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Customer information for cookies used

							Name Category (1)DurationValidityDescription
ppms_privacy*Technically required12 months.wurth.co.zaTechnical cookie from Wurth South Africa, which stores information on how you reacted to the information in the cookie banner about the use of cookies.
_pk_id.*Technically required12 monthsanalytics.witglobal.netAnalysis Cookie from Wurth South Africa, which stores various analysis data such as visitor numbers, time intervals, etc., from which statistical key figures can be derived.
_pk_ses.*Technically requiredSessionanalytics.witglobal.netAnalysis Cookie of Wurth South Africa, which does not contain any data itself. Whenever this cookie is set, the visitor counter is incremented in "_pk_id".
_gatStatistics & website analysis2 minutes.wurth.co.za Analysis cookie from Google Analytics which is used to accelerate the loading times of the websites and to reduce the request rate on websites with high traffic. See Google Cookie Policy https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/types/
_gaStatistics & website analysis2 years.wurth.co.zaAnalysis cookie from Google Analytics, which is used in conjunction with IP anonymisation to distinguish between individual visitors and helps to understand how the website is used. This information is used to constantly improve the comfort and performance of our websites. See Google Cookie Policy https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/types/
_gidStatistics & website analysis1 day.wurth.co.zaAnalysis cookie from Google Analytics with a unique value for each page visit. See Google Cookie Policy https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/types/
TS01*Technically requiredSession.wurth.co.zaTechnical cookie of Wurth South Africa, which is used for system security.
lbcookieTechnically requiredSession.wurth.co.zaTechnical cookie of Wurth South Africa, which is used for load balancing of the system.
stg_externalReferrerTechnically requiredSession.wurth.co.zaFunctional cookie of Wurth South Africa, which stores an URL of a website that referred a visitor to your website.
stg_last_interactionTechnically required1 year.wurth.co.zaFunctional cookie of Wurth South Africa, which determines whether the last visitor�s session is still in progress or a new session has started.
stg_returning_visitorTechnically required1 year.wurth.co.zaFunctional cookie of Wurth South Africa, which determines if the visitor is a returning visitor.
stg_traffic_source_priorityTechnically required30 minutes.wurth.co.zaFunctional cookie of Wurth South Africa, which stores the type of traffic source that explains how the visitor reached your website.
smuuidFunctional 10 years.wurth.co.zaUnique identifier ; the cookie itself does not contain any information enabling the identification of the Contact, such as personal data of the person entering the website. The connection to the Contact Card takes place only inside SALESmanago.
smclientFunctional10 years.wurth.co.zaThe cookie itself does not contain any information enabling the identification of the Contact, such as personal data of the person entering the website. The connection to the Contact Card takes place only inside SALESmanago.
smeventFunctionalDefault setting is 12h.wurth.co.zaThe cookie is added only by selected SALESmanago integrations. It stores information about the CARTevent and is reset during the PURCHASEevent.
smformsAnalytics10 years.wurth.co.zaThe cookie contains information about the behavior of forms and popups: number of visits, timestamp of the last visit, and whether the pop-up has been closed/minimized.
smgAnalytics10 years.wurth.co.zaThe cookie gives the user a random identifier in the form of a UUID.
smvrMarketing1 day.wurth.co.zaThe cookie is base64 encoded and stores information about visits and page views.
smwpPreferences10 years.wurth.co.zaThe cookie contains true/false information regarding consent to receive Web Push notifications.
smrcrsavedAnalytics10 years.wurth.co.zaThe cookie contains true/false information about a person registered in SALESmanago with a specific smclient.
smOViewsPopCapPreferences1 year.wurth.co.zaThe cookie sets the limit using SM:X, where X is replaced by a number.
smcfdsAnalytics1 day.wurth.co.zaThe cookie contains information regarding interaction with the Web Push consent form.
_smpsFunctionalDoes not expire.wurth.co.zaThe cookie stores information about pop-ups: visits, information about whether the pop-up should be shown again, and whether it is a new session.
_smvsAnalytics10 years.wurth.co.zaThe cookie contains information about the source of the visit to the website divided into types of sources.
_smc-f-$Functional1 day.wurth.co.zaThe Live Chat cookie is created only when Live Chat functionality is used. It stores information about the activation of the Live Chat window and is reset upon closing the chat window. The suffix changes dynamically and contains SALESmanago's internal identifier.
_smc-opn-$Functional1 minute.wurth.co.zaThe Live Chat cookie is created only when Live Chat functionality is used. It stores information about the state (open/closed) of the Live Chat window. The suffix changes dynamically and contains SALESmanago's internal identifier.
_smc-unr-$Functional100 seconds.wurth.co.zaThe Live Chat cookie is created only when Live Chat functionality is used. It stores information about the number of unread messages in the Live Chat window. The suffix changes dynamically and contains SALESmanago's internal identifier.
