Cookie policy
In order to ensure this website functions properly, we sometimes store small files – known as "cookies" – on your device. This is a common feature of most large websites.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website leaves behind on your computer, tablet or smartphone whenever you visit the website. This means that the portal can "remember" certain entries and settings (e.g. login, language, font size and other display preferences) for a certain period of time, and you do not need to reimplement these every time you visit or navigate through the website.
How do we use cookies?
Festool uses cookies in a variety of ways, such as for the following purposes:
- To authenticate and identify you when you use our website and applications so that we can provide the services you request
- To make websites and applications from Festool available for you to use
- To save your settings or the point at which you finished using a website or application from Festool
- To measure your use of websites and applications from Festool so that we can improve these and coordinate our websites and online services to your potential interests
- To understand your potential interests so that we can provide more relevant content for you on the Festool website
The functions and properties of the individual cookies are described below:
| Cookie name | Cookie description | Cookie category |
|---|---|---|
| SC_ANALYTICS_GLOBAL_COOKIE | Sitecore – visitor identification | Behaviour cookies for statistics |
| _ga | Google Analytics tracking – differentiation of users | Behaviour cookies for statistics |
| _gat_UA-85341031-1 | Google Analytics tracking – contains the unique Google Analytics account | Behaviour cookies for statistics |
| _gat_UA-85341031-[nn] | Google Analytics tracking – contains the unique Google Analytics account | Behaviour cookies for statistics |
| _gid | Google Analytics tracking – differentiation of users | Behaviour cookies for statistics |
| acceptcookies | Saves your settings regarding the use of cookies on this website | Required cookies |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Session and status information for ASP.NET applications | Required cookies |
| ASPXAUTH | Session and status information for MyFestool users | Required cookies |
| Com-CountryCode | Saves the country you have selected at www.festool.com | Required cookies |
| Com-StayOnComSite | Saves your decision to remain on www.festool.com | Required cookies |
| cookiestage | Saves your settings regarding the use of cookies on this website | Required cookies |
| f5_cspm | F5 – required to improve website performance | Required cookies |
| f5avr0871791571aaaa | F5 – required to improve website performance | Required cookies |
| f5avrb | F5 – required to improve website performance | Required cookies |
| festool#lang | This cookie is used to show you the right language for your country | Required cookies |
| TS01c73da9 | Sitecore – session cookie | Required cookies |
You can manage and/or delete cookies at your discretion. You can find out how to do this here: http://www.aboutcookies.org/. You can delete all the cookies that are stored on your computer and adjust the settings on most browsers to prevent cookies from being stored on your device. However, you may then have to make certain settings manually every time you visit a website and accept that some of the functionality may be impaired.
You can manage the types of cookies that are permitted for you on the Festool website using the following selection: