Cookie Policy
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Smart Stone uses cookies to help Smart Stone identify and track visitors, their usage of Smart Stone website, and their website access preferences. Smart Stone visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Smart Stone's websites, with the drawback that certain features of Smart Stone's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
How Cookies are used on this website
There are two main categories of cookie...
- 1.Session Cookies: are temporary cookies that are not stored on your computer or mobile device. These session cookies are erased when you close your browser, or after 20 minutes of inactivity.
- 2.Persistent cookies: are cookies placed on your computer or mobile device for a pre-determined length of time when you visit this site.
Smart Stone may use Google Analytics to assist in managing our website to ensure we provide relevant information in an easily accessible format and as a tool to give our members/visitors best service.
Below is a list of cookies that we use:
| Cookie Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics – used to distinguish users | |
| ci_session_filud | track the user throughout their visit | |
| PHPSESSID | To identify your unique session on the website | session |
| __utma | This cookie keeps track of the number of times a visitor has been to the site pertaining to the cookie, when their first visit was, and when their last visit occurred. Google Analytics uses the information from this cookie to calculate things like Days and Visits to purchase. | permanent |
| __utmb | __utmb is a Google Analytics cookie. It takes a timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor enters a site | session |
| __utmc | __utmc takes a timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor leaves a site. | session |
Managing/Removing Your Cookies
To control the cookies from/on your computer or mobile device, please see the attached links for the most common web browsers in use. Note: Third Party Cookies may be set when using hyperlinks to another website. Note: The 7 links below take you to external websites.
To provide our website users with the option of excluding their data from being used by Google Analytics, please click the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on for the Google Analytics JavaScript HERE.To view Google analytics data privacy and security analytics information click HERE.
You may also wish block web beacons, cookies, and similar technologies through software products such as: