{"id":48272,"date":"2025-09-19T16:05:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/website-cookie-policy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T19:13:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T23:13:05","slug":"website-cookie-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/website-cookie-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Website Cookie Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    <h1>ArchTam Global \u2013 Website Cookie Policy L1-009-PL2<\/h1>\n\n    <h2>1. Purpose and Scope<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      This Policy explains how and why ArchTam (collectively, \u201cArchTam\u201d or \u201cthe\n      Company\u201d) uses cookies and other trackers, web beacons, pixels, clear\n      gifs, and other similar technologies (collectively, \u201ccookies and other\n      trackers\u201d) and the options available to a user regarding those cookies and\n      other trackers.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <h2>2. What are Cookies and Other Trackers and Similar Technologies<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      a. A \u201cCookie\u201d is a small text file that may be stored on, and accessed\n      from, a user\u2019s internet browsing device when they visit certain websites.\n      Other technologies such as JavaScript, local storage, and log files track\n      website activity to enable the collection of \u201cUsage Information.\u201d A \u201cWeb\n      Beacon\u201d (pixel tag\/clear GIF) is a transparent image that records visits\n      or email views, often used with cookies for tracking. Web beacons enable\n      ad impression counting, file download monitoring, ad campaign performance,\n      and can report email open rates. All such technologies are referred to\n      here as \u201ccookies.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      Cookies set by ArchTam are \u201cfirst-party cookies.\u201d Those set by external\n      services (e.g., advertisers, analytics) are \u201cthird-party cookies.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      b. The Company uses <strong>essential cookies<\/strong> to enable basic\n      website features (e.g., security), and\n      <strong>non-essential cookies<\/strong> to remember preferences, improve\n      experience, track usage, and deliver targeted ads. Cookies can be\n      <strong>session cookies<\/strong> (expire at browser close) or\n      <strong>persistent cookies<\/strong> (remain on device).\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      c. A full list of cookies, their duration, and whether they are first- or\n      third-party appears in Section 4.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      d. Information from cookies may be considered\n      <strong>Personal Data<\/strong> under the ArchTam Privacy Notice. That Notice\n      should be read alongside this Policy.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <h2>3. Advertising and Targeting<\/h2>\n    <p>\n    The Company works with third parties, such as ad networks, channel partners, mobile ad networks,\n    analytics and measurement services, and others (<strong>\u201cthird-party ad companies\u201d<\/strong>) to personalize\n    content and display advertising on the ArchTam website, as well as to manage its advertising on third-party\n    sites, mobile apps, and online services.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <h3>b. Data Collection by Third Parties<\/h3>\n  <p>\n    The Company and these third-party ad companies may use cookies, pixel tags, and other tools to collect\n    activity information on the ArchTam website and on third-party sites and services. Information collected may include:\n  <\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li>IP address<\/li>\n    <li>Location information<\/li>\n    <li>Device ID<\/li>\n    <li>Cookie and advertising IDs<\/li>\n    <li>Other identifiers<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n  <p>\n    This information is used to provide more relevant ads and content on the ArchTam website and on third-party\n    sites and apps, and to evaluate the success of such ads and content.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <h3>c. Third-Party Analytics<\/h3>\n  <p>\n    The Company may use third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to evaluate the use of ArchTam\n    Services. These tools help the Company understand usage, improve services, measure ad campaigns, and\n    enhance user experiences. These third parties may use cookies to provide their services.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p>To learn more about Google\u2019s privacy practices:<\/p>\n  <ol type=\"i\">\n    <li>Please review the Google Privacy Policy at <em>https:\/\/www.google.com\/policies\/privacy\/partners\/<\/em><\/li>\n    <li>A user can also download the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at <em>https:\/\/tools.google.com\/dlpage\/gaoptout<\/em><\/li>\n  <\/ol>\n\n    <h2>4. Cookie List<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      This section outlines categories of cookies ArchTam may use (subject to\n      consent).\n    <\/p>\n\n    <h3>4.1 Essential Cookies<\/h3>\n    <p>\nEssential cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in ArchTam systems. They may\nenable the disclosure of a user\u2019s information to some of its business partners but are only set in response to actions\nmade by a user, such as setting privacy preferences, logging in, or completing forms. A user can set their browser to\nblock or alert them about these cookies, which may result in some parts of the ArchTam website having reduced\nfunctionality.     <\/p>\n\n    <table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n      <thead>\n        <tr>\n          <th>Cookie Name<\/th>\n          <th>Purpose<\/th>\n          <th>Duration<\/th>\n          <th>Legal Basis<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Cc setting<\/td>\n          <td>Manages consent preferences and ensures legal compliance.<\/td>\n          <td>6 months<\/td>\n          <td>Legitimate Interest<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Cookie Consent User Identity<\/td>\n          <td>Maintains user consent settings.<\/td>\n          <td>Session<\/td>\n          <td>Legitimate Interest<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n\n    <h3>4.2 Non-essential \u2013 Functional Cookies<\/h3>\n    <p>\nThese cookies enable the website to prevent malicious, fraudulent, invalid, or illegal activity, and provide enhanced\nfunctionality and personalization. They may be set by ArchTam or by business partners and may enable the disclosure\nof a user\u2019s information to those partners. If a user does not allow these cookies, then some or all these services may\nnot function properly\n    <\/p>\n\n    <table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n      <thead>\n        <tr>\n          <th>Cookie Name<\/th>\n          <th>Purpose<\/th>\n          <th>Duration<\/th>\n          <th>More Information<\/th>\n          <th>Legal Basis<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n        <tr>\n          <td>translation.ISON<\/td>\n          <td>Provides translations.<\/td>\n          <td>Session<\/td>\n          <td>Multilingual WordPress sites<\/td>\n          <td>Legitimate Interest or Consent<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Wistia Video Player Progress<\/td>\n          <td>Video marketing provider.<\/td>\n          <td>Session<\/td>\n          <td>\u2014<\/td>\n          <td>Legitimate Interest or Consent<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>ArchTamGEO<\/td>\n          <td>Geolocation for localization.<\/td>\n          <td>Session<\/td>\n          <td>\u2014<\/td>\n          <td>Legitimate Interest or Consent<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n\n    <h3>4.3 Non-essential \u2013 Performance Cookies<\/h3>\n<p>a. These cookies allow ArchTam or its analytics providers to count visits and traffic sources to the ArchTam website\nto measure and improve website performance. These cookies may disclose a user\u2019s information to those\nbusiness partners.<\/p>\n\n<p>b. Performance cookies help ArchTam to know which pages are the most and least popular and to understand how\nvisitors move around the ArchTam website. If a user does not allow these cookies, ArchTam will not know when a\nuser has visited its website and will be unable to monitor its performance.<\/p>\n\n    <table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n      <thead>\n        <tr>\n          <th>Cookie Name<\/th>\n          <th>Purpose<\/th>\n          <th>Duration<\/th>\n          <th>More Information<\/th>\n          <th>Legal Basis<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n        <tr>\n          <td>_ga<\/td>\n          <td>ID used to identify users<\/td>\n          <td>1 year<\/td>\n          <td>Google Analytics<\/td>\n          <td>Legitimate Interest or Consent<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>_ga_123455<\/td>\n          <td>ID used to identify users<\/td>\n          <td>1 year<\/td>\n          <td>Google Analytics<\/td>\n          <td>Legitimate Interest or Consent<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>_ga_EBWMJ4FEME<\/td>\n          <td>ID used to identify users<\/td>\n          <td>1 year<\/td>\n          <td>Google Analytics<\/td>\n          <td>Legitimate Interest or Consent<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>_ga_MZYL0YKBNK<\/td>\n          <td>ID used to identify users<\/td>\n          <td>1 year<\/td>\n          <td>Google Analytics<\/td>\n          <td>Legitimate Interest or Consent<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>_ga_Y1G8KVG2ZL<\/td>\n          <td>ID used to identify users<\/td>\n          <td>1 year<\/td>\n          <td>Google Analytics<\/td>\n          <td>Legitimate Interest or Consent<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>MUID<\/td>\n          <td>Monitoring and performance<\/td>\n          <td>1 year<\/td>\n          <td>New Relic monitoring<\/td>\n          <td>Legitimate Interest or Consent<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n\n    <h2>5. Managing Cookies<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      a. A user may be able to manage cookies in different ways, such as through their browser, (which could impact any\nwebsite visited) or by engaging with the Cookie Banner and Management Tool on the ArchTam website to control\nthe cookies placed through the ArchTam website.