What are cookies and similar technologies?
Cookies are small files placed on your device (computer, tablet or smartphone). When you access a website, a cookie is placed on your device and it will send information to the party that placed the cookie.
There are other technologies that perform a similar function to cookies. These include web beacons and clear gifs. These are often used in conjunction with cookies to help a website owner understand its users better. When SAP sends you newsletters or other messages SAP uses these technologies as follows so that SAP can track email open and click rates: In order to determine a user's ability to receive HTML e-mail in addition to whether or not an e-mail has been opened, SAP includes a "web beacon" in the majority of HTML e-mail messages SAP sends. A web beacon (a small .gif image) is activated when an HTML e-mail is opened via a request for the image on our servers. This capability helps SAP send e-mail in a format that users can read and enables us to track the aggregate number of e-mails opened. The web beacon does not collect any personal data.
What are first party cookies?
SAP’s websites have first party cookies and allow third parties to place cookies on your device. The difference between a first party cookie and a third-party cookie relates to who places the cookie on your device. First party cookies are cookies that are specific to the website that created them. These cookies enable SAP to operate an efficient service and to track patterns of user behavior to SAP’s website.
What are third party cookies?
Third party cookies are placed on your device by a third party (i.e., not by SAP). While SAP allows third parties to access SAP’s website to place a third-party cookie on your device, SAP does not retain control over the information supplied by the cookies, nor does SAP retain access to this information. This information is controlled wholly by that third party according to the respective privacy policy of the third party. To access more information about these cookies, please click the “Cookie Preferences” link in the footer of the webpage.
What is a session and what is a persistent cookie?
Our websites may place session and persistent cookies on your device. Whereas the difference between a first party and third-party cookie relates to the party controlling the initial placement of the cookie on your device, the difference between a session and a persistent cookie relates to the length of time the cookie lasts. Session cookies are cookies that typically last for as long as you are using your browser, or browser session. When you end your browser session, the cookie expires. Persistent cookies, as the name implies, are persistent and will last after you close your browser. This allows for quicker and often more convenient access to our website.
What cookies are used on SAP websites?
SAP wants you to be in a position to make an informed decision for or against the use of cookies which are not strictly necessary for the website’s technical features. If you elect to reject cookies used for advertising, you will be shown advertising that is less targeted to your interests. This will still allow you to use all of the functionality of the website.
SAP differentiates between Required Cookies that are absolutely necessary for the website’s technical features, Functional Cookies that allow SAP to analyze the site usage, and Advertising Cookies that are used by advertising companies to serve ads relevant to your interests.
Required Cookies
Required Cookies are required to enable core site functionality. These cookies allow SAP to provide you a secure log-in and to remember your log-in details, to establish and maintain your shopping cart, and to make sure the website looks consistent.
Functional Cookies
Functional Cookies allow SAP to analyze site usage so it can measure and improve its performance. These cookies collect information on how a website is used – for example which pages a visitor opens most frequently and whether they receive error messages from a page. These cookies do not save any information that permits identification of the user. The collected information will be aggregated and thus will be analyzed in a non-attributable way to a specific person. These cookies are used exclusively to improve the performance of a website and thus the user experience.
Advertising Cookies
Advertising Cookies are used by advertising companies to serve ads that are relevant to your interests. These Cookies allow you to share pages with social networks and to post comments. Further, to serve ads relevant to your interests.
What first party cookies are on sap.com?
