Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
EFFECTIVE: July 28, 2020
BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY COOKIE POLICY
- INTRODUCTION
This policy describes Bemis Manufacturing Company’s (“Bemis”) use of cookies on www.bemismfg.com and www.toiletseats.com and other company websites (the “Websites”) to enable features on our Websites, analyze the use of our Websites, and improve user experience on our Websites.
If you have any questions about the use of cookies on our Websites, please contact the Bemis at corp@bemismfg.com.
- YOUR CONSENT & CHOICES ABOUT COOKIES
On each visit to our Website, you will be presented with a banner to inform you about the use of cookies by the site and the means to control them. You will see this banner each time you visit the Website until you take action to respond to it. By clicking the “Accept” button, you agree that we can “use” (collect, save, store, change, transfer (including trans-border transfer) and delete) cookies as described below. You are further confirming that personal data (which includes any personally identifiable information about you) may be collected and stored by third parties located in the United States. Please see the sections below regarding first-party and third-party cookies and analytics cookies for more information.
- WHAT IS A COOKIE, HOW WE USE THEM, AND HOW LONG THEY STAY
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your web browser when you visit our Websites. Cookies help us distinguish you from other visitors by allowing us to learn and remember your actions and preferences on our Websites. In this way, cookies help us provide you with customized content and efficient navigation through our Websites.
There are two broad categories of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie expires and disappears when you close your browser. A persistent cookie stays on your device for a predefined time period or until you manually delete it.
Bemis does not use web beacons, SDK, pixels, or similar tools that work together with cookies to recognize visitors or how they interact with content. If you block third-party cookies through your preferences, this will also disable any related web beacons, SDKs, pixels, or similar tools that third parties may set on your device.
- MANAGING & DISABLING COOKIES
You can manage or disable cookies at any time by adjusting your browser settings. Please refer to the settings menu of your browser for instructions on how to change your cookie preferences. For example, Chrome, Firefox, or Edge. If you choose to disable cookies, the Website may not function properly and certain content may not be available.
- WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DO WE USE?
We use four types of cookies on our websites: strictly necessary cookies; analytical/performance cookies; functionality cookies; and targeting/advertising cookies. Each cookie is described below.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the operation of our Website, and cannot be switched off without impairing the functioning of our Website. The cookies are set to respond to the actions you take, including navigating our Website and using its basic features. These cookies do not store any personal data.
Analytical/Performance Cookies
These cookies provide statistical information, such as the number of visitors to our Website in an aggregated and anonymized fashion, and show how visitors navigate our Website. This helps us improve the performance of our Website. We may use third-party analytic tools, such as Google Analytics, to help measure traffic and usage trends and to understand the demographics of our users.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies provide enhanced functionality and personalization on our Website, such as remembering your preferences. They are set by Bemis or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly. These cookies do not track your activity on other sites or store any personal data.
Targeting/Advertising Cookies
These cookies profile users or deliver ads across social networks. The social sharing tools that we use on our Website include Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. These platforms allow you to share our content with your friends and networks. They do not directly identify you or store your personal data, but they can uniquely identify your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools on our site.
- FIRST-PARTY AND THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
“First-party cookies” are cookies that belong to Bemis and that Bemis places on your device. “Third-party cookies” are cookies set by a different domain or site, typically when you use a specific function of the site such as playing a video or sharing a page. You should review the third-party’s website for more information about how they use cookies. Details of third parties that set cookies through the Bemis Websites may be found in the sections below.
- ANALYTICS COOKIES
Our Websites use Google Analytics to help us understand how site visitors use our sites and to continuously improve the user experience. Google Analytics uses cookies to monitor traffic levels, search queries, and site visits.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of our Websites may be transferred to and stored by servers in the United States. Google will use this information to measure your activity on our Website, compile statistical reports on overall content interaction activity, and provide other services relating to Website activity and internet usage.
Bemis has activated the IP anonymization feature of Google Analytics; as a result, Google will either truncate or anonymize visitor’s IP addresses. For more information about Google Analytics cookies, please see Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
- PRODUCT AND ONLINE SHOPPING COOKIES
Our Websites also use third-party cookies from PriceSpider, FoxyCart, and AddSearch to provide you information on where to find our products and to facilitate on-line purchasing of certain products. For more information on how those parties use your data, including cookies, and their relevant privacy policies, please refer to their websites at https://www.pricespider.com/, https://www.foxy.io/, and https://www.addsearch.com/privacy.
- TARGETING/ADVERTISING COOKIES
Bemis and our third party service providers may use targeting or advertising cookies to deliver ads that we believe are more relevant to you and your interests. For example, we may use targeting or advertising cookies to limit the number of times you see the same ad on our Website and to help measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. These cookies remember what you have looked at on the Website and we may share this information with other organizations, such as advertisers. For more information about third-party advertising networks and similar entities that use these technologies, see www.aboutads.info/consumers.