Cookie Policy

Notice on the use of cookies

When you visit one of the websites of Schaeffler AG and companies in which Schaeffler AG, directly or indirectly, holds a majority interest (Schaeffler Group), information will be stored on your terminal device in the form of a so-called “cookie”. Cookies are small text files which enable analysis of the use of the website, save settings and data in your browser, as well as allow customizing website to your interests and displaying interest-based advertising on other websites. We do not collect any personal data by means of cookies unless you have expressly given us your consent to do so.

1. Types of cookies

Depending on their function and purpose, cookies can be divided into two categories: technically necessary cookies and optional cookies. There may also be so-called first-party cookies, which are cookies that we place as the operator of the website, and so-called third-party cookies, which are placed by a domain other than ours. In principle, any cookie can be removed by deleting the browser cache, thereby immediately losing its validity.
Below you will find a list of all cookies that can be used on our websites as well as further information about their purpose, period of validity and type.

Technically necessary cookies
Technically necessary cookies are required to navigate through our websites and operate the basic functions of our websites. Without these cookies, the use of the website may be limited.

 

Name	Purpose	Period of validity	Type
mage-translation-file-version	Tracks the version of translations in local storage. Used when Translation Strategy is configured as Dictionary (Translation on Storefront side).	Until the session ends	First-party cookie
mage-cache-sessid	The value of this cookie triggers the cleanup of local cache storage. When the cookie is removed by the backend application, the Admin cleans up local storage, and sets the cookie value to true.	23 hours	First-party cookie
X-Magento-Vary	Configuration setting that improves performance when using Varnish static content caching.	1 minute	First-party cookie
PHPSESSID	Counts the number of sessions and assigns an anonymous identifier to each visitor	1 minute	First-party cookie
section_data_ids	Stores customer-specific information related to shopper-initiated actions such as display wish list, checkout information, etc.	23 hours	First-party cookie
private_content_version	Appends a random, unique number and time to pages with customer content to prevent them from being cached on the server. It is set in multiple places: in PHP, in JavaScript as a cookie, and in JavaScript to local storage. For the HTTP Only Yes (based on request) means that the cookie Secure if set during HTTPS request and unsecure if set during HTTP request.	23 hours	First-party cookie
mage-translation-storage	Stores translated content when requested by the shopper. Used when Translation Strategy is configured as “Dictionary (Translation on Storefront side)”	Until the meeting is finished	First-party cookie
form_key	A security measure that appends a random string to all form submissions to protect the data from Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF).	1 minute	First-party cookie
recently_viewed_product_previous	Stores product IDs of recently previously viewed products for easy navigation.	20 hours	First-party cookie
mage-messages	Tracks error messages and other notifications that are shown to the user, such as the cookie consent message, and various error messages. The message is deleted from the cookie after it is shown to the shopper	23 hours	First-party cookie
product_data_storage	Stores configuration for product data related to Recently Viewed / Compared Products.	20 hours	First-party cookie
recently_viewed_product	Stores product IDs of recently viewed products for easy navigation.	20 hours	First-party cookie
recently_compared_product	Stores product IDs of recently compared products.	20 hours	First-party cookie
store	Tracks the specific store view / locale selected by the shopper.	Endless validity	First-party cookie
recently_compared_product_previous	Stores product IDs of previously compared products for easy navigation.	20 hours	First-party cookie
mage-cache-storage-section-invalidation	Forces local storage of specific content sections that should be invalidated.	20 hours	First-party cookie
mage-cache-storage	Local storage of visitor-specific content that enables ecommerce functions.	20 hours	First-party cookie

Optional cookies
Optional cookies collect information about the use of our website, serve to optimise the website and allow the preparation of reports on probable interests and probable demographic characteristics of
the visitors. They can also be used to offer targeted content that is relevant to the users and adapted to their interests. The latter information may be shared with third parties, such as advertisers.

2. Managing cookies

You can object to the use of cookies so that no cookies will be placed on your terminal device. This can be done, for example, by a corresponding setting in your Internet browser. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to the full extent.
If you want to deactivate individual cookies or services on our website, you will find the necessary information about the respective services in section 1 of this Cookie Policy.

Below we have put together links that provide detailed information about disabling cookies in common browsers:
-Internet Explorer https://support.microsoft.com/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
-Mozilla Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored
-Google Chrome https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416
-Safari https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
We would also like to draw your attention to the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative (http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp) and the deactivation page of the Digital Advertising Alliance (http://www.aboutads.info/choices).
If you have any questions about the Cookie Policy, please contact Dataprivacy@Schaeffler.com

Status: Version 1.0, 14.12.2020