Cookie Policy
Last Updated March 2019
This cookie policy (“Cookie Policy”) is intended to inform you how we use “cookies” and similar technologies on our website at www.stanley.co.jp (“Site”) and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Site. Please take a moment to read and understand this Cookie Policy. This Cookie Policy should also be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies and similar technologies are very small text documents or pieces of code, which often include an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a website or use a mobile application, a computer asks your computer or mobile device for permission to store this file on your computer or mobile device and access information from it. Information gathered through cookies and similar technologies may include the date and time of visits and how you are using the particular website or mobile application.
We use first and third party cookies on our Site and/or in our emails. First party cookies are cookies placed by us to collect information about you. However, certain cookies available on our Site and/or emails are placed by third party website operators. This means that the information about you collected by those third party cookies will be shared with the relevant third party. Please refer to the relevant third party website operator’s privacy notice for more information about how they may use such information.
For more details on cookies and similar technologies, please visit All About Cookies. For the purposes of the remaining sections of this Cookie Policy, we will refer to all technologies using the above features as “cookies”.
HOW LONG DO COOKIES LAST?
By using the Website you acknowledge that we may store and access essential cookies on your computer or other device. All cookies have expiration dates that determine how long they stay in your browser.
Session cookies – these are temporary cookies that expire (and are automatically erased) whenever you close your browser. Persistent cookies – these usually have an expiration date and so stay in your browser until they expire, or until you manually delete them.
Further, where you give permission, we may also store and access certain non-essential cookies on your computer or other device. These cookies are not essential to the operation of our Website but allow us to provide additional functionality or to gather additional information about your use of our Website. You are not obliged to give consent to our use of non-essential cookies and we will not place such cookies until you have given your consent.
If you wish to block or delete cookies, or you would like to withdraw consent to our use of non-essential cookies, you can find out how to do so below.
COOKIES USED ON OUR SITE
We set out below the types of cookies used on our Site.
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are those cookies which are essential for the operation of a website. Essential cookies include cookies such as login cookies and shopping cart cookies.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies recognise you when you return to a website, they remember your preferences and they provide enhanced, more personalised features.
Analytics/Performance Cookies
Analytics cookies, along with other information, allow websites to calculate the aggregate number of people using a website and which features of a website are most popular. This information is generally used to improve the website.
Third party cookies
Some third party cookies may be available on our Site. These third party cookies may be disabled but not through us.
The table below sets out more information about the individual cookies we may use on our Site and the purposes for which they are used.
CONSENT TO USE COOKIES
We may only store and access non-essential cookies (such as session cookies, functionality cookies, analytics cookies) on your device with your permission You are not obliged to give consent to our use of non-essential cookies. Further if you give your consent and then change your mind you can block or delete them (see below).
Please note that we do not need your consent to use essential cookies on your device although you can still block or delete them (see below).
REFUSING, BLOCKING AND DELETING COOKIES
You can block the use of cookies altogether by activating the relevant settings in your browser. For more information on cookie management and blocking or deleting cookies for a wide variety of browsers, visit All About Cookies.
Please be aware that in order to use some parts of our Site you will need to allow certain essential or functional cookies. If you subsequently block or delete those cookies, some aspects of our Site may not work properly and you may not be able to access all or part of our Site.
COOKIES USED IN EMAILS
Please note that any emails you receive from us may contain cookies or similar technologies to help us to see if recipients have opened an email and understand how recipients have interacted with it. Once you click on an email that contains a cookie, your contact information may subsequently be cross-referenced to [the source email] and/or the relevant cookie. If you have enabled images, cookies may be set on your computer or mobile device. Cookies will also be set if you click on any link within the email.
If you do not wish to accept cookies from any one of our emails, simply close the email before downloading any images or clicking on any links. You can also set your browser to restrict cookies or to reject them entirely. These settings will apply to all cookies whether included on websites or in emails.
In some instances, depending on your email or browser settings, cookies in an email may be automatically accepted (for example, when you've added an email address to your address book or safe senders list). Please refer to your email browser or device instructions for more information on this.