Cookie Policy
COOKIE POLICY OF SMITH TOOL TRADERS
Last Updated: 01/02/2023 12:00
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.
We use the following cookies:
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below
1. Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to operate correctly and cannot be disabled without ruining the usability of the website. The law does not require us to ask consent to use these cookies and they will always be placed when you use this website.
2. Analytical/performance cookies
Analytics cookies are used to gather anonymous data on how visitors use the website.
They look at what pages are the most popular, how long visitors stay on them, if and when a user gets an error message and other similar useful data which we use to improve how the website works and make information easier to find. This data is anonymous and we cannot track you individually using analytics cookies.
3. Functionality cookies
These are used to recognise you when you return to the Website. This enables us to potentially personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
4. Targeting cookies
These cookies record your visit to the Website, the pages you have visited and the links uou have followed. We may use this information to make the Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
More information about the individual cookies we use, and the purposes for which we use them, are as follows:
First Party Cookies
Cookie Name, Description and Expiry
wordpress_logged_in_ Cookie is placed by WordPress to keep CMS users logged in. end of session
wordpress_test_cookie Cookie is placed by WordPress to check if cookies can be placed. end of session
wp_settings- A WordPress wp-settings-[UID] cookie. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. 1yr
wp-settings-time- A WordPress wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. 1yr
_ga Cookie is set by Google Analytics 2yrs
_gat_UA_ Cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to throttle number of requests received by users 10mins
_gid cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to distinguish users on a website to generate statistical information about their use of the website. 1day
Third Party Cookies
Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, social media feeds, maps, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
It’s important for you to know that we have no access to or control over cookies used by these companies or third-party websites. We suggest you check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.
Cookie Name, Description and Expiry
1P_JAR Google advertising cookie used for user tracking and ad targeting purposes 30days
ANID Used for advertising served across the web and stored in google.com 1yr
APISID Cookie is placed by Google Ads Optimisation 2yrs
HSID Cookie is placed by Google Ads Optimisation 2yrs
NID Cookie is placed by Google Ads Optimisation to store user preferences 6months
OGP Used by Google to store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them. 60days
OGPC Used by Google to store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them. 60days
SAPISID Cookie is placed by Google Ads Optimisation 2yrs
SID Customisation of ads on Google properties, like Google Search. For example, we use such cookies to remember your most recent searches, your previous interactions with an advertiser’s ads or search results, and your visits to an advertiser’s website. This helps us to show you customised ads on Google 2yrs
SIDCC Security cookie to protect users data from unauthorised access 1yr
SSID Cookie is placed by Google Ads Optimisation 2yrs
_Secure-3PAPISID Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising 2yrs
_Secure-3PSID Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising 2yrs
_Secure-3PSIDCC Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising 1yr
_Secure-APISID Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising 3months
_Secure-HSID Used to identify users, track users’ activity and store users’ preferences 6months
_Secure-SSID Used to identify users, track users’ activity and store users’ preferences 6months
DV Google analytics cookie used for website traffic info 10mins
UULE Google analytics cookie used for website traffic info 1day
DSID Cookie is used by Google DoubleClick and is used for to help customize ads on Google properties, like Google Search to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers. 60secs
IDE Cookie is used by Google DoubleClick and is used for to help customize ads on Google properties, like Google Search to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers. 1yr
Google provide information about their cookie and privacy policies including their YouTube service and G+ here http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/policies/privacy/
Blocking/Managing Cookies
You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of the Website.
a few helpful articles on this:
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
Cookie settings in Firefox
Cookie settings in Chrome
Cookie settings in Safari web and iOS
If the browser you like to use is not listed above, normally there is a ‘Help’ option on your browser to find out about how it handles cookies, or visit the site you downloaded it from for more information.
Google analytics provide a browser plugin to prevent their analytics cookies being placed https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout or you can use your browser settings to disallow analytics cookies.
