Use of cookies by The L.S. Starrett Company
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently and improve the user experience, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
| Cookie |
Name |
Purpose |
| Session Cookie |
duocms.session |
This cookie is used to remember a user’s preferences where users have previously indicated a preference, that user’s preference will be stored in this cookie. Also we use cookies to links up activity before and after logging into the website. |
| Google Analytics |
_ga
_gat
_gid
test_cookie
NID |
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website and blog, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited.
We also utilise Google Maps functionality within the site Search feature for enhanced the usability and information for site users.
Read Google’s overview of privacy and safeguarding data |
| Token |
_csrf |
This is a security related measure to stop posting of forms and data ( cross site request forgery ), and ultimately prevents malicious data requests.
Read more about Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Facebook |
fr |
We use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social networks in various ways. For these to work Twitter and Facebook will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their network or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes which will be outlined in their respective privacy policies. |
| dotmailer |
Survey-Started-ca2h2i3f
Survey-ca2h2i3f
__cfduid |
Dotmailer is a third party tool we use to send out the latest product offers and new product information to registered clients.
Read more about the Dotmailer Privacy Policy. |
Managing your cookie settings
All recent versions of popular browsers give users a level of control over cookies. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
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To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites please visit Google to change your settings.
Last Updated: 20.01.22
