Identity Recognition in Cheetah Digital

What is identity recognition

What do we mean by identity recognition here?

In this case, we use a proxy ID in the email link. When someone clicks that link, the URL passes the profile ID to Interactive Moments. So, as soon as the customer lands on the website, the signin signal can be sent to our system. That enables personalization and accurate measurement.

What do we not do?

We do not perform full identity resolution in the sense of merging all signals for a person (from different channels/devices) into a single, unified profile.
In other words: we do not automatically stitch or merge separate profiles or events into one super profile.

 

Why identity recognitionis important

Identity recognition connects anonymous identifiers, such as cookies or device IDs, with known information like email addresses. This creates a more complete view of each contact and allows you to:

  • Deliver more relevant and consistent personalization.
  • Improve reporting and analytics accuracy.
  • Support privacy and compliance requirements.
  • Build trust by reducing fragmented or repetitive experiences.

In the context of Moments, identity recognition allows you to link incoming signals to existing contact profiles. When Interactive Moments receives activity data, it can enrich those profiles instead of creating new anonymous ones.

For Cheetah Digital, it simply means recognizing the same person across email and web activity.
A contact receives an email and clicks a link in that message. The link directs them to the brand’s website and includes a URL parameter with a unique identifier based on for example the contact’s email address. When the contact generates activity on the website, Moments can link those signals to the correct email campaign and contact profile.

This ensures the system recognizes the website visitor as the same person who clicked the email, rather than treating them as an anonymous user.

 

Configuration in Cheetah Digital

To pass a unique identifier through a URL, you must configure an append code that uses a proxy_id. The proxy_id is an encrypted identifier that represents the contact profile.

Note: This is a one-time set up, in Cheetah Digital.

1. Connect to Cheetah Digital.

2. From the top menu, select Assets.

3. In the pop-up menu, under Links, select Append code.

For detailed instructions, see the Append codes topic in the Cheetah Digital help center.

Note: Use {(proxyid)} as Value for the key:

Note: If decryption is required, please contact your Zetarepresentative to set this up.

 

Assign the append code to your email campaign in Cheetah Digital

After you create the append code, assign it to the email campaigns you want to track.

Instructions for assigning append codes to campaigns are available in this dedicated section in the Append codes topic in the Cheetah Digital help center?