person on the website is known to your application. Instead of using Drift's default identifier (the driftt_aid cookie), you can specify the identity of the website user to Drift. |
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| drift_ujwt | Functional | 2 Years | This is a signed JWT that is used to securely identify users that are on your website. |
| driftt_aaid | Functional | 2 Years | This cookie creates a direct correlation between the site visitor and the rep who will receive the conversation. |
| __d_mkto | Functional | 2 Years | This cookie is a marker that Drift has captured the Marketo tracking cookie. It prevents Drift from processing the Marketo cookie on subsequent page visits. |
| __d_hsutk | Functional | 2 Years | This cookie is a marker that Drift has captured the Hubspot tracking cookie. It prevents Drift from processing the Hubspot cookie on subsequent page visits. |
| __d_eloqua | Functional | 2 Years | This cookie is a marker that Drift has captured the Eloqua tracking cookie. It prevents Drift from processing the Eloqua cookie on subsequent page visits. |
| __d_pardot | Functional | 2 Years | This cookie is a marker that Drift has captured the Pardot tracking cookie. It prevents Drift from processing the Pardot cookie on subsequent page visits. |
| redirectPanel | Functional | 10 seconds | Cookie that will be set when we have been redirected by Akamai. The redirect panel will be displayed if page is not found after redirection. |
| bypas | Functional | Session | Cookie that is used to identify if we can disable legal popup when geo of user matches the campaign page. |
Targeting Cookies |
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Cookie Name |
Type |
Duration |
Description |
AMCV* |
Targeting |
24 months |
Adobe Analytics. Multiple cookies starting with AMCV_ example AMCV_00CC7FBA5881402E0A495ECF%40AdobeOrg |
_mkto_trk |
Targeting |
24 months |
Marketo Munchkin cookie |
s_* |
Targeting |
24 months |
Adobe Analytics. Multiple cookies starting with s_. Example include s_fid |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
Targeting |
maximum eight months |
This cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites. |
YSC |
Targeting |
maximum eight months |
This cookie is set by YouTube to track views of embedded videos. |
_fby_site_ |
Targeting |
Used by Brightcove. This cookie is collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. |
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demdex, dpm, dextp |
Targeting |
24 months |
Adobe Analytics demdex cookie |
mc visid |
Targeting |
24 months |
Adobe Analytics |
Mbox cookie |
Targeting |
24 months |
Adobe Target. It will be added to our site in future. |
lidc, lissc, li_sugr |
Targeting |
24 months |
Social - linkedin, Multiple cookies |
_sm_* ,personalization_id, tfw_exp |
Targeting |
24 months |
Social - twitter, Multiple cookie related to Twitter |
_sm_au_c, 1P_JAR, NID, ANID |
Targeting |
24 months |
Google.com |
_sm_au_c/ IDE |
Targeting |
6 months |
Doubleclick |
everegt_g_v2, _tmae |
Targeting |
24 months |
Adobe Analytics Cookie |
cfduid |
Targeting |
30 days |
Cloudflare cookie added by Adsymptotic/Drawbridge |
Cookie Lifespan
Unless stated above, the lifespan of the cookies we use is limited and will not exceed 13 months.