Required cookies
| Name | Description/Purpose | Persistent | LifeSpan |
| ONEDX_IDS | Store login status and exists only for authenticated users. It contains encrypted info about user name, session index, and different user data: last name, c-number, e-mail, etc. | N | Session |
| IDP_SESSION_MARKER_accounts | Marker used by SCI to support SSO, JWT login | Y | Session |
| IDS_autoLoginChecked | Stores whether a user has checked the Remember me checkbox on the logon page (SAP Lumira Cloud) | N | Session |
| cmp-parameters | Stores parameters received from the campaign form | Y | 15 min |
| countryCode | Stores country code selected from country selector | Y | 30 days |
| localeCode | Stores locale selected from country selector | Y | 30 days |
| locale | Stores locale | N | Session |
| country | Data associated with a country detected by ip | N | Session |
| <formName> | Specifies if requested gated page (TYP) is accessible, i.e. appropriate campaign was registered successfully | Y | 45 days |
| user-in-gating-flow | Flag to check if the user in gating flow to provide appropriate functionality during redirects | N | Session |
| gated-asset-id | Flag to check if the user in gating flow to provide appropriate functionality during redirects | N | Session |
| crm_code | Flag to check if the user in gating flow to provide appropriate functionality during redirects | N | Session |
| requestToAssetFromTYP | Cookie to prevent open TYP by direct link | N | Session |
| compatibilityPopup | To prevent double popup appearance about compatibility browser (IE only) | Y | 30 days |
| sc_add_event | Produce checkout | Y | 365 days |
| SAP.TEXTONLY | Text only view. Cookie removed after turn off text view. | N | Sessions |
| submittedCampaignForm | Use data from already submitted campaign instead of asking the user to submit the gated form again. Contains last 5 submitted campaigns | Y | 300 days |
| CampaignLandingPage | Contains the path to the campaign information, will be passed to SMC | N | Session |
| campaigncode | Contains the path to the campaign information, will be passed to SMC | N | Session |
| url_id | Contains the path to the campaign information, will be passed to SMC | N | Session |
| analytics_url_id | Contains the path to the campaign information, will be passed to SMC | N | Session |
| useractivated | The flag that user finished account activation | N | Session |
| CodeTrackingCookie | Create multiple cookies Based on global/settings/ctrackingcodesettings.define. Typically, record the value in url_id and external referrer. | N | Session |
| QSI_HistorySession | Qualtrics creates to accumulate each full URL that a visitor visits in a session | N | Session |
| notice_behavior | Define scenery for user | N | Session |
| notice_gdpr_prefs | Store user selection from cookie banner | Y | 1 year |
| notice_preferences | Store user selection from cookie banner | Y | 1 year |
| BIGipServer~<>renderid | BIGIP Related to support sticky session | Y | 30 min |
Functional cookies
| Name |
Description/Purpose | Persistent | LifeSpan |
| event1ContactUs | Contains timestamp + English alphabet symbols pended to rich length in 20 symbols. Used for event1 serialization. | N | Session |
| event1Newsletter | Contains timestamp + English alphabet symbols pended to rich length in 20 symbols. Used for event1 serialization. | N | Session |
| event1CampaignEP | Contains timestamp + English alphabet symbols pended to rich length in 20 symbols. Used for event1 serialization. | N | Session |
| event1Basic | Contains timestamp + English alphabet symbols pended to rich length in 20 symbols. Used for event1 serialization. | N | Session |
| event1CampaignLP | Contains timestamp + English alphabet symbols pended to rich length in 20 symbols. Used for event1 serialization. | N | Session |
| event1Premium | Contains timestamp + English alphabet symbols pended to rich length in 20 symbols. Used for event1 serialization. | N | Session |
| event1ProfileUpdate | Contains timestamp + English alphabet symbols pended to rich length in 20 symbols. Used for event1 serialization. | N | Session |
| event1ProfileUpgrade | Contains timestamp + English alphabet symbols pended to rich length in 20 symbols. Used for event1 serialization. | N | Session |
| event1Subscribe | Contains timestamp + English alphabet symbols pended to rich length in 20 symbols. Used for event1 serialization. | N | Session |
| event1Upgrevent1ContactUsade | Contains timestamp + English alphabet symbols pended to rich length in 20 symbols. Used for event1 serialization. | N | Session |
| DBLiveEngage | Assumption: Flag that session should be shared only once | Y | 30 min |
| LPVID | Live Person visitor ID | Y | 30 min |
| LPSID_{Liverpson Account ID} | Live Person Session ID | N | Session |
| mbox | Adobe Target session | Y | 30 min |
| _sdsat_demandbase | Demandbase data | N | Session |
| s_pers | Tracking Cookie | Y | 30 days |
| s_sess | Tracking Cookie | N | Session |
| s_referrer | Adobe Site Catalyst cookie. store referer | N | Session |
| AMCV<id> | Adobe Site Catalyst cookie. | N | Session |
| SAP.TTC | Conversion cookie that checks when the user first visits the site | Y | 90 days |
| client | Tracking Cookie | Y | 2 years |
| session | Tracking Cookie | N | Session |
| _gcl_au | set by google ad services | Y | 3 month |
How can you manage and delete cookies?
SAP provides you with the option to adjust your preferences for Functional and Advertising Cookies, and you can access preferences at any time by clicking on the “Cookie Preferences” link in the footer of the webpage.
You can also block and delete cookies by changing your browser settings. To manage cookies, most browsers allow you to refuse or accept all cookies or only to accept certain types of cookie. The process for the management and deletion of cookies can be found in the help function integrated in the browser.
If you wish to limit the use of cookies, you may not be able to use all the interactive functions of our website.
Last revised: March 10, 2020