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      b. Cookie preferences are browser- and device-specific, which means a user needs to set the preference for each\nbrowser and device they use to access the ArchTam website. In addition, if a user deletes or blocks cookies, they\nmay need to reapply these preferences. Further, opting out of cookies and advertising, as discussed in\nSection 5.2, does not mean a user will no longer receive advertising content from ArchTam. A user may continue\nto receive generic or \u201ccontextual\u201d ads from ArchTam, though the ads may, accordingly, be less relevant to the\nuser\n    <\/p>\n\n    <h3>5.1 Controlling Cookies on the ArchTam Website<\/h3>\n    <p>\nA user has the option to consent to non-essential cookies on the ArchTam website by clicking \u201cManage cookies\u201d in the\nCookie Banner available when a user visits the website, which will take the user to the Cookie Management Tool. A\nuser can change their cookie preferences at any time by clicking the &#8220;Cookie settings&#8221; link, enabling the user to\nchange their preferences and withdraw any consent they previously gave to ArchTam.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>Note: Disabling the Cookies Settings on the ArchTam website shall not result in the deletion of any cookies\nalready set. A user can delete those cookies at any time by accessing the browser settings on their device.<\/p>\n\n    <h3>5.2 Controlling Cookies through the Browser<\/h3>\n    <p>\n    Users are always free to decline cookies if their browser permits, although doing so may interfere with their online experience, including the use of the ArchTam website.<\/p>\n<p>The following links may assist a user in managing their preferences, or a user can select the &#8216;Help&#8217; option in their\ninternet browser for more details.<\/p>\n    <\/p>\n    <ul>\n      <li>\n        <a\n          href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/support\/chrome\/bin\/answer.py?hl=en&#038;answer=95647\"\n          >Google Chrome<\/a\n        >\n      <\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/PH5042\">Safari<\/a><\/li>\n      <li>\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/17442\/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies\"\n          >Internet Explorer<\/a\n        >\n      <\/li>\n      <li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/support.mozilla.com\/en-US\/kb\/Cookies\"\n          >Mozilla Firefox<\/a\n        >\n      <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h2>6. Additional Privacy Rights of California Residents<\/h2>\n    <p>\n    ArchTam does not sell <strong>\u201cUsage Information\u201d<\/strong> collected through cookies, but it may share such information\n    with third-party analytics providers for the purposes of monitoring visitors, analyzing traffic sources, and improving\n    the performance of the ArchTam website. This helps ArchTam identify which pages are the most and least popular\n    and understand how visitors navigate the website.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    To opt out of this data sharing, a user can disable optional cookies by adjusting <strong>Cookie Settings<\/strong> in the\n    Cookie Manager on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\">ArchTam.com<\/a>.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    For more information regarding the use of personal data, see the\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/privacy-policy\/\">ArchTam Privacy Notice<\/a>.\n  <\/p>\n\n    <h2>7. Do Not Track Signal<\/h2>\n<p>\n    Some web browsers may transmit <strong>\u201cdo-not-track\u201d<\/strong> signals to the websites with which a user communicates.\n    To find out more about \u201cDo Not Track,\u201d visit\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allaboutdnt.com\">http:\/\/www.allaboutdnt.com<\/a>.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    The ArchTam website recognizes the <strong>Global Privacy Control (GPC)<\/strong>, as described in its Privacy Notice.\n  <\/p>\n\n    <h2>8. Third Party Links<\/h2>\n     <p>\n    The ArchTam website may contain links to third-party websites or applications such as Facebook, Twitter,\n    LinkedIn, or YouTube.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    ArchTam is not responsible for those websites\u2019 use of cookies, their privacy practices, or their content. Users\n    should review the applicable policies and notices of those third-party websites and applications to understand\n    how they collect and use <strong>Usage Information<\/strong>.\n  <\/p>\n\n    <h2>9. Data Retention<\/h2>\n    <p>\nThe Company retains insights from cookie data [for the duration necessary to achieve the purposes outlined in this Policy and to the extent required by law]. \n    <\/p>\n\n    <h2>10. Changes to This Policy<\/h2>\n    <p>\nThe Company may update this Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected in the Company\u2019s Policies, Procedures and Forms platform and aecom.com.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <h2>11. Contact Us<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      Questions? Contact:\n      <a href=\"mailto:privacyquestions@archtam.com\">privacyquestions@archtam.com<\/a\n      >.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <h2>12. References<\/h2>\n    <ul>\n      <li>Global Privacy Notice \u2013 ArchTam Global L1-007-PL5<\/li>\n      <li>Privacy Policy \u2013 aecom.com<\/li>\n      <li>Cookie Settings<\/li>\n      <li>Google Privacy Policy<\/li>\n      <li>Google Analytics<\/li>\n      <li>\u201cDo Not Track\u201d<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h2>13. 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