Materion Corporation (“Materion,” “we” or “us”) is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. This Cookie Statement and Policy (“Statement”) describes the way in which any Materion website (Website”) uses cookies or similar technology in order to collect, share, and store data on your computer or mobile device. The Materion Cookie Policy should be read in conjunction with the Materion Terms and Conditions of Use and the Materion Privacy Policy and Statement governing use of our Website.
By clicking “Accept All Cookies” in the consent banner on our Website, you consent to our use of cookies and Tracking Technologies (as defined in the Privacy Statement). However, you can adjust the settings on the web browser you use to view the Website to remove or limit the types of cookies that your browser accepts. You can also adjust your cookie settings by clicking on the “Cookie Settings” button in the consent banner on our Website. More information about this is set out in the section entitled "How can I change my cookie settings” below. If you do not consent to our use of non-essential cookies or Tracking Technologies, as adjusted by you or otherwise, click “Reject All” in the consent banner on our Website, or do not browse or use our Website.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Every time you use the Website (e.g., access a webpage on the Website), we collect Personal Data and non-Personal Data (as discussed in the Privacy Statement) regarding that use. For example, to improve our Website, we collect how, when, and which parts of the Website or its features you use, which social media platforms you connect to the Website. Also, we may use your device’s unique identifier (UDID) or other unique identifiers to assist us in collecting and analyzing this data.
To assist us in collecting and storing this non-Personal Information, we may employ a variety of technologies, including “cookies,” local browser storage, and “web beacons,” “pixels,” or “tags.” “Cookies” are small files that are sent to and stored in your computer or mobile device by the websites you visit. Cookies are stored in your browser’s file directory and work in combination with content within the Website itself to capture and remember information. Cookies may be stored only for the time you are in a given site, called a single-session cookie, or they may remain stored in your browser for a defined period of time beyond your current session, known as a persistent or multi-session cookie. A web beacon, pixel or tag is a small, usually-transparent image placed on a web page that allows the operator of that image, which may be the operator of the website you visit or a third party, to read or write a Cookie. Cookies can be set by the owner of a website itself (“first party cookies”) or by other websites that provide content (such as advertising) for the website that you are viewing ("third party cookies").
Your operating system and web browser may allow you to erase information stored in cookies and local browser storage. But if you do so, you may be forced to login to the Website again, and you may lose some preferences or settings. You may also be able to set your browser to refuse all website storage or to indicate when it is permitted, but some features of our Website may not function properly without it. We may use Cookies to keep you logged in, save your preferences for the Website, and to collect information about how you use our Website.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org. To learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for your local browser storage, please refer to the end user documentation for your browser.
UNDERSTANDING WHY MATERION USES COOKIES.
Materion uses session and persistent cookies on our Website to distinguish you from other users of our website. This improves your overall experience when using our Website and ensures site functionality and performance. Our Website will also use cookies (both first party and third party cookies) to enable us, and occasionally network advertisers, to target advertising or marketing based, for example, on your location or browsing habits on our Website and on other websites. You can find a list of types of cookies we use on our Website in the Cookie List.
HOW DOES MATERION USE COOKIES?
Cookies make navigating our Website easier by saving your browsing preferences. We use cookies to understand our customer’s usage of Materion’s Website and other customer preferences (such as country and language choices). We also use cookies to provide us with aggregate data about Website traffic and Website interaction, to identify trends, and obtain statistics so that we can offer better Website experiences and tools in the future. Cookies on Materion’s Website fall into four main categories:
Some of the cookies we use for the above purposes come from third parties that Materion does business with in order to enable analytics, advertising, functionality, feedback, and ease-of-use. These third parties include Google, Sitecore, Hotjar and various advertising networks. We do not control these cookies. You can find a list of types of cookies we use on our Website in the Cookie List.
HOW CAN I CHANGE MY COOKIE SETTINGS?
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You can review the options available to manage cookies in your browser. Different browsers use different ways to disable cookies, but they are usually found under a Tools, Options or Help menu. If you turn cookies off, you may not be able to browse this Website. If you delete your cookies from the browser, you may need to remember to re-install opt-out cookies. To find out more about cookies, including how to see which cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.