_smc-cid-$FunctionalDoes not expire.wurth.co.zaThe Live Chat cookie is created only when Live Chat functionality is used. It stores the conversation ID of the ongoing chat session. The suffix changes dynamically and contains SALESmanago's internal identifier.
smclmAnalytics1 day.wurth.co.zaThe Live Chat cookie is created only when Live Chat functionality is used. It stores the timestamp of the last message sent by the Contact, enabling tracking of the time of the most recent message exchange in the Live Chat session.
_smsp-r-$Functional3 hours.wurth.co.zaThe Social Proof cookie is triggered only when Social Proof functionality is used. It stores the last displayed number in the Social Proof widget and is updated dynamically based on user interactions. The suffix changes dynamically and contains SALESmanago's internal identifier.
_smspsFunctionalDoes not expire.wurth.co.zaThe Social Proof cookie is triggered only when Social Proof functionality is used. It stores information such as the number of views, visits, time spent, and whether the session is new within the social proof widget.
_smvcFunctional5 minutes.wurth.co.zaThe cache vendor config cookie stores the settings of the SALESmanago account configuration. It retains information about the preferences and configurations set by the vendor and is utilized to optimize the caching mechanism.
smsrFunctionalDoes not expire.wurth.co.zaThe Sidebar cookie is triggered only when Sidebar functionality is used. It stores information related to the activation and settings of the sidebar feature, ensuring its proper display based on predefined conditions.
_smwpsFunctionalDoes not expire.wurth.co.zaThe Web Push consent cookie is triggered only when Web Push functionality is used. It stores information such as the number of views or whether Web Push notifications are active . This data helps in controlling the behavior of Web Push notifications based on user consent preferences and browsing sessions.
smcfdsFunctional1 day.wurth.co.zaThe Web Push consent cookie is triggered only when Web Push functionality is used. It stores parameters such as the display interval and delay, which are configured in the Web Push consent creator. These settings dictate how frequently and after what delay the Web Push consent form appears to users.
_smswuFunctionalDoes not expire.wurth.co.zaThe Web Push consent cookie is triggered only when Web Push functionality is used. It stores the version of the service worker file (sw.js). If the stored version differs from the current one, the sw.js file will update accordingly. This mechanism ensures that the service worker file remains up-to-date, facilitating efficient handling of Web Push notifications.

				

Name	Category (1)	Duration	Validity	Description
ppms_privacy*	Technically required	12 months	.wurth.co.za	Technical cookie from Wurth South Africa, which stores information on how you reacted to the information in the cookie banner about the use of cookies.
_pk_id.*	Technically required	12 months	analytics.witglobal.net	Analysis Cookie from Wurth South Africa, which stores various analysis data such as visitor numbers, time intervals, etc., from which statistical key figures can be derived.
_pk_ses.*	Technically required	Session	analytics.witglobal.net	Analysis Cookie of Wurth South Africa, which does not contain any data itself. Whenever this cookie is set, the visitor counter is incremented in "_pk_id".
_gat	Statistics & website analysis	2 minutes	.wurth.co.za	Analysis cookie from Google Analytics which is used to accelerate the loading times of the websites and to reduce the request rate on websites with high traffic. See Google Cookie Policy https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/types/
_ga	Statistics & website analysis	2 years	.wurth.co.za	Analysis cookie from Google Analytics, which is used in conjunction with IP anonymisation to distinguish between individual visitors and helps to understand how the website is used. This information is used to constantly improve the comfort and performance of our websites. See Google Cookie Policy https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/types/
_gid	Statistics & website analysis	1 day	.wurth.co.za	Analysis cookie from Google Analytics with a unique value for each page visit. See Google Cookie Policy https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/types/
TS01*	Technically required	Session	.wurth.co.za	Technical cookie of Wurth South Africa, which is used for system security.
lbcookie	Technically required	Session	.wurth.co.za	Technical cookie of Wurth South Africa, which is used for load balancing of the system.
stg_externalReferrer	Technically required	Session	.wurth.co.za	Functional cookie of Wurth South Africa, which stores an URL of a website that referred a visitor to your website.
stg_last_interaction	Technically required	1 year	.wurth.co.za	Functional cookie of Wurth South Africa, which determines whether the last visitor�s session is still in progress or a new session has started.
stg_returning_visitor	Technically required	1 year	.wurth.co.za	Functional cookie of Wurth South Africa, which determines if the visitor is a returning visitor.
stg_traffic_source_priority	Technically required	30 minutes	.wurth.co.za	Functional cookie of Wurth South Africa, which stores the type of traffic source that explains how the visitor reached your website.
smuuid	Functional	10 years	.wurth.co.za	Unique identifier ; the cookie itself does not contain any information enabling the identification of the Contact, such as personal data of the person entering the website. The connection to the Contact Card takes place only inside SALESmanago.
