Cookie Policy
Last Updated: May 12, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how ACM Index ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, ACM Index) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We use different types of cookies for various reasons. The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our website and the purposes they perform are described below:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like secure login or shopping carts, cannot be provided.
Performance & Functionality Cookies
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our website but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.
Analytics & Customization Cookies
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website for you.
Advertising & Targeting Cookies
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
Social Media Cookies
These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our website through third-party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes.
3. Specific Cookies We Use
Below is a detailed list of the cookies we use on our website. Our website uses both first-party and third-party cookies for a number of purposes.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|
| _acm_session | Essential | Used to maintain your session state across page requests | Session |
| _acm_auth | Essential | Used to authenticate logged-in users | 30 days |
| _acm_preferences | Functionality | Stores user preferences such as chart settings and display options | 1 year |
| _acm_analytics | Analytics | Used to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our site | 2 years |
| _acm_marketing | Advertising | Used to track visitors across websites for marketing purposes | 90 days |
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website, deliver advertisements on and through the website, and so on.
| Provider | Purpose | Privacy Policy |
|---|
| Google Analytics | Used to track website usage and user behavior | Privacy Policy |
| Facebook Pixel | Used for advertising and conversion tracking | Privacy Policy |
| Hotjar | Used to analyze user behavior and improve user experience | Privacy Policy |
| LinkedIn | Used for advertising and conversion tracking | Privacy Policy |
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted.
The specific way to manage cookies via your web browser controls varies from browser to browser. You should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
Chrome
- Click the three dots in the top-right corner
- Select "Settings"
- Click on "Privacy and security"
- Click on "Cookies and other site data"
- Adjust your cookie settings as desired
Firefox
- Click the three lines in the top-right corner
- Select "Options" (Windows) or "Preferences" (Mac)
- Click on "Privacy & Security"
- Under "Cookies and Site Data," adjust your settings
Safari
- Click "Safari" in the menu bar
- Select "Preferences"
- Click on the "Privacy" tab
- Adjust your cookie settings as desired
Edge
- Click the three dots in the top-right corner
- Select "Settings"
- Click on "Cookies and site permissions"
- Adjust your cookie settings as desired
Do Not Track
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. At this time, we do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals, but we continue to review new technologies and may adopt a standard once one is created.
6. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
