Cookie Policy
Last revised January 1, 2024
In this Cookie Policy, "we", "our" "us", or “Western Asset” means Western Asset Management Company LLC; and its affiliated entities: Western Asset Management Company Limited, Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd., Western Asset Management Company Ltd., Western Asset Management Company Distribuidora de Titulos e Valores Mobiliarios Limitada, and Western Asset Management Company Pty Ltd (collectively, “Western Asset” or the “Firm”).
This Cookie Policy explains how we and trusted third parties use cookies and similar technologies on our websites (the “Website”), as well as your choices related to those cookies. Please review this Cookie Policy to learn more about the types of cookies we use, why we use them and how you can control or limit the use of cookies. This Cookie Policy does not address how we collect, use and disclose your personal information by us. To learn more about how the Firm handles your personal information on our Website, please see our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies and how do we use them?
A cookie is a small text file which includes a unique identifier that is sent by a web server to your computer, mobile phone, tablet, or any other internet enabled device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to collect information about your online preferences. A cookie identifies users and stores information about them such as your IP address, browser type, preferred language, operating system, computer platform, and the state or country from which you accessed our Website.
We use cookies and other tracking technologies to customize content and advertising, provide social media features and to see how our visitors move through our Website. We use this information to make decisions about ways to improve the services we offer you. We also use cookies and similar technologies to collect, store, measure and aggregate data about your usage and browsing patterns. These include web beacons, gifs or pixel tags or tracking technology as they may develop over time to collect information automatically.
We use all or some of the following categories of cookies on our Website:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies. These cookies are necessary for the Website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the Website will not work properly. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
- Performance Cookies. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Website. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the Website. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our Website, and will not able to monitor its performance.
- Functional Cookies. These cookies enable the Website to provide enhanced functionally and personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
- Targeting Cookies. These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Opting-out of analytics
Western Asset uses Google Analytics and Adobe Analytics to collect aggregated personal information to report on our Website activity. We permit our third party partners to obtain information about you when you use our Website. This information includes your IP address, mobile device ID and advertising ID. Such information is obtained through cookies and other tracking technologies. You may be able to refuse the use of cookies by third parties by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser or by using our Cookie Preference Manager; however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of our Website.
Do-not-track
We currently do not respond to “do-not-track” signals or other similar mechanisms from your web browser to control online tracking activity across our Website. You can enable or disable these types of signals by visiting the Settings page of your web browser.
Managing your cookies
You can choose whether to switch on or off cookies or withdraw your consent to the use of cookies at any time by visiting our Cookie Preference Manager. You can select which cookie categories you wish to allow. It is possible to still browse our Website even if you decline cookies. For more information on deleting or blocking cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
Western Asset reserves the right to change this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect any changes to our Website or to comply with changes in our legal and/or regulatory obligations.
Contact us
If you have questions about the Website or about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at dataprotection@westernasset.com.