Cookie Policy (US)
To make this site work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. Most big websites do this too.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, and font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
How do we use cookies?
Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but personal information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
The cookies used on the website include those which are strictly necessary cookies for access and navigation, cookies that track usage (performance cookies), remember your choices (functionality cookies), and cookies that provide you with targeted content or advertising.
We may use the information we obtain from your use of our cookies for the following purposes:
- To improve the website’s usability
- To improve website user experience
- To analyze the use of the website
- To personalize the website for you, including targeting advertisements which may be of particular interest to you.
Third-party cookies
When you use the website, you may also be sent third party cookies.
Our advertisers and service providers may send you cookies. They may use the information they obtain from your use of their cookies:
- To track your browser across multiple websites
- To build a profile of your web surfing
- To target advertisements which may be of particular interest to you
- To analyze the use of the website (analytics tools)
How long will cookies remain on my computer or mobile device?
The length of time that a cookie remains on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies last until you stop browsing and persistent cookies last until they expire or are deleted. See the section below on how to control cookies for more information on removing them before they expire.
How to control cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish – for details, see aboutcookies.org. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how users use our site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the site will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. As IP-anonymization is activated, your IP address will be anonymized as soon as technically feasible at the earliest possible stage of the collection network.
Google will use this information on our behalf for analyzing your use of the site, compiling reports on the website activity and providing other services relating to activity on the site and internet usage. The IP address that your browser conveys within the scope of Google Analytics will not be associated with any other data held by Google.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; please note, however, that if you do this you may not be able to use our service comprehensively. You can also opt-out from being tracked by Google Analytics in the future by downloading and installing ‘Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on’ for your current web browser. Further information on how Google processes personal data is available at: https://policies.google.com/?hl=en.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Via e-mail: privacy@motorsupplyco.com
By writing to us:
Motor Supply Co.
Attn: Privacy Policy Inquiry
3540 Toringdon Way Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28270