Hobart Welding Products, a division of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (“Hobart Welders”) respects your personal privacy and is committed to adhering to the applicable privacy and data protection laws and industry guidelines, including GDPR. This cookie notice ("Cookie Notice") and our Website Privacy Notice describe how we handle the personal information that you provide to us on this website ("Website"). This notice applies only to the Hobart Welders website and not to any third-party sites that may be accessible from here.
Cookies
To make this website simpler to use and navigate, we sometimes place a small data file on your computer or device. These are known as cookies. Most websites you visit will use cookies in order to improve your user experience by enabling that website to ‘remember’ you, either for the duration of your visit (using a ‘session cookie’) or for repeat visits (using a ‘persistent cookie’).
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, storing your preferences, and generally improving your experience of a website. Cookies make the interaction between you and the website faster and easier. If a website doesn’t use cookies, it will think you are a new visitor every time you move to a new page on the site – for example, when you enter your login details and move to another page it won’t recognize you and it won’t be able to keep you logged in.
They make your visit simpler by:
- Remembering settings, so you don't have to re-enter them at every page you visit (such as placing items in an ecommerce shopping basket)
- Remembering information you've given (such as a Zip or Postal Code) so you don't need to keep re-entering it
- Measuring how you use our website so we can improve it to meet your needs
We use cookies to make the site work better for you and because they are essential to the usage of our website. You can manage and/or delete these small files as you wish. Learn more about cookies and how to manage them at AboutCookies.org.
If you prevent cookie usage on this website then please note that some parts may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
If you do not want any information collected, then you should choose not to use the Hobart Welders website.
How we use cookies
Our website may use cookies in several places - we’ve listed each of them below with more details about why we use them.
Category: Necessary
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
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Name
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Provider
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Purpose
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Expiry
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Type
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| ARRAffinity |
hobartwelders.com |
Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimize response times.
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Session |
HTTP |
| ARRAffinitySameSite |
hobartwelders.com |
Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimize response times.
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Session |
HTTP |
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ASP.NET_SessionId
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hobartwelders.com
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Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests
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Session
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HTTP
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| AWSELBCORS |
recording.crazyegg.com |
Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience.
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Session |
HTTP |
AWSELBCORS
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ample-api-v2.crazyegg.com
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Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience.
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Session |
HTTP |
| ci_session |
woobox.com |
Preserves users states across page requests.
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1 Year |
HTTP |
| CookieConsent |
hobartwelders.com |
Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain
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1 Year |
HTTP |
| cookietest |
hobartwelders.com |
This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box.
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Session |
HTTP |
| gig3pctest |
hobartwelders.com |
This cookie determines whether the browser accepts cookies.
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1 Day |
HTTP |
| gmid |
gigya.com |
Identifies the logged in user. A unique session ID is linked to the user so that he/she is identified while navigating the website. The user is logged out when the cookie expires.
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1 Year |
HTTP |
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io_temp
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hobartwelders.com |
Used to recognize which type of device the user is using, to ensure the website's security.
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Persistent |
HTML |
| rc::a |
google.com |
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.
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Persistent |
HTML |
| rc::b |
google.com |
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.
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Session |
HTML |
| rc::c |
google.com |
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.
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Session |
HTML |
Category: Preferences
Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
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Name
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Provider
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Purpose
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Expiry
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Type
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hasGmid
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gigya.com
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This cookie stores visitor credentials in an encrypted cookie in order to allow the visitor to stay logged in on reentry, if the visitor has accepted the 'stay logged in'-button. |
6 Months
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HTTP
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weird_get_top_level_domain
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hobartwelders.com
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The cookie determines the preferred language and country-setting of the visitor - This allows the website to show content most relevant to that region and language. |
Session
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HTTP
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Category: Statistics
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We do this to make sure it is meeting its users’ needs and to understand how we could do it better.
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Name
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Provider
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Purpose
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Expiry
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Type
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| _at.hist.# |
hobartwelders.com |
Used by the social sharing platform AddThis to store the user's usage history of the AddThis sharing widget. |
Persistent |
HTML |
| _ce.s |
hobartwelders.com |
Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner. |
1779 days |
HTTP |
| _ga |
hobartwelders.com |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
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2 Years |
HTTP |
| _gat |
hobartwelders.com |
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate
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1 Day |
HTTP |
| _gid |
hobartwelders.com |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
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1 Day |
HTTP |
| ce_clock |
hobartwelders.com |
Sets a timestamp for when the visitor entered the website. This is used for analytical purposes on the website.
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Persistent |
HTML |
| Q_Inter |
hobartwelders.com |
Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read.
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Persistent |
HTML |
| QSI_ActionSetHistory |
hobartwelders.com |
Assigns a specific ID to the visitor - This allows the website to determine the number of specific user-visits for analysis and statistics.
