Global Salvage Buyer Cookie Policy

Last updated: April 18, 2024

This cookie policy informs you about the cookies Global Salvage Buyer uses when you visit our website or use our electronic services, and how you can disable cookies.

Please read this cookie policy in conjunction with our Privacy Policy, which details how we respect your privacy and protect your personal data.

Refer to the glossary at the end to understand some of the terms used in this cookie policy.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer’s hard drive when you visit a website. They serve various purposes, such as remembering your preferences, enabling efficient navigation between pages, and enhancing your website experience.

Cookies themselves do not contain personal information but allow us to link your website usage with information you have provided. Cookies only contain personal information if you provide it yourself. They cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other websites.

How do we use cookies?

Tracking user traffic patterns

We use cookies to monitor traffic patterns on our website, like the number of visitors and which site areas are viewed. This insight helps us understand how customers use our site and improve usability. We do not track your usage of third-party websites.

Cookie name and types

S_ Cookies*

• Type: Session cookies
• Description: Used by Adobe Analytics to track traffic patterns generally without tracking personal details.

_ga, _gat, _gid

• Type: Session cookies
• Description: Used by Google Analytics to track generic traffic patterns without personal details.

Encrypted cookies

• After logging into our website, encrypted cookies authenticate users on each webpage. You must accept these cookies to access the members’ area and bid on lots.

G2JSESSIONID

• Session cookie
• Description: Maintains user login sessions.

GlobalSalvageTimezonePref

• Type: Persistent cookie
• Description: Sets auction times to user’s local time.

Incap_ cookies*

• Type: Session cookies
• Description: Used by Incapsula CDN tool for DNS.

userLang

• Type: Persistent cookie
• Description: Sets the website to user’s preferred language.

C2BID

• Type: Persistent cookie
• Description: Remembers user identification for the next session.

Third-party cookies

Advertisements from third-party advertisers or their companies might be displayed on our website. These advertisers receive your IP address and may use cookies to measure ad effectiveness or personalize ad content.

We do not control the cookies or other features used by advertisers or third parties, nor their privacy practices.

Cookie name and types

IDE, DSID, IP_JAR, NID

• Type: Encrypted
• Vendor: Google (doubleclick.net)
• Description: Various uses from advertising effectiveness to personalization.

Act, dpr, xs, datr, sb, Presence, fr

• Type: Encrypted
• Vendor: Facebook
• Description: Various uses from device linking to ad personalization.

Managing cookies

Accepting login cookies is necessary to access the members’ area of our website; however, disabling other cookies might impair certain functionalities, like creating customized searches.

You can refuse cookies by adjusting your browser settings or setting your browser to alert you before accepting cookies.

We recommend keeping cookies enabled for the best experience on our website. If you choose to disable cookies, parts of our site may not function properly.

How to turn off cookies

Instructions are available for different browsers and devices on how to disable cookies.

Glossary

• Persistent cookies: Stay on your computer after you visit our site and remember your settings upon revisits.
• Session cookies: Identify that the user is moving from page to page, expiring when the browser is closed.
• Third-party cookies: Set by partners other than Global Salvage Buyer and include cookies in external third-party website content.