Cookie Policy
Last updated: 2024-06-01
This Cookie Policy explains how WeldFoundry ("WeldFoundry", "we", "us", or "our"), operating weldfoundry.com, uses cookies, localStorage, and similar tracking technologies when you visit our welding equipment review site. By continuing to use our website, you acknowledge the practices described in this policy.
What Are Cookies and Local Storage?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. Local storage is a similar browser technology that allows websites to store small amounts of data directly in your browser, without an expiration date, until it is manually cleared. WeldFoundry uses both cookies and localStorage to support essential site functionality and, where permitted, to understand how visitors use our content.
How We Use Cookies and Local Storage
- Consent Preference Storage (localStorage): When you first visit WeldFoundry, a cookie consent banner appears asking whether you accept or decline non-essential cookies. Your choice is saved in your browser's localStorage so that we remember your preference and avoid showing the banner on every visit. This storage item does not track your browsing activity; it only records your accept/decline decision.
- Essential Cookies: Some cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function correctly, such as maintaining basic site security and enabling core navigation features. These cookies do not require consent because the site cannot operate properly without them.
- Analytics Cookies (only if accepted): If you click "Accept" on our cookie banner, we activate analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors interact with our reviews, buying guides, and comparison pages. These cookies collect information such as pages visited, time spent on the site, referral sources, and general device or browser information. If you click "Decline," analytics cookies are never loaded, and no such data is collected through cookies.
Third-Party Analytics Cookies
When analytics cookies are enabled, WeldFoundry may use third-party analytics providers to help us understand aggregate site usage and improve our welding equipment reviews and content. These third-party services may set their own cookies on your device in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies. We only permit these cookies to load after you have given consent through our banner. We do not control how these third parties use cookies beyond the data-sharing settings we configure, and we encourage you to review the privacy policies of any analytics providers you wish to learn more about.
Do We Use Cookies for Advertising?
WeldFoundry does not currently use third-party advertising cookies or retargeting pixels. If this changes in the future, we will update this policy and ensure such cookies are only activated with your explicit consent.
How to Withdraw or Change Your Consent
You are in full control of your cookie preferences. Because your consent choice is stored in your browser's localStorage rather than a traditional cookie, you can withdraw or reset your consent at any time by clearing your browser's site data or storage for weldfoundry.com. This will remove the saved consent record and cause the cookie banner to reappear on your next visit, allowing you to make a new choice.
- Google Chrome: Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Site Settings > View permissions and data stored across sites, search for weldfoundry.com, and select "Clear data."
- Mozilla Firefox: Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data > Manage Data, search for weldfoundry.com, and remove it.
- Safari: Go to Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data, search for weldfoundry.com, and remove it.
- Microsoft Edge: Go to Settings > Cookies and Site Permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data, search for weldfoundry.com, and remove it.
Alternatively, most browsers allow you to block all cookies and clear localStorage entirely through their privacy settings, though doing so may affect the functionality of other websites you visit, not just WeldFoundry.
Browser Controls
In addition to withdrawing consent through our banner or clearing site data, you can configure your browser to refuse some or all cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being set. Please note that if you disable cookies entirely, some parts of WeldFoundry may not function as intended, although our core review content will remain accessible.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or the tools we use. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and localStorage.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how WeldFoundry handles cookies and localStorage, please reach out to us through the contact information provided on our website. We are happy to clarify our data practices and help you manage your preferences.