Cookie Policy
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a piece of information which a website transfers to the cookie file of the browser on your computer. The browser then saves the information and sends it back to the website server. When that browser returns to the same website the cookie will recognise the user.
A cookie will typically contain details such as the domain from which the cookie has come from, a value which is usually a random unique number as an identifier and the lifetime (expiry) of the cookie.
The type of cookies used on this website:
- Persistent Cookies: which define “Time To Live” and help us to determine your preferences (these will expire after the “Time To Live” period)
- Session Cookies: Temporary cookie that is deleted when you close the Web Browser.
What will a cookie do for me?
doorknox.com uses cookies to keep track how the site is used so we can develop the site and give a good user experience including cookies used for social networking like twitter and facebook. Each web site utilises unique cookies, which essentially means that the cookies used by one site cannot be used by another.
Why does this site use cookies:
We want to provide a good experience on the website and here's an example of how cookies can allow this to happen:
Analytics: To help us develop the web site to suit your needs, we use Google analytics to measure how our site is used.
Turning off / disallowing / disabling or deleting cookies:
The majority of internet browsers will provide an option to disallow cookies. You can usually find how to do this in the help menu for your browser. Cookies can also be deleted by using your internet browser, but you must disallow otherwise they will be reapplied the next time you visit a website.
List of the different types of cookies used by doorknox.com:
| Cookie Type | Cookie Name | Description | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persistent | _ga | A unique client identifier, which is a randomly generated number. | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. It expires in 24 Months. | Persistent | _gat | Used to throttle request rate. | Used by Google Analytics. It expires in 10 minutes. |
| Persistent | __utma | First visit (unique visit), Last visit (returning visit). | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users and sessions. It expires in 1 day |
| Session | __utmb | Count of entrance visits and time stamp. | Used by Google Analytics to demarks the exact arrival time. It expires 30 mins from set/update. |
| Session | __utmc | timestamp of current session. | Used by Google Analytics to registers the precise exit time of the user. It expires 30 mins from set/update. |
| Persistent | __utmz | Data on where the user came from and what link was used including any keyword used. | Used by Google Analytics to monitor the HTTP Referrer and notes where a visitor arrived from. It expires in 6 months from set/update. |
Will this policy change?
Our business changes constantly and therefore our policies will need to change to reflect that. You should check our website frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise our Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy applies to all information that we have about you. We will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of user information collected in the past without the consent of affected users.