Adobe Cookies and Similar Technologies

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33## Cookies
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55Cookies are small text files stored by your web browser when you use websites. You can control how websites use cookies by configuring your browser's privacy settings (please refer to your browser's help function to learn more about cookie controls). Note that if you disable cookies entirely, Adobe websites may not function properly.
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7Adobe and the companies that help us run our business use cookies in several ways, such as:
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9- Authenticating and identifying you on our websites so we can provide you the services you requested
10- Keeping track of information you have provided to us - for example, keeping items in your shopping cart as you browse Adobe.com
11- Providing you the Adobe websites that you use
12- Remembering your preferences or where you left off in your use of an Adobe website
13- Measuring your use of Adobe websites so that we can improve them, tailor our websites to your likely interests, and conduct market research ([learn more or opt out](http://www.adobe.com/privacy/opt-out.html))
14- Understanding your likely interests so we can provide you more relevant Adobe ads and content on non-Adobe websites and in non-Adobe apps ([learn more or opt out](http://www.adobe.com/privacy/marketing.html))
15- Running the Adobe Experience Cloud solutions that help our business customers personalize and improve the performance of their websites, apps, and marketing messages ([learn more or opt out](http://www.adobe.com/privacy/opt-out.html)).
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17\*Note you may opt out of cookies used on Adobe websites directly by clicking the "Cookie preferences" link on the bottom of this page.
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197## Technologies similar to cookies
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21Technically speaking, cookies are called "HTTP cookies." There are other technologies that can be used for similar purposes, such as HTML5 Local Storage and local shared objects (LSOs). LSOs are used by the authors of files that are read by Adobe® Flash® Player and the websites hosting those files (learn more about [Flash Player and LSOs](https://www.adobe.com/privacy/policies/flash-player.html)). We may use HTML5 Local Storage, LSOs, and similar technologies for authenticating you, keeping track of information you have provided to us, and remembering your preferences (see bullet points above). When you are using an Adobe application offline, we may store information related to how you used that website on your device and then transfer it to our servers the next time you connect online to our service.
9Technically speaking, cookies are called "HTTP cookies." here are other technologies that can be used for similar purposes, such as HTML5 Local Storage . We may use HTML5 Local Storage, and similar technologies for authenticating you, keeping track of information you have provided to us, and remembering your preferences (see bullet points below).
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11When you are using an Adobe application online, we may store information related to how you used that website on your device and then transfer it to our servers the next time you connect online to our service.
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2313## Web beacons and embedded scripts
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2515Web beacons and embedded scripts are other technologies that we use in our websites, as well as in some of our emails and ads.
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2717Web beacons (or "tags") are bits of programming code included in web pages, emails, and ads that notify Adobe (or the companies that help us run our business) when those web pages, emails, or ads have been viewed or clicked on.
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2919Embedded scripts are bits of programming code included within some of our web pages that measure how you use those web pages, such as which links you click. We use this information to improve our websites, tailor our websites to your likely interests, conduct market research, and for anti-fraud monitoring purposes. You may be able to turn off scripting functionality, such as JavaScript, within your browser (please refer to your browser's help function). Note that if you disable scripting functionality, some Adobe websites may not function properly.
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21## Use of these technologies
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23Adobe and the companies that help us run our business use cookies and the other technologies described above in several ways, such as:
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25- Authenticating and identifying you on our websites so we can provide you the services you requested
26- Keeping track of information you have provided to us - for example, keeping items in your shopping cart as you browse Adobe.com
27- To collect data about how you interact with our sites and services such as the web pages you visit, the links you click on, and similar usage information, identifiers, and device information). This can also include data about your online activities over time and across different websites or online services
28- Providing you the Adobe websites that you use
29- Remembering your preferences or where you left off in your use of an Adobe website
30- Measuring your use of Adobe websites so that we can improve them, tailor our websites to your likely interests, and conduct market research ([learn more or opt out](https://www.adobe.com/privacy/opt-out.html))
31- Understanding your likely interests so we can provide you more relevant Adobe ads and content on non-Adobe websites and in non-Adobe apps ([learn more or opt out](http://www.adobe.com/privacy/marketing.html))
32- Running the Adobe Experience Cloud solutions that help our business customers personalize and improve the performance of their websites, apps, and marketing messages ([learn more or opt out](https://www.adobe.com/privacy/opt-out.html)).
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34_Note_: You may opt out of cookies used on Adobe websites directly by clicking the "Cookie preferences" link on the bottom of this page.