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WHO ARE WE?
COMPASS EQUIPMENT
An Uperio Group Company
348 W CULLUMBER AVE
GILBERT, AZ 85233
info@compassequipment.com
WHAT ARE COOKIES AND WHY DOES UPERIO USE THEM?
The Compass Equipment/UPERIO website makes use of cookies. Cookies are small text files that the  internet browser stores on your computer whenever you visit our website. They map among others, information about your browser type, operating system, geographical location, website visits and your personal preferences.
WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?
By using cookies, we will be able to offer you the best user experience. With cookies we will be able:
- to constantly optimise our website;
- to remember your preferences, so that you do not have to fill in or download the same information whenever you visit our website;
- to improve the safety and speed of our website;
- to optimise our marketing so as to offer you a better service.
PURPOSES WE DO NOT USE THESE COOKIES FOR?
The information that we collect, will only be used within Compass Equipment/UPERIO. We will not share your data with third parties.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COOKIES AND WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR?
The cookies we use, can be divided in four categories:
1. ESSENTIAL COOKIES
Essential cookies are cookies that are required for the website performance. They ensure that all basic functions, such as page navigation, protection and loading time operate correctly.
2. FUNCTIONAL COOKIES
Functional cookies are cookies that contain information on a website about your choices and preferences, such as choice of language, login data or your geographical data.
3. ANALYTICAL COOKIES
Analytical cookies collect information about the behaviour of website visitors and the website performances. Using these results, the website can be improved for a better visitor experience.
4. MARKETING COOKIES
Marketing cookies follow the surfing behaviour of website visitors in order to make the user profile. This profile will be used to personalise the surf experience and for example to present personalised offers, advertisements, newsletters and so that correspond with your interests.
WHICH COOKIES ARE BEING USED ON OUR SITE?
FIRST PARTY COOKIES
Compass Equipment/UPERIO especially uses first party cookies or direct cookies in order to improve your user experience. This means that they only collect information on our website itself.
Specific survey:
PHPSESSID​
- Type: essential cookie
- Life span: session
- Purpose: this cookie allows communication between the webserver and browser and will temporarily store information about your session. Hence, you will not have to fill in a form all over again when you reload the page or make a mistake.
allow_download
- Type: functional cookie
- Life span: 10 years
- Purpose: this cookie checks whether you may download a technical index card.
privacy
- Type: functional cookie
- Life span: 1 year
- Purpose: this cookie checks if the visitor has accepted the cookies and hence the cookie mention can be hidden.
_ga (Google Analytics)
- Type: analytical cookie
- Life span: 2 years
- Purpose: defines new sessions and visits
_gid (Google Analytics)
- Type: analytical cookie
- Life span: 24 hours
- Purpose: defines new sessions and visits
_gat (Google Analytics)
- Type: analytical
- Life span: 1 minute
- Purpose: is used to slow down request speed.
THIRD PARTY COOKIES
In addition there are also third parties, that put cookies on the Compass Equipment/UPERIO website using a different domain name. They retain the surfing behaviour of visitors and make the user profile on the basis of these data.
HOW TO SWITCH OFF COOKIES?
You can also switch off and remove cookies or adjust their settings. However, in that case our website will no longer function as it should be. Do you still want to adjust the settings for cookies? Please, find the following instructions for the various browsers:
MODIFICATION
Compass Equipment/UPERIO has the right to modify the present cookie declaration. This cookie policy was last modified on 19th of December 2023.