Use of Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are generally used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies allow thyssenkrupp Access Corp. to provide you with a smoother user experience by recognizing your computer(s), remembering your preferences, identifying popular articles, and arranging content.
First & Third-party Cookies
First-party cookies are cookies that belong to thyssenkrupp Access Corp. and that thyssenkrupp Access Corp. places on your device.
Third-party cookies are cookies that another party places on your device through our site.
Cookie Type & Purpose
Performance
Google Analytics cookies are performance cookies used by thyssenkrupp Access Corp. to understand how you use our websites. Google Analytics is a tool that helps website owners assess how users interact with website content. As a user navigates between web pages, Google Analytics provides JavaScript tags (libraries) to website owners to record information, such as a website URL, about the webpage a user has seen. The Google Analytics JavaScript tags use HTTP Cookies to "remember" actions a user has taken during previous pages/interactions with the website. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you elect not to allow these cookies, thyssenkrupp Access Corp. will not know when you have visited our site.
Cookie Lifespan
thyssenkrupp Access Corp. uses third-party cookies that are stored by a different domain to the visited page's domain. This can happen when the webpage references a file, such as JavaScript, located outside its domain. These persistent cookies remain on the user's computer/device for a pre-defined period.
Persistent
Our persistent cookies are not deleted when you close your browser but are saved on your device for a fixed period or until you delete them. Each time you visit the website, the server that sets the cookie will recognize the persistent cookie saved on your device. Third-parties use persistent cookies to store your preferences so that the preferences are available during your next visit to the website. These cookies keep an accurate account of how often you visit the website, how often you return to the website, and how your use of the website may vary overtime.
How to delete Cookies
If you would like to opt-out of receiving cookies from thyssenkrupp Access Corp., you can:
- Set your browser to reject all cookies;
- Set your browser to only accept cookies from “trusted” sites;
- Set your browserto only accept cookies from websites that you are currently on.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Google Analytics
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.