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Persistent |
HTML |
| QSI_History |
hobartwelders.com |
Used to detect whether the user has responded to surveys presented on the website. The purpose of the surveys are website optimization.
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Session |
HTML |
| QSI_HistorySession |
hobartwelders.com |
Used to detect whether the user has responded to surveys presented on the website. The purpose of the surveys are website optimization. |
Session |
HTTP
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| SC_ANALYTICS_GLOBAL_COOKIE |
hobartwelders.com |
Used by Sitecore Engagement Analytics to identify the visitor on repeat visits to the website.
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10 years |
HTTP |
Category: Marketing
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display content or ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable and helpful.
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Name
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Provider
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Purpose
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Expiry
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Type
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__atuvc
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hobartwelders.com |
Updates the counter of a website's social sharing features. |
13 months |
HTTP |
| __atuvs |
hobartwelders.com |
Ensures that the updated counter is displayed to the user if a page is shared with the social sharing service, AddThis. |
1 day |
HTTP
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_pr.NaN
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hobartwelders.com |
Allows the user to add and see product reviews on the website. The cookie also stores which products the user finds interesting, which is used for marketing purposes.
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2 Years |
HTTP |
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_at.cww
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hobartwelders.com |
Used by the social sharing platform AddThis.
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Persistent |
HTML |
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_fbp
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hobartwelders.com |
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
3 Months |
HTTP
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_gcl_au
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hobartwelders.com
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Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. |
3 Months |
HTTP
|
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ads/ga-audiences
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google.com |
Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. |
Session |
Pixel
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at-lojson-cache-#
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hobartwelders.com |
Used by the social sharing platform AddThis |
Persistent |
HTML
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at-rand
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hobartwelders.com |
Used by the social sharing platform AddThis |
Persistent |
HTML
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bt2
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addthis.com |
Used by the social sharing platform AddThis to keep a record of parts of the site that has been visited in order to recommend other parts of the site |
256 days |
HTTP |
| di2 |
addthis.com |
Unclassified
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1 year |
HTTP |
| fr |
facebook.com |
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.
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3 Months |
HTTP |
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IDE
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doubleclick.net
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Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user
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1 Year
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HTTP
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io_token_#
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iesnare.com
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Unclassififed
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1 Year
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HTTP
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loc
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addthis.com
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Geolocation, which is used to help providers determine how users who share information with each other are geographically located (state level).
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13 Months
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HTTP
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na_id
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addthis.com
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Used to recognize the visitor upon re-entry. This allows the website to register the visitor’s behaviour and facilitate the social sharing function provided by Addthis.com.
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1year
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HTTP
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| NID |
google.com |
Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads.
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6 Months |
HTTP |
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ouid
|
addthis.com |
Sets an ID-string for the specific visitor. This is used to recognize the visitor upon re-entry. This allows the website to register the visitor’s behaviour and facilitate the social media sharing function provided by Addthis.com.
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1 Year |
HTTP
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| pagead/1p_conversion/# |
google.com |
Unclassified |
Session |
Pixel |
| pagead/1p_user_list/# |
google.com |
Tracks if the user has shown interest in specific products or events across multiple websites and detects how the user navigates between sites. This is used for measurement of advertisement efforts and facilitates payment of referral-fees between websites.
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Session |
Pixel |
| powerreviews |
hobartwelders.com |
Allows the user to add and see product reviews on the website. The cookie also stores which products the user finds interesting, which is used for marketing purposes.
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Session |
HTML |
| ps-location |
hobartwelders.com |
Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences.
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29 Days |
HTTP |
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ps_uid
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hobartwelders.com |
Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences.
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Session |
HTTP |
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t/v1.gif
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t.powerreviews.com |
Allows the user to add and see product reviews on the website. The cookie also stores which products the user finds interesting, which is used for marketing purposes. |
Session
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Pixel
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test_cookie
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doubleclick.net
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Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies
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1 Day
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HTTP
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|
tr
|
facebook.com |
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.
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Session |
Pixel |
|
ucid
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gigya.com |
Unclassified |
1 Year |
HTTP
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uid
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addthis.com
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Creates a unique, machine-generated user ID. AddThis, which is owned by Clearspring Technologies, uses the user ID to make it possible for the user to share content across social networks and provide detailed statistics to various providers.
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1 year
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HTTP
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|
um
|
addthis.com |
Registers the user's sharing of content via social media. |
1 year |
HTTP
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uvc
|
addthis.com |
Detects how often the social sharing service, AddThis, encounters the same user.
|
13 months |
HTTP |
| vc |
addthis.com |
Used by the social sharing platform AddThis
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1 year |
HTTP
|
|
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
|
youtube.com |
Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. |
179 Days |
HTTP
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| xtc |
addthis.com |
Registers the user's sharing of content via social media. |
13 months |
HTTP |
|
YSC
|
youtube.com |
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
Session
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HTTP |
|
yt-player-bandaid-host
|
youtube.com |
Used to determine the optimal video quality based on the visitor's device and network settings. |
Persistent |
HTML |
| yt-player-headers-readable |
youtube.com |
Used to determine the optimal video quality based on the visitor's device and network settings.
