Cookie Policy

Last modified: 2024.5.14

This document describes how TP-LINK CORPORATION PTE. LTD. and its authorized partners  (collectively, “TP-Link,” “we” “us,” or “our”) use cookies and tracking technologies on our websites and mobile apps.

It is our policy to use cookies and tracking technologies only with the consent of the users of the digital services we provide, except where the use of cookies or tracking technologies is strictly necessary for the operation or use of a service.

We set out below information about:

  • Cookies and online tracking technologies;
  • How we use cookies and tracking technologies;
  • Your choices: managing cookies;
  • Changes to our cookie uses; 
  • How to contact us.

To find out more about our approach to privacy please read our Privacy Policy.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 of our other cookie uses.

1. Cookies and online tracking technologies

  • Web Browser Cookies

A web browser cookie is a small text file that is sent by a website to your computer or mobile device where it is stored by your web browser. Web browser cookies may store information such as your browser type, and information about the content you view and interact with on digital services. By storing such information, web browser cookies can remember your preferences and settings for online services and analyze how you use online services.

  • Tracking Technologies: Web Beacons/Gifs, Pixels, Page Tags, Script

Emails and mobile apps may contain small transparent image files or lines of code to record how you interact with them. This information is used to help website and app publishers better analyze and improve their services.

  • Tracking Via Mobile Apps

When you use mobile applications, unique identifiers associated with your device (such as the device ID), your activity within the App and your network location may be recorded. This information may be used to analyze, improve and customize digital services.

2. How we use cookies and tracking technologies

We may use the following types of cookies:

  • Basic Cookies. Our website requires the use of these cookies to properly operate or provide necessary functions relating to the services you request. They include, for example, cookies enabling you to securely log into our website, use a shopping cart, purchase products, or choose location to download correct software/firmware.
  • Analysis and Marketing cookies. These cookies allow us [and our third-party service providers] to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us improve how our website works by, for example, ensuring that users can easily find what they need on our website. These cookies generate aggregate statistics that are not associated with an individualized profile.

Except for basic cookies, all first-party cookies set by this site will expire no later than six months after your last website visit.Third-party cookie expiration periods are set by their respective owners.

Please see our cookie table for a list of the individual first-party and third-party cookies potentially used on this site and their specific purposes.

Host

Cookies

Cookies uesd

Types of Cookies

Description

Lifespan

tp-link.com

accepted_local_switcher

First party

Basic Cookies

Determine whether to display the pop-up box recommended by the site.

90d

tp-link.com

tp_privacy_base

First party

Basic Cookies

Determine whether to display the cookie pop-up box.

180d

tp-link.com

tp_privacy_marketing

First party

Basic Cookies

Marking the user's consent to the use of analytics and marketing cookies

180d

tp-link.com

tp_smb-select-product_scence

First party

Basic Cookies

Used to record user choices in Network Deployment Advisor

365d

tp_smb-select-product_scenceSimple

tp_smb-select-product_userChoice

tp_smb-select-product_userChoiceSimple

tp_smb-select-product_userInfo

tp_smb-select-product_userInfoSimple

tp-link.com

tp_top-banner

First party

Basic Cookies

Determine whether to display the banner at the top.

1d

tp-link.com

tp_popup-right-middle

First party

Basic Cookies

The floating window in the middle on the right.

1d

tp-link.com

tp_popup-right-bottom

The floating window on the lower right.

tp-link.com

tp_popup-center

The central floating window.

tp-link.com

tp_popup-bottom

Floating window at the bottom.

tapo.com

tapo_privacy_base

First party

Basic Cookies

Determine whether to display the cookie pop-up box.

180d

tapo.com

tapo_privacy_marketing

First party

Basic Cookies

Marking the user's consent to the use of analytics and marketing cookies

180d

tapo.com

tapo_top-banner

First party

Basic Cookies

Determine whether to display the banner at the top.

