This Cookie Policy explains how Scott Global Machinery, LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on www.scottglobalmachinery.com (the “Site”), and how you can control them. This Cookie Policy supplements our Privacy Policy and should be read together with it.
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow a site to recognize your device, remember your preferences, and collect information about how the site is used. “Similar technologies” include pixels, tags, and local storage that function in comparable ways.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
| Category | Purpose | Can Be Disabled? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Required for the Site to function (e.g., security, load balancing, remembering your cookie preferences). These do not require consent. | No — essential to Site operation |
| Analytics / Performance | Help us understand how visitors use the Site (pages viewed, time on site, general traffic patterns) so we can improve it. | Yes, with your consent |
| Functional | Remember choices you’ve made (e.g., form entries, display preferences) to improve your experience. | Yes, with your consent |
| Advertising / Marketing | Used only if we add advertising or retargeting tools in the future (e.g., ad conversion tracking). None are currently active on the Site. | Yes, with your consent |
3. How We Obtain Your Consent
When you first visit the Site, a cookie banner will appear before any non-essential cookie is set. The banner gives you the following choices:
- Accept All — consent to all cookie categories described above;
- Reject All — only strictly necessary cookies will be set;
- Manage Preferences — turn individual categories (Analytics, Functional, Advertising) on or off.
No Analytics, Functional, or Advertising cookie will load until you make an affirmative choice. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking “Cookie Preferences” in the Site footer. We keep a record of your consent choice and the date it was given.
4. Cookies We Currently Use
| Cookie Name | Provider | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Google Analytics | Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors | 2 years |
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Google Analytics | Analytics | Persists session state for Google Analytics 4 | 2 years |
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Google Analytics | Analytics | Distinguishes visitors for a 24-hour period | 24 hours |
Note: This table reflects the cookies currently deployed on the Site. It will be updated whenever a new tool, plugin, or third-party script that sets cookies is added (for example, a chat widget or an advertising pixel).
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third parties whose services are embedded in the Site, rather than by us directly. We currently use:
- Google Analytics — to measure Site traffic and usage patterns. Google’s use of this data is governed by Google’s Privacy Policy and, where applicable, Google’s Business Data Responsibility terms. You can also opt out of Google Analytics tracking Site-wide using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
We do not currently use advertising or social media cookies. If that changes, this policy and the cookie table in Section 4 will be updated before any new cookie is deployed, and returning visitors will be re-prompted for consent regarding the new category.
6. How to Manage or Withdraw Cookies
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time in three ways:
- Cookie Preferences link — available in the Site footer, letting you change your category choices at any time;
- Browser settings — most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings menu (this may affect functionality on this and other websites);
- Opt-out tools — such as the Google Analytics opt-out add-on linked in Section 5.
If you reject or later withdraw consent for Analytics or Functional cookies, we will stop collecting that data going forward, though this does not delete data already collected prior to your withdrawal.
7. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy as our use of cookies changes — for example, if we add new analytics, chat, or advertising tools. Material changes will be reflected by an updated effective date, and where a new cookie category is introduced, we will re-prompt visitors for consent.
8. Contact Us
Questions about this Cookie Policy may be directed to:
Scott Global Machinery, LLC