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Persistent |
HTML |
| yt-remote-cast-installed |
youtube.com |
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
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Session |
HTML |
| yt-remote-connected-devices |
youtube.com |
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
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Persistent |
HTML |
| yt-remote-device-id |
youtube.com |
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
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Persistent |
HTML |
| ut-remote-fast-check-period |
youtube.com |
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
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Session |
HTML |
| yt-remote-session-app |
youtube.com |
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
|
Session |
HTML |
| yt-remote-session-name |
youtube.com |
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video
|
Session |
HTML |
Category: Facebook Pixel
These pixels are used to share content with website visitors via our social channels.
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Name
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Provider
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Purpose
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Expiry
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Type
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fr
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facebook.com
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Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.
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3 months
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HTTP
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tr
|
facebook.com
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Unclassified
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Session
|
Pixel
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Category: AddThis
We use third-party AddThis tool to allow users the ability to email, print or share content on this website.
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Name
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Provider
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Purpose
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Expiry
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Type
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bt2
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addthis.com
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Used by the social sharing platform AddThis to keep a record of parts of the site that has been visited in order to recommend other parts of the site. |
256 days
|
HTTP
|
| di2 |
addthis.com |
Unclassified |
1 year |
HTTP
|
| loc |
addthis.com |
Geolocation, which is used to help providers determine how users who share information with each other are geographically located (state level).
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13 months |
HTTP
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na_id
|
addthis.com
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Used to recognize the visitor upon re-entry. This allows the website to register the visitor’s behaviour and facilitate the social sharing function provided by Addthis.com. |
1 Year
|
HTTP
|
|
ouid
|
addthis.com |
Sets an ID-string for the specific visitor. This is used to recognize the visitor upon re-entry. This allows the website to register the visitor’s behaviour and facilitate the social media sharing function provided by Addthis.com. |
1 Year
|
HTTP
|
|
uid
|
addthis.com
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Creates a unique, machine-generated user ID. AddThis, which is owned by Clearspring Technologies, uses the user ID to make it possible for the user to share content across social networks and provide detailed statistics to various providers.
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1 Year
|
HTTP
|
| um |
addthis.com |
Registers the user's sharing of content via social media. |
1 year |
HTTP
|
| uvc |
addthis.com |
Detects how often the social sharing service, AddThis, encounters the same user. |
13 months |
HTTP
|
| vc |
addthis.com |
Used by the social sharing platform AddThis.
|
1 year |
HTTP
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| xtc |
addthis.com |
Registers the user's sharing of content via social media.
|
13 months |
HTTP
|
Category: Unclassified
Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.
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Name
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Provider
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Purpose
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Expiry
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Type
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__pr.1oxj
|
hobartwelders.com
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Unclassified |
2 Years
|
HTTP
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| 73qvby_pastviews |
woobox.com |
Unclassified |
1 day |
HTTP
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| 73qvby_visit |
woobox.com |
Unclassified
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1 day |
HTTP
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ac_customerId
|
hobartwelders.com
|
Unclassified |
1 Year
|
HTTP
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apiDomain_3_c_3D5e5UrcOr-2kI-ZZGqnwzw-ZmivTpsK-Ow2TfaqQXmxeuxNV_4utzL-I2s66m
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cdns.us1.gigya.com |
Unclassified |
1 Year
|
HTTP
|
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gig_bootstrap_3_YddZgKXItBKP4-SfoO7g5Ae6wMmIoh-wqGCrkhDYYa3SFsYZSFsPQeIReyEOJ-Xi
|
hobartwelders.com
|
Unclassified
|
1 Year
|
HTTP
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How you can contact Hobart Welders
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this Privacy Notice or the information practices of this site, please contact us at:
Hobart Welding Products, a division of Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Address: 1635 W Spencer St, Appleton WI 54914
Contact Number: 800-626-9420
Electronically: Contact Us
Compliance and Cooperation with Regulatory Authorities
We review our privacy notice on a regular basis. Our procedures and practices are in line with the GDPR set by the EU, which will remain the case after the UK has left the EU. For more information, please contact us.
Changes to the Notice
Hobart Welding Products reserves the right to update or modify this Cookie Notice, at any time and without prior notice, by posting the revised version of this Cookie Notice on our Hobart Welders Website. If we modify this Privacy Notice, the modifications will only apply to personal information we collect after we have posted the revised Cookie Notice on the Website.