1d

tapo.com

tapo_popup-right-middle

First party

Basic Cookies

The floating window in the middle on the right.

1d

tapo.com

tapo_popup-right-bottom

The floating window on the lower right.

tapo.com

tapo_popup-center

The central floating window.

tapo.com

tapo_popup-bottom

Floating window at the bottom.

livechat.com

__livechat

Third party

Basic Cookies

This cookie is set by the provider LiveChat.Inc. This cookie is used to enable live chat with customers on the website.

3 years

__lc2_cid

Stores a unique ID string for each chat-box session. This allows the website-support to see previous issues and reconnect with the previous supporter.

3 years

__lc2_cst

Stores a unique ID string for each chat-box session. This allows the website-support to see previous issues and reconnect with the previous supporter.

3 years

__lc_cid

Necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function.

3 years

__lc_cst

Necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function.

3 years

CASID

Allows the website to recognise the visitor, in order to optimize the chat-box functionality.

Session

youtube.com

id

Third party

Basic Cookies

Functionality

400d

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

Functionality

170d

LOGIN_INFO

Functionality

400d

SIDCC

Unknow

360d

SAPISID

Unknow

400d

APISID

Unknow

400d

SSID

Functionality, Security

400d

SID

Functionality, Security

400d

HSID

Functionality, Security

400d

Unknow

Security

Session

__Secure-1PSID

Security

400d

__Secure-1PAPISID

Security

400d

__Secure-1PSIDCC

Security

360d

__Secure-3PSID

Security

400d

__Secure-3PAPISID

Security

400d

__Secure-3PSIDCC

Security

360d

1P_JAR

Unknow

30d

AEC

Security

180d

NID

Security, Functionality

180d

OTZ

Unknow

30d

analytics.google.com

_gid

Third party

Analysis and Marketing Cookies

Used to distinguish users.

1d

_ga_<container-id>

Used to persist session state.

400d

_ga

Used to distinguish users.

400d

_gat_gtag_<container-id>

Used to throttle request rate.

1min

ads.google.com

test_cookie

Third party

Analysis and Marketing Cookies

Functionality

15min

_gcl_au

Analytics, Advertising

90d

facebook.com

_fbp

Third party

Analysis and Marketing Cookies

Used to distinguish users.
Applicable only at Malaysia, Taiwan, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, England, Belgium, Worldwide site

90d

crazyegg.com

cebsp_

Third party

Analysis and Marketing Cookies

Used to determine if a survey should be shown.

Session (auto-deletes when you quit your browser)

_ce.s

Track a recording visitor session unique ID, tracking host and start time

365d

_ce.clock_data

Store the difference in time from the server's time and the current browser.

1d

_ce.clock_event

Prevent repeated requests to the Clock API (see below).

1d

cebs

Used to track the current user session internally.

Session

3. Your Choices: managing cookies

When you first visit our Services you will be presented with a banner which offers you a choice about whether to accept or reject cookies or tracking technologies of different types, with the exception of those cookies which are strictly necessary for a particular service.

You may withdraw your consent for our cookie uses that are not strictly necessary at any time by using the button below.

TP-Link Cookie Settings   Tapo Cookie Settings

Most web browsers allow you to directly block all cookies, or just third-party cookies, through your browser settings. Using your browser settings to block all cookies, including strictly necessary ones, may interfere with proper site operation.

You can find information on how to manage cookie settings on certain browsers via the following links:

Cookie settings in Chrome

Cookie settings in Firefox

Cookie settings in Internet Explorer

Cookie settings in Safari

4. Changes to Our Cookie Uses

We will post any changes to the way we use cookies on this page and indicate on our website that we updated this cookie policy. If the changes materially alter how we use cookies, we will post a notice on our website and request your consent for the materially different use. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our cookie policy.

5. Contact Information

If you have any questions, comments, or requests regarding this cookie policy, please contact our Data Protection Officer at privacy@tp-link.com.