Last Updates: 1 Sep, 2020.
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Esso concerns about users’ web experience and feedback. Cookies help us not only personalizing users’ online experience according to their preferences such as language, front size, and region but distinguishing users’ device from other visitors’ devices. Cookies are used for enhancing and streamlining users’ online experience on our Site by users’ customization, for example, location and types of device. Cookies, moreover, could help us analyze the performance of Site for understanding and improving features and services when users access the Site. Last but not least, cookies also help to protect users’ data and remember advertisement setting in order to satisfy or fulfil ease of next visit for users.
There are several types of cookies that have been used on our Site. Cookies can be classified according to purposes as follows:
Esso and Affiliates* will also use cookies where necessary to provide a service you have requested, for example, to give you access to secured areas of our Site. Some of the cookies we use are necessary to display certain parts of our Site. You can delete and block all cookies from this Site, but these parts of our Site may not appear as intended.
*“Affiliates” mean (a) Exxon Mobil Corporation or any parent of Exxon Mobil Corporation, (b) any company or partnership in which Exxon Mobil Corporation or any parent of Exxon Mobil Corporation now or hereafter, directly or indirectly (1) owns or (2) controls, more than fifty per cent (50%) of the ownership interest having the right to vote or appoint its directors or functional equivalents (“Affiliated Company”) and (c) any joint venture in which Exxon Mobil Corporations, any parent of Exxon Mobil Corporation or an Affiliated Company has day to day operational control.
In the table below you will find more information about the cookies used by the Site and the purposes for which they are used.
There are various types of cookies that we use for enhancing users’ browsing experience. Most frequently used cookies are listed in the table below according to type of cookies:
Cookies used on Site:
| Name of Cookies | Functionality | Expiry Length | Necessity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
_ga |
Google Analytics - site usage and anonymous user information tracking |
24 months |
Statistical Report |
|
_utma |
Record each user’s visit |
24 months |
Statistical Report |
|
_utmb |
Record when a page is closed and is used in conjunction with _utmc to measure how long visitors view our site pages |
30 mins |
Statistical Report |
|
_utmc |
Record when a page is closed and is used in conjunction with _utmb to measure how long visitors view our site pages |
After browser is closed |
Statistical Report |
|
_utmz |
Record how visitors find our Site, for example, whether they come via a search engine, are linked from another website or typed in the web address directly. Also show the sequence of pages visitors visit |
6 months |
Statistical Report |
|
__utmx |
Used to determine a user's inclusion in an experiment. |
18 months |
Statistical Report |
|
__utmxx |
Used to determine the expiry of experiments a user has been included in. |
19 months |
Statistical Report |
|
_gat |
Used to throttle request rate |
10 minutes |
Statistical Report |
|
Drupal.tableDrag.showWeight |
Track user's display preferences |
1 month |
Technical Functionality |
|
Drupal.toolbar.collapsed |
Track user's bar tools retractable preferences |
Persistent |
Technical Functionality |
|
has_js |
Verify browser's javascript function |
Session |
Administration Usage |
|
laravel_session |
Track users within administration site so any page change or data/item selection is remembered from page to page |
When browser is closed or within 1 hour whichever is sooner |
Administration Usage |
|
_cookie_check |
Keep users' consent on Cookie Statement |
After browser is closed |
Performance |
|
ESSOSMILE.AUTH |
Used Login session |
30 mins |
Necessary |
|
_culture |
Keep for switch language TH/EN |
After browser is closed |
Performance |
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Esso may periodically change its Cookie Statement as products and services are offered or its existing services evolve to meet customers’ needs. We will upload any revised version online. Cookie Statement is typically dated to reflect most recent update. To review update to Cookie Statement, visit the recent update section.
Should you have any questions or concerns about users’ personal data or cookies usage, please contact us at Esso Smiles Customer Service Centre at 02-631-9999 during 9.00-18.00 (Monday–Saturday).