You can find more information about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org
Date: 14th February, 2022.
Last Updated: 01/02/2023 12:00
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.
We use the following cookies:
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below
1. Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to operate correctly and cannot be disabled without ruining the usability of the website. The law does not require us to ask consent to use these cookies and they will always be placed when you use this website.
2. Analytical/performance cookies
Analytics cookies are used to gather anonymous data on how visitors use the website.
They look at what pages are the most popular, how long visitors stay on them, if and when a user gets an error message and other similar useful data which we use to improve how the website works and make information easier to find. This data is anonymous and we cannot track you individually using analytics cookies.
3. Functionality cookies
These are used to recognise you when you return to the Website. This enables us to potentially personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
4. Targeting cookies
These cookies record your visit to the Website, the pages you have visited and the links uou have followed. We may use this information to make the Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
More information about the individual cookies we use, and the purposes for which we use them, are as follows:
First Party Cookies
Cookie Name, Description and Expiry
wordpress_logged_in_ Cookie is placed by WordPress to keep CMS users logged in. end of session
wordpress_test_cookie Cookie is placed by WordPress to check if cookies can be placed. end of session
wp_settings- A WordPress wp-settings-[UID] cookie. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. 1yr
wp-settings-time- A WordPress wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. 1yr
_ga Cookie is set by Google Analytics 2yrs
_gat_UA_ Cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to throttle number of requests received by users 10mins
_gid cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to distinguish users on a website to generate statistical information about their use of the website. 1day
Third Party Cookies
Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, social media feeds, maps, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
It’s important for you to know that we have no access to or control over cookies used by these companies or third-party websites. We suggest you check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.
Cookie Name, Description and Expiry
1P_JAR Google advertising cookie used for user tracking and ad targeting purposes 30days
ANID Used for advertising served across the web and stored in google.com 1yr
APISID Cookie is placed by Google Ads Optimisation 2yrs
HSID Cookie is placed by Google Ads Optimisation 2yrs
NID Cookie is placed by Google Ads Optimisation to store user preferences 6months
OGP Used by Google to store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them. 60days
OGPC Used by Google to store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them. 60days
SAPISID Cookie is placed by Google Ads Optimisation 2yrs
SID Customisation of ads on Google properties, like Google Search. For example, we use such cookies to remember your most recent searches, your previous interactions with an advertiser’s ads or search results, and your visits to an advertiser’s website. This helps us to show you customised ads on Google 2yrs
SIDCC Security cookie to protect users data from unauthorised access 1yr
SSID Cookie is placed by Google Ads Optimisation 2yrs
_Secure-3PAPISID Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising 2yrs
_Secure-3PSID Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising 2yrs
_Secure-3PSIDCC Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising 1yr
_Secure-APISID Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising 3months
_Secure-HSID Used to identify users, track users’ activity and store users’ preferences 6months
_Secure-SSID Used to identify users, track users’ activity and store users’ preferences 6months
DV Google analytics cookie used for website traffic info 10mins
UULE Google analytics cookie used for website traffic info 1day
DSID Cookie is used by Google DoubleClick and is used for to help customize ads on Google properties, like Google Search to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers. 60secs
IDE Cookie is used by Google DoubleClick and is used for to help customize ads on Google properties, like Google Search to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers. 1yr
Google provide information about their cookie and privacy policies including their YouTube service and G+ here http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/policies/privacy/
Blocking/Managing Cookies
You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of the Website.
a few helpful articles on this:
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
Cookie settings in Firefox
Cookie settings in Chrome
Cookie settings in Safari web and iOS
If the browser you like to use is not listed above, normally there is a ‘Help’ option on your browser to find out about how it handles cookies, or visit the site you downloaded it from for more information.
Google analytics provide a browser plugin to prevent their analytics cookies being placed https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout or you can use your browser settings to disallow analytics cookies.
You can find more information about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org
Date: 14th February, 2022.