smclient	Functional	10 years	.wurth.co.za	The cookie itself does not contain any information enabling the identification of the Contact, such as personal data of the person entering the website. The connection to the Contact Card takes place only inside SALESmanago.
smevent	Functional	Default setting is 12h	.wurth.co.za	The cookie is added only by selected SALESmanago integrations. It stores information about the CARTevent and is reset during the PURCHASEevent.
smforms	Analytics	10 years	.wurth.co.za	The cookie contains information about the behavior of forms and popups: number of visits, timestamp of the last visit, and whether the pop-up has been closed/minimized.
smg	Analytics	10 years	.wurth.co.za	The cookie gives the user a random identifier in the form of a UUID.
smvr	Marketing	1 day	.wurth.co.za	The cookie is base64 encoded and stores information about visits and page views.
smwp	Preferences	10 years	.wurth.co.za	The cookie contains true/false information regarding consent to receive Web Push notifications.
smrcrsaved	Analytics	10 years	.wurth.co.za	The cookie contains true/false information about a person registered in SALESmanago with a specific smclient.
smOViewsPopCap	Preferences	1 year	.wurth.co.za	The cookie sets the limit using SM:X, where X is replaced by a number.
smcfds	Analytics	1 day	.wurth.co.za	The cookie contains information regarding interaction with the Web Push consent form.
_smps	Functional	Does not expire	.wurth.co.za	The cookie stores information about pop-ups: visits, information about whether the pop-up should be shown again, and whether it is a new session.
_smvs	Analytics	10 years	.wurth.co.za	The cookie contains information about the source of the visit to the website divided into types of sources.
_smc-f-$	Functional	1 day	.wurth.co.za	The Live Chat cookie is created only when Live Chat functionality is used. It stores information about the activation of the Live Chat window and is reset upon closing the chat window. The suffix changes dynamically and contains SALESmanago's internal identifier.
_smc-opn-$	Functional	1 minute	.wurth.co.za	The Live Chat cookie is created only when Live Chat functionality is used. It stores information about the state (open/closed) of the Live Chat window. The suffix changes dynamically and contains SALESmanago's internal identifier.
_smc-unr-$	Functional	100 seconds	.wurth.co.za	The Live Chat cookie is created only when Live Chat functionality is used. It stores information about the number of unread messages in the Live Chat window. The suffix changes dynamically and contains SALESmanago's internal identifier.
_smc-cid-$	Functional	Does not expire	.wurth.co.za	The Live Chat cookie is created only when Live Chat functionality is used. It stores the conversation ID of the ongoing chat session. The suffix changes dynamically and contains SALESmanago's internal identifier.
smclm	Analytics	1 day	.wurth.co.za	The Live Chat cookie is created only when Live Chat functionality is used. It stores the timestamp of the last message sent by the Contact, enabling tracking of the time of the most recent message exchange in the Live Chat session.
_smsp-r-$	Functional	3 hours	.wurth.co.za	The Social Proof cookie is triggered only when Social Proof functionality is used. It stores the last displayed number in the Social Proof widget and is updated dynamically based on user interactions. The suffix changes dynamically and contains SALESmanago's internal identifier.
_smsps	Functional	Does not expire	.wurth.co.za	The Social Proof cookie is triggered only when Social Proof functionality is used. It stores information such as the number of views, visits, time spent, and whether the session is new within the social proof widget.
_smvc	Functional	5 minutes	.wurth.co.za	The cache vendor config cookie stores the settings of the SALESmanago account configuration. It retains information about the preferences and configurations set by the vendor and is utilized to optimize the caching mechanism.
smsr	Functional	Does not expire	.wurth.co.za	The Sidebar cookie is triggered only when Sidebar functionality is used. It stores information related to the activation and settings of the sidebar feature, ensuring its proper display based on predefined conditions.
_smwps	Functional	Does not expire	.wurth.co.za	The Web Push consent cookie is triggered only when Web Push functionality is used. It stores information such as the number of views or whether Web Push notifications are active . This data helps in controlling the behavior of Web Push notifications based on user consent preferences and browsing sessions.
smcfds	Functional	1 day	.wurth.co.za	The Web Push consent cookie is triggered only when Web Push functionality is used. It stores parameters such as the display interval and delay, which are configured in the Web Push consent creator. These settings dictate how frequently and after what delay the Web Push consent form appears to users.
_smswu	Functional	Does not expire	.wurth.co.za	The Web Push consent cookie is triggered only when Web Push functionality is used. It stores the version of the service worker file (sw.js). If the stored version differs from the current one, the sw.js file will update accordingly. This mechanism ensures that the service worker file remains up-to-date, facilitating efficient handling of Web Push notifications.

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