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Disqus Inc (comment service) Zeta Interactive Corp |
We use the Disqus commenting system on some of our pages to let you leave comments and engage in discussions around the subjects on our site. If you use the Disqus network to comment on an article, Disqus will set cookies to allow you to log in to their community and share your comments. Disqus shares web browsing data with its parent company, Zeta Global. It also shares usage data with third-party partners, unless you choose to opt-out. | Disqus' privacy policy |
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Issuu Inc Quantcast Corp |
Issuu is a 'magazine-like' digital reading service. We use it on selected pages to allow you to read Research Horizons magazine on-screen and you can identify it by the small thumbnail of the magazine's cover. When you open a page containing the embedded Issuu reader, Issuu sets two initial cookies ('_qca' and 'iutk'). When you click or tap the embedded reader, an additional cookie ('mc') is set. The purpose of '_qca' and 'mc' is to enable web publishers and advertisers to select audiences that are appropriate for their products or services. The purpose of 'iutk' is to help Issuu improve the services it provides to its users. | Issuu’s privacy policy |
| _stid _utma _utmb _utmc _utmt _utmz ServiceHistory STPC |
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