Effective Date: 21 October 2026
1. Introduction
This Cookie Notice explains how Emerald ROW Newco Pte Ltd and Emerald Clinical Pty Ltd together with their Affiliates and subsidiaries worldwide (“Emerald”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) use cookies and similar technologies on our websites and digital platforms.
This Cookie Notice should be read together with the Emerald Privacy Notice.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Cookies help websites function properly, remember preferences, improve user experience, and collect information about how websites are used.
Cookies may be placed by Emerald (first-party cookies) or by third parties acting on our behalf or providing services to us (third-party cookies).
Cookies may remain on your device for the duration of your browsing session (“session cookies”) or for a longer period (“persistent cookies”).
3. Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies such as:
- pixel tags;
- web beacons;
- clear GIFs;
- software development kits (SDKs);
- scripts and tags;
- local storage technologies; and
- other technologies that collect information about interactions with our websites and digital platforms.
References to “cookies” in this Cookie Notice include these similar technologies unless otherwise indicated.
4. Information We Collect Automatically
When you access or use our websites, we may automatically collect information such as:
- IP address;
- browser type and settings;
- operating system;
- device information and identifiers;
- language preferences;
- country and time zone;
- referring and exit pages;
- page views;
- date and time of visits;
- website interactions and navigation patterns, including clicks, scrolling activity, mouse movements and page interactions;
- marketing attribution information, such as traffic source, referral source, campaign information, search terms, landing pages and referring pages; and
- other technical or usage information relating to your use of our websites.
5. Types of Cookies We Use
Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the operation, security, and functionality of our websites.
They may be used to:
- enable website functionality;
- maintain session security;
- remember privacy preferences and consent choices;
- facilitate navigation;
- protect forms against spam, bots, and automated abuse; and
- protect against unauthorized access, misuse, fraud, or other security threats.
Because these cookies are necessary for the operation of our websites, they generally cannot be disabled through cookie preference settings.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable our websites to remember your preferences and settings and support certain website features.
They may be used to:
- remember language preferences;
- save user settings;
- support content sharing features;
- retain certain user selections; and
- provide enhanced website functionality.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our websites and digital platforms.
They may be used to collect information regarding:
- website traffic;
- visitor journeys;
- user engagement;
- website interactions, including clicks, scrolling activity, mouse movements, and page interactions;
- content effectiveness;
- marketing attribution information, such as traffic sources, campaign information, and referring pages; and
- website usage trends.
Performance Cookies
These cookies help us measure and improve the performance of our websites, communications, and marketing activities.
They may be used to collect information regarding:
- page performance;
- campaign effectiveness;
- website responsiveness and reliability;
- audience engagement; and
- overall website performance metrics.
Information collected through Analytics and Performance Cookies helps us improve the design, functionality, usability, security, and overall performance of our websites and services.
Advertisement Cookies
Advertisement cookies may be used to:
- measure the effectiveness of advertising and marketing campaigns;
- understand how visitors engage with our websites and communications;
- attribute enquiries and website activity to marketing channels and campaigns;
- develop audience insights;
- deliver relevant content and advertising;
- create and use audience segments for advertising purposes;
- support remarketing and retargeting activities; and
- support marketing and business development activities.
Some of these technologies may enable the collection, sharing, matching, or use of information across websites and online services operated by third parties for audience measurement, advertising, and related purposes.
6. Analytics, Advertising and Social Media Technologies
We may work with analytics, advertising, marketing, and social media providers that use cookies, pixels, tags, session recording technologies, heatmap technologies, local storage technologies, and similar tools to collect information regarding interactions with our websites and digital platforms.
These technologies may be used to:
- measure website and campaign performance;
- understand visitor engagement and website usage patterns;
- analyse website interactions and user experience;
- support communications and marketing activities;
- develop audience insights;
- conduct analytics, attribution and reporting activities; and
- provide relevant content, advertising, remarketing and retargeting activities.
Information collected through these technologies may be combined with other information available to the relevant provider in accordance with its privacy practices.
7. Social Media and Sharing Features
Our websites may include social media features and links to third-party social media platforms.
These features may allow you to share content through social media services or access Emerald’s social media pages. These services may collect information about your use of the feature in accordance with their own privacy practices.
The operation of these features is governed by the privacy policies and practices of the applicable social media provider. We encourage you to review those privacy notices before using such features.
8. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You may manage your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie preference centre available on our websites, including through the cookie settings button displayed on each page.
Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies and similar technologies will only be used following your consent.
You may also manage certain cookie preferences through your browser settings or through opt-out mechanisms made available by relevant third-party providers.
Most web browsers allow you to:
- review stored cookies;
- delete cookies;
- block cookies; and
- receive alerts before cookies are placed on your device.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality, performance, or availability of some features of our websites.
9. Sale and Sharing of Information
We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration.
However, certain advertising, analytics, and audience measurement technologies may involve activities that are considered a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information under certain U.S. state privacy laws.
You may manage your preferences regarding these technologies through our cookie preference centre.
10. Cookie Inventory
A current Cookie Inventory is available through our cookie preference centre, where us-ers can view information about the cookies and similar technologies used on our web-sites, including their provider, purpose, category and duration, where applicable.
Because the technologies used on our websites may change from time to time, the Cookie Inventory may be updated periodically without requiring updates to this Cookie Notice.
11. Do Not Track Signals
Some web browsers transmit “Do Not Track” signals.
Because there is currently no universally accepted standard governing responses to such signals, our websites may not respond to all Do Not Track requests.
12. Changes to This Cookie Notice
We may update this Cookie Notice from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our business practices.
Any updates will be posted on our websites together with the revised effective date.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Notice or our use of cookies and similar technologies, please contact: