Northern Trust ("we", "us", "our") use a variety of cookies across all of our websites. We do this to provide you with the most secure and effective way of viewing pages on our sites. In general, cookies:

• Allow our sites to work as expected, and keep it secure
  
  
• Help us understand how you prefer to use our sites
  
  
• Make our sites easier to use by remembering certain information you have entered
  
  
• Improve your experience by showing you information relevant to you

This notice explains what cookies are, how we use them, how they affect you and what you can do if you do not wish to accept some or all of the cookies we use on our websites. Please read this notice in conjunction with our Consumer Privacy Policy.

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other means of access the internet (each, a "device") whenever you visit most websites. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes the cookie.

Cookies are useful because they allow us to recognise your device. They serve many different purposes, like allowing you to navigate between pages more efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving your overall experience of our websites.

Cookies may be used to record details of pages relating to particular products and services you have looked at on our websites. This is to provide us with data to allow us to improve our websites and to provide you with information in which you may be interested.

Cookies can also be used to recognize and count the number of visitors to our websites and to see how you navigate our websites when you use them. This helps us improve the way our websites work (for example, by making sure you can easily find what you need). You can find more information about cookies at: All About Cookies and Your Online Choices.

There are two types of cookie we use on our websites:t visit, or to another website that recognizes the cookie.

• Session cookies are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your device until you close your browser (at which point they are deleted)
  
  
• Persistent or stored cookies remain permanently on the cookie file of your computer, unless you choose to delete them

Both types of cookie can either be first-party (i.e. owned by us) or third-party (i.e. owned by a trusted affiliate of ours).

Whether a cookie is first-party or third-party depends on which website the cookie comes from. First-party cookies are those set by us when you visit any of our websites. All other cookies are third-party cookies.

We use both first-party and third-party cookies, which you can read more about under the four categories of cookies described below.

The cookies used on our websites fall into one of four categories, based on the International Chamber of Commerce guide to cookie categories. The categories are: "strictly necessary", "performance", "functionality", and "targeting".

The web browsers of most devices are initially set up to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can set your web browser to disable cookies or to let you know when a website is attempting to add a cookie. You can also delete cookies that have previously been added to your device's cookie file.

For more information on how to modify your browser settings, identify your browser and click on the link to review:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer (any version) 
  
  
• Mozilla Firefox
  
  
• Safari
  
  
• Google Chrome

If you choose to turn on the do-not-track (DNT) and block third-party cookies command or to block all cookies, Northern Trust will not send cookies to the browser you modified or to third-parties.

If you disable session cookies, you will still be able to view most of the pages on our websites, but you may not be able to log into any secure pages (i.e. those which require a username and password).

By using our websites and/or providing us with your consent (where required by applicable laws), you agree to us placing certain types of cookies described in this notice on your device; however, if you choose to, you can block these cookies using your browser settings.

Cookies cannot retrieve information from your device which tells us about you or your family and, unless you have logged in to a secure part of the website, cookies cannot be used to identify who you are.

Cookies cannot be used by anyone else who has access to your device to find out anything about you, other than someone using the same device has visited a certain site. Cookies do not compromise the security of your device.

Cookies will not be used to contact you for any sales or marketing purposes.

ontact Details: If you have any questions about our Cookie Notice or the use of your personal information, please contact our Data Protection Officer at Privacy_Compliance@ntrs.com.

Traditionally, websites rely on third-party cookies to track users across different sites, serving ads and personalizing experiences. Cookieless tracking relies on methods other than traditional cookies to monitor website activity and user behavior. Examples include but are not limited to device fingerprinting, server-side data collection and first-party data. These techniques enable data collection for analytics, personalization, and ad performance without storing data in browser cookies.

We use on our websites:

• Yahoo Finance Pixel
  
  
• Linkedin Insights Tag 2.0
  
  
• Alphix Tag
  
  
• CM360 Floodlights
  
  
• Dianomi Pixel