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Cookie Management

Last Updated: October 2025

At ErectaStep, we believe in being transparent about how we use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with the best possible experience when visiting our website. This Cookie Management page explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can control your cookie preferences.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and provide you with a more personalized experience. Cookies cannot harm your device or access your files – they simply store information that helps improve your browsing experience.

Why We Use Cookies

ErectaStep uses cookies to:

  • Enhance Your Experience: Remember your preferences for industrial stairs configurations, saved quotes, and product comparisons
  • Improve Site Performance: Understand which pages are most popular and how visitors navigate our site to continuously improve our platform
  • Provide Essential Functions: Enable core features like shopping cart functionality, secure login, and form submissions
  • Deliver Relevant Content: Show you products and safety solutions most relevant to your industry and needs
  • Measure Marketing Effectiveness: Understand how you discovered ErectaStep and which marketing campaigns resonate with our customers

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, secure areas access, and shopping cart functionality. Without these cookies, services you’ve requested, like obtaining quotes for custom stairs or completing purchases, cannot be provided.

Examples include:

  • Session cookies that maintain your login state
  • Shopping cart cookies that remember products you’ve added
  • Security cookies that protect against fraud
  • Load balancing cookies that ensure website stability

Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous information about page visits, traffic sources, and user behavior. This data helps us improve site functionality and create better experiences for finding the right industrial access solutions.

Examples include:

  • Google Analytics cookies for traffic analysis
  • Heat mapping cookies to understand user interactions
  • Page load time tracking cookies
  • Error reporting cookies

Functional Cookies

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred unit of measurement for stairs, region, or product categories) and provide enhanced, personalized features. They may also be used to provide services you’ve requested, such as watching product videos or using our stair configuration tools.

Examples include:

  • Language and region preferences
  • Product comparison selections
  • Recently viewed products
  • Saved configuration settings
  • Chat support preferences

Marketing and Advertising Cookies

These cookies track your browsing habits to deliver advertising messages relevant to you and your interests. They also limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies are usually placed by advertising networks with our permission.

Examples include:

  • Retargeting cookies that show relevant ads on other sites
  • Social media cookies for sharing content
  • Conversion tracking cookies
  • Interest-based advertising cookies
  • Campaign performance cookies

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our site are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. These may include:

  • Analytics Providers: Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity
  • Marketing Platforms: Google Ads, LinkedIn, Facebook
  • Customer Service Tools: Live chat providers, feedback widgets
  • Content Delivery Networks: For faster loading of images and scripts
  • Payment Processors: For secure transaction handling

We do not control these third-party cookies and encourage you to check the third-party websites for more information about their cookie practices.

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. Here’s how you can exercise your cookie preferences:

When you first visit erectastep.com, you’ll see our cookie consent banner that allows you to:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject non-essential cookies
  • Customize your cookie preferences by category
  • Access this Cookie Management page for more information

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. Here’s how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

  • Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
  • Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
  • Edge: Settings > Privacy, Search, and Services > Cookies and site permissions

Please note that blocking all cookies may impact your experience on our website, and some features may not function properly.

Global Privacy Control (GPC)

We honor Global Privacy Control signals from browsers that support this privacy preference signal. When we detect a GPC signal, we automatically apply more restrictive privacy settings to your session.

Opt-Out Tools

You can opt out of targeted advertising from many providers through industry tools:

  • Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): optout.aboutads.info
  • Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): optout.networkadvertising.org
  • Google Ad Settings: adssettings.google.com
  • Facebook Ad Preferences: facebook.com/ads/preferences

Current Cookies in Use

Below is a detailed list of cookies currently active on erectastep.com:

Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain on your device until you close your browser. We use these primarily for security features and to maintain your session while browsing.

Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you manually delete them. We use these to remember your preferences and provide a more personalized experience on return visits.

The specific duration of each cookie is listed in the table above.

We may update this Cookie Management page from time to time to reflect changes in our cookie practices, technology updates, or legal requirements. When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) option that allows you to signal to websites that you do not want your online activities tracked. Currently, our website does not respond to DNT signals as there is no uniform standard for how to interpret these signals. However, you can use the cookie management options described above to control data collection and use.

Cookies and Personal Information

To learn more about how we handle Personal Information collected through cookies and other tracking technologies, please review our full Privacy Policy. This includes information about your rights regarding Personal Information and how to exercise those rights.

Contact Us About Cookies

If you have questions about our use of cookies or want to learn more about your privacy choices, please contact us:

ErectaStep Cookie Support
SixAxis LLC
219 Safety Avenue
Andrews, South Carolina 29510

Email: privacy@erectastep.com
Phone: 1-866-761-7225
Privacy Portal: erectastep.com/privacy-contact

For GDPR-specific cookie inquiries: DPO@erectastep.com

Accessibility

If you use assistive technology and have difficulty managing your cookie preferences through our standard interfaces, please contact us at accessibility@erectastep.com or 1-866-761-7225 for assistance. We are committed to ensuring all users can control their privacy preferences.


Thank you for taking the time to understand how we use cookies at ErectaStep. Your privacy is important to us, and we’re committed to providing transparency and control over your data while delivering the best possible experience for finding OSHA-compliant industrial stairs and safety solutions.

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