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What Are Cookies?

PIT Solutions uses cookies (small text files placed on your device) and similar technologies to operate our websites and collect data. The text in a cookie often consists of a string of numbers and letters that uniquely identifies your computer, but it can contain other information as well.

How We Use Cookies

PIT Solutions uses cookies and similar technologies for several purposes, including:

• Storing your Preferences and Settings: Settings that enable our website to function correctly and maintain your preferences over time may be stored on your device.
• Sign-in and Authentication: When you sign into our website using your credentials, we store a unique ID number and the time you signed in in an encrypted cookie on your device. This cookie allows you to navigate from page to page within the site without having to sign in again on each page.
• Analytics and Performance: We use cookies to analyze how visitors use our website, which pages are visited most often, and how our website performs. This helps us improve our services and user experience.
• Security: We use cookies to enhance the security of our website and protect against spam and abuse.

Types of Cookies We Use

First-Party Cookies

These are cookies set directly by PIT Solutions when you visit our website.

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to the cookies set by PIT Solutions, other parties may also place cookies when you visit our websites. This may occur when we engage a third party to provide services on our behalf. 

• Google Analytics: This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to help analyze how users interact with the site. The information generated by these cookies about your use of the website (including your anonymized IP address) is transmitted to and stored on a Google server.
• Google reCAPTCHA: We use cookies from Google reCAPTCHA to help prevent misuse of the website and to strengthen its security.

Cookie Details

Below is a list of cookies that may be set when you visit our website:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Cookie Name	Description	Category	Domain	Expiry
PHPSESSID	This cookie is generated by applications based on the PHP language. It maintains user session variables and is used to keep users logged in between pages.	First Party - Strictly Necessary	pitsolutions.com	Session
cookie_consent	Stores user's cookie consent preferences to remember their choice about cookie usage.	First Party - Strictly Necessary	pitsolutions.com	1 Year
session_token	Used to maintain secure user sessions and prevent unauthorized access.	First Party - Strictly Necessary	pitsolutions.com	Session

Performance Cookies

Cookie Name	Description	Category	Domain	Expiry
_ga	Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users and collect information about how visitors use our website.	Third Party - Performance	google-analytics.com	2 Years
ga[ID]	Used by Google Analytics to persist session state and collect statistical data.	Third Party - Performance	google-analytics.com	2 Years
_gid	Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users within a 24-hour period.	Third Party - Performance	google-analytics.com	24 Hours
_gat	Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate and limit data collection.	Third Party - Performance	google-analytics.com	1 Minute

Functional Cookies

Cookie Name	Description	Category	Domain	Expiry
language_preference	Stores the user's preferred language setting for the website.	First Party - Functional	pitsolutions.com	30 Days
user_preferences	Remembers user interface preferences and customization settings.	First Party - Functional	pitsolutions.com	30 Days

Security Cookies

Cookie Name	Description	Category	Domain	Expiry
_grecaptcha	Set by Google reCAPTCHA to provide spam protection and verify human interaction.	Third Party - Security	google.com	Persistent
cf_clearance	Used by Cloudflare to identify trusted web traffic and protect against security threats.	Third Party - Security	pitsolutions.com	1 Year

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies:

Browser Settings

You can set your browser to:

• Allow all cookies
• Allow only 'trusted' sites to send them
• Accept only those cookies from websites you are currently using
• Block all cookies (not recommended, as it may affect website functionality)

How to Control Cookies in Different Browsers

Google Chrome:

1. Click on the "Menu" (three dots) in the upper-right corner
2. Go to “Settings”
3. Select “Privacy and security”
4. Click “Cookies and other site data”
5. Choose your preferred cookie settings

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Click the menu button (three lines) in the upper-right corner
2. Select “Settings”
3. Click on "Privacy & Security" in the left sidebar
4. Under "Cookies and Site Data", choose your preferences

Safari:

1. Open Safari and click on "Safari" in the menu bar
2. Go to “Preferences”
3. Select the "Privacy" tab
4. Choose your cookie settings

Microsoft Edge:

1. Click the Menu (three dots) in the upper-right corner
2. Go to “Settings”
3. Select “Cookies and site permissions”
4. Choose your preferred cookie settings

Google Analytics Opt-out

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Updates to This Policy

We may periodically update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you by updating the date at the top of this policy and, in some cases, we may also provide you with additional notice.

Consent

By using this website, you consent to the processing of your data by PIT Solutions and our third-party partners as described above. You may withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings or contacting us directly.